Bonanza Creek Long Term Ecological Research
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The Bonanza Creek Long-Term Ecological Research program studies how changing climate and ecological disturbances are affecting Alaska’s boreal forest.
Bonanza Creek LTER is seeking a post-doctoral fellow! The position focuses on synthesizing long-term ecological data to study alternate successional trajectories in the boreal forest and explore their implications in a changing climate. Find out more and apply at careers.alaska.edu/jobs/post-do...
March 31, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Bonanza Creek LTER is seeking a post-doctoral fellow! The position focuses on synthesizing long-term ecological data to study alternate successional trajectories in the boreal forest and explore their implications in a changing climate. Find out more and apply at careers.alaska.edu/jobs/post-do...
Love that sunshine! The length of day in Fairbanks is now 10 hours 28 minutes, and we're gaining nearly 7 minutes each day.
📷Black spruce and sun dappled snow at Caribou - Poker Creeks Research Watershed. Bonanza Creek LTER photo by Craig McCaa.
📷Black spruce and sun dappled snow at Caribou - Poker Creeks Research Watershed. Bonanza Creek LTER photo by Craig McCaa.
March 5, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Love that sunshine! The length of day in Fairbanks is now 10 hours 28 minutes, and we're gaining nearly 7 minutes each day.
📷Black spruce and sun dappled snow at Caribou - Poker Creeks Research Watershed. Bonanza Creek LTER photo by Craig McCaa.
📷Black spruce and sun dappled snow at Caribou - Poker Creeks Research Watershed. Bonanza Creek LTER photo by Craig McCaa.
This week Bonanza Creek LTER is helping host the annual meeting of the Long Term Ecological Research Network's Science Council, a gathering of scientists from research sites around the nation.
June 12, 2024 at 2:20 AM
This week Bonanza Creek LTER is helping host the annual meeting of the Long Term Ecological Research Network's Science Council, a gathering of scientists from research sites around the nation.
A sign that summer is ramping up in Interior Alaska: Calypso bulbosa in bloom in the Bonanza Creek Experimental Forest near Fairbanks.
May 24, 2024 at 12:45 AM
A sign that summer is ramping up in Interior Alaska: Calypso bulbosa in bloom in the Bonanza Creek Experimental Forest near Fairbanks.
Green-up turns white: Bonanza Creek LTER recorded this year’s green-up date in Fairbanks as May 2. Since 1976 researchers have recorded green-up when a hillside of birch and aspen trees near the Univ. of Alaska Fairbanks shows a faint green flush. Today the new foliage hides under fresh snow!
May 7, 2024 at 1:54 AM
Green-up turns white: Bonanza Creek LTER recorded this year’s green-up date in Fairbanks as May 2. Since 1976 researchers have recorded green-up when a hillside of birch and aspen trees near the Univ. of Alaska Fairbanks shows a faint green flush. Today the new foliage hides under fresh snow!
Latest booklet from Alaska Berries Futures: Lowbush Cranberry in a Changing Climate. Download at sites.google.com/alaska.edu/a...
April 10, 2024 at 5:55 PM
Latest booklet from Alaska Berries Futures: Lowbush Cranberry in a Changing Climate. Download at sites.google.com/alaska.edu/a...
Testing germination rates of seeds collected last summer at long-term monitoring sites: a little greenery in the lab while it remains white outside! These alder seeds are about halfway through the two-week test. Our site with the longest data record was first sampled in 1957!
April 4, 2024 at 12:42 AM
Testing germination rates of seeds collected last summer at long-term monitoring sites: a little greenery in the lab while it remains white outside! These alder seeds are about halfway through the two-week test. Our site with the longest data record was first sampled in 1957!
Fostering Science provides free science camps and educational outdoor adventures for Alaskan foster youth. Mentorship with Alaska Native Elders, Indigenous educators, and scientists helps campers grow and explore their curiosities. Want to help? Today is #UAGivingDay: donate at bit.ly/fspsgd24
March 26, 2024 at 8:35 PM
Fostering Science provides free science camps and educational outdoor adventures for Alaskan foster youth. Mentorship with Alaska Native Elders, Indigenous educators, and scientists helps campers grow and explore their curiosities. Want to help? Today is #UAGivingDay: donate at bit.ly/fspsgd24
Bonanza Creek LTER is seeking three field assistants for this summer! Visit beautiful parts of Alaska and learn to identify Alaskan plants, mosses, and lichens. Jobs are full-time for the summer, $16+/hr depending on experience. Contact mackwalkerlab@gmail.com for more info; apply by March 8.
February 29, 2024 at 1:46 AM
Bonanza Creek LTER is seeking three field assistants for this summer! Visit beautiful parts of Alaska and learn to identify Alaskan plants, mosses, and lichens. Jobs are full-time for the summer, $16+/hr depending on experience. Contact mackwalkerlab@gmail.com for more info; apply by March 8.