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Alaska Volcano Observatory - http://www.avo.alaska.edu/
Organization using federal, state, and university resources to monitor and study Alaska's hazardous volcanoes, to predict and record eruptive activity, and to implement public safety measures. |
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National Marine Fisheries Service Alaska Region - http://www.fakr.noaa.gov/
Federal agency responsible for science-based conservation of the state's living marine resources. Information about fisheries status, threats to protected marine mammals and seabirds, and programs to study and protect organisms and habitats. |
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Alaska Conservation Foundation - http://www.akcf.org/
Community foundation for the environment that receives and awards grants to protect the integrity of Alaska's ecosystems and promote sustainable livelihoods for Alaska communities and people. |
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Alaska Wildlife Notebook Series - http://www.adfg.state.ak.us/pubs/notebook/notehome.php
Detailed species accounts of the big game, marine mammals, small game, birds, fur-bearers, fish, shellfish, and herps of Alaska. |
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Far North Science - http://www.farnorthscience.com/
Source for Alaska and Arctic climate change developments, science news, natural acts and outdoor adventure. |
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The Alaska Center for the Environment - http://www.akcenter.org/
Non profit advocacy organization dedicated to preserving Alaska's environment. Organization information and current activities/events. |
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Center For Alaskan Coastal Studies - http://www.akcoastalstudies.org/
Nonprofit environmental education organization in Homer, Alaska. Conducts education and research programs on marine and coastal ecosystems of Kachemak Bay. Site has information about the area, field tours, and related topics. |
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Alaska Bird Observatory - http://www.alaskabird.org/
Birds and birding in Alaska. Research projects and reports, training opportunities, events, FAQ, bird quiz, programs, newsletters, merchandise, and birding around Fairbanks. |
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AuroraWebCam.com - http://www.aurorawebcam.com/
Live aurora webcast from Mt. Aurora, Fairbanks, by Troy Birdsall. Aurora photo and video galleries. Aurora-related forum and diary. |
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Arctic National Wildlife Refuge - http://www.savearcticrefuge.org/
Defenders of Wildlife article on this 19.6 million acre sanctuary in northeastern Alaska. |
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Climate of Alaska - http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/narratives/ALASKA.htm
Narrative written by the State Climatologists and published by the National Climatic Data Center. |
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Archaeology of the Tundra and Arctic Alaska - http://www.nps.gov/akso/akarc/arctic.htm
In an area stretching along the coastline from Bristol Bay and the Alaska Peninsula, along the Bering Sea and Chukchi Sea coasts, northward around Alaska, and eastwards across the arctic all the way to Greenland, the coastline is ice-bound in winter and the terrain is generally treeless. In this zone, which can be up to several hundred kilometers broad, developed much of the culture of modern Eskimo (Inupiat and Yupik in Alaska) peoples. |
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Alaska Wildlife Alliance - http://www.akwildlife.org/
Our mission is the protection of Alaska's natural wildlife for its intrinsic value as well as for the benefit of present and future generations. |
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The Aurora Explained - http://www.alaskascience.com/aurora.htm
Aurora facts, what makes them happen, and the research that figured it all out. |
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Alaska Natural Heritage Program - http://aknhp.uaa.alaska.edu/
Documents the distribution and abundance of ecologically significant plant and animal species, ecological communities, and natural features. |
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Alaska's Wildlife and Sealife - http://www.alaskaoutdoorjournal.com/Wildlife/wildlife.html
Information on finding and viewing the wildlife of the Kenai Peninsula. |
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Intersea Foundation - http://www.intersea.org/
Non-profit organization offering Alaska whale research expeditions. Whale photo gallery, sound archives, lectures, scientific achievements, history of vessels, publications, and Cynthia D'Vincent biography. |
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Arctic Environmental Observatory - http://arctic.bio.utk.edu/AEO/
Project of the National Science Foundation consisting of three components: marine mammal sampling and data gathering, recognizing the importance of benthic communities on the shallow Bering and Chukchi shelves to Arctic biogeochemical cycling, and establishing an onshore seawater environmental system at Diomede Village. |
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Tongass Conservation Society - http://www.tongassconservation.org/
Dedicated to preserving the biodiversity of the many island forests of the Tongass through protection of habitat from the pressures of industrial exploitation. Information on the area and current threats from timber cutting, tourism, and toxics. |
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Alaska Quiet Rights Coalition - http://www.alaskaquietrights.org/
Concerned with protecting the rights of Alaskans to quiet places on public and private property. Includes organization information, newsletters, and fact sheets addressing concerns such as snowmachines, jet skis, and tourism. |
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Lyn Gualtieri's Research - http://fac-staff.seattleu.edu/gualtieri/web/index1.htm
Research focus is on the Holocene paleoenvironmental history of the central Aleutian Islands as it pertains to the arrival and migration of the ancient Aleuts. Previous work focused on the glacial and sea level history of the Bering Strait Region. |
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Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Photo Gallery - http://www.anwr.org/photo.htm
A collection of landscape and wildlife photographs from the surrounding areas. |
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Tangle Lakes, Alaska Environmental Alert - http://tlad0.tripod.com/tanglelakesalaska/
An alert to the public of future mining development in Alaska's Tangle Lakes. This area is valuable to recreational hikers, canoers, bird watchers, fishermen and hunters. |
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Operation Caribou - http://www.freewebs.com/operationcaribou/
Operation Caribou is a Nationwide Environmental Protection Movement with the primary goal to prevent the drilling of oil in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge. |
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Weather Research Center - http://www.wxresearch.com/alaska.jpg
Map showing current weather station reports. |