Annual Report 2010-11

School of Natural Resources & Agricultural Sciences

Agricultural & Forestry Experiment Station

Annual Report 2010-11Geography Awareness Week, hosted by the UA Geography Program, a department of SNRAS, included an event on Nov. 19 at the UAF Wood Center based on the theme “Geography: the Adventure in Your Community.” Pearl Creek Elementary School fourth grade teacher Mary Maisch brought a huge 3-D map of Alaska her students made. The detailed relief map featured rivers, mountain ranges, parks, forests, cities and villages.

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Contents: 4……Financial statements 6……Grants11……Students14……Research at SNRAS & AFES

14•Partners&Collaborators 15•Programs 18•ResearchSites&Facilities 20•ResearchHighlights2010 24•ResearchHighlights2011

30……Publications33……Faculty

Letter from the dean:October31,2012

TheHonorableSeanParnellGovernorofAlaskaP.O.Box110001Juneau,Alaska99811-0001

Dear Sir:

IsubmitherewiththeannualreportsfromtheAgriculturalandForestryExperimentStation,SchoolofNaturalResourcesandAgriculturalSciences,UniversityofAlaskaFairbanks, for theperiodendingDecember31,2011.ThisisdoneinaccordancewithanactofCongress,approvedMarch2,1887,entitled,“Anacttoestablishagriculturalexperimentstations,inconnectionwith the agricultural college established in the several states under theprovisionsofanactapprovedJuly2,1862,andundertheactssupplementarythereto,” andalsoof the actof theAlaskaTerritorialLegislature, approvedMarch12,1935,acceptingtheprovisionsoftheactofCongress.

Theresearchreportsareorganizedaccordingtoourstrategicplan,whichfocuses on high-latitude soils, high-latitude agriculture, natural resourcesuse and allocation, ecosystems management, and geographic information.Theseareascrossdepartmentandunitlines,linkingthemandunifyingtheresearch.Wehavealsoincludedinourfinancialstatementinformationonthespecialgrantswereceive.ThesespecialgrantsallowustoprovideresearchandoutreachthatistargetedtowardeconomicdevelopmentinAlaska.ResearchconductedbyourgraduateandundergraduatestudentsplaysanimportantroleinthesegrantsandtheimpacttheymakeonAlaska.

Veryrespectfully,

CarolE.LewisDeanandDirector

ThisreportispublishedbytheAgriculturalandForestryExperimentStation,UniversityofAlaskaFairbanks.Formoreinformationaboutourresearchandeducationprograms,

pleasecontactusat:

School of Natural Resources & Agricultural Sciences

P.O.Box757140 Fairbanks,AK99775-7140

OfficeoftheDean (907)474-7083 [email protected]

StudentInformation (907)474-5276

orvisitourwebsite:

www.uaf.edu/snras

Changesofaddressorrequestsforfreecopiesofourpublicationsshouldbe

addressedto:

SNRAS/AFES Publications & Information Services P.O.Box757200

Fairbanks,AK99775-7200

[email protected]

Subscriptionstoourannualresearchmagazine,Agroborealis, areavailablefreeofcharge.Theannualreport,Agroborealis,

researchprogressreports,circulars,bulletins,andotherpublicationsareavailableinalternativeformats.Youmaydownloadthemfromour

websiteat:

www.uaf.edu/snras/publications/

ManagingEditor DeirdreHelfferich

InformationOfficer/ScienceWriter NancyJ.Tarnai

Webmaster StevePeterson

Tosimplifyterminology,wemayuseproductorequipmenttradenames.Wearenotendorsingproductsorfirmsmentioned.Publicationmaterialmaybereprintedprovidednoendorsementofacommercialproductisstatedorimplied.Pleasecredittheresearchersinvolved,theUniversityofAlaskaFairbanks,andtheAgriculturalandForestryExperimentStation.

TheUniversityofAlaskaFairbanksisaccreditedbytheCommissiononCollegesoftheNorthwestAssociationofSchoolsandColleges.UAFisanAA/EOemployerandeducational

institution.

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AFES Pub. No. MP 2012-03 [email protected] • 907.474.7083

The Alaska Agricultural and ForestryExperiment Station (AFES) providesnew information to manage renewableresourcesathighlatitudes,andtoimprovetechnology for enhancing the economicwellbeing and quality of life at theselatitudes. While foresters, farmers, andland managers use our research results,allAlaskansbenefitfromthewiseuseoflandresources.Ourresearchprojectsarein response to requests fromproducers,

industries,andstateandfederalagenciesforinformationinplant,animal,andsoilsciences; forest sciences; and resourcesmanagement.

Experimentstationscientistspublishresearchinscientificjournals,conferenceproceedings, books, and in experimentstationbulletins,circulars,newsletters,re-searchprogressreports,andmiscellaneouspublications. Scientists also dissemi-nate theirfindings throughconferences,

public presentations, workshops, andotherpublicinformationprograms.

Administratively,AFESisanintegralpartoftheSchoolofNaturalResourcesandAgriculturalSciencesattheUniver-sityofAlaskaFairbanks.Thisassociationprovides a direct link between researchand teaching. Scientists who conductresearch at the experiment station alsoteach, sharing their expertisewithbothundergraduateandgraduatestudents.

AFES Statement of Purpose:

Graduate students take a tour of the Toolik Field Station. Here, Duke University doctoral student Amanda Koltz explains her research on wolf spiders to Natural Resources Management 102 course students: Survey of Field Research and Methods.

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FY12Expenditures:July2011throughJune2012

!nstruc(on‐Grants 221,662.34$ 22%oftotalfunds State/Program 2,706,004.11$

!nstruc(on‐StateAppropria(ons 957,253.20$ HatchMatch(state) 1,182,986.71$

HatchGeneralFormulaFunds(federal) 1,160,209.30$ HatchMul(stateMatch(state) 224,386.24$

HatchMul(stateFormulaFunds(federal) 230,543.68$ Mc!n(re‐StennisMatch(state) 676,151.34$

Mc!n(re‐StennisFormulaFunds(federal) 495,544.22$ OtherMatch(state) 107,764.55$

OtherGrants&Contracts 4,569,963.00$ 4,897,292.95$

Research‐StateAppropria(on 4,897,292.95$

TotalFunds: 12,532,468.69$ PublicService‐grants 502,392.10$

USDASpecialGrants 509,279.03$

OtherFederalGrants 2,637,484.38$

OtherGrants 920,807.49$

TotalOtherGrants&Contracts 4,569,963.00$

GrantFundsTotalall 6,677,922.54$

TotalFederalAppropria(ons 1,886,297.20$

TotalResearch 5,953,868.10$

Total,lessinstruc(ons&FedAppropria(on 4,569,963.00$

StateFundsTotalall 5,854,546.15$

!nstruc(on‐StateAppropria(ons 957,253.20$

TotalWon‐!nstruc(on 4,897,292.95$

TotalMatch 2,191,288.84$

Match,as%oftotal

non‐instruc(on

funds44.74%

!nstruc(on‐Grants

!nstruc(on‐State

Appropria(ons

HatchGeneralFormulaFunds

(federal)

HatchMul(stateFormula

Funds(federal)

Mc!n(re‐StennisFormula

Funds(federal)

OtherGrants&Contracts

Financial statementsFY12 Expenditures: July 2011 through June 2012ThefollowingstatementofexpendituresoffederalandstatefundsforthefiscalyearbeginningJuly1,2011andendingJune30,2012(FY12)isnotanaccountingdocument.

2% of total 7% 9% 2% 4%37%*39%

100%

research - state appropriations

39%

other grants & contracts37%*

*Other Grants & Contracts (37%): includes $509,279 in Special Grants from USDA and $502,392 in Public Service grants

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FY11 Expenditures: July 2010 through June 2011ThefollowingstatementofexpendituresoffederalandstatefundsforthefiscalyearbeginningJuly1,2010andendingJune30,2011(FY11)isnotanaccountingdocument.FY11Expenditures:July2010throughJune2011

!nstruc(on‐Grants 878,365.85$ 22%oftotalfunds State/Program 2,920,427.47$

!nstruc(on‐StateAppropria(ons 1,317,805.45$ HatchMatch(state) 784,921.88$

HatchGeneralFormulaFunds(federal) 1,309,597.55$ HatchMul(stateMatch(state) 162,664.48$

HatchMul(stateFormulaFunds(federal) 106,363.57$ Mc!n(re‐StennisMatch(state) 689,078.80$

Mc!n(re‐StennisFormulaFunds(federal) 498,296.84$ OtherMatch(state) 110,450.16$

OtherGrants&Contracts 4,508,026.73$ 4,667,542.79$

Research‐StateAppropria(on 4,667,542.79$

TotalFunds: 13,285,998.78$ PublicService‐grants 270,764.88$

USDASpecialGrants 786,868.31$

OtherFederalGrants 2,892,981.09$

OtherGrants 557,412.45$

TotalOtherGrants&Contracts 4,508,026.73$

GrantFundsTotalall 7,301,650.54$

TotalFederalAppropria(ons 1,914,257.96$

TotalResearch 6,151,519.81$

Total,lessinstruc(ons&FedAppropria(on 4,508,026.73$

StateFundsTotalall 5,985,348.24$

!nstruc(on‐StateAppropria(ons 1,317,805.45$

TotalWon‐!nstruc(on 4,667,542.79$

TotalMatch 1,747,115.32$

Match,as%oftotal

non‐instruc(on

funds37.43%

!nstruc(on‐Grants

!nstruc(on‐State

Appropria(ons

HatchGeneralFormulaFunds

(federal)

HatchMul(stateFormulaFunds

(federal)

Mc!n(re‐StennisFormulaFunds

(federal)

OtherGrants&Contracts

Research‐StateAppropria(on

6% of total10%10% 1% 4%34%*35%

100%

* Other Grants & Contracts (34%):includes $270,765 in Public Service grants and $786,868 in USDA Special Grants.

research - state appropriations

35%

other grants & contracts34%*

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GrantsGrant Funds for 2011GRANTS & CONTRACTS / SPECIAL FUNDSTitle PI Funding AgencyCollaborativeResearch:ScaffoldingUndergraduateGeoscienceInquiryUsingNewLoggableGoogleEarthExplorations

Bailey NationalScienceFoundation

UAFForestProductsProgram Barber USDA-NationalInstituteofFood&Agriculture

ESA: Genetics Cronin StateofAlaska

AKTerrestrialGenetics Cronin StateofAlaska

ReindeerMeatProduction Finstad BureauofIndianAffairs

SatelliteTelemetryasReindeerMgtTool Finstad NaturalResourcesConservationService

VisitorSatisfaction Fix BureauofLandManagement

LimeHillsEcoregionalAssessment Fresco BureauofLandManagement

ARRATaskOrder Fresco NatureServFoundation

StrategiesforSustainableLivestockProduction Greenberg NationalInstituteofFood&Agriculture

Children’sHealthLiving Greenberg NationalInstituteofFood&Agriculture

UnimakIslandCaribou&HabitatStudy Harris Fish&WildlifeService

TundrainTransition Harris USFish&WildlifeService

FireHistoryintheSteese/WhiteMountains Juday BureauofLandManagement

AGACoreOperations Kennedy NationalGeographicFoundation

FY11Hatch Lewis USDA-NationalInstituteofFood&Agriculture

FY11HatchMS Lewis USDA-NationalInstituteofFood&Agriculture

FY11McIntire-Stennis Lewis USDA-NationalInstituteofFood&Agriculture

AKFoodPolicy Lewis StateofAlaska

NewCropsforAlaska Lewis USDA-NationalInstituteofFood&Agriculture

AKBerries:NewProductsandNewMarkets Lewis USDA-NationalInstituteofFood&Agriculture

CommunityApproachtoMath Lipka AlaskaGatewaySchoolDistrict

CommunityApproachtoMath Lipka YupiitSchoolDistrict

MathinaCulturalContext Lipka YupiitSchoolDistrict

RelictSaneDunesandClimate Mann BureauofLandManagement

CreateModelofGlacierBay Mann NationalParkService

AKDiseaseFreeSeedPotatoforExport McBeath AKDepartmentofCommerce

NationalDatabaseofUASoilData Ping UniversityofIdaho

Monitoringpermafrostdegradation Ping NaturalResourcesConservationService

StrategiesforSustainableLivestockProduction Rowell USDA-NationalInstituteofFood&Agriculture

Climate-DrivenShrubExpansionandBirdHabitat Rupp USGeologicalSurvey

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VariablesContributingtoFireinAlaska Rupp NationalParkService

ModelingCaribouWinterHabitat Rupp USGeologicalSurvey

AlaskaClimateScienceCenter Rupp USGeologicalSurvey

ClimateChangeInformation,Analysis,andCapacityBuilding—ScenariosNetworkforAlaskaandArcticPlanning

Rupp WilburforceFoundation

UADownscaling Rupp USGeologicalSurvey

IdentifyingMechanismsofChange Rupp UniversityofFlorida

Paleoecologicalanalysis Rupp NeptuneandCo.

PostFireTundraSuccession Rupp USGeologicalSurvey

IntegratedEcosystemModelforAlaska Rupp USGeologicalSurvey

AlaskaCenterforClimateAssessmentandPolicy(ACCAP)Renewal2011

Rupp NationalOceanic&AtmosphericAssociation

WildlandFireScienceDelivery Rupp DepartmentoftheInterior

NatureServeREATaskOrderforAK Rupp NatureServFoundation

VulnerabilityAssessmentoftheTongassNationalForest Rupp USDA-ForestService

StrategiesforSustainableLivestockProduction Shipka USDA-NationalInstituteofFood&Agriculture

ForestProductsProgram Soria USDA-NationalInstituteofFood&Agriculture

EducatingAKAgriculturalProfessionals Sparrow USDA: SARE

EvaluationofmajorcropyieldpotentialandnitrogenleachingunderscheduledirrigationintheDeltaJunctionareaofAlaska

Zhang Delta-SalchaSoil&WaterConservationService

SoilNutrientTestinginDelta Sparrow NaturalResourceConservationService

WildlandFireScienceDeliveryandOutreachinAlaska Trainor BureauofLandManagement


Trainor NationalOceanic&AtmosphericAssociation

DevelopingCoastal&MarinePlanningandDecisionSupportToolsforAlaskaandtheUSArctic

Trainor StateofAlaska

Climate-InducedImpactsandAssessmentinAlaska:PartnershipforNationalClimateAssessment,AlaskaRegion

Trainor USGeologicalSurvey

ClimateChangeInformation,Analysis,andCapacityBuilding-ScenariosNetworkforAlaskaandArcticPlanning

Trainor WilburforceFoundation

EvaluationoftheJointFiresScienceConsortia Trainor UniversityofNevado,Reno

VulnerabilityAssessmentoftheTongassNationalForest Trainor USDA-ForestService


Trainor NationalOceanic&AtmosphericAssociation

ProjectofForestGrowth&YieldinCoastalAlaska Verbyla USDA-ForestService

HerbicideCarryover Zhang USDA:AgricultureResourceService

PeonyProductionw.OrganAmend Zhang USDA:AgricultureResourceService

LaboratoryandFieldEvaluationofWhitehorseBiochars Zhang YukonCollege

EvaluationofmajorcropyieldpotentialandnitrogenleachingunderscheduledirrigationintheDeltaJunctionareaofAlaska

Zhang NaturalResourcesConservationService

ExperimentalStudyofVariousTechniquestoProtectIceRichCutSlopes

Zhang AKDepartmentofTransportation

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FORMULA FUNDING, FEDERAL OCT 1 TO SEPT 30 FISCAL YEAR 2012

Hatch MultistateBalancingNaturalResourceRecreationMgt,ALK-09-07

Fix USDA-NationalInstituteofFoodandAgriculture

RangelandFragmentationW1192,ALK-07-07 Harris USDA-NationalInstituteofFoodandAgriculture

CommercialgreenhouseNE-1035,ALK-09-05 Karlsson USDA-NationalInstituteofFoodandAgriculture

RegionalAdministrationW-106,ALK-99-05 Lewis USDA-NationalInstituteofFoodandAgriculture

ReproductivePerformance,W2112,ALK-12-03 Shipka USDA-NationalInstituteofFoodandAgriculture

NitrogenMineralizationNC1032,ALK-07-08 Zhang USDA-NationalInstituteofFoodandAgriculture

Hatch GeneralCommercialReindeerMeatProduction,ALK-10-08 Finstad USDA-NationalInstituteofFoodandAgriculture

BalancingNaturalResourceRecreationMgt,ALK-09-07

Fix USDA-NationalInstituteofFoodandAgriculture

NaturalResources&EconomicSustainability,ALK-08-02

Greenberg USDA-NationalInstituteofFoodandAgriculture

RangelandFragmentationW1192,ALK-07-07 Harris USDA-NationalInstituteofFoodandAgriculture

Livestockproductiononsmallacreages,ALK10-03 Harris USDA-NationalInstituteofFoodandAgriculture

HorticulturalCropProductionforAK,ALK-08-01 Holloway USDA-NationalInstituteofFoodandAgriculture

LawsAffectingEnvironment,ALK-05-01 Joly USDA-NationalInstituteofFoodandAgriculture

