Science and Environment

» AuroraWebCam.com
   Live aurora webcast from Mt. Aurora, Fairbanks, by Troy Birdsall. Aurora photo and video galleries. Aurora-related forum and diary.
   http://www.aurorawebcam.com/

» Alaska Bird Observatory
   Birds and birding in Alaska. Research projects and reports, training opportunities, events, FAQ, bird quiz, programs, newsletters, merchandise, and birding around Fairbanks.

   
   http://www.alaskabird.org/

» Alaska Conservation Foundation
   Community foundation for the environment that receives and awards grants to protect the integrity of Alaska's ecosystems and promote sustainable livelihoods for Alaska communities and people.

   
   http://www.akcf.org/

» Alaska Conservation Voters
   Protects the environment through public education and advocacy, and supports pro-conservation candidates for public offices. Provides copies of the legislative reports and archive of the Conservation Watch.

   
   http://www.acvoters.org/

» Alaska Forum for Environmental Responsibility
   Organization dedicated to holding industry and government accountable for environmental compliance. Issues include the Trans-Alaska Pipeline and advice for prospective whistleblowers.

   
   http://www.alaskaforum.org/

» Alaska Natural Heritage Program
   Documents the distribution and abundance of ecologically significant plant and animal species, ecological communities, and natural features.

   
   http://aknhp.uaa.alaska.edu/

» Alaska Quiet Rights Coalition
   Concerned with protecting the rights of Alaskans to quiet places on public and private property. Includes organization information, newsletters, and fact sheets addressing concerns such as snowmachines, jet skis, and tourism.

   
   http://www.alaskaquietrights.org/

» Alaska Regional Response Team
   ARRT provides federal, state, and local governmental agencies with means to participate in response to pollution incidents.

   
   http://www.akrrt.org/

» Alaska Volcano Observatory
   Organization using federal, state, and university resources to monitor and study Alaska's hazardous volcanoes, to predict and record eruptive activity, and to implement public safety measures.

   
   http://www.avo.alaska.edu/

» Alaska Wildlife Alliance
   Our mission is the protection of Alaska's natural wildlife for its intrinsic value as well as for the benefit of present and future generations.

   
   http://www.akwildlife.org/

» Alaska Wildlife Notebook Series
   Detailed species accounts of the big game, marine mammals, small game, birds, fur-bearers, fish, shellfish, and herps of Alaska.

   
   http://www.adfg.state.ak.us/pubs/notebook/notehome.php

» Alaska's Wildlife and Sealife
   Information on finding and viewing the wildlife of the Kenai Peninsula.

   
   http://www.alaskaoutdoorjournal.com/Wildlife/wildlife.html

» Archaeology of the Tundra and Arctic Alaska
   In an area stretching along the coastline from Bristol Bay and the Alaska Peninsula, along the Bering Sea and Chukchi Sea coasts, northward around Alaska, and eastwards across the arctic all the way to Greenland, the coastline is ice-bound in winter and t

   
   http://www.nps.gov/akso/akarc/arctic.htm

» Arctic Environmental Observatory
   Project of the National Science Foundation consisting of three components: marine mammal sampling and data gathering, recognizing the importance of benthic communities on the shallow Bering and Chukchi shelves to Arctic biogeochemical cycling, and establi

   
   http://arctic.bio.utk.edu/AEO/

» Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
   Defenders of Wildlife article on this 19.6 million acre sanctuary in northeastern Alaska.

   
   http://www.savearcticrefuge.org/

» Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Photo Gallery
   A collection of landscape and wildlife photographs from the surrounding areas.

   
   http://www.anwr.org/photo.htm

» Center For Alaskan Coastal Studies
   Nonprofit environmental education organization in Homer, Alaska. Conducts education and research programs on marine and coastal ecosystems of Kachemak Bay. Site has information about the area, field tours, and related topics.

   
   http://www.akcoastalstudies.org/

» Climate of Alaska
   Narrative written by the State Climatologists and published by the National Climatic Data Center.

   
   http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/narratives/ALASKA.htm

» Far North Science
   Source for Alaska and Arctic climate change developments, science news, natural acts and outdoor adventure.

   
   http://www.farnorthscience.com/

» Geophysical Institute: Aurora Forecast
   Predictions based on solar disturbances.

   
   http://www.gi.alaska.edu/predict.php3

» Intersea Foundation
   Non-profit organization offering Alaska whale research expeditions. Whale photo gallery, sound archives, lectures, scientific achievements, history of vessels, publications, and Cynthia D'Vincent biography.

   
   http://www.intersea.org/

» Lyn Gualtieri's Research
   Research focus is on the Holocene paleoenvironmental history of the central Aleutian Islands as it pertains to the arrival and migration of the ancient Aleuts. Previous work focused on the glacial and sea level history of the Bering Strait Region.

   
   http://fac-staff.seattleu.edu/gualtieri/web/index1.htm

» National Marine Fisheries Service Alaska Region
   Federal agency responsible for science-based conservation of the state's living marine resources. Information about fisheries status, threats to protected marine mammals and seabirds, and programs to study and protect organisms and habitats.

   
   http://www.fakr.noaa.gov/

» Operation Caribou
   Operation Caribou is a Nationwide Environmental Protection Movement with the primary goal to prevent the drilling of oil in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge.

   
   http://www.freewebs.com/operationcaribou/

» Subsistence Management Information
   Offers information on federal subsistence fisheries management, and how the public can participate in the process.

   
   http://www.subsistmgtinfo.org/

» Tangle Lakes, Alaska Environmental Alert
   An alert to the public of future mining development in Alaska's Tangle Lakes. This area is valuable to recreational hikers, canoers, bird watchers, fishermen and hunters.

   
   http://tlad0.tripod.com/tanglelakesalaska/

» The Alaska Center for the Environment
   Non profit advocacy organization dedicated to preserving Alaska's environment. Organization information and current activities/events.

   
   http://www.akcenter.org/

» The Aurora Explained
   Aurora facts, what makes them happen, and the research that figured it all out.

   
   http://www.alaskascience.com/aurora.htm

» Tongass Conservation Society
   Dedicated to preserving the biodiversity of the many island forests of the Tongass through protection of habitat from the pressures of industrial exploitation. Information on the area and current threats from timber cutting, tourism, and toxics.

   
   http://www.tongassconservation.org/

» Weather Research Center
   Map showing current weather station reports.

   
   http://www.wxresearch.com/alaska.jpg