Information about Nature in Alaska
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Amphibians
Habitat Use of Amphibians in Southeast Alaska
Newts in the Rainforest by Bob Armstrong and Marge Hermans
Toads in Southeast Alaska by Bob Armstrong and Marge Hermans
Birds
Alaska's State Bird (Willow Ptarmigan) by Bob Armstrong and Marge Hermans
Banking on Bird Shit by Lina Zeldovich
Birds and Airplane Safety at the Juneau Airport
BIRDS from the Ecological Atlas of Southeast Alaska
Birdbrains by Richard Carstensen
Checklist of Alaska Birds 23rd edition--2017
Checklist of Alaska Birds 24th edition - 2018
Checklist of Alaska Birds 25th edition - 2019
Checklist of Alaska Birds 26th edition -2020
Christmas Bird Count 2017 in Juneau, Alaska
Crazy Corvids by Bob Armstrong and Marge Hermans
DECLINE-OF-NORTH-AMERICAN-AVIFAUNA-SCIENCE-2019
Drummers in the Woods (Woodpeckers) by Bob Armstrong and Marge Hermans
Eagle Acrobatics (Bald Eagle) by Bob Armstrong and Marge Hermans
Frequent Fliers visit Southeast by Bob Armstrong and Marge Hermans
Identification of North American Peeps
Importance of Fish to Bald Eagles in Southeast Alaska: A Review by Robert H. Armstrong
King of Fishers (Belted Kingfisher) by Bob Armstrong and Marge Hermans
Marbled Murrelet - Watching a Marbled Murrelet Nest from the Nature of Southeast Alaska
Northern Harriers by Bob Armstrong and Marge Hermans
Raising an Eaglet (Bald Eagle) by Bob Armstrong and Marge Hermans
Sentinels of the Bog (Greater Yellowlegs) by Bob Armstrong and Marge Hermans
Shorebird seasonal use in Cook Inlet
Songbirds in Winter by Bob Armstrong and Marge Hermans
Southeast's Aquatic Songbird (American Dipper) by Bob Armstrong and Marge Hermans
The Perfect Predator, Owl, by Bob Armstrong and Marge Hermans
The Shorebirds are coming! by Bob Armstrong and Marge Hermans
Things that go Squawk in the Night (Great Blue Herons) by Bob Armstrong and Marge Hermans
To Mexico and Back Again (Rufous Hummingbirds) by Bob Armstrong and Marge Hermans
Waterfowl in Winter by Bob Armstrong and Marge Hermans
Books (mostly ones we have self published)
ALASKA'S BIRDS a Guide to Selected Species by Robert H. Armstrong
ALASKA'S FISH a Guide to Selected Species by Robert H. Armstrong
Aquatic Insects in Alaska by John Hudson, Katherine Hocker, Robert H. Armstrong
Arctic Grayling studies in Alaska by R.H. Armstrong etc
ALASKA'S NATURAL WONDERS by Robert H. Armstrong & Marge Hermans
Beavers by the Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau, Alaska by Bob Armstrong and Mary Willson
Dragons in the Ponds by Robert Armstrong, John Hudson, Marge Hermans
Dragonfles of Alaska by John Hudson and Robert H. Armstrong
Finding Birds in Juneau by Robert Armstrong & Richard Gordon Illustrations by Richard Carstensen
Lichens around Mendenhall Glacier by Chiska Derr and Robert Armstrong
Life along the Mt. Roberts Trail in Juneau Alaska by Bob Armstrong and Marge Hermans
Life around the Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau Alaska by Bob Armstrong and Marge Hermans
Mendenhall Wetlands by Bob Armstrong, Richard Carstensen, Mary Willson and Marge Hermans
Native Orchids of Southeast Alaska the book updated by Marlin Bowles & Bob Armstrong
Natural Connections in Alaska by Bob Armstrong and Mary Willson
Photographing Nature in Alaska by Robert H. Armstrong
Southeast Alaska's Natural World by Bob Armstrong and Marge Hermans
Whistlers on the Mountains (marmots) by Bob Armstrong and Marge Hermans
Calendar
Climate Change
A recent very alarming documentation of migratory birds dying in large numbers can be seen here https://www.audubon.org/news/
Biological Impacts of the 2013–2015 Warm-Water Anomaly in the Northeast Pacific
Building resilience on a restless Earth By Sonia Nagorski
Climate change and its effects on insects and how to help look at this issue of Wings by the Xerces Society
Climate change and its effects on insects in Alaska by Derek Sikes
Insects and Climate Change a Virtual Talk given by Derek Sikes in 2020 https://youtu.be/tx9fNknwQz4
CLIMATE CHANGE: PREDICTED IMPACTS ON JUNEAU
For more information by Derek look at https://accap.uaf.edu/insects
On fish /sites/default/files/Effects_of_climate_change_on_Canada_s_Pa.pdf
High North Research Center for Climate and Environment
krill and mussels to the list of unusual marine deaths in Alaska
This paper appear to be one of the most informative ones on the effects of climate change on insects https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0185809
Insect Loss Worldwide Hyperalarming’ study shows massive insect loss
Groundfish Long-Term Ecological Change in the Northern Gulf of Alaska
Robert B. Spies (Editor
WMO Provisional Statement on the State of the Global Climate in 2019
Connections
Blending In by Dan Kehlenbach a fun article on how animals blend in with their environment
Jellyfish, forage fish, and the world’s major fisheries.