LegalConflictsinNRM,ALK10-05 Joly USDA-NationalInstituteofFoodandAgriculture

ControlledEnvironmentHorticultureforAK,ALK-07-06

Karlsson USDA-NationalInstituteofFoodandAgriculture

CommercialgreenhouseNE-1035,ALK-09-05 Karlsson USDA-NationalInstituteofFoodandAgriculture

PotatoPhytoplasmsinAlaska,ALK-07-13 McBeath USDA-NationalInstituteofFoodandAgriculture

HydricSoilsMonitoring,ALK-09-02 Ping USDA-NationalInstituteofFoodandAgriculture

ReproductivePerformance,W2112,ALK-12-03 Shipka USDA-NationalInstituteofFoodandAgriculture

SeasonExtensionforMarketGardenProduction,ALK-08-04

Smeenk USDA-NationalInstituteofFoodandAgriculture

LignocellulosicEnergyCrops,ALK-08-03 Sparrow USDA-NationalInstituteofFoodandAgriculture

IssuesinResourcePlanninginAlaska,ALK-09-01 Todd USDA-NationalInstituteofFoodandAgriculture

AlternativeAgronomicCropsforAK,ALK-08-06 Zhang USDA-NationalInstituteofFoodandAgriculture

NitrogenMineralizationNC1032,ALK-07-08 Zhang USDA-NationalInstituteofFoodandAgriculture

McIntire-StennisEvapotranspirationfromBorealForest,ALK-05-04 Fox USDA-NationalInstituteofFoodandAgriculture

ClimateSensitivityofTreeGrowth,ALK-07-12 Juday USDA-NationalInstituteofFoodandAgriculture

Biomasspyrolysisandchemicalfeedstocks,ALK10-10

Soria USDA-NationalInstituteofFoodandAgriculture

SensitivityofCarbonBudgets,ALK-07-11 Valentine USDA-NationalInstituteofFoodandAgriculture

LandscapeFireInteractionsinBlackSpruceALK-05-03

Verbyla USDA-NationalInstituteofFoodandAgriculture

RemotelySensedVegetationIndex,ALK10-09 Verbyla USDA-NationalInstituteofFoodandAgriculture

TheDynamicsofForestGrowth,ALK-06-04 Yarie USDA-NationalInstituteofFoodandAgriculture

Measurement&MgtofBorealForest,ALK-09-08 Yarie USDA-NationalInstituteofFoodandAgriculture

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Grant Funds for 2010GRANTS & CONTRACTS / SPECIAL FUNDSTitle PI Funding AgencyCollaborativeResearch:ScaffoldingUndergraduateGeoscienceInquiryUsingNewLoggableGoogleEarthExplorations

Bailey NationalScienceFoundation

UAFForestProductsProgram Barber USDANationalInstituteofFood&Agriculture

ESAinAlaska-MammalGenetics Cronin StateofAlaska

EnhanceReindeerRangeManagement Finstad NaturalResourceConservationService

VisitorSatisfaction2010 Fix BureauofLandManagement

EstimatingVisitorUse Fix NationalParkService

CESUArmyCorpofEngStartUP Fix Army

AlaskaResidentsStatisticsProgram Fix USDA-ForestService

CanadianBiomeShiftAnalysis Fresco TheNatureConservancy

AlaskaBiomeShift Fresco USFish&WildlifeService

ClimateChangePlanning Fresco NationalParkService

ClimateChangeontheNationalPetroleumReserve Fresco BureauofLandManagement

YukonFutureWaterAvailability Fresco YukonCollege

GreatBearLake Fresco DelineRenewableResourceCouncil

MatanuskaSportsTurfField Harris UAFoundation

YukonRiverBasinStudy Juday USGeologicalSurvey

SustainableHorticultureResearch Karlsson UAFoundation

NationalGeographicGiantTravelingMap Kennedy UAFoundation

AlaskaGeographicAlliance Kennedy NationalGeographicFoundation

AGAStrategicPlanning Kennedy NationalGeographicFoundation

FY10Hatch Lewis USDA-NationalInstituteofFood&Agriculture

FY10HatchMS Lewis USDA-NationalInstituteofFood&Agriculture

FY10McIntire-Stennis Lewis USDA-NationalInstituteofFood&Agriculture

NewCropsforAlaska Lewis USDA-NationalInstituteofFood&Agriculture

AKBerries:NewProductsandNewMarkets Lewis USDA-NationalInstituteofFood&Agriculture

CommunityApproachtoMath Lipka AKGatewaySchoolDistrict

CommunityApproachtoMath Lipka YupiitSchoolDistrict

IndigenousWaysofUnderstandingMath Lipka NationalScienceFoundation

PotatoSeedLotTesting McBeath AKDivisionofAgriculture

NationalDatabaseofUASoilData Ping UniversityofIdaho

ModelingCaribouWinterHabitat Rupp USGeologicalSurvey

Climate-DrivenShrubExpansionandBirdHabitat Rupp USGeologicalSurvey

VariablesContributingtoFireinAlaska Rupp NationalParkService

AlaskaClimateScienceCenter Rupp USGeologicalSurvey

WildlandFireScienceDelivery Rupp DepartmentoftheInterior

AgriculturalDevelopmentintheAmericanPacific Rupp CooperativeStateResearchService

NatureServeREATaskOrderforAK Rupp NatureServFoundation

VulnerabilityAssessmentoftheTongassNationalForest Rupp USDA-ForestService

BuildingAlaskaGardenSoil Smeenk USDA: SARE

EducatingAKAgriculturalProfessionals Smeenk USDA: SARE

ElementalCarbon,Nitrogen&HydrogenforBiomass&Biofuel

Soria USDA-NationalInstituteofFood&Agriculture

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FORMULA FUNDING, FEDERAL OCT 1 TO SEPT 30 FISCAL YEAR 2011

Hatch MultistateBalancingNaturalResourceRecreationMgt,ALK-09-07 Fix USDA-NationalInstituteofFood&Agriculture

RangelandFragmentationW1192,ALK-07-07 Harris USDA-NationalInstituteofFood&Agriculture

CommercialgreenhouseNE-1035,ALK-09-05 Karlsson USDA-NationalInstituteofFood&Agriculture

RegionalAdministrationW-106,ALK-99-05 Lewis USDA-NationalInstituteofFood&Agriculture

ReproductivePerformance,W1112,ALK-06-06 Shipka USDA-NationalInstituteofFood&Agriculture

MgtofSustainableCellulosicBiofuelCropsWERA1016 Sparrow USDA-NationalInstituteofFood&Agriculture

NitrogenMineralizationNC1032,ALK-07-08 Zhang USDA-NationalInstituteofFood&Agriculture

Hatch GeneralFeedandforageforreindeermeatquality,ALK04-07 Finstad USDA-NationalInstituteofFood&Agriculture

CommercialReindeerMeatProduction,ALK-10-08 Finstad USDA-NationalInstituteofFood&Agriculture

BalancingNaturalResourceRecreationMgt,ALK-09-07 Fix USDA-NationalInstituteofFood&Agriculture

NaturalResources&EconomicSustainability,ALK-08-02 Greenberg USDA-NationalInstituteofFood&Agriculture

RangelandFragmentationW1192,ALK-07-07 Harris USDA-NationalInstituteofFood&Agriculture

HorticulturalCropProductionforAK,ALK-08-01 Holloway USDA-NationalInstituteofFood&Agriculture

LawsAffectingEnvironment,ALK-05-01 Joly USDA-NationalInstituteofFood&Agriculture

ControlledEnvironmentHorticultureforAK,ALK-07-06 Karlsson USDA-NationalInstituteofFood&Agriculture

CommercialgreenhouseNE-1035,ALK-09-05 Karlsson USDA-NationalInstituteofFood&Agriculture

PotatoPhytoplasmsinAlaska,ALK-07-13 McBeath USDA-NationalInstituteofFood&Agriculture

HydricSoilsMonitoring,ALK-09-02 Ping USDA-NationalInstituteofFood&Agriculture

ReproductivePerformance,W1112,ALK-06-06 Shipka USDA-NationalInstituteofFood&Agriculture

SeasonExtensionforMarketGardenProduction,ALK-08-04 Smeenk USDA-NationalInstituteofFood&Agriculture

LignocellulosicEnergyCrops,ALK-08-03 Sparrow USDA-NationalInstituteofFood&Agriculture

IssuesinResourcePlanninginAlaska,ALK-09-01 Todd USDA-NationalInstituteofFood&Agriculture

BarleyandBromegrassyield,AK04-03 Zhang USDA-NationalInstituteofFood&Agriculture

AlternativeAgronomicCropsforAK,ALK-08-06 Zhang USDA-NationalInstituteofFood&Agriculture

NitrogenMineralizationNC1032,ALK-07-08 Zhang USDA-NationalInstituteofFood&Agriculture

McIntire-StennisEvapotranspirationfromBorealForest,ALK-05-04 Fox USDA-NationalInstituteofFood&Agriculture

ClimateSensitivityofTreeGrowth,ALK-07-12 Juday USDA-NationalInstituteofFood&Agriculture

SensitivityofCarbonBudgets,ALK-07-11 Valentine USDA-NationalInstituteofFood&Agriculture

LandscapeFireInteractionsinBlackSpruceALK-05-03 Verbyla USDA-NationalInstituteofFood&Agriculture

TheDynamicsofForestGrowth,ALK-06-04 Yarie USDA-NationalInstituteofFood&Agriculture

Measurement&MgtofBorealForest,ALK-09-08 Yarie USDA-NationalInstituteofFood&Agriculture

SoilNutrientTestinginDelta Sparrow NaturalResourceConservationService

WildlandFireScienceDeliveryandOutreachinAlaska Trainor DepartmentoftheInterior

EvaluationoftheJointFiresScienceConsortia Trainor UniversityofNevado,Reno

ClimateChangeInformation,Analysis,andCapacityBuilding-ScenariosNetworkforAlaskaandArcticPlanning

Trainor WilburforceFoundation

ProjectofForestGrowth&YieldinCoastalAlaska Verbyla USDA-ForestService

MeasuringChangesinLakeSurfaceKobukValleyNationalPark

Verbyla NationalParkService

LaboratoryandFieldEvaluationofWhitehorseBiochars Zhang YukonCollege

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Studentsdegrees offeredBachelor’s degreesBachelor of Science:

•Geography,optionsinenvironmentalstudies,landscapeanalysisandclimatechangestudies,orgeographicinformationscienceandtechnology•NaturalResourcesManagement,withoptionsinhigh-latitudeagriculture,forestsciences,orhumansandtheenvironment

academic yearPhd

(sustainability)Phd

(interdisciPlinary) ms nrm ms / ma

(interdisc.) mnrm&G bs GeoGraPhy

ba GeoGraPhy

bsnrm

2007 0 11 26 5 20 19 672008 0 11 30 4 21 25 602009 2 11 34 1 25 25 652010 7 10 36 4 7 34 26 712011 13 6 30 3 ms / 1 ma 3 16 14 54

five-year statistics: number of students enrolled, 2007-2011 (majors)

Bachelor of artS:•Geography

Master’s degrees:•Master’sofScienceinNaturalResourcesManagement•MasterofNaturalResourcesManagementandGeography•InterdisciplinaryMaster

Doctoral degrees:•DoctorofPhilosophyinNaturalResourcesandSustainability•InterdisciplinaryDoctorofPhilosophy*

*coordinated with the Graduate School

Natural Resources Management 101 students participate in the "Commons Game" where they learn the value of managing resources wisely.Photo by NaNcy tarNai

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Graduates as of May 2010Summary39 undergraduate degrees conferred

BA,Geography:14BS,Geography:16BS,NaturalResourcesManagement:9Forestry:1Plant,Animal,andSoilSciences:5Resources:2Interdisciplinary:1

4 graduate degrees conferredMastersinNaturalResourcesManagementandGeography:1MS,NaturalResourcesManagement:3

Baccalaureate DegreesMatthew S. Balazs,cum laude,BS,Geography:GeographicInformationScienceandTechnology;LandscapeAnalysisandClimateChangeStudies;andcum laude,BA,Geography.GoldenKeyHonorSociety

Kasey Lynne Brovold,BS,Geography

David Dunbar,BA,Geography

Hannah Lee Vancouver Harrison,BS,NaturalResourcesManagement:Resources

Ellen Walford Hatch,magna cum laude,BS,NaturalResourcesManagement:Plant,Animal,andSoilSciences.HonorsProgram.GoldenKeyHonorSociety

Joseph C. Kendall,**BS,NaturalResourcesManagement:Resources

Cori May Kindred,BA,Geography

Tamara S. Lozano,BS,NaturalResourcesManagement:Plant,Animal,andSoilSciences

Christine A. McLean,BS,Geography:EnvironmentalStudies

Robert Michael Mikol,**BS,Geography:LandscapeAnalysisandClimateChangeStudies

Anne Marie Miller,BS,NaturalResourcesManagement:Plant,Animal,andSoilSciences

Amanda J. Peacock,**BS,NaturalResourcesManagement:Plant,Animal,andSoilSciences

Katherine Elizabeth Riffey,BS,NaturalResourcesManagement:GeographicInformationScienceandTechnology;LandscapeAnalysisandClimateChangeStudies

Matthew H. Sprau,BS,NaturalResourcesManagement:Forestry

Nicole Lynn Swensgard,BS,NaturalResourcesManagement:Plant,Animal,andSoilSciences

Molly Ann Timm,cum laude,BA,Geography.GoldenKeyHonorSociety

Master’s DegreesJennifer Lynn Jenkins,**MS,NaturalResourcesManagement.

BS, Adams State College (Colorado), 1998

Jill Erin Maynard,MS,NaturalResourcesManagement.BS, Oregon State University, 2001

Ellen Trainor,MS,NaturalResourcesManagement.GoldenKeyHonorSociety. BS, University of Prince Edward Island (Canada), 2001

Graduates as of May 2011Summary31 undergraduate degrees conferred

BA,Geography:11BS,Geography:4BS,NaturalResourcesManagement:16Forestry:1Plant,Animal,andSoilSciences:13Resources:2

3 graduate degrees conferredMSinNaturalResourcesManagement:3

Baccalaureate degreesAdrian Travis Baer,BA,Geography,andBS,Geography,EnvironmentalStudies

Taylor Lynn-Marie Beard,**cum laude,BS,NaturalResourcesManagement:Plant,Animal,andSoilSciences.GoldenKeyHonorSociety

Brittany Lynn Billingsley,**cum laude,BA,Geography

Jace William Bures,BS,NaturalResourcesManagement:Plant,Animal,andSoilSciences

Charles David Caster,magna cum laude,BS,NaturalResourcesManagement:Resources

Daniel Patrick Coleman,BS,NaturalResourcesManagement:Forestry

Lorna Lee Curran,BS,Geography:LandscapeAnalysisandClimateChangeStudies

Sheila Bernice Dailey,BS,Geography

Sabrena Louise Gneiting,BS,NaturalResourcesManagement:Plant,Animal,andSoilSciences

Brianna M. Graves,BS,NaturalResourcesManagement

Daniel David Hazen,*BS,Geography:LandscapeAnalysisandClimateChangeStudies

Quintan M. Hecimovich,**BS,NaturalResourcesManagement:Plant,Animal,andSoilSciences

Heidi L. Isernhagen,BA,Geography

James Willard Mills,BA,Geography

Jill Marie Mullen,BA,Geography

Ryan Christopher Peterson,BA,Geography

Cody Josiah Priest,BS,Geography:GeographicInformationScienceandTechnology

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Amy Lee Douglas Rath,**BS,Geography:LandscapeAnalysisandClimateChangeStudies

Ray Dan Sabo,BS,NaturalResourcesManagement:Resources

Nina Dee Schwinghammer,BS,Geography:LandscapeAnalysisandClimateChangeStudies

William Tad Sigman,cum laude,BA,OutdoorRecreationManagement:InterdisciplinaryProgram

Molly Ann Timm,*BA,Geography(seeGraduates2010)

James Riley Ward,BS,NaturalResourcesManagement:Plant,Animal,andSoilSciences

Vincent Lee Waters,BS,NaturalResourcesManagement:Resources

Alesha Lark Weiland,**cum laude,BS,Geography:EnvironmentalStudies

Kirsten M. Woodard,magna cum laude,BS,NaturalResourcesManagement:Plant,AnimalandSoilSciences

Master’s DegreesThomas Malone,2011,MSNaturalResourcesManagement

Thesistitle:APathtowardImprovedManagementoftheNorthernForestsofAlaska:

ForestInventory,BarkThickness,andStemVolume

BS, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 1995

Rehanon Pampell,**2011,MS,NaturalResourcesManagement

Thesistitle:SurveyofBombusSpecies(Hymenoptera:Apidae)NearAgriculturalLandsinInteriorAlaska

BS, Kentucky Wesleyan College, 2008

Jackson Clifford Fox** MS,NaturalResourcesManagement BS, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2006 BA, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2007 BS, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2007

Marie Elizabeth Heidemann** MNRMG,NaturalResourcesManagementandGeography BS, University of Iowa, 2005

David Randolph Hite, Jr. MNRMG,NaturalResourcesManagementandGeography BBA, Cleveland State University (Ohio), 1997

* Summer degree recipient

** December degree recipient

Shannon Pearce adjusts the tassel of Kirsten Woodard just prior to UAF commencement, May 15, 2011.Photo by NaNcy tarNai

