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  1. Tropical Fossils in Alaska | Geophysical Institute

    Oct 23, 2025 · Paleobotanist Jack A. Wolfe of the United States Geological Survey at Menlo Park, California, has found a number of tropical rain forest fossils along the eastern Gulf of Alaska. …

  2. Cottonwood and Balsam Poplar | Geophysical Institute

    Oct 23, 2025 · The Klukwan giant belies the belief that trees tend to get smaller the farther north one goes. Both balsam poplar and cottonwood have value for fuel wood, pulp and lumber.

  3. Northern Tree Habitats | Geophysical Institute

    Oct 30, 2025 · Why take a chance with exotics, when native trees have proven their ability to survive? Several reasons prompt testing of foreign tree species. Human activities often create …

  4. Burls - Geophysical Institute

    Oct 30, 2025 · Burls weaken trees but do not kill them. The weakening effect, however, makes the trees vulnerable to other diseases which can kill them. Relatively little is known about burls, for …

  5. Black Spruce | Geophysical Institute

    Oct 23, 2025 · Somehow black spruce trees seem like the jackasses of the northern forests--sort of ungainly looking, ugly little beasts that somehow can survive under conditions prohibitive to …

  6. The Kodiak Treeline | Geophysical Institute

    Oct 23, 2025 · Spruce trees planted on the islands by the Russians in 1805 are doing just fine and reseeding themselves naturally, although the total tree population hardly amounts to a forest.

  7. Maverick red aspens in a world of gold | Geophysical Institute

    Sep 11, 2014 · From the solution of liquid leaves, they determined that a sugary red pigment was indeed present in red and orange aspens, but not in yellow aspens. The scientists hinted that …

  8. The secret life of red squirrels | Geophysical Institute

    Nov 27, 2024 · Stan Boutin has climbed more than 5,000 spruce trees in the last 30 years. He has often returned to the forest floor knowing if a ball of twigs and moss within the tree contained …

  9. Witches' Broom | Geophysical Institute

    Oct 30, 2025 · Witches' broom on spruce trees is caused by a rust disease (a kind of fungus disease). The rust lives on the spruce tree throughout the year. Each spring, small yellow …