Fish
ALASKA'S FISH a Guide to Selected Species by Robert H. Armstrong
American Fisheries Society https://fisheries.org/docs/wp/Guidelines-for-Use-of-Fishes.pdf
ANADROMOUS FISH from Ecological Atlas of Southeast Alaska
Arctic Grayling studies in Alaska by R.H. Armstrong etc
For good information on marine fishes of the Arctic look at /sites/default/files/Marine_Fishes_Arctic_Region_Vol_1_Feb_2018.pdf
Chinook Salmon the effects of pesticides
Chum Salmon Spawning Behavior by S.L. Schroder
Cutthroat Trout by Robert H. Armstrong and Marge Hermans
Dolly Varden by Robert H. Armstrong and Marge Hermans
Dolly Varden charr, Salvelinus malma by Robert H. Armstrong & James E. Morrow
Dolly Varden Rearing Fish Studies by Steve Eliott and Bob Armstrong
Eulachon A Review of Biology and an Annotated Bibliography
Field Guide to the Nearshore Marine Fishes of Alaska by S.W. Johnson, A.D. Neff, and M.R. Lindeberg
Fish Feel Pain, Now What? https://www.hakaimagazine.com/features/fish-feel-pain-now-what/
Fish Larvae Timing in Auke Bay by Haldorson
/sites/default/files/Fish_Physiology_2006_Vol_24_Behaviour_an.pdf
Salmon Hatcheries effects on Wild Populations
High Cockscomb reproductive biology by Ronald M. Coleman
Juneau Fish Habitat Assessment by Bethers, Monk and Seifert
For good information on the value of salmon carcasses in certain ecosystems look at Fish_Mag_V24No10p6-15_Pacific_salmon_carcasses_essential_contributions
Salmon in Alaska from Alaska's Fish by Bob Armstrong
Salmon in Winter by Bob Armstrong and Marge Hermans
Sand Lance A Review of Biology and Predator Relations and Annotated Bibliography
Sand Lance: A Review of Biology and Predator Relations and Annotated Bibliography full version
Stickleback--Juvenile Sockeye Salmon Interactions by Richard Gard and Richard Lee Bottorff
Stream Surveys along the Juneau Road System by Reed and Armstrong
The Gifts of Salmon by Bob Armstrong and Marge Hermans
The Perfect Prey, Sand Lance by Bob Armstrong and Marge Hermans
/sites/default/files/Threespine%20sticklebacks.pdf
Walleye Pollock by Bob Armstrong from Alaska's Fish
Walleye Pollock fry in Auke Bay by Carlson
Weird Fish by Bob Armstrong and Marge Hermans
Winter, Ice, and Fish 2011, Brown, Hubert and Daly
Fungi
Decay fungi-indicators in Southeast Alaska by Paul Hennon and Ken Dinsmore
Mushrooms of the National Forests in Alaska
An excellent source of information about mushrooms can be found here http://www.mushroomexpert.com/
Habitats
A great source of information about habitats in Juneau and Southeast Alaska can be found at http://juneaunature.discoverysoutheast.org/
Biological impacts of the 2013–2015 warm-water anomaly in the Northeast
ECOLOGICAL ATLAS OF THE BERING, CHUKCHI, AND BEAUFORT SEAS can be found at http://ak.audubon.org/conservation/download-ecological-atlas-bering-chukchi-and-beaufort-seas
ECOLOGICAL ATLAS OF SOUTHEAST ALASKA can be found at http://ak.audubon.org/conservation/tongass-national-forest
ECOLOGICAL ATLAS OF ALASKA'S WESTERN ARCTIC
Fish Creek Delta by Richard Carstensen
Fish Creek Park and its Importance for Wildlife, September 11, 2021
Glacial Rebound on Taashuyee (Mendenhall Wetlands) https://arcg.is/0DT4qy
Hotspot report Mendenhall Wetlands
Intertidal Common Sea life of Southeastern Alaska a Field Guide by Aaron Baldwin & Paul Norwood
Kingfisher Pond second edition
