The Polar Cyberinfrastructure Program at the National Science Foundation has the potential to transform polar research by facilitating the transmission and integration of data...

Integrative research is increasingly a priority within the scientific community and is a central goal for the evolving field of sustainability science. While it is conceptually...

Web-enabled slider to show change detection on the Kenai Peninsula of areas that have been developed using aerial photography from the 1950s and 2013.

We-enabled change detection slider of Skilak glacier using aerial photography from 1952 and 2013.

EPSCoR researcher John Anderson is creating a virtual replica of areas of the Kenai Peninsula to help decision-makers to predict the effects of social and environmental change...

Local agriculture, food security and food supply are limited in Alaska, as well as in much of the circumpolar North. These limitations stem from a suite of challenges that have...

Alaska is food insecure, importing the vast majority of its agricultural products and commodities and maintaining a minimal year-round food supply. Much of the circumpolar...

Wildland fire management has reached a crossroads. Current perspectives are not capable of answering interdisciplinary adaptation and mitigation challenges posed by increases in...

Community-based monitoring (CBM) in the Arctic is gaining increasing support from a wide range of interested parties, including community members, scientists, government...

Agriculture is a severely underdeveloped industry in Alaska and throughout most of the Subarctic. Growers and entrepreneurs must overcome a diverse set of challenges to achieve...

The unpredictability of human behavior toward wildlife, coupled with changes in human behavior over space and time, are integral challenges of today's wildlife managers to meet...

Community-based observing networks (CBONs) use a set of human observers connected via a network to provide comprehensive data, through observations of a range of environmental...