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Starvation Gulch bonfires, events scheduled Saturday
September 12, 2025
ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ will wrap up its Starvation Gulch activities on Saturday, Sept. 13 with bonfires and several other events on campus. The events will result in increased traffic and noise in the area.
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ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ webinar examines climate change impacts on salmon
September 12, 2025
A warming climate is both harming and helping salmon in northern regions, according to a ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ fisheries researcher. Peter Westley, principal investigator of the Salmonid Evolutionary Ecology and Conservation Lab, will discuss the variable role of warming on Alaska’s salmon in a free statewide webinar hosted by the ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Cooperative Extension Service.
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Youths can learn barbecue basics at 4-H Grill Master Camp
September 12, 2025
Youths from fourth to 12th grade can learn about fire safety, food safety, starting a charcoal grill, seasoning meats and grilling different meats at the 4-H Grill Master Camp. Youths do not need to be members of 4-H to attend.
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From the Bronx to Barrow to Ghana
September 11, 2025
It's a long way from the Bronx to Barrow. It's even farther from Fairbanks to Ghana. Lewis Shapiro covered a lot of ground during his 90 years.
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Alaska climate report: August, a time of meteorological change
September 10, 2025
The Alaska Climate Research Center, a part of the ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Geophysical Institute, released its statewide August climate summary earlier this month.
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Researchers reject geo-engineering as a climate-warming response
September 09, 2025
Proposals to reduce climate warming in the polar regions through geo-engineering rather than carbon emission cutbacks would be dangerous and ineffective, according to an international team of scientists that includes two from the ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½.
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Transform your garden with the power of composting
September 05, 2025
In a hands-on workshop led by the Alaska Harvest Collaborative, learn how to turn kitchen scraps and garden waste into rich, nutrient-packed soil that will help your garden thrive. Garden manager Mallory Smith will teach the essentials of composting -- from the basics of balancing green and brown materials to creating and mixing the perfect compost pile.
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The long fade of Alaska's largest glacier
September 05, 2025
While paddling a glacial lake complete with icebergs and milky blue water, I dipped my left hand, then tasted my fingers. Salty.
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September museum programs focus on fish
September 02, 2025
The University of Alaska Museum of the North will focus on fish during family programs in September.
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Calling lost chickadees in far north poplars
August 29, 2025
"Chick chick whirrr, chick whirrr." Although it was a recorded birdsong that chattered through each of the poplar stands we entered, I still occasionally caught myself believing we were hearing the real thing -- the call of the gray-headed chickadee, last heard in Alaska in 2018.
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Webinar to offer tips, advice for putting your garden to bed
August 29, 2025
Winter is approaching fast, and it's time for gardeners to start putting their gardens to bed. Join the ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Cooperative Extension Service in a free statewide webinar for some helpful tips for the end of the growing season and to get ready for the next one.
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LARS to host community event Sept. 6
August 28, 2025
ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Large Animal Research Station will close out the summer tour season with a Locals Day event on Saturday, Sept. 6, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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Researcher to discuss sea otter impact on mariculture
August 26, 2025
Learn about sea otter activity and interactions with mariculture operations in a free statewide webinar hosted by the ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Cooperative Extension Service. Emily Reynolds, an Alaska Sea Grant state fellow with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, will share her insights on the foraging behavior, habitat use and potential impacts of sea otters in aquaculture and mariculture settings.
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ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Cooperative Extension to host workshops, test gauges in Bethel
August 26, 2025
Jasmine Shaw, a program assistant for the ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Cooperative Extension Service, will be in Bethel on Sept. 2-3 to lead free food preservation workshops and test pressure canning gauges. She will also answer questions and offer free publications.
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Congressional funding cuts result in major KUAC programming changes
August 25, 2025
KUAC TV/FM will reduce service and make significant programming changes as a result of the loss of $1.2 million in federal funding, or more than one-third of the station's overall annual budget. The changes will take effect on Sept. 8, 2025.
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