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‘It’s cold Eeee!’ – The Joy and Importance of Ice Observation Through Art

By Lia Ferguson | April 27, 2026
Abstract watercolor painting of white sea ice floating through navy blue water.

Earlier this month, Fresh Eyes on Ice, a freshwater ice observation network, held an opening reception for their art show. The show, on display through May at the Morris Thompson Cultural Center, features local professional artists, as well as youth art from students of all ages engaged in the program.

Food Systems in Focus as New Ambassadors Program Launches

By Christian Thorsberg | February 4, 2025
Three fish with black, green, and white bodies are held in two hands against a black background.

The first-ever cohort of Alaska CASC Ambassadors will lead three new research projects on invasive European green crab, Kodiak Island’s food systems, and mariculture policy.

Digging for the future of shellfish: AK CASC and Tribal researchers work together to understand changes to a valued subsistence resource

By Molly Tankersley | September 20, 2022
Three people in warm clothes and rain boots, crouch on a rocky shoreline with buckets, clipboards, and research equipment.

As the tide creeps up the shoreline at Juneau’s Amalga Harbor, AK CASC-supported researcher John Harley works shoulder to shoulder with collaborators from the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska (CCTHITA),…

Annual Report – 2022 Year in Review

By Mike Delue | August 23, 2022
Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center 2022 in review.

The AK CASC Annual Report 2022 highlights developments over the last year while also diving deeper into the work of our scientists and staff.

Research across the Pacific: PI-AK scientists meet in Juneau

By Molly Tankersley | August 17, 2022
A man in a red, plaid shirt and gray waders, points out insects on a rock he is holding to show three women near a stream.

On the banks of Montana Creek in Juneau, Alaska, a group clad in colorful rain gear watches expectantly as AK CASC graduate student Kevin Fitzgerald empties a throng of juvenile salmon from a small wire…

New CASC Microberry Project Kicks Off

By Mike Delue | October 1, 2021
A child's hands hold a petri dish over a while table, while wearing a warm winter coat.

The Microberry project may be a new initiative for the AK CASC, but the team are no newcomers to citizen science efforts.

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