A state forester shared tips on where and how to cut a Christmas tree in Southcentral Alaska, and how to make it last.

White spruce trees dot the tundra in the Brooks Range. These trees are better able to survive harsh conditions due to heavy winter snowfall, a result of Arctic sea ice loss. (Photo courtesy Colin ...

ANCHORAGE, AlaskaANCHORAGE, Alaska — An iconic Alaska tree with roots that can freeze to death if not covered by snow was rejected Friday by a federal agency for the threatened species list. The U.S.

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — An iconic Alaska tree with roots that can freeze to death if not covered by snow was rejected Friday by a federal agency for the threatened species list. The US Fish and Wildlife ...

Visit a birch grove under the full moon and learn about these trees Thursday on the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ north campus. The event, sponsored by OneTree Alaska, will run from 5:30-9 p.m., ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Forget the plastic icicles, brightly colored balls and tinsel. Some Christmas trees for sale in the Anchorage area are adorned with something truly different this holiday season — ...

A GREEN PLATEAU NORTH OF LITUYA BAY — “These are museum-class bonsais,” Ben Gaglioti says as we walk through an elfin forest. Gaglioti, a University of Alaska Fairbanks ecologist, has led me into ...

Salmon skin ornaments made by youth in Sitka. (Photo by Lee House/Sitka Conservation Society) This year, there is a little Christmas magic hiding inside the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree. After a nearly ...

Keen-eyed readers will note the branches around the bottom of the tree blur together in an unnatural way, one of the most obvious signs of AI-generated imagery. There are also tendrils of ice on the ...

Two hundred and forty-one years ago, when General George Washington marched back into New York City as British troops were walking out, a volcano erupted in Iceland. For eight months in 1783, Laki ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Efforts were underway Monday to clear a road where dozens of fully grown evergreen trees as well as rocks and dirt toppled into an Alaska bay, sending onlookers running and ...