Life along the Mt. Roberts Trail in Juneau Alaska
Life around the Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau Alaska
Life in the High Country by Bob Armstrong and Marge Hermans
Mendenhall Valley, Dredge Lakes Area Historical Fish Stocking by ADF&G, Richard Marriott
Riverside Rotary Park and Pond
Southeast Alaska's Natural World
Streambank Revegetation and Protection
The Biology of Eel Grass in Alaska by C. Peter McRoy
John Schoen's memoir, Tongass Odyssey: Seeing the Forest Ecosystem Through the Politics of Trees https://nationalaudubon.box.
Twin Lakes and Pioneer Marsh latest version
Twin Lakes and Pioneer Marsh earlier version
The value of large woody debris in Alaska's streams by Murphy and Koski
Wildlife "Out the Road" by Richard Carstensen
Invertebrates
A Checklist of North American Odonata
Annotated Checklist of the Butterflies and Moths of Alaska and Canada
Aquatic Insects in Alaska by John Hudson, Katherine Hocker, Robert H. Armstrong
Arctic Bristletails in Juneau, Alaska
Beneficial Insects and Spiders of Alaska
Bugs on the Snow from the Nature of Southeast Alaska
Bugs in Winter by Bob Armstrong and John Hudson a project in progress
Bumblebees The Quest to Tally Alaska’s Wild ‘Warm-Blooded’ Bumblebees
Butterflies and Moths: To view Ken Philips fantastic collection of Butterflies and Moths in Alaska look at https://kenphilipcollection.alaska.edu/category/collection/
/sites/default/files/BumbleBee.GuideWestern.FINAL.pdf
Charlotte without a web (crab spiders) by Bob Armstrong and Marge Hermans
Climate change and its effects on insects and how to help look at this issue of Wings by the Xerces Society
Climate change and its effects on insects in Alaska by Derek Sikes
For more information by Derek look at https://accap.uaf.edu/insects
This paper appear to be one of the most informative ones on the effects of climate change on insects https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0185809
Dragons in the Ponds by Robert Armstrong, John Hudson, Marge Hermans
Dragonfles of Alaska by John Hudson and Robert H. Armstrong
For a great article on Dragonflies in Alaska look at: /sites/default/files/STALKING%20DRAGONS%20by%20Michael%20Engelhard.pdf
Draft Checklist of the Nonmarine Arthropods of Alaska http://www.akentsoc.org/the_fauna/checklist
/sites/default/files/Enjoying%20Dragonflies%20in%20Alaska%20with%20embeds%20March%2018.pdf
Flies -- for a great website look at http://www.diptera.info/news.php
Flies -- a great resource on the behavior of flies is Johathan Balcombes book Super Fly for a review of this book look at /sites/default/files/NYTBR%20-%20Super%20Fly%2011July21.pdf this Book can be ordered at https://www.penguinrandomhouse
Honey Bees -- How Bees Make Honey
Insect Loss Worldwide Hyperalarming’ study shows massive insect loss
Invertebrate Surveys on the Mendenhall Wetlands in Juneau, Alaska by Mary Willson and Aaron Baldwin
Living in two Worlds (Dragonflies) by Bob Armstrong and Marge Hermans
Moths of Alaska -- a checklist (2012) by Ferris and others
Orchid Pollinators and Visitors in Juneau, Alaska
Overwinter occurrence of Caddisflies by Ellis
Pollinators by Bob Armstrong and Marge Hermans
Rove Beetles in Alaska and Canada /sites/default/files/Klimaszewski2000-Diversity-of-the-rove-beetles-of-Canada-and-Alaska.pdf
