Some 150,000 wood bison or more once roamed the boreal forests of Alaska and northwestern Canada, grazing in meadows between vast expanses of trees (thus the “wood” in their name). But ...

Rick Thoman, Climate Specialist with the Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy at the University of Alaska ...

Erin Kirkland Nestled in 110 acres of boreal forest, the Alaska Botanical Garden features 150 native plant species and more than 1,100 perennials. There is an herb garden, a wildflower trail ...

The boreal forest attracts 325 bird species to its lands ... Once found ranging across the country from Alaska to Newfoundland and Labrador, their numbers have dropped significantly over the ...