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Research at SNRAS & AFESAlaska Climate Change Strategy

Formed inSeptember2007, theAlaskaClimateChangeStrategyisasubcabinetthatadvisestheOfficeoftheGovernoronpreparationandimplementationofAlaskaclimatechangestrategy. It seeks tobeofuse toAlaskansbyconveying stateplansforadaptationtowarmingaswellaspresentingrealisticapproachestomitigatingtherootcausesofclimatechange.

www.climatechange.alaska.gov/

Boreal Ecology Cooperative Research Unit (BECRU) USDA Forest Service

This unit facilitates conservation and informedmanagement decisions by conducting research to improveknowledge of high-altitude and high-latitude ecosystems. Itprovides support and coordinates and organizes research attheBonanzaCreekLTERandotherresearchprograms.Majorresearchareasarebiodiversity,climate/disturbanceinteractions,hierarchical scalingofprocesses, and improved forestharvestoutcomes.TheAlaskaRegionForest Serviceworkswith thepublictomanagemorethan22millionacresinsouthcentralandsoutheastAlaska.TheAlaskaRegionoftheForestServiceis a leader inprotecting the land’sbountywhileproviding aplaceforpeopletoworkandplay.

www.fs.fed.us/r10/ • www.becru.uaf.edu/

Chena Hot Springs Renewable Energy CenterThevisionatChenaHotSpringsResort is tobecomea

self-sufficient community in terms of energy, food, heating,and fuel use.The resort is developing renewable energy andsustainabledevelopmentprojectsandisformingpartnershipswithin the community and across the US to promote andimplementrenewabletechnologies.

www.chenahotsprings.com

Cold Climate Housing Research CenterCCHRC is an industry-based, nonprofit corporation

created to facilitate the development, use, and testing ofenergy-efficient, durable, healthy, and cost-effective buildingtechnologies forAlaskaand theworld’scoldclimate regions.TheresearchcenterwasconceivedanddevelopedbymembersoftheAlaskaStateHomeBuildersAssociation.

www.cchrc.org

Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit NetworkThe North and West Alaska Cooperative Ecosystem

StudiesUnitisanetworkoffederalagencies,universities,andotherorganizationsthathaveunitedinordertobetterfacilitateresearch in local and regional ecosystems.TheUniversity ofAlaska hosts the NWA-CESU, with the University of NewHampshireandtheAlaskaSeaLifeCenteraspartners.Research

the school and experiment station pursue their missionswith faculty in fourdepartments:HighLatitudeAgricul-

ture;ForestSciences;ResourcesManagement;andGeography.ResearchisalsodoneincooperationwiththeAgriculturalRe-search Service and theBorealEcologyCooperativeResearchUnit.Crossingdepartmentsandunitsarefiveareasofempha-sis:1)geographicinformation;2)high-latitudeagriculture;3)high-latitudesoils;4)managementofecosystems;and5)natu-ralresourcesuseandallocation.

Partners and CollaboratorsAgricultural Research Service

The Subarctic Agricultural Research Unit of the USDepartment of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural ResearchService(ARS)ishostedattheSchoolofNaturalResourcesandAgriculturalSciences.(ARSwasclosedinAlaskain2012.)

www.ars.usda.gov

Alaska Center for Energy and PowerTheAlaskaCenterforEnergyandPower(ACEP),basedat

theUniversityofAlaska,isdedicatedtoappliedenergyresearchandtesting,withprograms inwind-diesel,hydrokinetic,anddiesel applications. The center is focused on lowering thecost of energy throughout Alaska and developing economicopportunitiesforthestate,itsresidents,anditsindustries.

www.uaf.edu/acep/

Alaska Community Agriculture AssociationThisisagroupofAlaskafarmersandgardenerswhogrow

andsellproducefordirectsaletothepublic.Itsmembersarecommitted to promoting, supporting, and working towardhealthy,sustainablelocalfoodsystems.

www.alaskacommunityag.org/

Alaska Peony Growers AssociationThisorganizationismadeupofthestate’speonygrowers,

who are working to grow high-latitude peonies for theinternationalmarket.

www.akpeonygrowers.blogspot.com

Alaska Center for Climate Assessment & PolicyThe Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy

assessesthesocio-economicandbiophysicalimpactsofclimatevariability inAlaska,andmakesthis informationavailabletolocalandregionaldecisionmakers,inanefforttoimprovetheabilityofAlaskanstoadapttoachangingclimate.

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focuses on arctic and subarctic anthropology, landscapes,ecology,archaeology,andphysicalandbiologicalsciences.

www.uaf.edu/snras/cesu/

Cooperative Extension ServiceThe UAF Cooperative Extension Service is the state’s

gateway to its university system, serving 60,000 Alaskansannually,andprovidingalinkbetweenAlaska’sdiversepeopleand communities by interpreting and extending relevantuniversity, research-based knowledge in an understandableandusableformtothepublic.

www.alaska.edu/uaf/ces/

EPSCoR: Alaska Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research

AlaskaEPSCoR is a university-state partnershipwhichbuildsAlaska-basedresearchandaddressesnationalscientificpriorities, training students for the twenty-first centurytechnologicallybasedworkforce.EPSCoRaimstostrengthenscienceandtechnologyinfrastructureforenhancedresearchcompetitiveness inuniversities, for broaderparticipationofstudents in science,mathematics, and engineering, and forincreased linkages among higher education, governmentagencies,andtheprivatesector.

www.alaska.edu/epscor/

Google EarthMillionsofpeopleuseGoogleEarthandGoogleMaps

toexploretheworld.GoogleEarthOutreachgivesnonprofitsand public benefit organizations knowledge and resources.GooglesentateamofGooglerstoAlaskawhoarepassionateabouteducationandwhosegoalistomaketoolslikeGoogleEarthmoreaccessibletoeducators.

www.earth.google.com

Kawerak Reindeer Herders AssociationThe Kawerak Reindeer Herders Association provides

assistancetoitstwenty-onemembersinthedevelopmentofaviable reindeer industry,byenhancing theeconomicbaseforruralAlaskaandimprovingthemanagementoftheherds.Theprogramoffersadministrative, logistical,advocacy,andfield support toward the development of a self-sustainingreindeerindustry.

www.kawerak.org

National Geographic SocietyTheNationalGeographicSociety’sEducationFoundation

fundsanallianceineverystate.TheUAGPisthehomeoftheAlaskaGeographicAlliance,andreceives teachingmaterialswhich are distributed to schools throughout the state.The AGA participates in Geography Action!, GeographyAwarenessWeek,MyWonderfulWorld,theGiantTravelingMap program, NGS Summer Institutes, and the StateGeographicBee.

www.nationalgeographic.com/education/alliance

Pike’s Waterfront LodgeThelodgeturnsoveritsgreenhouseduringthegrowing

season to FFA students and university researcherswho usethe facilities to grow vegetables hydroponically. Nightlyeducationalseminarsareofferedallsummer,andproduceisservedatrestaurantfacilitiesatthelodge.FFAmemberssellextraproducetothepublicat thegreenhouse.AllproceedsbenefitFFA.

www.pikeslodge.com

ProgramsAlaska Residents Statistics Program

This program seeks to identify common recreationmanagement information needs among federal and stateagencies,using surveys inanongoingeffort togatherdata,withacore setofquestions remainingconsistentover timeandadditionalquestionsregardingspecificissuesaskedonarotatingbasis.ThegoalsaretodecreaseredundancyindatagatheringeffortsanddevelopashareddatabaseonrecreationtrendsinAlaska.Datasoughttodateincludesinformationontravelpatterns,participationinoutdoorrecreationactivities,andbroadmeasuresofbenefits received fromrecreationonpublic lands in Alaska. Possible future surveys may gatherdataondetaileduseinformationforspecificsites,economicimpacts,attitudestowardlandmanagementissues,andvalueorientationsheldbyAlaskansonnaturalresourceissues.

www.uaf.edu/snras/facilities-programs/alaska-resident-statistic/

Bonanza Creek Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) program

ThisresearchprogramislocatedintheborealforestsofinteriorAlaska.Ecologicalresearchisconductedattwomainfacilities,BonanzaCreekExperimentalForestandCaribou-Poker Creeks Research Watershed. The LTER program issupportedandhostedbytheUniversityofAlaskaFairbanksand the USDA Forest Service, PacificNorthwest ResearchStation inFairbanks,Alaska.Major funding isprovidedbytheNationalScienceFoundation.TheLTERprogramfocusesonimprovingunderstandingofthelong-termconsequencesof changing climate and disturbance regimes in theAlaskaborealforestbydocumentingthemajorcontrolsoverforestdynamics, biogeochemistry, and disturbance and theirinteractionsinthefaceofachangingclimate.

www.lter.uaf.edu

Controlled Environment Agriculture Laboratory (CEAL) program

Basic to highly technical controlled environmentsystems—from temporary cold frames and high tunnels tofacilities using technology originally developed for spaceexplorationandmissionstoMars—canbeadaptedtoAlaska’sregional conditions to improve production of vegetables,berries, and floral crops. Controlled environment and

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greenhouseresearchatCEALinvestigatesplantrequirements,varieties, and treatments to maximize productivity andefficiency.The laboratory facility allows for precise controlof lighting, temperature, humidity, and nutrients, so thatdifferent varieties and various production techniques canbe tested. The new West Ridge greenhouse now underconstructionwillallowresearchinatechnologicallyadvancedgreenhousestartingspring2012.

www.uaf.edu/snras/facilities-programs/controlled-environment-ag/

Forest Dynamics & Management programProvidingthepeopleofAlaskawithscientificallyaccurate

information by monitoring the growth and change of thenorthern forests is themajorpurposeof theUAFProgramofForestDynamicsandManagement.Withagoalofbest-practiceforestmanagement,UAFresearchersinthisprogramseek toprovide thebest scientific information tohelp landmanagersandownerswithdecisionmaking.Bysettingupasystemofpermanentplotsforlong-termmonitoring,forestersareprovidingdataforgrowthandyieldmodels.Nearly200plotsarebeingactivelystudiedintheTananaValley,CopperRiverValley,Matanuska-SusitnaValley,andKenaiPeninsula.Thegrowthmodelsofmajortreespeciesdefinethedensityanddiversityof the forests,andmeasure site index,growthequations, volume equations, and levels of growing stock.Research is focused on simulation and optimization, foresthealth, wildland fires, and climate change. In addition tocharting the growth and health of forests, the programidentifies forest characteristics and regeneration properties.UAF forestry specialists offer free consultations on forestmanagement toallAlaskans, includingNativecorporationsandtheforestindustry.

www.uaf.edu/snras/facilities-programs/forest-dynamics-managemen/

Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) program

GLOBEisaworldwide,hands-on,primaryandsecondaryschool-based science and education program. It promotesandsupportsstudents,teachers,andscientiststocollaborateoninquiry-basedinvestigationsoftheenvironmentandthedynamicsoftheEarthsystem,workinginclosepartnershipwithNASAandNationalScienceFoundationEarthSystemScienceProjects.TheAlaskaGLOBEprogramwasestablishedin1996 through theCenter forGlobalChangeandArcticSystemsResearchattheUniversityofAlaskaFairbanks.

www.cgc.uaf.edu/Globe/default.html

Georgeson Botanical GardenThisnationallyrecognizedbotanicalgardenispartofthe

FairbanksExperimentFarm,andisamemberofanationalnetwork of educational and research institutions dedicatedto plant culture and conservation. In 2006 the GBG wasthe recipient of theAll-AmericaSelectionsDisplayGardenExemplary Education Award. The GBG is one of fivebotanicalgardensinthenationtobeasatellitetestgardenfor

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theInternationalHardyFernFoundation.Gardenstaff testmorethan1,000trees,shrubs,andherbaceousperennialsforhardinesseachyear,includingAlaskanativeplantsandthosecollectedfromChina,Russia,andIceland.Thegardenservesas a location forvariety trialsof annualflowers, vegetables,herbs, and fruits, where researchers conduct experimentson new horticultural crops for Alaska’s conditions, such aspeonies.

www.georgesonbg.org/

MapTEACHMapTEACH is developing a culturally responsive

geoscience educationprogram formiddle- andhigh-schoolstudentsinAlaskathatemphasizeshands-onexperiencewiththegeosciencesandspatialtechnology(GPS,GIS,andremotesensing imagery). The project draws upon the combinedexpertise of teachers, education researchers, remote sensingspecialists, geoscience professionals, Native elders, andothers with traditions-based knowledge. Participants workdirectlywithlocalexpertsandAlaskaDivisionofGeological& Geophysical Survey scientists to authentically emulatescientificactivitiesatanovicelevel,usingrealdatainareal-world setting. Students and teachers have access to locallyand culturally relevant geospatial IT curriculum facilitatedbyweb-servedimagery,geographicinformationsystemsdata,analysistools,andfieldresources.

www.mapteach.org

Math in a Cultural ContextMathinaCulturalContextisasupplementalelementary

schoolmathseries.ThemathmodulesthatcomposeMCCare the result of a collaboration of educators,Yup’ik eldersand teachers, mathematicians and math educators, andAlaska school districts.This culturally relevant curriculumalso includes traditional stories that accompany the mathmodules. This collaboration produces culturally relevantmaterialsthatconnectlocalknowledgetoschoolknowledge,and includes integrated materials (literacy, geography, andscience). The reform-oriented curriculum is designed forAlaskastudents,hasbeenextensivelystudied,andmeetsthehighest research standards.Studiesof its efficacy repeatedlyshow that MCC students outperform comparable controlgroupstudentswhousetheirregularmathcurriculum.Itisoneof thevery fewcurricula forAlaskaNativeandNativeAmericanstudentsthatshowsuchpowerfulresults.

www.uaf.edu/mcc/

OneTree AlaskaOneTree, a community outreach and research project

coordinated by the UAF Forest Products Program (seebelow), explores art and science through connections to asingletree.OneTreeisbasedonanearlierprojectbythesamenamewhichgotitsstartin1998,whenasinglelargeoakwasfelledintheNationalTrustestateofTattonParkinCheshire,England. The OneTree project aims to show the uniquevalue of woodlands and wood products by demonstrating

thevolumeandqualityofworkthatcanbemadefromonetree. By focusing on a common goal—full utilization of asingle tree—OneTreeunleashes thebreadthof creativity inits participants.OneTree creates collaborations among areaschools, theuniversity, andcommunityartists andartisans.Asacurriculum-buildingproject,OneTreeutilizestheAlaskaboreal forest as the basis for active learning and inquiryinvestigationsintoscience,socialstudies,andthearts.

www.onetreealaska.org

Reindeer Research ProgramThe Reindeer Research Program is dedicated to the

development and promotion of the reindeer industry onthe Seward Peninsula and throughout Alaska. Researchersworkcloselywithproducerstodevelopandconductresearchprojects that can be applied directly to their operations.Outreachisasignificantpartoftheprogram,whichhasstrongties to communities and schools across Alaska. Researchincludes meat science, animal health, range managementandnutrition,useofsatellitetelemetryinherding,andmanyotherproductionandmanagement issuesunique to the farnorth.

http://reindeer.salrm.uaf.edu

Resilience and Adaptation Program (RAP)Thisprogramintegratesseveraldisciplinestoaddressthe

question of sustainability, emphasizing ecology, economics,and culture: three critical factors for understandinginteractionsbetweenpeopleandtheirbioticenvironmentina regional system. It ispartof anational effort toproducenewmodels forgraduate learning, theIntegrativeGraduateEducation and Research Traineeship (IGERT) programof the National Science Foundation. RAP trains scholars,policymakers,andmanagerstoaddressregionalsustainabilityissuesinanintegratedfashion.

www.uaf.edu/rap/

Scenarios Network for Alaska & Arctic Planning (SNAP)

SNAP is a collaborative network of University ofAlaska personnel and stakeholders from state, federal,and local agencies, industry and business partners, andnongovernmentalorganizations.TheSNAPteam,consistingofpeoplewithexpertiseincomputerprogramming,databasemanagement, GIS and remote sensing, statistical analysis,and public communications, provides direct support toresearchers and collaborators to create scenarios of futureconditionsinAlaskaformoreeffectiveplanning.

www.snap.uaf.edu

UAF Forest Products Program (Wood Utilization Research [WUR])

Thelong-termobjectiveoftheForestProductsProgramis to help Alaska become competitive in the value-addedforest products industry by providing specific technical,

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business,andmarketingassistance.Proposalsfornewmarketsandnewvalue-addedproductsmusttakeintoaccountsucheconomic factors ashigh costs of labor and transportation.ProgramresearchcanpotentiallyincreasethevolumeofwoodandnontimberforestproductsproducedandmarketedfromAlaska’sforests.

www.uaf.edu/snras/facilities-programs/forest-productswood-utili/

Research Sites & FacilitiesDelta Junction Field Research Site

This360-acresitenearDeltaJunctionprovidesspaceforresearchonagronomyandforestry,soilfertility,grainvarietytrials,grassbiomassstudies,andtreeprovenancestudies.

