Boreal forest covers much of central Alaska. Taiga, as this forest is called, is composed of dense black spruce forests and a mosaic of other forest trees. Aspen and birch thrive on south-facing ...

In a sign of how swiftly and extensively climate change is reshaping the Arctic environment, a new study has found that the region’s mighty boreal forests — stands of mighty spruce, fir, and larch ...

The Russians call it taiga. The English call it boreal forest. It is one and the same wherever it appears, which is in a ring around the northern hemisphere. The species might be different, but the ...

Graphite One (TSX-V:GPH) secured $4.8 million to fund a pre-feasibility study for its Graphite Creek project in Alaska. Taiga Mining, a controlling shareholder in Graphite One, is the company ...

Walter Harper, one of Alaska’s greatest, is buried in Juneau’s Evergreen Cemetery. His wife, Frances Wells Harper, lies beside him. They’d been married for less than two months when they boarded the ...