This process allowed them to create detailed maps that highlight Alaska’s most vulnerable ecosystems, which include areas rich in permafrost, wetlands, and boreal forests.

The renamed sites include a mile-long stream formerly known as “ Nazi Creek ” and a nearby summit previously bearing a ...

A new project in the Chugach and Tongass National Forests will make overnights in Alaska’s wilderness less intimidating for travelers looking for “soft” adventures in the wild.

U.S. Forest Service officials are taking the next step toward assessing where to build new cabins in Southeast and Southcentral Alaska. Last month, the Forest Service announced it received roughly ...

(Map courtesy of USFS) Timber sales in Southeast Alaska’s Tongass National Forest often spark conflict between environmental groups, the timber industry, and the U.S. Forest Service.

A new machine-learning system developed at the University of Alaska Fairbanks can automatically produce detailed maps from satellite data to show locations of likely beetle-killed spruce trees in ...

Deadly landslides are increasing around the world. But in parts of Alaska, maps of the hazards remain controversial.

An interactive map from the Wilderness Society highlights the tracts of US Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management lands that could go up for sale if the Senate's version of the budget bill ...

"The most climate-stressed regions all contained permafrost, which is vulnerable to thaw as temperatures rise," researcher Sue Natali said.

A designated wilderness area in Southeast Alaska’s Tongass National Forest, the largest U.S. national forest, is now a little bit bigger, thanks to a land purchase and transfer arranged by two ...

Visitors compare this ‘picturesque’ forest to Canada or Alaska — but it’s in the UK and completely free Alice Giddings Published August 23, 2024 11:07am Updated January 29, 2025 12:08pm ...