Fairbanks Experiment FarmThefarmwasestablishedin1906andoperationsbegan

in 1907. It includes 260 acres of cropland and pasturageand50 acres of forest land for research anddemonstrationprojects.Thepasturesupportsaresearchherdof75to100reindeer(seeReindeerResearchProgram).Thefarmhousesaredbarn,a65-foothighgrainhandlingfacility,afeedmill,maintenance shop, combination greenhouse and agronomylab,acontrolledenvironmentagriculturelab,tworesidences,andseveralstoragefacilities.Researchersconductexperimentson soil fertility, nutrient cycling, grains, grasses, and otheragronomiccrops,woodybiomasscrops,andnewcropssuchas canola,camelina,andsunflowers.

www.uaf.edu/snras/afes/fairbanks-experiment-farm/

Agricultural Soils Research LaboratoryThe Agricultural Soils Research Laboratory (ASRL)

is located in the O’Neill Building on West Ridge at theUniversity of Alaska Fairbanks. The laboratory supportsresearchand teachingconductedbyDr.SteveSparrowandDr.MingchuZhangandotherUAFresearchers.Itisalsousedfor research inpartnershipswith federal and state agencies.ASRLisusedtoconductplantandsoilsampleanalysesforstudies that are primarily in the areas of 1) biofuels usingoilseedcropssuchascanola,camelina,sunflowers,andotherplants,andbiomassresearchonwoodyandgrassplants;2)nitrogenandphosphoruscycling incold soil;3)evaluatingtraditional soil laboratory procedures and developing newandmoreaccuratenutrientanalysisbetter suited forcolderhigh latitude soils; 4) analysis of Alaska sources of organicnutrient amendments for organic food production; and 5)developing new diagnostic tools for peony nutrition. ThelaboratoryhasuseofanAstoriaPacificrapidflowanalyzer,a Shimadzu organic carbon analyzer, spectrophotometers,a Horiba fluorometer, Ankom fiber analyzers, pH meters,incubators, andother laboratory equipment.ASRLhas thecapacity for soil and plant sample preparation as well asanalysis.ItsupportsfieldresearchconductedattheFairbanksExperiment Farm, the Delta Junction Field Research Site,the Matanuska Experiment Farm, and many other field

research locations throughoutAlaska.Researchers from theInstitute of Arctic Biology, Institute of Water Resources,GeophysicalInstitute,AlaskaCenterforEnergyandPower,State of Alaska Division of Agriculture, Natural ResourceConservationService,USDAAgriculturalResearchService,USFishandWildlife,AlaskaDepartmentofFishandGameandinternationallyAgCanadahaveusedtheequipmentinthislaboratory.

Climate and Tree-Ring LaboratoryTheCTRLconductsstate-of-the-arttreeringstudiesat

UAF.Muchofthescientificconsensusaboutclimatechangeis based on tree ring data.With their annual or seasonalresolution,widespreadoccurrence,andmultiplemeasurableproperties,treeringsareoneofthebestsourcesofinformationabout past climates and ecosystem conditions. UAF wasinvolvedintheearlydevelopmentoftree-ringresearch.Morerecently,itwasoneofthefirstacademicinstitutionstodevelopafocusonclimatechangeandhascontributedimportantandwidely recognized results in climate and tree-ring research.Manychallengingquestionsremain inthefarnorth inthistimeofrapidenvironmentalchange,suchasnetborealforestuptakeorreleaseofcarbon,reconstructionofpastclimates,and forest growth. International research groups, federalagencies, and state institutions are increasing theirdemandfor Alaska tree-ring sample preparation, measurement,analysis, andarchiving related toclimatechange issues andtothemultipleapplicationsoftree-ringanalysissuchastheearth sciences and archaeology.

www.uaf.edu/snras/facilities-programs/climate-tree-ring-laborat/

Forest Soils Research LaboratoryTheForestSoilsLaboratory(FSL),establishedin1966,is

locatedintheO’NeillbuildingonWestRidgeattheUniversityofAlaskaFairbanks, and includes a laboratory equipped tocarryoutawidearrayofphysical, chemical,andbiologicalanalysesofsoilandplanttissues,ashop,andofficespace.TheFSLalsomaintainsthreetrucks,twoATVs,asnowmachine,and three boats to access field sites. Research conductedby the FSL provides information that aids understandingtree growth, forest development, and soil processes in theuniqueenvironmentofsubarcticAlaska.Emphasisisplacedon physical, chemical, and biological soil properties andprocessesinrelationtotreegrowthandforestdevelopment.Thisisdonethroughthestudyofnutrientcycles(dynamicsof chemical elements required by plants) in selected foresttypes.MuchoftheresearchcarriedoutatFSLisconductedon a cooperative basis with other university institutes anddepartments, including the Boreal Ecology CooperativeResearchUnit of theUSDAForest Service, particularly inconjunction with the ongoing Bonanza Creek Long-TermEcologicalResearch(LTER)programfundedbytheNationalScienceFoundation.ApproximatelythirtyactivefieldstudysitesarelocatedinareasbroadlyrepresentativeofthemajorvegetationtypesencounteredininteriorAlaska,rangingfromthe most highly productive (birch, aspen, balsam poplar

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andwhite spruce,allofpotentialeconomic importance) tothe most widespread (black spruce, which experiences thegreatest impactfromfire in interiorAlaska).ManysitesarejointlymaintainedwiththeBonanzaCreekLTERprogram.

Palmer Center for Sustainable LivingThePalmerCenterforSustainableLiving(PCSL)honors

thehistoryoftheAlaskaAgriculturalExperimentStationintheMatanuskaValleywhileprovidingavisionforthefuture.Itembracesanexpandingurbancommunitywhileretainingtheadventurousandindependentspiritofthefrontierregardingself-sufficiencyandtheforgingofnewtrailsandbyways.ThePCSLoffersacompleteacademicprogramfornaturalresourcemanagement and agricultural scienceswhile also serving astheadministrativeunitfortheMatanuskaExperimentFarm,KerttulaHall,andthefuturehomeoftheMatanuskaColonyHistoryCenter.Thedefinitionofagricultureworldwidehaschangedtoincludemorethantraditionalagriculture.Todayagricultural research also relates to forest products, urbanlandscaping, sports turf, agrotourism and recreation, lakeandstreammanagementforfishhabitat,andnutritionandhabitatforwildlife.Thecurrentacademicprogramfocusesonenvironmentalstudiesandsustainableagriculture.

www.uaf.edu/snras/afes/palmer-research-extension/

Kerttula hallKerttula Hall is the centerpiece of our education and

research programs in southcentral Alaska. It is the centerfor many outreach, educational, and research partnershipswith other educational institutions and state and federalagencies. Kerttula Hall houses the UAF Soils and ForageAnalysis Laboratory, the only public soils lab in the state,and is theheadquarters for facultywhosefields range fromsoilsciencetoplantecologytowoodchemistry.Itslocationoffers a connection to the largest transportation andcommunicationshubinAlaska,anditservesasanimportantcenterforsouthcentralstudentswhoarestudyingtobecomeleaders dealing with the natural resourcemanagement andenvironmentalissuesfacingAlaska.

renewaBle-BaSed hydrocarBonS laBoratoryThisnewfacilityfocusesontheproductionofrenewable

hydrocarbons from biomass using thermochemicalprocessing techniques.The efficient and sustainable use ofbiomass in Alaska is being addressed through gasificationand liquefaction research involving agronomic and forestcrops. By controlling the reaction conditions, adding orsubtractingchemicals,changingpressuresandtemperatures,biomass ismodifiedintoamixtureofgas,solid,andliquidhydrocarbons.Researchersare investigatingwaystoconvertthe chemicals into more familiar types of hydrocarbons,analogous to petroleum. Biomass is the only renewableresource that can produce hydrocarbons.These substances,likethoseinpetroleum,havethepotentialtoberefinedintofuel, plastics, resins, lubricants, synthetic medicines, andthousandsofotherhydrocarbon-basedproducts.Obtaining

them from biomass will not only provide Alaskans with asustainable source for these compounds and help decreasedependence on petroleum, it should also provide the statewithnewindustries.

https://sites.google.com/a/alaska.edu/jasoria/berd-biomass-energy-r-d-lab

MatanuSKa colony hiStory centerHistorically, the Matanuska Colony emphasized the

importance of reliable food supplies in southcentral Alaskaandearlyresearchfromthisfacilityleaddirectlytofoundingofthecolony.Thehistoric,pre-1930,buildingsofthePCSLwilleventuallycontaina library,aconferencecenter,andfacultyoffices in addition to the distance delivery center currentlyhousedintheyellowMessHallbuildinglinkingustotherestoftheworld.Thesestructuresareanimportantreminderofthestate’sagriculturalhistoryanditspotentialforthefuture.

MatanuSKa experiMent farMSince1917thisfarmhasprovidedasiteinsouthcentral

Alaskaforagriculturalandnaturalresourceresearch.Todaythefarmcontinuesitshistoryofagriculturalresearch,education,and outreach with work in controlled environments, fieldhorticulture, forage production, organic farming, animalproduction,turfgrass,andwildlifenutrition.Thefarmincludes260acresofcleared,cultivatedlandand700acresofforestlandforresearchanddemonstrationpurposes.Therearealsofieldfacilities,includingbarnsandfeedstorage,forresearchonsoils,plants,andanimalswithacompletecomplementoffarmequipmenttoproduceandharvestgrain,forage(bothhayandbaleage),andothercrops.Thefacilityalsoincludesamodernheadhouseandfourgreenhouseunits,each1,100sq.ft.,ofwhichthreeareheated.ThefarmconnectstopropertiesmanagedbytheMatanuska-SusitnaBorough,UAAMat-SuCollege,UALands,andAlaskaStateParks,andcoordinateswiththemonmanagementofanexisting,heavily-usedtrailsystemknownastheMatanuskaGreenbeltTrails.

The historic Herdsman's House, formerly known as the South or Ericksen Cottage, on the Matankuska Experiment Farm.

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Research Highlights Research Highlights 2010Integrated pest management for Alaska agriculture—2010AlbertoPantoja,DennisFielding,JeffConn,SteveSeefeldt(ARS)purpose

Since1973,thewintertemperatures inAlaskahave in-creased by 2-3°C resulting in increased concentrations ofinsectsanddiseasesandrenewedattentiontothedevelopmentofthepotentialofagriculturalexpansioninthecircumpolarregion.However,informationonbiologicalpropertiesofhighlatitudepests(weeds,diseases,andinsects),pest interactionwithcrops,andknowledgeofbestpestmanagementpracticesfor agricultural andnatural areas in arctic/subarctic regionsislacking,poorlydocumented,ornotwelldeveloped.Thereisaneedforincreasedresearchtoimprovemanagementandto understand the biology of invasive plants, diseases, andinsectpests in subarctic regions.TheSubarcticAgriculturalResearchUnit (ARS) is the only unit of theUnited StatesDepartment of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Servicethat addresses arctic and subarctic IntegratedPestManage-ment(IPM)researchstrategies.Primarygoalsaretodevelopeffective,economicalpestmanagementstrategieswithamin-imumofadverseenvironmentalimpacts.Objectivesincludeidentificationofinsectpestsofagriculturalimportance;pre-diction of pest damage; development of cultural practicesfor the integratedmanagement ofweeds and grasshoppers;evaluationoftheecologicalimpactofweeds;andpreventingtheestablishmentofnewinvasivepestsinAlaska.TheworkonIPMwillcontributetoenhancedproductivity,profitabil-ity, and environmental quality ofAlaska’s farming industryandnaturalresourceareasbyreducingthreatsposedbyinsectpests,weeds,andpathogensthroughresearchandtechnologytransferresultinginnewandinnovativeIPMstrategies.

The overarching goal of this project is to developnewknowledge to increase the understanding andmanagementofthebiologyandecologyofnon-indigenousinvasiveplantsandinsectpestsinsubarcticagriculturalsystems,especiallyinplanthardinesszonesnotfoundintheconterminousUnitedStates.Theproposedresearchprogramisdesignedtoprovideintegratedpestmanagementtechnologiesforweedandinsectcontrol insubarcticenvironmentstosupporttheexpansionofstate,national,andinternationalagriculture.Ourresearchanddevelopmentprogramsprovideuser-friendly, economi-cal, and environmentally acceptable technologies for pestmanagement in subarctic environments. The technologiesdeveloped in Alaska will be relevant to other countries insubarcticenvironments.Theresearchagendaisderivedfromdiscussions with collaborating scientists, Alaska producers,

andstateand federalagencies.Thiswillbeachievedbyac-complishing the followingobjectives: 1)Monitor andmapthedistributionandspreadofweedsand invasiveplants inhigh-latitudeagriculturalsystemsandimmediatelyadjoiningnatural land forpatternsofdiversity,origin,andspread, toprovidestrategiesforintegratedweedmanagementprogramsin a changing climate;2)Determine expandinghabitatsofselectinsectpestsandinsectvectors,includinggrasshoppersasamodel,toelucidatetheimpactoflandscapeandclimatevariablesonIPMstrategiesforsustainable,high-latitudeag-riculturalsystems.approach, progress, and impact

Herbicideselectionisnotonlybasedoncontrollingtheweed. Orange hawkweed is a troublesome invasive weedin pastures and open fields in Alaska. ARS researchers inFairbanks determined that two herbicides, Aminopyralidand Clopyralid, were very effective at controlling orangehawkweed.Aminopyralid isbestusedwheregrassesare thedesirable vegetation, whereas Clopyralid, which does notcontrolasmanybroadleafplantspecies,wouldbebestinar-easwheremaintainingspeciesdiversityisdesired.Selectionofthemostappropriateherbicideshouldnotbebasedsolelyonitsimpactontheintendedweedspecies.

WeedseedscansurviveforyearsinthecoldsoilsofAlas-ka.Weedseeds thatcan survive foryears in soils cancauseproblemsinthefuture.ARSresearchersinFairbanks,Alaskadeterminedthat12of17weedspecies stillhadviable seedafterbeingburiedfor25yearsinsoilsaroundFairbanks.Vari-abilitywashighbetween replicates showing that some seedburialsitesaresaferthanothersforcontinuingseedviability.Theresultsofthisresearchhighlightthe importanceofde-velopinglong-termstrategiesforthecontrolofweedsincoldclimates.

Grasshoppers may become an annual occurrence innorthernregionswithchangingclimate.Currently,grasshop-pereggsinthisregionrequiretwoyearstohatch.Cohortsinodd-numberedyearsaresparse,whereascohortsofeven-num-bered years are abundant. ARS researchers from Fairbanksdeveloped predictionmodels indicating that an increase of3to4°Cinsummertemperatureswillberesultinasignifi-cantproportionofthegrasshopperpopulationswitchingtoaone-yearlifecycle,causingabreakdownofthealternate-yearpopulationdynamics.

Wireworms from Interior Alaska are different thanPalmer.Wirewormsarebecomingmoreofaprobleminpo-tatoproducingareas,especiallywherepotatoesareseasonallyrotatedwithgrasses,likeininteriorAlaska.ARSentomolo-gistfromFairbanksdeterminedthespeciescompositionandseasonal biology of adult elaterids associated with potato

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productionattwolocalitiesininteriorAlaska:FairbanksandDelta Junction. The species composition was differentbetweenlocalities;inspiteofthehighestinsecttrapcatchre-corded,insectcountsinFairbanksremainedlowduringmostoftheseason,indicationthepestloweconomicimportanceunderthestudyarea.Thisrepresentsthefirstlongtermre-portonspeciesdiversityofelateridsinpotatoesfrominteriorAlaskaandthefirsttimeelateridshavebeenshownassociatedwithpotatoesinDeltaJunction.potato Seed

This ispartofacollaborativeresearchprojectwithJeffSmeenk of SNRAS. Seven non-commercial producers col-laboratedwithUAFandARSresearchersinasentinelpotatostudytogrowfivevarietiesofcertifiedseedpotatoesincom-munities around Alaska. During 2009 research sites wereinspectedforvirussymptoms.Noneoftheplantsatanysiteexhibitedvirussymptoms.Whilenopotatoeshadaphids,60aphidswerecollectedfromnearbyplants.TheARSentomol-ogyteamidentifiedtheaphidsasmembersoftheEuceraphis(18%),Myzus(63%),andMacrosiphum(18%)genera.

Acolored-fleshpotatostudywasinitiatedin2010.Rep-licatedtrialswereestablishedatsixsitesanddemonstrationplotswereestablishedattwelveadditionalsitestodetermineboth theadaptabilityof thematerial and theconsumerac-ceptanceofthenewmaterial.Allsitesreceivedthesamefournovel colored-flesh varieties which were developed and se-lectedthroughtheongoingcollaborativeeffortbetweenARSandUAF.

ApotatobiomassstudyhasbeenestablishedattheMata-nuskaExperimentFarm,andthestatewidenetworkofpotatocollaboratorswillsendthetwolargestpotatoesfromeachva-riety.Analyticprotocolsarebeingdevelopedtoevaluatethebiomasspotentialsofthevarietiesandtodetermineimpactsofharvestdatesandproductionlocationsontheextractablecompounds.

