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<\/a>Floodplains just west of McGrath<\/p><\/div>\n
Nomex and voucher-material-collecting<\/p><\/div>\n The panoramic vista from our collection site at Mystery Mountain<\/p><\/div>\n Polygonal tundra!<\/p><\/div>\n .<\/p>\n Last week, I joined a handful of folks from the BLM Anchorage office, The Kuskokwim Corporation (a Native corporation), and the Army Corps of Engineers on a trip to Red Devil Mine. Red Devil Mine is a retired cinnabar mining facility is currently being rehabilitated by the BLM. Thus far, engineers have rerouted Red Devil Creek so as to minimize contamination from old pilings. My task was to collect seed and to scout for potential next-season SOS collections so that local seed sources will be available when the project reaches the revegetation stage.<\/p>\n Cinnabar! Presumably the namesake of the village, too.<\/p><\/div>\n On Thursday, we leave for our final stint with the NRCS Soil\/EcoSite Survey crews. This time we\u2019re headed up to the village of Central, which lies about 100mi NE of Fairbanks, and with the Alaskan Autumn already in full swing, it promises to be a chilly stint indeed.<\/p>\n Immersing myself in Alaska’s autumn ochre while backpacking in Kachemak Bay State Park<\/p><\/div>\n All in all, it\u2019s been a wonderfully productive field season. I\u2019m sad to see the long days fade, but I\u2019m excited for the season of winter sports and kitschy sweaters to commence!<\/p>\n Until our return from Central, With our SOS goals met and exceeded, field season is finally coming to a close. At the end of August, we traveled to the remote town of McGrath to make our final SOS collections via helicopter. Three days and forty-two … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n
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