OneTree Alaska celebrates birch trees under the full moon

A map of the North Campus of the University of Alaska Fairbanks showing a trail from the West Ridge to the T-Field research plots to the north.
Map courtesy of Scott Yeats
The map shows the location of the T-Field north of the main University of Alaska Fairbanks campus.

Julie Stricker
907-474-5406
Oct. 11, 2024

Visit a birch grove under the full moon and learn about these trees Thursday, Oct. 17, on the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ North Campus. The event, sponsored by OneTree Alaska, will run from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., with moonrise at 5:47 p.m.

The OneTree research plot in the UAF T-Field, the event location, is home to 144 saplings from eight maternal trees. Jan Dawe, director of OneTree Alaska, studies the effects of climate change on birch trees by monitoring these saplings with the help of K-12 teachers and students; university students, staff and faculty; and Fairbanks artists.

OneTree Alaska engages learners of all ages in boreal forest education, citizen science and forest product development. Tree stewards help fund OneTree educators by sponsoring trees from the grove. 

A second full-moon celebration will be held at the research plots on Sunday, Dec. 15. 

Participants can get to the research plot on commuter trails from the ski hut on UAF’s West Ridge or from the Large Animal Research Station. Come when you can and stay for as long as you’d like. 

For more information, contact Jan Dawe at 907-474-5907 or jan.dawe@alaska.edu. Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made five business days in advance to Dawe. Language access services, such as interpretation or translation of vital information, will be provided free of charge to individuals with limited English proficiency upon request to amnorris2@alaska.edu. 

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