Slugs of British Columbia -- a key to http://www.ou.edu/cas/botany-micro/ben/ben320.html
Springtails in Juneau, Alaska Introduction To activate the video download it first and then open in adobe reader or adobe acrobat
Springtails in Juneau, Alaska Where to find them
Springtails why do they come on the snow in winter
Springtails What Eats Springtails in Juneau
Springtails How do Springtails Jump to activate the video download the file and then open it in adobe reader or adobe acrobate
For information about the Hedgehog Arion an invasive slug common in Southeast Alaska look at /sites/default/files/Arion_intermedius_Gastropoda_Stylommatophora_first%20%281%29.pdf
Springtails -- for great information about these tiny creatures look at http://www.collembola.org/
Tardigrades of Alaska: distribution patterns, diversity and
species richness
Tardigrades: Bears of the Moss by Miller
The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful (Beetles) by Bob Armstrong and Marge Hermans
Intertidal -- Common Sea Life of Southeastern Alaska a field guide by Aaron Baldwin & Paul Norwood
A Wings issue that has articles about climate change and its effects on insects /sites/default/files/20-016_spring%202020_Wings.pdf
Weevils - Connections with willows
Weevils - Learning about Willow Weevils in Juneau, Alaska
Western Blackheaded Budworms article in Juneau, Empire
Lichens
Lichens around Mendenhall Glacier
Mammals
A Prickly Tale (Porcupine) by Bob Armstrong and Marge Hermans
Alexander Archipelago Wolves by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Bats - for some fascinating information about bats in Southeast Alaska look at The Milieu Souterrain Superficiel (MSS) as hibernation
habitat for bats: implications for white-nose syndrome by Karen M. Blejwas, et.al.
Bats at Fish Creek Park in Juneau, Alaska
Beavers by the Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau, Alaska
Beaver Institute an excellent website to learn about beavers https://www.beaverinstitute.org/education/links-resources/
A good beaver reference for children and many adults https://www.flipsnack.com/LaurelCreekBeavers/who-s-beaver-s-best-friend....
Black Bear in Southeast Alaska by John Schoen and Lily Peacock
Brown Bear in Southeast Alaska by John Schoen and Scott Gende
Dogs, Wildlife and Wildlife Viewing
Dogs in Brazil and their affects on wildlife
Game Transplants in Alaska by Thomas Paul
Keen Critter in Southeast (deer mouse) by Bob Armstrong and Marge Hermans
MAMMALS from Ecological Atlas of Southeast Alaska
Nuts about Truffles (squirrels) by Bob Armstrong and Marge Hermans
Prince of Wales Wolves by Audubon Alaska
Sea Otter Protecting a Harbor Seal
Sitka black-tailed deer by John Schoen and Matt Kirchoff
Whistlers on the Mountains (marmots) by Bob Armstrong and Marge Hermans
Other Natural Things
Chilling Out How Warm-Blooded Animals Survive Southeast Winters by Bob Armstrong and Marge Hermans
Common Tracks of Southeast Alaska by Richard Carstensen
Extinction A Fate Worse Than Death by Bob Armstrong and Marge Hermans
Help--I've Been Slimed! (slime molds) by Bob Armstrong and Marge Hermans
Lookin' at Lichens by Bob Armstrong and Marge Hermans
Steaming lakes and thundersnow by Scott Denning
To Freeze or Not To Freeze by Bob Armstrong and Marge Hermans
Overall
Alaska Department of Fish and Game. 2015. Alaska wildlife action plan. Juneau.