Invasive plant management plan for UAFMarieHeidemann,SusanToddpurpose

Thepurposeofthismaster’sdegreeprojectwastopreventthespreadofinvasiveplantsfromtheUAFcampustothesur-roundingnaturalecosystemsofinteriorAlaskabydevelopingan Invasive PlantsManagement Plan for the campus.Theplanspelledoutactionsformanagingexistinginvasiveplantsoncampusandforpreventingtheirestablishmentandspreadinthefuture.approach

Throughout theUS andCanada, communities, states,andprovinceshavefoundthebestwaytodealwithinvasivespecies is to develop a comprehensive plan that tackles theproblemfromanumberofanglesandthatconsiderstheun-derlyingcausesoftheweedinfestation.Themostsuccessfulplans aredeveloped in collaborativeprocessesby a teamofstakeholders.WefollowedthismodelatUAF.

progressAmapofthecurrentdistributionof invasiveplantson

campuswasproducedinsummer2008.Inthefallof2009,aUAFInvasivePlantTaskForcewasestablishedwhichinclud-ed invasiveplant experts, campus landscaping staff, faculty,andstudents.Thesetwostepsprovidedthegroundworkforthisproject todevelop aplan.TheTaskForcedeveloped adraftoftheplaninthespringof2010.ThecampusLand-scapeCommitteeandMasterPlanningCommitteesendorsedtheplanandChancellorRogerssigneditasofficialpolicyinDecember2010.impact

The plan will have an impact on invasive plants oncampus and also elevate UAF’s status as a model of goodenvironmental stewardship. We are ahead of many othercampuses and communities andourworkon theplanwillhelpothersdevelopinvasiveplantplans.

When laws affecting the environment conflict: focus on public lands

JulieLurmanJolypurpose

Theobjective is to identify situations inwhich lawsorpolicies with conflicting purposes or methodologies are inplace, to analyze that legal conflict in order to understandhow itmanifested andwhat its practical consequences are,andperhapstorecommendchanges.approach

1.Anexaminationofhowthecourtshavefailedtoprop-erlyapplythe“BestScientificDataAvailable”standardandwhatstatisticshastosayaboutwhat“scientific”reallymeans.

2.Followinguponearlierworkexaminingthepotentialfordirectconflictbetweenthestate’sIntensiveManagementstatute and the enabling legislation for certain federal landmanagement agencies.The initialwork looked at the issuefromtheperspectiveoftheNationalParkService.Thisfollowupworks examines the same issues from theperspectiveoftheUSFishandWildlifeServiceandtheNationalWildlifeRefugeSystem.

3.InitiatedresearchrelatedtostrengtheningtheAlaskaDepartmentofNaturalResources’positionregardingstruc-tureprotectionpolicyandotherrealorperceivedinequalitiesinfiresuppression.

progress1. This work analyzes why the courts have not given

meaningtotheterm“scientific”andattemptstodefinewhat“scientific”oughttomeanwithinthecontextofthestatutesinwhichthe“BestScientificDataAvailable”criteriaappears.A manuscript has accepted by the Stanford Environmental Law Journalandwillbepublishedinthesummerof2010.

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2. After an analysis of the applicable statutes and caselawwascompleteditwasclearthattheconflictinquestionis impairing the Fish andWildlife Service’s ability tomeetitsstatutorygoalsregardingRefugemanagementshouldpre-empttheserulesonRefugelands.Thismanuscripthasbeenaccepted for publication andwill appear in the June 2010issueoftheAlaska Law Review.

3. I have identified several areas of concern related tothese issues andhave proposed areas of initial inquiry thatmightyieldsolutions.Thisworkisongoing.

impact1.Thisworkwill be of interest to all federal land and

resourcemanagerswhooperateunderastatutethatcontains“best scientificdata available” language.Failure to considerwhetherdatais“scientific”canhavesignificantmanagementrepercussions.

2.Maykeepfederallandmanagersfromrunningafoulofthelawandriskingexpensiveandtimeconsuminglegalchal-lenges.Shouldprovidefederal landmanagerswithaclearerunderstandingoftheirdutiesandresponsibilitiesandprovidestatemanagerswithabetterunderstandingofthelawsthatconstraintheirfederalcounterparts.

3.Thisworkwillbeusefultostateandfederalfireman-agementofficialswho,duetovaguelegalstandardsandotherissues,facepublicrelationsdifficultiesresultingfromrealorperceivedinconsistenciesinfireprotectionpractices.grants/funding

USDA,Hatch.WhenLawsAffectingtheEnvironmentConflict:FocusonPublicLands.

Effect of progesterone and melatonin on gestation length in reindeerJaniceRowell,MilanShipkapurpose

Weinvestigatedthepotentialofa)progesteroneandb)melatonintoaccelerateearlyembryonicgrowthasevidencedbya shortenedgestation lengthwithoutcompromisingcalfbirthweight.approach

* CIDR =Controlled InternalDrug Releasing device,Eazi-BreedCIDR,PfizerAnimalHealth,www.pfizerah.comprogress

H1: Progesterone concentrations during the first 5-12days post-CIDR treatment - Agricultural and Forestry Ex-perimentStation

ThesecondCIDRtreatmentinGroup1successfullyin-creasedmaternalprogesteronelevelsbyanaverageof5.5ng/ml by oneweek following the seven-day haremperiod.AsofDecember2009aPSPBtestconfirmed9/10pregnantin

Group2(controls)and7/10pregnantinGroup1(progester-onetreated).

TwofemalesweredroppedfromGroup2(control),onefor an abortion in March 2010 and another for stillborntwinsinearlyApril2010.AsofApril26,2010,3of7femalesinGroup1(treatment)and4of7inGroup2(control)havecalved.Whencalvingiscompleted,hairsampleswillbecol-lectedforDNAanalysistoestablishthesireforeachcalf.

H2: Exposure tomelatonin – Robert G.White LargeAnimalResearchStation

InGroup1(melatonin),onefemalewaseuthanizedforreasonsunrelatedtothestudy, twofemaleswere foundnotpregnantbyultrasound,onefemaleabortedinMarch2010,andsixfemalescalvedsuccessfully.InGroup2(control)onefemale was not pregnant (ultrasound), 2 females failed tocalve(ultrasoundindicatedtheywerepregnantinNovember2009)and7femalescalved.Thereisnoevidencethatmela-tonintreatedreindeerhadelevatedprogesteroneattheendoftheharemperiodandnodifference(P=0.855)betweenthegestationlengthofthemelatonintreatedgroup(220.5±2.8d)andthecontrolgroup(220.1±3.9d).BloodsampleswillbeassayedtoseeifelevatedmelatoninlevelsaredetectableInthetreatedgroup.impact

Understanding these mechanisms and ultimately theirpotential impact on blastocyst survival, fetal developmentand calf growth are important to breedingmanagement ofreindeer, especially if techniques like artificial inseminationaretobeapplied.

Selection, variety testing, and evaluation of cultural practices for alternative agronomic crops for AlaskaRobertM.VanVeldhuizen,MingchuZhang,andStephenD.Sparrowpurpose

Thisongoingresearchprovidesayearlyupdateofinfor-mationonnewandbetteradaptedagronomiccropvarieties(small grains and oilseeds) and their response to drylandfarmingconditionsandharvestmethodsatFairbanks,DeltaJunction,andPalmer.Italsoprovidesadatabaseforlocalpro-ducerstodeterminetheeconomicviabilityforthosecrops.approach

Weusevarietytrials forcontinuedevaluationofspring6-rowfeedbarley,6-rowhullessbarley,hardredspringwheat,hardredwinterwheat,hardandsoftwhitewinterwheat,win-ter rye,andoilseeds includingPolishcanola,camelina,anddwarf,open-pollinateddwarfSunwheatselectedfromnorth-ernCanadianandUSsourcesfortestingagainstthestandardAlaskavarieties(Otalspringfeedbarley,Thualhullessbarley,Ingalhardredspringwheat,andRewardPolishcanola)forearlymaturityandhighyields.Replicatedtrialsofallvarietieswereplantedatallthreetestlocations,withtheexceptionof

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Growing conditions (temperature and precipitation) atallthreelocationswereslightlyhigherthanthelongtermav-erage.Asaresult,thegrowingseasonwasextendedintomidSeptemberforharvest.Thispushedharvestintothesametimeframeoftheannualsouthernmigrationofwaterfowl.Therewas no grain left to harvest at the Palmer location. SmallgrainandoilseedyieldsandtestweightswereslightlyhigherthanthelongtermaveragefortheFairbanksandDeltaJunc-tionlocations.Plantheightcharacteristicsandlodgingwereaboutequal to the long-termaveragevalues.Averageyieldsforbothfeedandhullessbarleywerehigherthanthestandardtest variety,Otal. Average yields for hard red springwheatwerealsohigherthanthestandardtestvariety,Ingal.Winterryeyieldswereslightlyhigherthanwheatbutmaturitywassignificantly later.ThePolish canola and camelina varietieshadaverageyieldssimilartothestandardtestvariety,Reward.Thedwarf,open-pollinatedSunwheat“MidnightSunflower’resultedinyieldsthatwereslightlyhigherthanthelongtermaverage.Thisfallwasthebeginningofanewvarietytrial/cul-turalpracticestudydonewithwintergrainsattheFairbanksandDeltaJunctionlocations.Culturalpracticesinclude;tra-ditional seedbed preparation, furrow planting (two inchesdeeper than the surrounding surface), and stubbleplanting(in6–8inchstandingstubble),donetodeterminetheeffec-tivenessforwintersurvivalonvarioustypesofwintergrains.For2011,testingofspringandfallplantedsmallgrainsandoilseedvarietieswillcontinue.

Results fromphosphorus rate andapplicationmethodsforbarleyfertilizationindicatethatamediumrateofphos-phorusappliedasabandwiththeseedproducedthehighestyields.Theuseofanureavolatilization inhibitor to reducenitrogen loss on fall and spring fertilizer applications onbromegrasshaywasalsocontinuedin2010.Resultsshowedsignificantammoniavolatilizationoccurringwithoutapplica-tionoftheinhibitor.Thehighestlossoccurredwiththefallapplication.impact

ThereleaseofthehullessbarleySunshinein2009cou-pledwiththeCESdevelopmentofhullessbarleyflourrecipesin2010hascontinuedtocreateaninterestingrowingadapt-ed small grains for human consumption in both large andsmallscaleproduction.TheresearchintotheharvestmethodofsprayingPolishcanolawithglyphosphatecontinuestore-sultintwopercentgreenseedorless.Theoilfromthisseedissuitableforuseashumanconsumptionorasabiofuelwiththemeal suitable foruse inanimal feedsasa substitute forimportedsoybeanmealastheenergyportionofthediet.ThishasstimulatedinterestinusingPolishcanolaasaviablerota-tionalcropforAlaska.Resultsfromboththephosphorusandnitrogen(urea)studiesshowanincreasednutrientplantuseefficiencyandpreventionoflosstotheenvironment.

Reduction of ammonia volatilization by Agrotain® urease inhibitorM.Zhang,SDSparrow,B.VanVeldhuizen,d.masiakpurpose

Whenurea is applied in soil or on a soil surface, ureais converted toNH4+, andNH4+canbe further changedintoNH3(ammonia),avolatilegas,dependingonsoilpH,temperature,andmoisturecondition.HighpH,drysoil,andhightemperaturearefavorableforNH4+beingconvertedtoNH3.Smoothbromegrass(Bromus inermisL)hayisoneofthemajor crops in the interiorAlaska. Solid urea fertilizerisusuallyappliedonthesurfacetoincreasebromegrasshayyield.Agrotain®isanewureaseinhibitorsoldonthemarket.ExperimentsintheLower48showthatusingsuchinhibitorcan reduceNH3 volatilization.The objective of this studywas to determine ifAgrotain®urease inhibitor can reduceNH3volatilizationintheinteriorAlaskaclimaticconditions.approach

Anexperimentwas conducted in abromegrassfield intheUAFFairbanksExperimentFarmfromfall2008tofall2010 to determine NH3 volatilization with and withoutAgrotain®.Ureawasappliedat0,50,and100kgN/hawithorwithoutAgrotain®infall2008,2009and2010.Ureawasalsoappliedinthespringof2009and2010withNapplica-tionrateof0,50,and100kgN/ha.Immediatelyafterureaapplication,NH3trapsweresetuptocaptureNH3volatil-izedin1,3,5daysafterureawasapplied.In2010,lengthoftrappingwasextendedto7days.Bromegrassbiomassyieldwasalsodeterminedin2009and2010.progress

OurresultsshowedthatNlossinNH3volatilizationwasabout3.3%(averageofthreeyears)withoutuseofAgrotain®forfallappliedNand1.5%forspringappliedN.Thismeansthat forevery100kgN/haappliedasurea,withnouseofAgrotain®,therewillbe3.3kgN/halossforfallappliedNand1.5kgN/halossforspringappliedN.OurresultsalsoshowedthatNlossthroughNH3volatilizationoccurredinthefirstfivedaysafterureaapplication.However,thisNlossdidnotaffectthebromegrassbiomassproduction.impact

Historically, many products have been tried to reduceNH3volatilization.Agrotain®isanewproductinmarket,and beneficial effect on reducing NH3 volatilization hasbeen reported in lower 48 states.Bromegrass is one of themajor crops produced in Alaska. Reduce NH3 volatiliza-tioncanhelptoimproveNuseefficiencyinbromegrasshayproduction.

Comparison of P fertilizer application methodsM.Zhang,SDSparrow,B.VanVeldhuizen,d.masiakpurpose

Phosphorus(P)isveryreactiveinsoil,andcanbeformedinsolublecompoundseitherinhighpHsoil(pH≥7)orlow

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pHsoil(pH≤6).Assuchitsusebycropsinthecurrentyearapplication is usually less than 20%. Phosphorus fertilizerapplicationcanbeinbroadcastingorinbanding.Withtheriseoffertilizerprice,improvingPuseefficiencycanleadtoreducetheinputcostfromPfertilizerapplication.Theobjec-tiveofthisworkwastodemonstratetheseedrowapplicationcanreducePfertilizerapplicationrate.approach

Athree-year(2008–2010)fieldexperimentwassetupinDelta Junction,Fairbanks, andPalmerExperimentalFarmswith treatmentsof1)noP,2)P fertilizerbroadcastingatarateof50kgP2O5/ha;3)Pfertilizerseedrowbandingatarateof50kgP2O5/ha;and4)Pfertilizerbroadcastingatarateof100kgP2O5/ha.BroadcastingapplicationwasmadebyspreadingPfertilizeronthesoilsurfaceandthenincorpo-ratedintosoilinadepthof10cm.ThebandingapplicationtreatmentwasmadebyplacingPfertilizerinadepthof10cmrightbesideseedrow.TriplesuperphosphatewasusedasPfertilizer.Inaddition,appropriateamountofN,K,andSfertilizerwereapplied.Barley(HordeumvulgareL.,cultivar:Wooding)wasgrownoneachofthetreatments.Plantsam-pleswere taken inheadingandphysiologicalmature stages(soft dough). Soil samples were taken prior to the start oftheexperimentandinfallofeveryyearin0-15and15-30cmdepths.Plantbiomass,plantPuptake,andphosphorusconcentrationinsoilinMehlich3andBrayextractionweredetermined.progress

Theresultsshowedthatinsomeyear/sitecombinations,biomassyieldfromPbandedat50kgP2O5/hawasbetterthanthesamerateappliedinbroadcasting,indicatingband-inginseedrowresultedinmorePusebyplants.ThismightbeattributedtoeasyaccessofbandedPbyplantroots.Inaddi-tion,therewasnodifferenceinbiomassproductionbetweenlowandhighPrateapplication.Also,therewasnostatisticaldifferenceinsoilPatthethirdyearoftheexperimentwithtwo extraction methods. The apparent fertilizer P uptakeefficiency in three siteswas low for all fertilizer treatments(<10%).However,plantPuseefficiencyfromthebandedPisabouttwopercentagepointsbetterthantheotherPfertilizertreatmentsinthePalmersite.impact

The researchwas to evaluateP applicationmethod onbarley biomass production. The results demonstrated thatwithbanding application,P fertilizer canbemoreusedbybarleyplants.TheresearchresultswillhelpPfertilizerrecom-mendationinthestateforcropproduction.

