Outreach, education & citizen science

UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS | ALASKA CLIMATE ADAPTATION SCIENCE CENTER

In Metlakatla, Salmonberries Speak and Tell Time

February 20, 2025

A hand holds a pile of red and orange salmonberries in front of green leaves.

Throughout the Berry Futures project, it became clear: Berries gather people, as much as people gather berries.

Food Systems in Focus as New Ambassadors Program Launches

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.

Gulkana study brings Girls* On Ice to international stage

August 13, 2024

A woman wearing a blue coat with her hood up stands in a gray, rocky landscape with a cloudy sky.

Teslin Brannan collected data during the 2023 Girls* On Ice expedition, supported by the Alaska CASC, and presented her findings to a global audience.

2024 Alaska Forum on the Environment – Science for Alaska communities

February 16, 2024

A woman in a blue shirt gestures with one hand in the air while speaking at a podium with a presentation about berries behind her.

The Alaska Forum on the Environment, an annual gathering in Anchorage, is a central networking and presentation opportunity for the AK CASC.

Annual Report – 2023 Year in Review

August 23, 2023

A page describing Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center's 2023 in review.

The AK CASC Annual Report 2023 highlights developments over the last year while also diving deeper into the work of our scientists and staff.

USGS releases new water cycle illustrations

January 6, 2023

Figure demonstrating the water cycle including ice, snow, glaciers, permafrost, run-off, groundwater, lakes, rivers, oceans, evaporation, and precipitation.

The USGS has published a series of water cycle diagrams which illustrate the flow of water through natural and human-impacted earth systems. Whether as frozen highways, churning seas, or thawed rivers and streams full of…