For good information on Southeast Alaska and elswhere look at this website by Mary Willson https://onthetrailsjuneau.wordpress.com/author/onthetrailsjuneau/
https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/5b911a5ce4b0702d0e808588
Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning in Alaska Facts and Discussion
Photography
A Flying Wireless Platform on Live Insects
An Evaluation of the Panasonic FZ-200 and FZ-300 Camera
Tips on Using the Panasonic FZ-300 camera by Dan Kehlenbach
Beginning Wildlife Photography by Dan Kehlenbach
Enjoying Nature in Alaska through Video by Bob Armstrong and Doug Jones If the links to the videos do not work download the file and open in Adobe Reader.
Ethical Wildlife Photography for good information look at https://www.hakaimagazine.com/features/when-photographers-get-too-close-wildlife-pays-the-price/
/sites/default/files/Armstrong_1990_Photographing_Insects_In_Flight-1.pdf
Photographing Arctic Bristletails at Night
Photographing Nature in Alaska by Robert H. Armstrong
Using Remote Cameras for Capturing Animal Behavior
Using the JuiceBox Battery with the Panasonic FZ300 Camera
Plants
Coastal Strawberry The Pacific Beach Strawberry by USDA
Cottonwood and the Creatures that feed on it
Creatures that use Alder, Cottonwood, and Willow Trees in Southeast Alaska
Creatures that use Alder, Cottonwood, and Willow Trees in Southeast Alaska May 21, 2021
The Common Plants of the Muskegs of Southeast Alaska by O. Wayne Robuck
Fall Colors in Southeast Alaska by Bob Armstrong and Marge Hermans
Mosses and Liverworts of the National Forests in Alaska
Native Orchids of Southeast Alaska a field guide by Marlin Bowles & Bob Armstrong
Native Orchids of Southeast Alaska the book updated by Marlin Bowles & Bob Armstrong
Native Orchids in Southeast Alaska by Marlin Bowles & Bob Armstrong
For interesting information on the pollination of orchids look at /sites/default/files/Tao%2CBernhardt%20et%20al.%202018.%20Hawkmoth%20Noctuid%20orchid%20pollination%20sub%20alpine%20Chica.%20BotJLinnSoc.pdf
Native Plants of Alaska by the Cooperative Extension Service and UAF
Not Just Another Pretty Face (Lupines) by Bob Armstrong and Marge Hermans
Oddball Plants by Bob Armstrong and Marge Hermans
Orchid Pollinators and Visitors in Juneau, Alaska
Orchids in Southeast Alaska by Marlin Bowles and Bob Armstrong
Ouch! It's the Alaska State Tree (Sitka Spruce) by Bob Armstrong and Marge Hermans
Revegetation of our coastal areas for good information look at /sites/default/files/2013%20Wright%20%26%20Czapla%20Coastal-Reveg_web_v2.pdf
Rove Beetles on Western Heart-leaved Twayblade Orchids
The First Spring Flowers by Bob Armstrong and Marge Hermans
Wetland Sedges of Alaska by Gerald Tande & Robert Lipkin
Wild Orchids by Bob Armstrong and Marge Hermans
Willows in Alaska by George Argus
Willows and the Creatures that Feed on Them by Bob Armstrong and John Hudson
Power Point Presentations
These presentations are ones I have made over the years on nature in Alaska. For ease of viewing I have saved them as a video.
Arctic Tern and Black Oystercatcher
Bald Eagles in Southeast Alaska
Beavers of the Mendenhall Valley you can also use this PDF on Beavers of the Mendenhall Valley
Connections in Alaska's Natural World for information about these connections look at the book Natural Connections in Alaska
Dragonflies of Alaska for more information look at the book Dragonflies of Alaska
Enjoying Nature in Alaska through Videos
Life around Mendenhall Glacier for more information look at Life around the Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau Alaska
Mendenhall Wetlands to learn more about this wonderful place look at Mendenhall Wetlands
Mendenhall Wetlands Talk this is about a 10 minute video to view it slower look at Mendenhall Wetlands PDF
Photographing Nature in Alaska to understand the stories behind these photos look at Photographing Nature in Alaska by Robert H. Armstrong
Predator Control Program on Dolly Varden
Southeast Alaska's Natural World (about the book)
The Nature of Juneau's Islands
Where do birds in Southeast Alaska come from?
Tracking
Common Tracks of Southeast Alaska by Richard Carstensen