Research Highlights 2011Biomass production and carbon sequestration potential of poplar as a short-rotation bio-energy cropAmandaG.Byrd,WilliamE.Schnabel,StephenD.Sparrow,anddarleent.masiakpurpose

Biomassmaybeakeycomponentof renewableenergysourcesinAlaska’sfuture,andmayhavetheadvantageofbe-ingcheaperthanfossilfuels,especiallyinruralareas.Itmayalsohave the addedbenefitofnet sequestrationof carbon.However,therehasbeenlittlestudyonmanagementofbio-massasanenergysourceinAlaska.WerecentlybeganastudyonanexperimentallandfillcapatElmendorfAirForceBasetodeterminetheyieldpotentialandoverallcarbonbalanceofpoplarsundersemi-intensivemanagement.Theobjectivesare:1)Estimaterateofaccumulationofabovegroundbio-mass,bothwithandwithoutsupplementalnutrientsadded;2)Assessthefeasibilityofusingbiomassasanalternativetodiesel fuel for ruralAlaska;and3)Createacarbonbalancemodelbasedonabovegroundandbelowgroundbiomass.approach

ThestudysiteispartofanexperimentalmunicipalwasteprojectatElmemdorfAirForceBasenearAnchorage,Alas-kausedtoevaluatetheeffectoftreesonlandfillcoverwaterbalance.Saplings(mostlypoplars,PopulusbalsamiferaorP.balsamiferaxtrichocarpa)wereplantedin2005.Inlatewin-ter 2011,wemeasured tree height, basal and breast-heightdiameter,andharvestedallabovegroundbiomass.Theareawasdivided into four equal sizedplots, twoofwhichweretreatedwithslow-releasefertilizertosupply100N(90kg/ha),50lbP(expressedasP205,45kg/ha),and62lbK(ex-pressed asK2O,55kg/ha). In summer2011,we collectedroot and soil samples around three trees tomeasure belowgroundcarbon.Treeheightsanddiametersweremeasuredattheendofthe2011growingseason.Bothabovegroundandbelow ground biomass will bemeasured at the end of the2012growingseasontoestimateregrowthpotentialandcar-bonaccumulationpotentialofestablishedpoplars.progress

Thepoplartreesproducedanabovegrounddrybiomassyieldof9.6tons/ac(21.6metrictons[Mt)perhectare)oversix years or 1.6 tons/ac (3.6Mt/ha) annually. Average treebiomassaftersixyearswas6.6lb(3kg).Wehavenotcom-pletedsoilorrootanalyses.impact

Ultimately,thisstudywillprovideinformationforAlaskacommunitiesthatwillhelpthemdecidewhethertoinvestingrowingpoplarsasbiomasscropsforenergyuse.Itwillalsoprovide information for resourceplanners on the effects ofgrowingpoplarsasbio-fuelsonsoilcarbonbalance.

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Phosphorus and potassium fertilizer rates for barley, smooth bromegrass, and potatoes using soil test values in the Delta Junction area of Alaska.MeghanLene,StephenD.Sparrow,MingchuZhang,RobertVanVeldhuizen,anddarleent.masiak.purpose

Phosphorus(P)andpotassium(K)areamongthemostlimitingnutrientsforcropgrowthinAlaska.Recentincreasesin fertilizerpricesandconcerns forenvironmentaldegrada-tionduetooverapplicationoffertilizershaveledtoeffortstoimprovecropuseefficiencyofappliednutrients.Whilenitro-gen(N)hasbeenwidelystudiedasaplantnutrientinAlaska,therehavebeenlittleresearchonPandKcropuptakeanduseasinfluencedbysoilproperties,especiallyintheDeltaJunc-tionarea.Theobjectivesofthisresearchareto:1)characterizetheinfluenceofadditionoflimetoanacidicsoilonPandK availability and cropuptake, 2) identifyhowdifferentPandKapplicationrates influencecropyield,plantuse,andresidualsoilPandKlevels,and3)refinecurrentagronomicPandKapplicationraterecommendationsforsmoothbrome-grass(Bromusinermis),potatoes(Solarumtuberosum),andbarley(Hordeumvulgare).approach

We established field research plots at the UAF DeltaJunction Field Research Site in spring 2010. An existingsmoothbromegrassstandwasusedandlandpreviously fal-lowedwasusedtoestablishpotatoandbarleyplots.Soilatthesitewasstronglyacidic,sohalfofeachplotareawastreatedwithhydratedlimeat2.5tons/ac(5.6Mt/ha)withagoalofraisingthepHtonearneutral.EachplotareareceivedvariousPandKcombinationsandrates,resultingineightdifferentfertilizertreatmentsforpotatoesandbromegrass,and11forbarley in 2010 and2011.All plots received a uniform ap-plicationofNandsulfurfertilizerattherecommendedrateforthatcrop.Fertilizersandlimewerebroadcastappliedandthentilledintothesoilforbarley,forpotatoesthelimewasbroadcastandotherfertilizerswerebandednexttothepotatorow,andforthebromegrassplotstheyweresimplyspreadonthesurface.Ouroriginalplancalledforirrigatingthepota-toesbutourirrigationequipmentdidnotbecomefunctionaluntil spring2011,sothe2010potatoplotsdidnotreceivesupplementalwater.Soilsampleswerecollectedinspringandfallofeachyear,planttissuesampleswerecollectedathead-ingandatphysiologicalmaturityforbarleyandatfloweringforpotatoes.Allplotswereharvestedattheappropriatetimeforeachcrop.Wetooktwocuttings,amid-seasonandlateseasonharvest,forbromegrass.Allsamplesweresenttoasoil/plantanalysislaboratoryfordeterminationofsoilandplanttissuePandK.

progressBothbarleyandpotatoesrespondedtofertilizerandlime

application,butbromegrassyieldsdidnotvarysignificantlyamongfertilizerorlimetreatments.ThelackofresponseinthebromegrasswaslikelybecausetheP,K,andcalcium(fromthelime)remainedmostlyonthesurfaceandwasnotreadilyaccessibletotheplantroots.Barleyyields,averagedovertwoyearsshowedanincreaseofabout10%duetotheadditionoflime;yieldswerehighestinthelimedplotsatthehighestP rate (60 lb expressed asP2O5/ac, 67 kgP2O5/ha)withagrainyieldofabout1.3tons/ac(2.9metrictons[Mt]/ha).Therewas littleapparent response toKbybarley.Wehavenotyetfinishedcompilingyielddataforpotatoesin2011;in2010,applicationoflimeresultedinanoverallaverageyieldincreaseofabout25%.Yieldspeakedatabout280hundredweight(cwt)/ac(31Mt/ha)nearthe180lbP2O5/ac(200kg/ha)ratewithlittleresponsetoK.Planttissueandsoilsampleanalysesarenotyetcomplete.impact

This research will ultimately save farmers on fertilizercostsbyprovidinginformationontheappropriatePandKrate to reach the economicoptimumyield for crops in theDeltaJunctionareaofAlaska.grants/funding

Salcha-DeltaSoilandWaterConservationDistrict

Potential perennial lignocellulosic energy crops for AlaskaStephenD.Sparrow,MingchuZhang,darleent.masiak,andRobertVanVeldhuizenpurpose

Thehigh cost ofpetroleum-based fuels inAlaska, par-ticularlyinruralAlaska,hasresultedinhighinterestinlocal,renewable energy sources, includinggrowingcrops forbio-energy.The purpose of this research is to screen potentialplantspecies,includingtrees/shrubsandperennialgrassesasshort-rotation,lignocellulosicenergycropsforAlaskaandtodeterminebestmanagementpracticesforefficientlyproduc-ingbio-energycrops.approach

Weused dormant cuttings to establish replicated plotsof three native Alaska woody species, feltleaf willow (Salix alaxensis),Pacificwillow (Salix lasiandra), andbalsampop-lar (Populus balsamifera)attwolocations(awelldrainedandapoorlydrainedsite)at theFairbanksExperimentFarmin2008and2009.Asimilarstudywasestablishedbyacoopera-tor(AlaskaPlantMaterialsCenter)inPalmerin2008.FeltleafwillowspacingandcoppicingtimingtrialswereestablishedatFairbanksin2010.Inaddition,numerouswoodyspeciesand cultivars, including alders (Alnus), birch (Betula), hy-bridpoplars,andwillows,wereestablishedinnon-replicatedplotsorsinglerowsin2009,2010,or2011.WeabandonedtheplotsatPalmerafteroneyearbecauseofexcessiveweed

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competition. We harvested the willow/poplar plots at thewell-drainedsiteforthefirsttimein2011;woodyspeciesatthepoorly-drainedsitewillbeharvestedin2012.

PerennialgrassplotsestablishedforotherpurposeswereusedforbiomasstrialsbeginninginFairbanksin2008andatDeltaJunctionbeginningin2009.Carltonsmoothbrome-grass(Bromus inermis),Nortrantuftedhairgrass(Deschampsia caespitosa), andWainwright slenderwheatgrass (Elymus tra-chycaulus)weremanagedunderthreenitrogen(N)fertilizerrates(9,45,90lb/ac;10,50,100kgN/ha)andthreeharvestregimes(twocutsperseason,singleharvestinfall,singlehar-vest in early spring of succeeding year).We also establishedreplicatedplotsof14perennialgrassspeciesatFairbanksandDeltaJunctionin2010.Weharvestedgrassplotsineachyearofthestudy.progress and results

AtFairbanks,feltleafwillowdrymatteryield,fourgrow-ing seasons after establishment, averaged 1.2 tons/ac (2.8Mt/ha), balsam poplar averaged (0.8 tons/ac (1.9Mt/ha),andPacificwillowyieldedlessthan½ton/ac(<1Mt/ha).Fall harvest grass yields at the highN rate, averaged overthreeyears atFairbanks,were2.9 tons/ac (6.6metric tons[Mt])drymatterperha for smoothbromegrass,2.5 tons/ac(5.5Mt/ha)fortuftedhairgrassand2.1tons/ac(4.7Mt/ha) for slenderwheatgrasswith all species showing a yieldresponse up to the highestN rate. AtDelta Junction drymatteryieldsforthefallharvestunderthehighNrateav-eragedoverthreeyearswere:smoothbromegrass,2.2tons/ac (4.9Mt/ha); tuftedhairgrass,1.8 tons/ac (4.1Mt/ha) ,andslenderwheatgrass,1.4tons/ac(3.4Mt/ha).Yieldsforgrassesover-winteredintactandthenharvestedinspringatFairbankswere1.4tons/ac(3.2Mt/ha)forsmoothbrome-grass,1.6tons/ac(3.6Mt/ha)fortuftedhairgrass,and1.6tons/acre(3.6Mt/ha)forslenderwheatgrass.SpringharvestsatDeltaJunction(averagedovertwoharvestyears)produced1.3tons/ac(2.8Mt/ha)forsmoothbromegrass,0.8tons/ac(1.8Mt/ha)fortuftedhairgrass,and1.2tons/ac(2.7Mt/ha)forslenderwheatgrass.WewilldothelastspringharvestsatDeltaJunctionin2012.Theover-winteryield lossatbothlocationsindicatespringharvestisnotlikelyasuitableprac-ticeforthese locations.Atboth locations,harvestingtwice(mid-season and at endof season) produced similar yieldsto a singleharvest at the endof the growing season, indi-catingnoadvantage to a two-harvestmanagement regime.Atwo-year-oldstudycomparingnumerousgrassesfertilizedat90lbN/acatDeltaJunctionshowedhighestdrymatteryield for smooth bromegrasswith an average annual yieldof 2.3 tons/ac (5.1Mt/ha); at Fairbanks on well drainedsoils,Siberianwildrye(Elymus sibiricus)producedthehigh-estaverageannualyieldat2.3ton/ac(5.1Mt/ha);andatapoorlydrainedsiteatFairbanks,reedcanarygrassproducedthehighestaverageannualyieldat2.9t/ac(6.5Mt/ha)butwithsomeplotsexceeding3.5tons/ac(8Mt/ha).Unfortu-nately, reed canarygrass (Phalaris arundinacea)has recently

beenrecognizedasaninvasiveweedinmostpartsofAlaska,andthusmaynotbesuitableasabio-energycrop.impacts

Thisstudyisstillfairlynew;severaldatayears,especiallyfor woody species, are needed to draw useful conclusions.Ultimately, this studywill provide information forAlaskanfarmersandcommunitiesthatwillhelpthemdecidewhethertoinvestinestablishingshort-rotationbiomasscropsforen-ergyuse.grants/funding

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Influence of precipitation timing on tree growth in upland and floodplain forest ecosystems in interior AlaskaJ.Yariepurpose

Climatechangedynamicswillresultinalterationintheseasonal precipitation dynamics (both quantity and form)intheborealforest.Inanattempttoinvestigatechangesinforest growth resulting from precipitation changes a set ofdrought experiments were established in hardwood/coniferecosystems in upland and floodplain locations in interiorAlaska.Theoverallobjectiveofthestudyistodeterminetheinfluenceofsummerrainfallorspringsnowmeltexclusiononthegrowthof trees inboth landscape locations.The initialhypotheseswere:1)forestgrowthinuplandbirch/aspen(Bet-ula neoalaskanaSarg./Populus tremuloidesMichx.) stands isstronglycontrolledbysummerrainfall,and(2)forestgrowthin floodplain balsam poplar/white spruce (Populus balsam-iferaL./Picea glauca (Moench)Voss) ecosystemswill showno relationship to summer rainfall due to the influence ofgroundwater,linkedtoriverflowdynamics,onsoilmoisturerechargeand3)forestgrowthinbothuplandandfloodplainlocations is strongly tied to soilmoisture recharge resultingfromspringsnowmelt.approach

PVCgreenhousepanelswereused toconstruct a coverunder the overstory canopy in each replicate upland andfloodplainsummerdroughtsite.Thecoversweredesignedtopreventsummerrainfallfromenteringthesoilandrechargingsoilwaterduringthegrowingseason.Thecovers,designedtodrainrainfallofftheplot,wereplacedonwoodenframing.Onthefloodplainsitesthehighendofthecoverwasatap-proximatelytwometersandthelowendatonemeterabovetheground.Ontheuplandsites thecoverswereparallel totheslopingsurfaceoftheplot.Aholewasplacedinthecoverat the locationofeachtreeandadamwasplacedup-slopefromeachtreetoforcedrainageofwateraroundthetreeandoffofthetreatmentarea.Thesnowmeltremovalcoverswereconstructedusingplywood,placedon2x4framingthatwassetdirectlyon the forestfloor.Toprevent snowmeltdrain-ageintotheholesaroundtrees,thesnowpackwasremoved

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fromtheplywoodsurfaceinthespringpriortothestartofthesnowmeltperiod(earlyApril).Therainfallcoverswereas-sembledinlateMayofeachyearandtakendownbeforethefirst snowfall inearlySeptember.Basedontheaveragepre-cipitationcharacteristicsduringthestudyperiod,thesummerrainfallexclusionreducedtheannualinputsby46%witharange from22.7% to 72.1%.The snowmelt covers are as-sembled and removedwithin one day of the placement orremovalofthethroughfallcovers.progress

Summer rainfall exclusion from the upland sites sig-nificantlydecreasedgrowthforbirchin1992and1993andbalsampoplarin1992.Inallotheryear’sbirch,balsampop-lar, andwhite sprucedisplayedanonsignificantdecrease ingrowth. Aspen showed no treatment effect.Tree basal areagrowthwassignificantlydecreasedonthefloodplainsitesduetosummerrainfallexclusionforbalsampoplarin1992andwhitesprucefrom1990through2009.Afterthreeyearsoftreatment in theupland sites, tree growthwas significantlyreducedinthefirstyearoftreatmentbutnotinthesecondand thirdyear.This is apotential affectof the lowquanti-tiesofsnowmeltinyearstwoandthree.Soitisthoughtthatthe snowfall quantities so lowenough toproduce very lowgrowth in thecontrolplots thatequaled the lowgrowth in

the treatmentplots.Thiswas thefirst year of treatment inuplandsites forthesnowmeltremoval.Thefloodplainsiteswereinstalledthefollowingyearandhavebeeninplaceforonly twoyears (2010and2011).Nosignificantdifferencesintreegrowthwereobserved.Againthiscouldbetheresultof low snowfall in those two years. Soilmoisture estimatesusingTDRequipmentshowedadifferenceinsoilmoistureimmediatelyaftersoilthaw.Thisisagoodindicationthatthetreatmentisworking.Thefirstyearoftreatmentintheup-landsitesdidlowertreebasalareagrowth.Basalareagrowthfor the treated treeswas0.6,0.6,0.08and -0.1 sq.cmforaspen,birch,poplarandsprucecomparedtothecontrolplotwith2.9,1.1,3.0and2.0sqcm,respectivelyimpact

Inuplandsitessoilmoisturerechargefrommeltingsnowpackisamajormoisturesupplyfortreegrowthalthoughitisnotclearifasignificantmoisturelimitationoccursduringthesummereveninthecontrolplots.Howeverinthefloodplainstandstreegrowthwashighlydependentonseasonalrainfalleventhoughthegroundwatertablewaswithintherootingzoneandthesoilsweresuppliedwithaspringrechargeduetosnowmelt.Anumberoffactorsareprobablycausingthisstrong relationship.These include rootingdistribution, soiltexture,andtheelectricalconductivityof thegroundwater

Birling is one of the most popular events each October at the Farthest North Forest Sports Festival. Competitors vie to be the last man standing on a log floating in Ballaine Lake.


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which is sufficientlyhigh to limitmoistureuptake.At thispointitisdifficulttospeculateontheoverallimportanceinspringsnowmeltinthecontroloftreebasalareagrowth.Ad-ditionalyearsoftreatmentarenecessarytoclarifytheresults.

