
Northern Tree Habitats - Geophysical Institute
6 days ago · Interior Alaskan forests have only six native tree species: white spruce, black spruce, quaking aspen, balsam poplar, larch (tamarack) and paper birch. Northern Canadian forests …
Trees as Earthquake Fault Indicators | Geophysical Institute
6 days ago · Then using tree ring dating methods, it may be possible to date earthquakes occurring before historical records were kept. The ability to identify and date very large …
More on Why Tree Trunks Spiral | Geophysical Institute
Mar 27, 2025 · I eventually found a tree with a spiral lightning mark and it followed the spiral grain exactly. One tree, of course, proves nothing. "But why should the tree spiral? More speculation …
Kannada pocket guide for Common Avenue trees of Karnataka
Aug 8, 2019 · A citizen friendly pocket-sized book in Kannada describes commonly found avenue trees, filling the paucity of such resources in the local language while also
Mummified forest tells tale of a changing north - Geophysical …
Jan 6, 2011 · An outcropping of mummified tree remains on Ellesmere Island in Canada. A melting glacier revealed the trees, which were buried by a landslide 2 to 8 million years ago.
Trees for a Cold Climate | Geophysical Institute
Apr 1, 1993 · Back on the ground, I did a little research on why so few tree types grow naturally in the neighborhood. Winter's extreme cold easily eliminates some tree species hardy elsewhere. …
Feltleaf willows: Alaska’s most abundant tree | Geophysical Institute
May 25, 2023 · The most plentiful moose food in the state — and probably Alaska’s most numerous tree — is the feltleaf willow, which was once called the Alaska willow. As its name …
Rock redwoods in Sutton, stone bird tracks in Denali
Feb 10, 2011 · A few years ago, Chris Williams found a big tree on the grounds of an abandoned coal mine in Sutton, Alaska. It was six feet in diameter, stood more than 110 feet above the …
Skinny Trees and Paleoforests - Geophysical Institute
Jun 20, 1990 · However, a tree growing in the long-gone warm Arctic wouldn't look like a tree growing in the ancient temperate zone. Even then, a high-latitude tree would probably be …
Witches' Broom | Geophysical Institute
Mar 27, 2025 · In interior Alaska and some parts of Canada, witches' broom (an abnormal outgrowth of branches of the tree resembling the sweeping end of a broom), is commonly …