...It also seems decidedly unfair that the volunteer plants grow so much better than the ones I try to cultivate. An ecology professor I had in college perhaps put it best, "Mother Nature is not a nudist by choice." Meaning, of course, that wherever...

...occasional humpback whales and harbor seals, lots of gulls and sea ducks. From here, the trail leads along the edge of the forest to the Blue Mussel cabin. Mary F. Willson is a retired ecology professor and a Trail Mix board member.

...same if salmon runs declines. The natural history and ecology of Southeast are closely tied to this link between marine, fresh-water and terrestrial systems. Mary Willson is a retired ecology professor and a Trail Mix board member.

...used medicinally in many ways in Native cultures - the shoots and buds are said to contain antioxidants and have some antibacterial and pain-killing activity. Mary Willson is a retired ecology professor and a Trail Mix board member.

...hiking the lower parts of the Fish Creek trail, go along Peterson Creek on Douglas, or check out Switzer Creek - but keep an eye out for large furry beasts! Mary F. Willson is a retired ecology professor and a Trail Mix board member.

...scratched the surface of the richness of natural history out on the wetlands. Lots more of interest awaits the curious and observant walker on these trails. Mary F. Willson is a retired ecology professor and a Trail Mix board member.

...gathered Wednesday at UAF for the start of a four-day international conference on boreal forests. Terry Chapin, an ecology professor at UAF's Institute of Arctic Biology, and the lead investigator at a university research station, said climate...

...usual, I've only been able to mention a few of the beautiful or interesting things to be found out here. Go and look for yourself! Seek and ye shall find. Mary F. Willson is a retired ecology professor and a Trail Mix board member.

...and juveniles, foraging for small fish. Ravens and bald eagles sometimes gather in the surrounding trees, and one might see a mink skulking along the shore. Mary F. Willson is a retired ecology professor and a Trail Mix board member.

...clearly the crossbills depend on the existence of good stands of large cone-producing trees for continued reproduction and maintenance of their populations. Mary F. Willson is a retired ecology professor and a Trail Mix board member.