Study: Alaska’s wild berry harvests becoming more variable

A new study suggests that the harvests of several popular wild berries are becoming less reliable in many areas of the state. The study is a first step in a process that might learn more about the connections between climate factors and berry production.
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Alaska wild berries from the Innoko National Wildlife Refuge. Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Accessed via Wikimedia Commons.
Galena school teacher Freda Beasley and her husband Howard are fairly prolific berry pickers