Agroborealis, Vol. 37, No. 1 (Summer 2005)

Abstract

Morels: a morsel after the fire: Last year's Interior wildfires may provide Alaskans with a bumper crop of morels in 2005 and 2006. These sought-after mushrooms are a valuable forest product and grow profusely in the year immediately after a fire. Scientists are studying their genetics and growth patterns, and the potential for commercial morel harvesting in Alaska. / Deirdre Helfferich -- Students and Environmental Ethics: Three undergraduate students in SNRAS's environmental ethics class describe formative experiences in their lives that led to guiding principles for their relationship with their environment. / Amy Craigen, Christopher Held, and Ben Meyer -- Exotic Plants in Alaska's Parks: Alaska hasn't suffered the ravages of exotic species invasions the way the Lower 48 has, but the aliens are coming North. The National Park Service has been conducting baseline surveys to determine the extent of this problem in Alaska's parks, and how best to combat it. / Chris McKee -- Creativity and Independent Thought: Resources management seniors tackle rewarding thesis projects: Natural Resources Management students take on real research projects to gain experience in formulating good questions, methods, and reports. / Doreen Fitzgerald with work by Cody Peterson and Michael Gibson, and selected abstracts by George Aguiar, Cody Burgess, Nathaniel Endicott, Heidi Lingenfelter, and Christopher Swisher -- Revitalizing U.S. Support for Developing Nations' Agriculture: Dean Lewis serves with six other Americans on a panel that advises USAID. / Doreen Fitzgerald -- Recent AFES Publications: New publications from the Alaska Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station: vegetable trials, peonies for commercial production, fire in the North and other subjects.