This week while the GLiHT crew continued collecting data over the Susitna and Tanana valleys, we focused on collecting on-the-ground data on spruce beetle infestation. Our first day out proved rainy and cold, but we pressed on, only sheltering in the car during a particularly hard spell. Aside from the occasionally torrential rain, we also […]
Spruce Beetles in Alaska
This summer, scientists headed to south-central Alaska to collect airborne and ground-based data on the ongoing spruce beetle outbreak.