Log decomposition in interior AlaskaJ.Yariepurpose

Logs are a significant carbon andorganicmatter inputintotheforestfloorinnaturalforestecosystems.Thisinputwillhaveimplicationsonthecarbon,organicmatterandnu-trientdynamicsofforestsoils.Thepurposeofthisstudyistodocumentthedecompositiondynamicsof logswithininte-riorAlaska.approach

Fifteen logs were placed on the forest floor in foreststandsforeachmajoruplandandfloodplainvegetationtype.Thespeciessampledwereaspen(Populus tremuloides Michx.),birch (Betula neoalaskana Sarg.),white spruce (Picea glauca (Moench)Voss)andblackspruce(Picea mariana(Mill)B.S.P.)inuplandlocationsandalder(Alnus tenuifoliaNutt.),balsampoplar(Populus balsamiferaL.),whitespruceandblackspruceinfloodplain locations.Eachvegetationtypewasreplicatedsixtimes.Thelogswerefourmetersinlengthandhadamini-mumdiameteronthesmallendof10cm.Inadditionsamplelocationswereestablishedinuplandandfloodplainwhiteandblacksprucerecentlyburnedecosystems.Individuallogswillbesampledtomonitorchangesinlogcarbon,nutrient,cel-luloseandligninconcentrationsoverthenextcentury.Duetothetimingofinitialestablishmentofallsitesfieldsamplingofdecomposedlogswillbeoccurringonayearlybasis.These-quenceforsamplingwillfollowaconsistenttimeframeof0,2,5,10,15,20,25,30and10-yearintervalsuntilyear100.progress

Currently all time zero, two, five, ten and fifteen-yearsampleshavebeencollected for theunburnedalder, aspen,birch, balsam poplar, floodplain white spruce and uplandwhite spruce sites. Chemical analysis is continuing on thecollected samples.Additional sites that representfloodplainblacksprucesitesandburnedwhiteandblacksprucesitesinbothuplandandfloodplainlocationshavebeenestablished.Theinitialresultsindicatethatalderdisplayedthehighestde-compositionrateswithonly25%ofitsoriginalwoodweightremaining after fifteen years while floodplain white spruceand birch showed the slowest rates of decompositionwith61%and67%,respectively,remainingafterfifteenyears.As-pen,balsampoplar,anduplandwhitesprucehad33%,41%and54%oftheirwoodweightremainingafterfifteenyearsofdecomposition.Lossofthemassofcarbonfromthelogs(woodandbark)rangedfrom30%to71%.impact

Atthistimeitisnotclearwhateffectcoarsewoodyde-brishasonthecarbondynamicsofthetaigaforestininteriorAlaska.Howeveritappearstoonlytakeasingledecadeforthe

logstolosshalfoftheircarbon.TheresultsofthisstudywillhelptodevelopaclearpictureoflogdecompositiondynamicsonthecarbonbalanceofforestsininteriorAlaska.

Relationship of tree growth to environmental and soil fertility factors for forty-four years in interior AlaskaJ.YarieandK.VanClevepurpose

Fertilization and thinning studies were developed inbirch,aspenandwhitespruceforesttypesrepresentingyoung,middleandoldageclassesininteriorAlaska.Thestudieswerestartedinthelate1960s.Bothclimaticandtreegrowthmon-itoring has continued through 2011.These measurementsrepresentalong-termrecordoftreegrowthandclimatedataforanagesequenceofforeststands.approach

Fertilizationandthinningstudiesstartedinthelate1960sarebeingmonitoredonayearlybasis.Theresultisthedevel-opmentofalong-termdatasetrelatedtotreegrowthandtheeffectsoffertilizationandthinningonanumberofageclassesofthecommonforesttypesfoundininteriorAlaska.progress

Thecomparativeanalysisofalargesetoflongtermfer-tilization and thinning studies in themajor forest types ofinteriorAlaska indicates thatnutrient limitationsmayonlyoccur during the yearly spring growth period after whichmoistureavailabilityistheprimarycontroloftreegrowthonwarmsites.Temperaturedynamics,bothairandsoil,setsea-sonalboundsonthenutrient/moisturedynamics.Inadditionbothairandsoiltemperaturelimitationsaretheprimarycon-trolofgrowthdynamicsinthecoldertopographiclocationsin interior Alaska. These locations are usually dominatedbyblack spruce vegetation types.A seasonalprogressionofgrowthcontrollingfactorsoccursanditisstronglytiedtothestatefactorstructureofthelandscape.impact

Thelongtermperspectiveindicatesthatchangesintheannualandseasonalprecipitationdynamicsasaresultofcli-matechangewillhaveasubstantialimpactontreegrowthandforestecosystemdynamicsininteriorAlaska.Themagnitudeofthesechangeswillbetiedtogrowingseasontemperaturedynamics,vegetationtypepresentonthesite,theagestruc-tureofthevegetation,andstanddensity.

Impact of irrigation on barley yield and nitrate leaching under different rate of N applicationM.Zhang,SDSparrow,B.VanVeldhuizen,d.masiakpurpose

Springdroughtfrequentlyoccurs intheDeltaJunctionareaofAlaska.Lackofsoilmoistureinspringdelaysgermi-nationandhampersseedlingdevelopment.Irrigationinthespring therefore can provide adequate water for seed ger-minationand seedlingdevelopment.But excessivewater in

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combinationwithNfertilizerapplicationmayresultinNO3-Nleachingtogroundwater.Theobjectivesofthestudyaretodeterminebarleyyield(Hordeum vulgareL.,cv.Albright)asaffectedbyirrigation,andnitrateleachingwithdifferentratesofNapplicationinirrigatedandnon-irrigatedplots.Thedu-rationoftheprojectisthreeyears(2011–2013).approach

FieldexperimentsweresetupattheUAFDeltaJunctionFieldResearchSiteswithnitrogenfertilizerapplicationratesof0,50kgN/ha,100kgN/ha,and150kgN/ha.Thetreat-mentswerearrangedinacompleterandomizedblockdesignwithfourreplicates.Irrigationwasscheduleat1.5inchwa-ter/weekfromlateMay(germination/seedlingdevelopmentstage)tomidJuly(headingstage).Totracemovementofni-trate,KBrwasappliedineachtreatment.progress

Wefound thatwith irrigation,barley reachedmaturityearlier(~33fewergrowingdegreedays)thanthebarleywith-outirrigation.Barleyplantswerehigherwithirrigationthanwithout irrigation (111 cm vs. 84 cm). Average seed yieldoffromirrigatedbarleynearlydoubledthatofnon-irrigatedones (2,522kg/ha vs. 1,286kg/ha). Percentage of seeds intotalabovegroundbiomasswas10%moreinirrigatedbarleythanthenon-irrigatedones, indicatingthat irrigationhelpsphotosynthetic products movingmore toward seeds ratherthanstraw.Soilnitrateandbromideconcentrationhavenotbeenanalyzedyetattimeofthisreport.impact

Thisresearchisthefirsttimetoillustratetheimpactofirrigationonsmallgrainyieldandnitrate leaching inAlas-ka.WithincreaseinawarenessoffoodsecurityanddemandforAlaska grown products, the results of this researchwillprovide quantitative information on irrigation benefits andwhichrateofNapplicationisappropriateforbarleyproduc-tionunderirrigation.

Peony response to organic amendmentsM.Zhang,RobertVanVeldhuizenpurpose

The peony cut flower industry has grown rapidly inAlaska in recent years. Information on peony nutrient re-quirements is needed in order to grow quality peony cutflowers formarket. Large quantities of fish byproducts areproducedfromfishprocessingplantsinAlaska.Thesefishby-productscontainhighamountsofmineralnutrientsneededbypeonyplants.Theobjectivesofthestudyaretodeterminethe peony plant response to fish byproducts and inorganicNaddition,abovegroundnutrientuptakebypeonyplants,andtodevelopaquickdiagnostictooltoevaluateNnutrientstatusofpeony.approach

Fish byproducts of fishmeal, fish bonemeal, and fishhydrolysateataNrateof50kgN/hawereappliedtotwo-year-old peony plants at the Georgeson Botanical Garden(GBG).Forcomparison,acontroltreatmentwithnonutrientadditionwassetup,andureatreatmentswereat50and100kgN/harate.Therewerefiveplantsper treatment,andtheexperimentwasarrangedinacompletelyrandomizeddesign.NutrientswereappliedinlateJune.AttheGBGthereexistsanorganicamendmentexperimentstartedaboutsixyearsagowithcompost,peat,andacontrol.Biomasssamplesweretak-enfromfishbyproductandorganicamendmentexperimentsinfallforanalysisofN,P,andKconcentration.Leafchloro-phyllindexwasalsodeterminedfromleavesofeachtreatment.progress

We found no difference among treatments for abovegroundbiomassforfishbyproductandorganicamendmentexperiments, perhaps attributing to the high soil fertil-ity in the garden, and to variation in growth of individualplant.Thetwo-year-oldplantfromthefishbyproductstudyweighed26g(dryweight)/plant,withaverageuptakeofNat300mgN/plant,Pat3mgP/plant,andKat222mgK/plant.Thematureplants(≥6yrs)fromtheorganicamend-ment trial weighed 64 g (dry weight)/plant, with averageuptakeofNat2,239mgN/plant,Pat305mgP/plant,andKat1,415mgK/plant.TheN:P:Kratiofortheyoungplantwas1:0.01:0.74,andforthematureplant,itwas1:0.14:0.62.Apparently,thepeonyplantdidnotrequiremorePatitsearlyages.However,eitheryoungormaturedplantsrequiredhighK for their growth.The chlorophyllmeterwas able to de-tectchlorophyll levelfordifferentleaveswithinaplantandamongplants.Challengesstillremaintoselectamostsensi-tiveleafwithinaplantforNresponse,andtorelateleafcolortochlorophyllconcentration.impact

Thepreliminaryresultsofthisresearchprovideinforma-tiononpeonyN,P,andKnutrientrequirements.Thiswillhelp growers tomanage peony nutrient application.How-ever,confirmationforthisrequirementneedsmoreyearsofresearch.

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2010-2011 PublicationsAbstractsBogerR,MorrisK,YuleS,Sparrow E.2010.ConnectinghealthandearthsystemscienceinAfrica.ProceedingsoftheInternationalGeoscienceEducationConference,Johannesburg,SouthAfrica.

Karlsson M, Werner J.2010.Lightemittingdiodesforgreenhouseproduction.HortScience45(8):S274.

Maher K, Baeseman J, Ligget D, Sparrow EB. 2011. MeetingInternational Career Development Needs through Free OnlineWebinars.AbstractED11A-0749.Presentedatthe2011AGUFallMeeting,SanFrancisco,Calif.,Dec.5–9,2011.

Sparrow EB.2011.ResearchPartnershipsinScienceEducationinthe Arctic. pp 141–142. Abstracts of the International Congressof Arctic Social Sciences (ICASSVII). ICASSVII: CircumpolarPerspectivesinGlobalDialogue:SocialSciencesbeyondtheInter-nationalPolarYearheldatAkureyri,IcelandonJune22–26,2011.

Sparrow EB, Gazal R, Robin J. 2010. Are student data fromGLOBE,aninternationalcitizenscienceprogram,usefultoclimatechange studies? Citizen Science Contributions to Our Under-standingofEcologicalResponsestoClimateChangeSymposium,Abstract # 21756, Ecological Society of America 95th AnnualMeeting,Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania.

Sparrow EB, Kopplin MR. 2011. ESSP—Seasons and BiomesBudburst Inquiry Activity. p. 57, Conference Program, GLOBEAnnualMeetingheldinWashington,DC,July17–22,2011.

Sparrow EB, Kopplin MR,BogerR,GordonL,LevineE,MorrisK,Verbyla D,YuleS.2011.MonitoringSeasonsThroughGlobalLearn-ingCommunities(MSTGLC)p.48,ConferenceProgram,GLOBEAnnualMeetingheldinWashington,DC,July17–22,2011.

Sparrow EB, Kopplin MR, Gazal R, Robin J, Boger R. 2011.CommunicatingResearchThroughStudent Involvement inPhe-nological Investigatons. Abstract ED13A-0807, presented at the2011AGUFallMeeting,SanFrancisco,Calif.,Dec.5–9,2011.

Sparrow EB, Kopplin MR,GordonLS,YuleS,BogerR,MorrisK.2011.IntegratingResearchinEarthSystemScienceEducation.GeophysicalResearchAbstracts,Vol. 13,EGU2011-9505,Euro-peanGeosciencesUnionGeneralAssembly,Vienna,Austria.

Sparrow EB, Stephens S,SchneiderW.2010. IntegratingNativeknowledgeandcommunityperspectivesingeoscienceresearchandeducation.AbstractED33B-06AGUFallMeeting,SanFrancisco,Calif.

Sparrow EB,WeltzinJake.2010.Tracking Phenological Changes in Response to Climate Change.11thAnnualProceedingsoftheAlaska

Special guests wielded shovels at the groundbreaking ceremony for a new greenhouse April 22, 2011. The greenhouse is now being used for research and teaching.


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Committee forNoxious and Invasive PlantsManagement.www.uaf.edu/ces/cnipm/otherresources/11th-annual-proceedings/

Sparrow E,YoshikawaK,NaritaK,BrettennyM,YuleS,O’TooleM,BrettennyR.2010.Mt.Kilimanjaroexpeditioninearthscienceeducation. Geophysical Research Abstracts. Vol. 12, EGU2010-8307,EGUGeneralAssembly2010.

TimmK,LowerTA,Sparrow EB,NilesBA.2011.DeterminingtheBestScienceBlogger:TeachersorScientists?AbstractED13C-0835presented at the 2011AGUFallMeeting, San Francisco,Calif.,Dec.5–9,2011.

YoshikawaK,Sparrow EB. 2011. EngagingAlaskan Students inCryosphericResearch.AbstractED12A-07,presentedatthe2011AGUFallMeeting,SanFrancisco,Calif.,Dec.5–9,2011.

Books, book chapters, & sectionsBaeseman J, Xavier J, Lantuit H, Taylor A, Drobot A, Else B,Falk-Petersen S, Sparrow EB,Wagman J,Wieler S. 2011. EarlyCareerResearcherActivitiesduringIPY.In:I.Krupnik,I.Allison,R. Bell, P.Cutler,D.Hik, L—M. Jeronimo,V.Rachold, E. Sa-rukhanian,andC.Summerhayes(eds),2011.Understanding Earth Polar Challenges: International Polar Year 2007—2008.UniversityoftheArctic,Rovaniemi,Finland/CCIPress(PrintedVersion),Ed-monton,Alberta,Canada,andICSU/WMOJointCommitteeForInternational Polar Year 2007–2008. www.icsu.org/publications/reports-and-reviews/ipy-summary/ipy-summary/

HimelbloomB,Zhang M,BowerC.2010.ConvertingAlaskafishbyproductsintocompost.pp.177–188,In:P.J.Bechtel(ed),A Sus-tainable Future: Fish Processing and Byproducts.

Sparrow EB,YuleS.2010.SeasonsandBiomesandtheGLOBEProgram:monitoringseasonsthroughgloballearningcommunities.pp.152–153.KaiserB.Ed.In:Polar Science and Global Climate: An International Resource for Education & Outreach,Pearson,London.

Sparrow EB.2010.InternationalArcticExpeditionForTeachers.p.171.KaiserB.Ed.In:Polar Science and Global Climate: An In-ternational Resource for Education and Outreach, PearsonCustomPublishing. Pearson Education Ltd., AshfordColour Press,Gos-port.GreatBritain.

Sparrow EB.2010.IPYSummerInstitute.p.178.KaiserB.Ed.In:Polar Science and Global Climate: An International Resource for Educa-tion and Outreach,KaiserB.Ed.PearsonCustomPublishing.PearsonEducationLtd.,AshfordColourPress,Gosport.GreatBritain.

Zhang M, Sparrow SD,PantojaA,BechtelPJ.2010.Cropnutrientrecoveryfromthreelandappliedfishbyproducts.pp87–103.In:P.J.Bechtel(ed),A Sustainable Future: Fish Processing and Byproducts.

Zhang M,HeZ,ZhaoA.2011.Ultraviolet-visibleabsorptionfea-tures ofwater extractablehumic fractions of animalmanure andrelevantcompost.pp61–82,In:Z.He(ed.),Environmental Chem-istry of Animal Manure.NovaSciencePublishers,Inc.Hauppauge,NewYork,USA.

Journal articlesBarrick K. 2010. Protecting the Geyser Basins of YellowstoneNational Park:Towards aNewNational Policy for aVulnerableEnvironmentalResource.Environmental Management45:192–202.

Boby,LeslieA.,EdwardA.G. Schuur,MichelleC.Mack,David Verbyla,andJillF.Johnstone.2010.Quantifyingfireseverity,car-bon, and nitrogen emissions in Alaska’s boreal forest. Ecological Applications20:1633–1647.http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/08-2295.1

Chapin III, F Stuart;McGuire,DavidA;RuessRogerW;Hol-lingsworthTeresaN(a);MackMichelleC(r);JohnstoneJillF(r);KasischkeES;Euskirchen,EugenieS(r);JonesJeremyB;Jorgen-sonMT;KiellandKnut;Kofinas Gary P,TuretskyMerrittR(r);Yarie J;LloydAH;Taylor,LeeD(2010).ResilienceofAlaska’sbo-real forest toclimaticchange.Canadian Journal of Forest Research 40:1360–1370

DayoD,Kofinas GP.2010.Institutional innovationin lessthanideal conditions:Management of commons by anAlaskaNativevillage corporation. International Journal of the Commons. Vol.4, No. 1. www.thecommonsjournal.org/index.php/ijc/article/view/146/101

FieldingD,Mingchu Zhang.2011.Populationsof theNorthernGrasshopper,Melanoplus borealis(Orthoptera:Acrididae),inAlaskaAreRarelyFoodLimited.Environ. Entomol.40(3):541–548.

