by Northern Center | Jul 20, 2026
The Fairbanks North Star Borough is accepting public comments on its draft Comprehensive Plan, which will guide land use, housing, infrastructure, business development, public investments, and other planning decisions over the next 20 years. The draft also includes...
by Molly Cable | Jul 20, 2026
In 2025, we placed a small metal band with the number 317165534 onto an adult male Tree Swallow’s leg. He and his mate, who was identified by the number 317165463, were nesting at Creamer’s Field Refuge in box number 119. This nest was was of about fifty nests at...
by Northern Center | Jul 8, 2026
The Bureau of Land Management is proposing sweeping changes to federal oil and gas leasing rules that would make it faster, cheaper, and easier for companies to lease public lands while reducing opportunities for public review and weakening financial safeguards meant...
by Northern Center | Jul 8, 2026
A recent Pacific Northwest National Laboratory webinar highlighted PermitAI, a federal artificial intelligence platform designed to help agencies speed up environmental reviews and permitting under the National Environmental Policy Act. The platform includes tools to...
by Northern Center | Jul 8, 2026
Photo Credit: Lisa Hupp – An arial view of the coastal plain of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. BOEM is asking whether offshore platforms and submerged lands should be used for space launch and re-entry activities — raising new questions about ocean...
by Molly Cable | Jul 8, 2026
This summer I turned twenty years old, and Tree Swallow 281122697 turned seven. I started working with Alaska Songbird Institute in 2021 as a highschooler in their high school intern program. I knew very little about birds, field research, or Tree Swallows, but I was...
