When you picture the state of Alaska, you likely imagine freezing snowscapes and barren tundra. However, you might be surprised to find that there are more than a few plant species in Alaska, and a number of animal species. The vegetation in Alaska varies drastically, from towering evergreen...
Ecosystems in Alaska range from grasslands, mountains, and tundra to thick forests, in which Sitka spruce (the state tree), western hemlock, tamarack, white birch, and western red cedar dominate the landscape. Various hardy plants and wild flowers spring up during the short growing season on th...
Until recently, this tree has been considered an ‘urban invasive,’ but this is no longer the case. The Anchorage SWCD surveys found invasive chokecherries at least one mile into Chugach State Park in 2023. Community members reported occurrences along lake shores accessed only by float plane, ...
Alaska. Alaska Alaska is the largest state in America, but not many people live there. Alaska is the largest state in America, but not many people live. Alaska Alaska Alaska is the largest state in America, but not many people live there. Alaska is the largest state in America, but not...
Alaska's State Flower is the "Forget-Me-Not. Forget me not flowers are very fragrant in the evening and night time, though there is little or no scent in the daytime. They can be annual or perennial plants. Their seeds are found in small, tulip shaped pods along the stem to the ...
In those sections of the state which lie above the Arctic Circle,Alaska still is a land of icebergs and polar bears.Ice masses lie buried in the earth.From early May until early August,the midnight sun never :ts on this flat,treeless region,but the sun cannot melt the icy soil more ...
Nearly one-third of the state lies within the Arctic Circle, and about four-fifths of Alaska is underlain by permafrost (permanently frozen sediment and rock). Tundra—the vast treeless Arctic plains—makes up about half of the state’s surface area. The southern coast and the panhandle at ...
Date of Statehood:January 3, 1959 Capital:Juneau Population:733,391 (2020) Size:664,988 square miles Nickname(s):The Last Frontier; Land of the Midnight Sun Motto:North to the Future Tree:Sitka Spruce Flower:Forget-me-not Bird:Willow Ptarmigan ...
Alaska's State Flower is the "Forget-Me-Not. Forget me not flowers are very fragrant in the evening and night time, though there is little or no scent in the daytime. They can be annual or perennial plants. Their seeds are found in small, tulip shaped pods along the stem to the flow...
Forest Health Protection staff don protective gear while conducting forest health surveys near Denali State Park in 2020. The 126 million acres of forestland in Alaska represent a whopping 17 percent of the Nation's forests. In 2020, aerial surveys to detect active forest damage from insects, di...