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ABR team conducted a proof-of-concept test in interior Alaska and a site visit to the Red Dog Mine Port Site to evaluate the effectiveness of a marine radar system for detecting and tracking caribou and other large terrestrial mammals on the surrounding tundra.

ABR performed lake bathymetry, water chemistry, and fish presence/absence surveys on 30 freshwater lakes within five miles of nearshore oil leases in Harrison Bay, Alaska—west of the Colville River Delta.

An ABR field team including Sue Ives and Zach Huff conducted wetland delineations to support Federal Highway Administration funded bridge construction and replacement projects in Arctic Village, Alaska.

A team including Joe Welch and Andy Bankert performed aerial and boat based surveys for Peregrine Falcon occupancy along the Fortymile River and on other BLM-managed lands within the Eastern Interior of Alaska.

An ABR field crew completed the third year of water quality surveys for the Graphite One mining project outside of Nome, Alaska.

In 2025, ABR supported both aquatic and terrestrial monitoring efforts in Alaska for the BLM.

A multidisciplinary team, led by Sue Ives, provided comprehensive environmental support for a proposed bike path project connecting the communities of Klawock and Craig on Prince of Wales Island, Alaska.

The Alaska Energy Authority’s Dixon Diversion project aims to increase storage capacity and power generation at the Bradley Lake hydroelectric facility in Kachemak Bay, Alaska.

Landscape ecologist JJ Frost attended the Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Science Initiative (CAVSI) workshop during the Arctic Science Summit Week in Boulder, Colorado.