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#ParkScience #Beringia Much of Alaska was unglaciated during the last ice age and mammoths lived here until about 13,000 years ago. In this study, researchers used...

Alaska Government • Oct 26, 2021

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Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve Many locations in Gates of the Arctic do not have official names, but still have acquired informal names over the years,...

Alaska Government • Oct 26, 2021

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Denali National Park and Preserve "There's no such thing as a free lunch." -Milton Friedman Especially when that free lunch is being guarded by a grizzly! While...

Alaska Government • Jul 9, 2021

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Denali National Park and Preserve Today we celebrate the 100th anniversary of Harry Karstens' first official day on the job as Mount McKinley National Park's...

Alaska Government • Jul 9, 2021

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#ParkScience #AlaskaParkScience In this issue of Alaska Park Science, we are exploring the use of tools and techniques that help us collect data across large, remote...

Alaska Government • Jul 9, 2021

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We're pretty partial to Trip# 10... National Park Service It's decision time! Which park road-trip would you be packing your bags for? No matter where...

Alaska Government • Jul 9, 2021

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#ParkScience #AlaskaParkScience In the latest issue of Alaska Park Science, we are highlighting research tools and techniques. Sometimes they are new technologies...

Alaska Government • Jul 9, 2021

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#NPSOceans: What do jobs, food, oxygen, minerals, medicines and energy resources all have in common? If you're not thinking "the ocean" right now (ahem) you seriously...

Alaska Government • Jun 25, 2021

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#NPSOceans: We're hoping that Ocean Literacy Principle #6 is somewhat obvious to you by now. Put simply, human life and the ocean are inextricably interconnected....

Alaska Government • Jun 23, 2021

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#NPSOceans: Kelp forests and other coastal ecosystems are awash in cold water, sunlight, and nutrients. This makes them among the most productive ecosystems in the world....

Alaska Government • Jun 22, 2021

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#ParkScience: Ocean Literacy Principle #5 is all about diversity of life. The ocean is FULL of it, ranging in size from the smallest microbes to the largest animal...

Alaska Government • Jun 21, 2021

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#ParkScience #AlaskaParkScience In this issue of Alaska Park Science, we are exploring the tools we use in research. Structure from Motion is a versatile tool we are using...

Alaska Government • Jun 18, 2021

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#ParkScience #AlaskaParkScience We can see evidence of glaciers from the last ice ages, but how do we know when they were in that location? Moraines are the footprint...

Alaska Government • Jun 18, 2021

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By absorbing most of the solar radiation reaching the planet, the ocean helps moderate Earth's temperature. Hence - Ocean Literacy Principle #3: the ocean is a major...

Alaska Government • Jun 18, 2021

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#ParkScience: Not only does the ocean soak up much of the solar radiation from the sun (see yesterday's post), it absorbs massive amounts of CO2 from the atmosphere....

Alaska Government • Jun 18, 2021