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Water politics forum begins Thursday
(Public domain photo) There are three primary water concerns facing the state: persistent organic pollutants in the Arctic region, loss of freshwater due to increased regional temperatures and ocean...
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Lemon Creek matches Rio Grande in water volume
View of the Rio Grande from the Overlook Park at White Rock. (Creative Commons photo by Andreas F. Borchert) Experts believe water scarcity will become a significant issue across most of the world over...
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Rocky Horror Picture — snake!
A Rocky Horror Picture Show concluded with 6 feet of slithering scales in an Alaskan town where reptiles only survive in heated cages. Collette Costa, owner of the Gold Town Theater in Juneau, tweeted...
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No signs of invasive Elodea in Southeast, survey in the works
Elodea canadensis. (Creative Commons photo by Frank Vincentz) One wee fragment of it can flourish into a swath of green growing strands that entangles float planes and boat engines. Across the state,...
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Why a local skier is busing around the Lower 48 this winter
Juneau skiers may be forced to accept a future with warmer winters and less snow. Scientific data suggests that over the last 30 years, Southeast Alaska has experienced a warming trend, matched with...
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Conservation interests fear prized yellow cedar may face extinction
Yellow cedar in Southeast Alaska. (Photo by Paul E. Hennon/U.S. Forest Service via Bugwood.org ) In some areas, yellow cedar trees stand white and empty of needles against a background of green...
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Some halibut may successfully adapt to warmer seas, others may not
Juvenile Greenland halibut. ( Photo by Dongwha Sohn/CEOAS Oregon State) While their average size is decreasing and 500-pounders are rare today, new research suggests Pacific halibut may adapt favorably...
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Citizen scientists contribute to jellyfish research
Jellywatch worldwide (Image courtesy of Steven Haddock) Crystal. Lion’s mane. Sea nettle. Moon. Comb. The Big Red. These are some of the species of jellyfish that live in Southeast’s waters. Eric...
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A Southeast timber company waits in limbo
Recently, the U.S. Forest Service released a plan that gives loggers a timeline for the transition to second-growth harvesting. The plan is currently open for public comment. A proposal to end...
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Dive fishermen and sea otters face complex competition
Sea otter illustration by Naturalist Georg Wilhelm Steller (Wikipedia commons photo) What many Americans consider to be a cute, back-floating mammal is a pest, even a thief, to some Southeast Alaskan...
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New program tests for harmful algae blooms, toxicity in Southeast waters
Average chlorophyll concentrations in milligrams per cubic meter of water in July 2015. The darkest green areas have the highest surface chlorophyll concentrations and the largest amounts of...
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Wilderness therapy could battle addiction, is lacking in Alaska
One approach to battling addiction and other behavioral health issues lies just outside our front doors. (Photo by Theresa Soley/KTOO) Police reports, the press and social media are flooded with...
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