He, Zhongqi; Zhang H; Zhang M. 2011. Irrigation-inducedchangesinphosphorusfractionsofCaribousandyloamsoilunderdifferentpotatocroppingsystems.Soil Sci.176:676–683.

Joly, Julie Lurman.2010.“NationalWildlifeRefugesandIntensiveManagementinAlaska:AnotherCaseforPreemption,”27Alaska Law Review27.

Joly, Julie Lurman,JoelReynolds,MartinRobards.2010.“Whenthe‘BestScientificInformationAvailable’Isn’t,”29Stanford Envi-ronmental Law Journal247.

Joly, K, KleinDR,Verbyla DL, Rupp TS, Chapin FS. (2011),Linkages between large-scale climate patterns and the dynam-ics of Arctic caribou populations. Ecography 34:345–352.doi:10.1111/j.1600-0587.2010.06377.x

KasischkeES,Verbyla DL, Rupp TS,McGuireAD,MurphyKA,JandtR,BarnesJ,HoyEE,DuffyPA,CalefM,TuretskyMR.2010.Alaska’schangingfireregime—implicationsforthevulnerabilityofitsborealforest.Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 40:1313-1324.

Kofinas Gary P,Chapin III F Stuart,BurnSilverShauna,SchmidtJenniferI(g),Fresco Nancy L,KiellandKnut,MartinStephanie,SpringsteenAnna,Rupp T Scott(2010).ResilienceofAthabascansubsistencesystemstointeriorAlaska’schangingclimate.Canadian Journal of Forest Research40:1347–1359

Liang J.2010.DynamicsandManagementofAlaskaBorealForest:AnAll-agedMulti-speciesMatrixStandGrowthModel.Forest Ecol-ogy and Management260:491–501.

Liang J,ZhouM. 2010.AGeospatialModel of ForestDynam-ics with Controlled Trend Surface. Ecological Modelling 221: 2339–2352.

McGuireAD,RuessR,LloydA,Yarie J,CleinJ,Juday GP.2010.VulnerabilityofwhitesprucetreegrowthinInteriorAlaskainre-sponse toclimatevariability:Dendrochronological,demographic,and experimental perspectives. Can J. For. Res. 40:1197–1209.doi:10.1139/X09-206.

MechLD,Cronin MA.2010.IsleRoyalestudyaffirmsabilityofwolvestopersist.Biological Conservation143:535–536.

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NeelyHL,KoenigRT,MilesCA,KoenigTC,Karlsson MG.2010.Diurnalfluctuation in tissuenitrate concentrationoffield-grownleafygreensattwolatitudes.HortScience45:1815–1818.

RanftRD,SeefeldtSS,Zhang M,BarnesDL.2010.Developmentofasoilbioassayfortriclopyrresiduesandcomparisonwithalabo-ratoryextraction.Weed Technology24:538–543.

SalmonRA,CarlsonDJ,PaulsM,ZicusS,BaesemanJ,Sparrow E Bautista, EdwardsK,HeblingAlmeidaM,HuffmanLT,Kol-setT,McCaffreyMS,MalherbeRJH,MunroNA,dePomereuJ,ProvencherJ,AbdulRahman-SinclairK,RaymondM.2011Edu-cation, outreach, and communication during the InternationalPolarYear2007-2008:Stimulatingaglobalpolarcommunity.The Polar Journal.Vol.1,No.2:265–285

Seefeldt SS, Conn JS,Zhang M, Kaspari PN. 2010.VegetationchangesinConservationReserveProgramlandsininteriorAlaska.Agriculture, Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment,135:119–126.

Yarie J,VanCleveK.2010.Long-termmonitoringofclimaticandnutritionaleffectsontreegrowthofinteriorAlaska.Can. J. For. Res.40:1325–1335.

Zhang M,MalhiSS.2010.Perspectivesofcanola/oilseedrapeasabioenergycrop,Biofuel,1(4):621–630.

Zhang M,MalhiSS,PanasuikR,HenriquezB.2011.Responseofturfgrassgrowth inablackChernozemic soil amendedwithmu-nicipal solid/biosolid waste compost. Journal of Plant Nutrients. 34:183–205.

Zhang, Mingchu, Sparrow SD, Veldhuizen RV, masiak dt.2011.SoilqualityunderdifferentlandusesinasubarcticenvironmentinAlaska.Journal of Land Use Science1–13.

Zhang M,ZhongqiHe,AiqinZhao,DinkuM.Endale,HarryH.Schomberg.2011.Soilwaterextractablecarbonandnitrogenim-pactedbytillageandmanureapplication.Soil Science,176:307–312

ThesesBuxbaum,Tina. Pollination Biology of the Bog Blueberry, Vac-cinium UliginosumL.inInteriorAlaska.MSthesis.Fairbanks,AK:UAF:252pp.

Caster, Charles David.2011.AssessingFoodSecurityinFairbanks,Alaska:ASurveyApproachtoCommunityFoodProduction.AFESSeniorThesisseries,ST2011-01.Fairbanks,AK:UAF:May2011,32pp.

Hatch, EllenW.2011.Micro-hardinessAgricultureZones intheNorthStarBorough,Alaska:PastandFutureScenarios.AFESSe-niorThesis series,ST2011-02.Fairbanks,AK:UAF:May2010,38pp.

Malone, Thomas.2011.APathTowardImprovedManagementoftheNorthernForestsofAlaska:ForestInventory,BarkThickness,andStemVolume.MSthesis.Fairbanks,AK:UAF:115pp.

Pampell,Rehanon.2010.SurveyofBombusSpecies(Hymenoptera:Apidae)NearAgriculturalLandsinInteriorAlaska.MSthesis.Fair-banks,AK:UAF:73pp.

PresentationsTrainor SF.AdaptingtoClimateChangeinAlaskanCommunities.Community forumandpresentation atClimateChangeAdapta-tionWorkshop.OrganizedandhostedbyCoastalTrainingProgramKachemakBayResearchReserveandtheAlaskaMarineConserva-tionCouncil.Homer,Alaska.Feb.17&18,2010.

Trainor SF.ClimateChangeandFire inAlaska.Presentation forStakeholderWorkshop,ClimateChangeObservationsinRuralIn-teriorVillages.InternationalArcticResearchCenter.February16,2010.

Trainor SF.ClimateChangeImpactsandAdaptationinAlaska:In-digenousPerspectivesandUniversityCollaborations.PresentationattheAssociationofAmericanGeographersAnnualMeeting,Wash-ington,DC.April14–18,2010.AlsopanelistforADeeperSenseofPlace:NewGeographiesofIndigenous-AcademicCollaboration.

Yarie J, Valentine D. 2010. Importanceof seasonalprecipitationquantities on tree growth in the Alaskan taiga forest. IUFRO,8/2010.Seoul,SouthKorea.

ReportsAtkinsonD,BlackM,CherryJ,ConnorB,ElconinA,GambleJB,HolmanA,HopkinsL,Hulsey JL,LeeM,MageeG,PawlowskiR,PerkinsR,Rupp TS,SchnabelW,Trainor SF,WeaverS,WeisR,WhiteD,ZhangX.Decision-making for at-risk communities in a changing climate.PreparedbytheAlaskaCenterforClimateAs-sessmentandPolicy.Jan.2010.Availableonlineat:www.uaf.edu/accap/documents/DecisionMakingForCommunitiesAtRisk.pdf.

Trainor SF.Editor. Interior IssuesCouncilClimateChangeTaskForce Preliminary Vulnerability Assessment Report. January 10,2010.

Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station publicationsFreitas,Shawn;Soria, Andres;Bower,Cindy.2010.“Salmonandalder: Gasification of low value biomass in Alaska.”Agroborealis 41(1):38–42.

Holloway, Patricia S.; Pearce, Shannon;Hanscom, Janice. 2010.PeonyResearch2009.AFESMiscellaneousPublication2010-02.Fairbanks,AK:UAF:12pp.

Juday, Glenn Patrick.2010.“Changingtheforestandthetrees—Isitclimate?”Agroborealis41(1):7–18.

Pantoja,Alberto;Hagerty,AaronM;Emmert,SusanY;Munyaneza,JosephE.2010.“LeafhoppersandpotatoesinAlaska.”Agroborealis 41(1):28–33.

Paragi,ThomasF.;Gerlach, S.Craig;Meadow,AlisonM. 2010.“Securityof theRedMeatSupply inAlaska.”Agroborealis 41(1):36–37.

Soria, J. Andres.2010.“Unlockinghydrocarbonsfrombiomass.”Agroborealis41(1):43–44.

Van Veldhuizen, Bob. February 2010.Growing SmallGrains inYourGarden.AFESCircular135.Fairbanks,AK:UAF:24pp.

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2010-11 FacultyJodie AndersonInstructorandDirector,AlaskaCommunity HorticultureProgramMS,BrownUniv.’94

John BaileyAsst.ResearchProfessorPhD,Univ.ofHawaii’05907.474.6504•[email protected]

Valerie BarberAsst.ResearchProfessorofForestSciencesPhD,Univ.ofAlaskaFairbanks,’02907.746.9466•[email protected]

Kenneth A. BarrickAssoc.ProfessorofGeographyPhD,SouthernIllinoisUniv.,’83907.474.6641•[email protected]

Lawson BrighamDistinguishedProfessorofGeography& ArcticPolicyPhD,Univ.ofCambridge’[email protected]

Matthew CroninProfessorofAnimalGeneticsPhD,YaleUniversity,’89907.746.9458•[email protected]

Keith CunninghamResearchAsst.ProfessorofRemoteSensingPhD,Univ.ofKansas,’97907.474.6958•[email protected]

Jan DaweAdjunctFaculty,ForestSciencesOneTreecoordinator907.388.1772•[email protected]

Cary W. de WitAssoc.ProfessorofGeographyPhD,Univ.ofKansas,’97907.474.7141•[email protected]

Gregory L. FinstadResearchAssoc.ProfessorofRangeEcologyandProgramManager,ReindeerResearch ProgramPhD,Univ.ofAlaskaFairbanks,’08907.474.6055•[email protected]

Peter J. FixAssoc.Prof.ofOutdoorRecreation ManagementPhD,ColoradoStateUniv.,’02907.474.6926•[email protected]

John D. Fox, Jr.Assoc.Prof.ofForestryPhD,Univ.ofWashington,’[email protected]

Nancy FrescoResearchAsst.ProfessorofLandscape PlanningPhD,Univ.ofAlaskaFairbanks,’06907.474.2405•[email protected]

Joshua A. GreenbergAssoc.Prof.ofResourceEconomicsPhD,WashingtonStateUniv.,’90907.474.7189•[email protected]

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Jerry LipkaPrincipalInvestigator,MathinaCultural ContextProfessorofEducationPhD,Univ.ofMassachusetts-Amherst,’80907.474.6439•[email protected]

Bret R. LuickAssoc.ProfessorofFoods&NutritionPhD,OregonStateUniv.,’91907.474.5170•[email protected]

Daniel MannAsst.ProfessorofGeographyPhD,Univ.ofWashington,’83907.474.7494•[email protected]

Jenifer H. McBeathProfessorofPlantPathologyPhD,RutgersUniv.’74907.474.7431•[email protected]

Chien-Lu PingProf.ofAgronomy,SoilSciencesPhD,WashingtonStateUniv.,’76907.746.9462•[email protected]

Jan RowellResearchAssist.Prof.ofAnimalSciencePhD,Univ.ofSaskatchewan,’91907.474.6009•[email protected]

T. Scott RuppProfessorofForestryandDirector, ScenariosNetworkforAlaska&Arctic Planning(SNAP)PhD,Univ.ofAlaskaFairbanks,’98907.474.7535•[email protected]

Norman R. HarrisAssoc.Prof.ofRangeManagementPhD,OregonStateUniversity,’01907.746.2677•[email protected]

Patricia HeiserAsst.ProfessorofGeographyPhD,UniversityofAlaskaFairbanks,’97

Patricia S. HollowayProfessorofHorticulturePhD,Univ.ofMinnesota,’82907.474.5651•[email protected]

Julie Lurman JolyAssoc.ProfessorofNaturalResourcesLawandPolicyJD,GeorgetownUniv.LawCenter’03907.474.6794•[email protected]

Glenn P. JudayProfessorofForestEcologyandDirector, ClimateandTreeRingLaboratoryPhD,OregonStateUniv.,’76907.474.6717•[email protected]

Meriam G. KarlssonProfessorofHorticultureandDirector, ControlledEnvironmentAgriculture LaboratoryPhD,MichiganStateUniversity,’87907.474.7005•[email protected]

Gary KofinasAssoc.ProfessorofResourcePolicyand ManagementPhD,Univ.ofBritishColumbia,’98907.474.7078•[email protected]

Carol E. LewisDean,SNRASandDirector,AFESProfessorofResourcesManagementPhD,GeorgetownUniv.,’70MBA,Univ.ofAlaskaFairbanks,’76907.474.7076•[email protected]

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Susan ToddAssoc.Prof.ofRegionalandLandUse PlanningPhD,Univ.ofMichigan,’95907.474.6930•[email protected]

David ValentineProfessorofForestSoilsPhD,DukeUniv.,’90907.474.7614•[email protected]

Dave VeazeyInstructorofGeographyDirectorofEnrollmentManagementEdD,Univ.ofPennsylvania,’06907.474.5276•[email protected]

David L. VerbylaProf.ofGeographicInformationSystemsin NaturalResourcesPhD,UtahStateUniv.,’88907.474.5553•[email protected]

John A. YarieProfessorofSilviculturePhD,Univ.ofBritishColumbia,’78907.474.5650•[email protected]

Mingchu ZhangAssoc.ProfessorofAgronomyPhD,Univ.ofAlberta,’93907.474.7004•[email protected]

Mike SfragaAsst.ProfessorofGeographyandDirector, UniversityofAlaskaGeographyProgramPhD,Univ.ofAlaska,’97907.474.2600•[email protected]

Milan P. ShipkaProfessorofAnimalScienceandAssoc. Director,AFESPhD,UtahStateUniv.,’96907.474.7429•[email protected]

Jeffrey SmeenkAsst.ProfessorofHorticultureHorticultureExtensionSpecialistPhD,MichiganStateUniv.,’03

J. Andres SoriaAssoc.Prof.ofWoodChemistryandApplied EnvironmentalScienceandTechnology andDirector,RenewableHydrocarbons LaboratoryPhD,UniversityofIdaho,’05907.746.9484•[email protected]

Elena B. SparrowResearchAssoc.Prof.ofResource ManagementPhD,ColoradoStateUniv.,’73907.474.7699•[email protected]

Stephen D. Sparrow, Jr.AssociateDean,SNRASProfessorofAgronomyPhD,Univ.ofMinnesota,’81907.474.7620•[email protected]

Sidney StephensResearchInstructor,GlobalChangeProgramMEd,Univ.ofAlaskaFairbanks,’86907.474.7628•[email protected]

EmeritiArthur L. Brundage,Prof.ofAnimalScienceRobert A. Dieterich,Prof.ofVeterinaryScienceDon H. Dinkel,Prof.ofPlantPhysiologyJames V. Drew,DeanofSALRM,DirectorofAFES,andProf.ofAgronomy

Alan C. Epps,Prof.ofNaturalResourcesAnthony F. Gasbarro,Assoc.Prof.ofForestryExtensionFredric M. Husby,Prof.ofAnimalScienceAlan Jubenville,Prof.ofResourceManagementLeslie J. Klebesadel,Prof.ofAgronomy(deceased)Charles W. Knight,Assoc.Prof.ofAgronomyCharles E. Logsdon,Prof.ofPlantPathologyJay D. McKendrick,Prof.ofAgronomyWilliam W. Mitchell,Prof.ofAgronomyBonita J. Neiland,Prof.ofLandResourcesandBotanyEdmund C. Packee,Prof.ofForestScienceSigmund H. Restad,Asst.Director,AlaskaAFESRoscoe L. Taylor,Prof.ofAgronomy(deceased)Wayne C. Thomas,Prof.ofEconomicsKeith Van Cleve,Prof.ofForestry(Soils)Robert B. Weeden,Prof.ofResourceManagementFrank J. Wooding,Prof.ofAgronomy(deceased)

Boreal Ecology Cooperative Research Unitwww.becru.uaf.edu

Teresa Nettleton Hollingsworth,ResearchEcologist(LTER),[email protected]

Trish Wurtz,ResearchEcologist(LTER),[email protected]

United States Department of AgricultureAgricultural Research Service*www.ars.usda.gov

*The USDA Agricultural Research Service was closed down in Alaska in 2011. Below are the names and titles of the scientists working under its aegis until then.

Aquaculture - FairbanksPeter Bechtel,ResearchFoodTechnologistCynthia Bower,ResearchFoodTechnologistTed Wu,ResearchFoodTechnologist

Integrated Pest Management - FairbanksJeff Conn,ResearchAgronomist/WeedScientistDennis Fielding,ResearchEntomologistAaron Hagerty,ResearchEntomologistAlberto Pantoja,ResearchLeaderandEntomologistSteven Seefeldt,ResearchAgronomistLori Winton,ResearchPlantPathologist

Germplasm - PalmerJoseph Kuhl,ResearchGeneticistNancy Robertson,ResearchPlantPathologist

Photo by Dr. GleNN JuDay, ProFeSSor oF ForeSt ecoloGy

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