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Glaciers made of rock, ice and bear scat
July 21, 2023
The grizzly hadn't seen my dog or me, so I yelled and waved my arms. The bear stood, looked in our direction for three unforgettable seconds, then trotted up the valley.
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Learn to cook, preserve salmon in Sitka 'salmonganza'
July 21, 2023
Salmon is an ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ staple, and a series of University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Fairbanks Cooperative Extension workshops in Sitka will focus on salmon nutrition and how to cook and preserve the tasty and nutritious fish.
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Week's events: Wendell Schiffler, senior living choices, art talk, marimba music
July 21, 2023
University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Fairbanks Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning is hosting more than 40 free lectures, concerts and events this summer. Here is what's happening during the week of July 24-30.
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Forester plans walks, talks on Kenai Peninsula
July 18, 2023
Learn about the Kenai Peninsula forests in interactive walks and talks with the University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service's outreach forester Glen Holt.
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OneTree ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Tempestry Tapestry Project weaves science into art
July 17, 2023
A group of women gathered in the OneTree ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ classroom on the University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Fairbanks campus last week to begin a project to weave 50 years of climate data into art, one day, one row at a time.
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Minnie Naylor appointed director of UAF Chukchi Campus
July 14, 2023
Minnie Naylor continues her leadership of the Chukchi Campus in Kotzebue as newly appointed campus director effective July 2.
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Craig George's remarkable northern legacy
July 14, 2023
I was sad to learn recently that Craig George was missing and presumed dead when a raft he was floating upon hit a logjam in the Chulitna River on July 5. The Chulitna flows south from Broad Pass in the ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Range. George had run that river many times.
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Week's events: Terry Reichardt, aging in place, painting on location, Kinky Slinky
July 14, 2023
University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Fairbanks Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning is hosting more than 40 free lectures, concerts and events this summer. Here is what's happening during the week of July 17-23.
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Rural ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Honors Institute will celebrate graduates at ceremony
July 07, 2023
The Rural ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Honors Institute will hold its 41st annual graduation July 13 from 1-2:30 p.m. in Schaible Auditorium on the University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Fairbanks Troth Yeddha' Campus. The ceremony will stream live on Facebook.
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Week's events: Simon Rakower, simulating disaster, mixed media for beginners, acoustic tunes
July 07, 2023
University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Fairbanks Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning is hosting more than 40 free lectures, concerts and events this summer. Here is what's happening during the week of July 10-16.
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Feet on the ground right after the big one
July 06, 2023
On March 27, 1964, California geologist George Plafker was attending a research conference in Seattle when news came of a big earthquake in ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ.
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Delta Junction air quality monitoring site comes online in new national network
June 30, 2023
Four science instruments at Delta Junction have begun gathering air quality data as part of a multistate project to determine the chemical content and physical properties of airborne particulate matter.
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Adopted mammoth fell 15,000 years ago
June 29, 2023
A few days ago, Mat Wooller had news about a woolly mammoth my friend LJ and I "adopted" last October. "You've got one of the youngest ones," said Wooller.
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NASA awards ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Satellite Facility five-year, $70 million contract
June 29, 2023
The ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Satellite Facility at the University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Fairbanks will continue to operate NASA's Distributed Active Archive Center for synthetic aperture radar under a contract that extends the work through 2028.
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Forester plans walks, talks about boreal forest, wood products
June 29, 2023
Join the University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service's outreach forester for a walk in Southcentral ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ's boreal forest. Glen Holt will identify common trees and shrubs, discuss basic boreal forest biology and small woodlot forest management, and outline principles of wildfire defensible space, among other topics.
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