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There should be a prize for slowest miles walked :)

Buoy project credited with making fishing safer in Western Alaska and helping hunters land whales The Backyard Buoys project helps Indigenous coastal communities in Alaska, as well as in the Pacific Northwest and Pacific Islands, use wave data to support maritime activities.

A good news story: local experts able to put buoys in locations important to them and get ocean wave info right on their phones. Backyard Buoys in Alaska are supported by @aoos-alaska.bsky.social #akwx #AlaskaSky @hanners64n.bsky.social @markspringer.bsky.social

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Oh, that was definitely the best paper I have ever published :) I forgot all about that!

How to help residents and communities after catastrophic Western Alaska storm Several organizations are asking for donations or contributing fundraiser proceeds to help residents affected by the remnants of Typhoon Halong.

Several organizations are asking for donations or contributing fundraiser proceeds to help Alaskans affected by the remnants of Typhoon Halong. Here's how you can help.

As the Arctic warms, residents and researchers look for ways to keep using traditional ice cellars Permafrost thaw and erosion have been causing some of the ice cellars in Alaska to collapse or flood.

Ice cellars – or siqlugaq, in Yup'ik – are underground caches that Indigenous peoples in the Arctic have been using for thousands of years to store food. But as the Arctic warms, the practice is changing.

The End of an Era for Arctic Research The loss of the Arctic Research Consortium of the United States leaves an uncertain future for science in the Far North

ARCUS was important. It jumpstarted careers in science. It amplified voices that have too long been left out of research. It did all that and more for very little money, and now it's gone, arguably when we need it most.

My latest for Sierra:
#science #arctic

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High risk for extreme winds and coastal flooding Sunday and Monday for the northern and central Alaska Bering Sea coast from ex-typhoon Halong. There is still uncertainty, but serious impacts are likely somewhere south of the Bering Strait,. #akwx #ExtremeWeather @hanners64n.bsky.social

The Life, Loss and Lore of the Sea Mink It might be among the first mammals to go extinct in North America after colonization. But can scientists prove it was even a distinct species?

Sometime around the turn of the 20th century, the sea mink disappeared from Maine's coastal waters. Its loss came during a rush of North American extinctions, but many today have never even heard of it.

My latest for Smithsonian:
#wildlife #maine #extinction

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A Final Message from the Arctic Research Consortium of the U.S. (ARCUS) After nearly four decades of service to the Arctic research community, the Arctic Research Consortium of the United States (ARCUS) has now reached its sunset. This will be our final message to the community. On behalf of the ARCUS Board of Directors and all ARCUS staff, we want to thank you for the many years of collaboration, support, and partnership that made ARCUS possible. We have enjoyed working with this community immensely and believe that the goal of broadening participation in Arctic-focused research, education, and policy is still an important mission to achieve.

End of an era and a sad day for those that care about Arctic work done in the best ways possible. 😢 Nonetheless "… the goal of broadening participation in Arctic-focused research, education, and policy is still an important mission to achieve." #Arctic

I usually just dry them all, but thinking about making sauce or apple butter this year. I hear the secret to not burning the crap out of yourself on bubbling apple butter is to use a slow-cooker.

Dear eugenicists: There have always been autistic people. There will always be autistic people. Autism is not polio. It is not a disease to be eliminated. The world is so much better and more interesting with the spectrum of neurodiversity than it would be without it.

We're not going anywhere.

If you have ideas or concerns about #data and #technology priorities for the next #Arctic Research Plan, please join the IARPC Data & Technology teams' listening session today, Mon 22 September at 11am AKT/12pm PT/3pm ET. Agenda and registration at www.iarpccollaborations.org/members/even...

An Alaska whale expert’s message in a bottle washed up in Scotland years after his death John Craighead George had a tradition of releasing bottles with messages when finishing a bowhead whale census near Utqiagvik.

John Craighead George had a tradition of releasing bottles with messages when finishing a bowhead whale census near Utqiagvik. (Via KNBA 90.3 FM) www.adn.com/alaska-news/...

Trump cuts to University of Alaska programs for Native students worse than previously announced | Alaska Beacon Officials at the University of Alaska said this week that previously announced cuts to federally funded programs for Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian students will be worse than initially thought.

Trump cuts to University of Alaska programs for Native students worse than previously announced, reports Corinne Smith for the @alaskabeacon.com

Nonprofit coordinating Arctic research will shut down as federal funding dries up The Arctic Research Consortium of the United States, which brings together academics from universities and government agencies, plans to close its doors.

A nonprofit coordinating academic research on the Arctic plans to shut down as its federal funding dries up.

The Arctic Research Consortium of the United States says it plans to wind down operations at the end of this month.

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Swift Foxes Go West North America’s smallest fox has started to show up in places no one expected

Writing about wildlife in 2025, I don't get to tell a lot of happy stories. But swift foxes could be a big conservation success story, thanks to Indigenous-led reintroductions and some creative habitat choices.

My latest for Sierra Magazine:

#SwiftFox #wyoming

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Trump budget would cut ocean data and leave boaters, anglers and forecasters scrambling for info Sweeping research cuts in President Donald Trump's proposed budget would target an ocean-monitoring system that scientists say is crucial to predicting tsunami escape routes and hurricane intensity an...

The President’s budget proposes eliminating all federal funding for IOOS regional operations like AOOS.

Congress can still stop this.

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Photo by Thomas Farrugia.

Potential NOAA cuts could jeopardize weather reporting that's crucial for boaters and hunters A program that provides coastal and ocean data to improve mariners' safety would shut down if the federal agency loses over a quarter of its funds.

The proposed NOAA budget gutting would also eliminate the Climate Adaptation Program (CAP). The Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy, the org I work for, is the CAP for Alaska and has been working for Alaskans since 2006. #akwx #climate #NOAA

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