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...I wrote a story about how subalpine willows in the Kenai Mountains were being defoliated...caterpillars of these insects were grazing on willow leaves that grow at high elevation near...to see subalpine stands of Barclay's willow, a favorite winter food for moose, recovering...
...Road, Soldotna.Another registration will open from noon to 3 p.m. at the Kenai airport's operations facility, 515 N. Willow, Kenai. The Kenai airport will hold its barbecue during the same time, and Troubadour North will play from noon to 1:45...
...again the most anticipated event for the kids. As rain fell and Soldotna Mayor Dr. Nels Anderson tied lines, 7-year-old Willow hooked the first fish of the day. "The fish put up a good fight, but a few lucky kids went home proudly carrying their rainbow...
Pussy willows, soft as pillows Arctic Spring again. Daylight hours sprout tundra flowers That sun...farewell. Alas, we sing bout this joyous thing, Our long lost warmly friend Pussy willows, soft as pillows Arctic Spring again.
...try to look at it with that eye," he said. "If I'm a moose, what the hell is there to eat?" Moose rely primarily on willows, cotton woods and birches for food - the cambium layer in the thin shoots provide the nutrition - but moose have already chewed...
...revealed that 75 percent of willow, 65 percent of aspen and 44...the small terminal twigs of willow, birch, and aspen - they...begin gnawing on the bark of willow and aspen in late winter and...may kill some of the larger willows thus making them unavailable...
...unexpected caught my eye. There, just beyond the produce, amongst flowers like tulips, lilies and irises, were bunches of pussy willows, a vision I've not seen in a very, very long time. Onions notwithstanding, in that moment, I knew spring had arrived...
...C4 pathways. In Alaska, most of our familiar local plants use the C3 pathway, including white spruce, mountain hemlock, willows, fireweed and alders. C3 plants require ample carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, abundant ground water, and moderate temperature...
...hard to miss.Lately, the Bruce spanworm (Operophtera bruceata) and Epirrita undulata have been the main defoliators of willows, alders, and aspens in the sub-alpine. Birch leafroller (Epinotia solandriana) has been damaging birch on the lowlands...
...examined pollen in peat cores and can say with some certainty that our peat bogs began forming about 14,000 years ago, with willows and alders establishing 11,000 years ago. Spruce trees more recently colonized the Kenai 8,000 years ago. The UAF Scenarios...