Farm improvements in process

The weather observation equipment at the Fairbanks Experiment Farm has received a new look, thanks to the National Weather Service. In preparation for the observance of the 100th anniversary of weather observation at the farm, the NWS helped spruce up the area in front of the farm's visitor center.

On June 30 at 1 p.m. a brief ceremony will mark the anniversary. UAF Vice Chancellor Jake Poole will be on hand to help mark the occasion, as well as SNRAS and NWS officials. The site is the oldest continuous weather observation post in Alaska. It was moved from downtown Fairbanks to the farm on July 1, 1911, several years before the university existed.

(Photos courtesy Brad Sipperley, National Weather Service)