Agroborealis spring issue out!

The spring issue of Agroborealis is out, and features full color and a new design to highlight SNRAS research in geography, forest sciences, high-latitude agriculture, and natural resources, as well as a section on events, people, and places and briefs on news and publications. This is the 40th year of publication of this research magazine. Articles include:

• "Counting on tradition: Math in a Cultural Context adds up" (staff report)
• "Log cabin building workshop: from hangar to woods," by Valerie Barber, on a hands-on workshop using local materials in the Sitka Ranger District;
• "The Midnight Sun-flower: a bloom for northern birds," by Bob Van Veldhuizen, about the development of a new variety of sunflower adapted to the Alaska Interior;
• "Biomass fuels: local energy, local jobs, and community resilience," by Nancy Fresco and F. Stuart Chapin III, on the potential for sustainable harvest of woody biomass for fuel in villages across the Interior;
• "How to save Old Faithful: geyser protection areas," by Kenneth A. Barrick, about the dangers posed to geysers and hot springs by geothermal energy development, and a proposal to protect this important resource;
• "Two for the Peace Corps" (staff report), on the experiences of two participants in the Peace Corps Masters International program at UAF;
• "The IPY at UAF" (staff report): International Polar Year research by SNRAS and other UAF personnel;
• "A Sustainable PhD" (staff report)
• "Kerttula Hall dedication" (staff report)
• "James Drew: piloting agriculture" (obituary)
• "Leslie Viereck: infectious curiosity" (obituary)

Many of the issues discussed in the magazine have been touched on in this blog, but are treated in more depth in Agroborealis. The magazine may be downloaded as a PDF or obtained in hard copy from the SNRAS/AFES Information Services Office. If you would like to subscribe to this free magazine, contact us via e-mail or write to us at PO Box 757200, Fairbanks AK 99775-7200.