University of Alaska Southeast Chancellor John Pugh, right; Sandy Boyce, Alaska issues coordinator for U.S.D.A. Forest Service, center; and Brendan Kelly, dean of UAS arts and sciences, admire a book...

...the new lab is finished in 2013. The project received funding this year to begin planning and design, said Sandy Boyce, Alaska Science Coordinator with the Pacific Northwest Research Station. The remaining $5 million is expected from the federal...