Mastodawn

This is a really beautiful video production, as well as being very interesting in its subject: Long term satellite records confirm the #borealForest has moved north by 23 km since 1985. It's a net gain of trees, which could be helpful for #carbon sequestration #biodiversity #climateChange https://nasa-ext.app.box.com/s/zp3qyzdgsi0xfqrcnctph5117f0s3sy1

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cohan Mar 8

My immediate area is Mixed Wood Boreal Forest, transitioning to Aspen Parkland to the east +Foothills biome to the west. We have mainly Aspen + Balsam Poplar, White + Black Spruce, Tamarack Birch + Willow with very scattered Pine. I start to see Pine on the drive west to work in #RockyMountainHouse,
Most of them are in spots that for some reason I struggle to get decent photos of..lol Here some are highlighted in the centre of the photo
#Alberta #BorealForest #trees #commute #landscape

cohan Mar 3

We've fed Chickadees on some cold days + they've become very bold: approaching us very keenly to beg for more food. This little bunch actually mobbed me when I was out in the bush to get firewood a few days ago-swooping close enough to almost land on me #birds #nature #Alberta #Canada 🌿📷 #BorealForest #GetOutside #ForestSpirits #BirdGoddess

aeshnid Mar 1

Perched basin wetland, Peace River Delta, NWT. Canada. 2011.
#MarshMadness #Wetlands #BorealForest

cohan Mar 1

We've got a handful of Woodpecker species here, at least 3 are year round. This is the Hairy Woodpecker Leuconotopicus villosus distinguished from the similar but smaller Downy Woodpecker by size (not always super evident), the longer bill you can see in the side view and the unmarked white outer feathers on the tail. I'm often waiting to see photos enlarged on the screen for id! This one was high in a Balsam Poplar tree.
#birds #woodpecker #nature #BorealForest #Alberta #Canada #photography

Lee Petersen Feb 22

Winter sunrise in the boreal forest often lasts longer than people expect.

The sun stays low, scattering orange and red light through the atmosphere while the snow reflects cool blue shadow.

A raven flying over a spruce forest outside Fairbanks.

Forest gallery:
https://photos.lwpetersen.com/Galleries/Alaska-Photos/Forest

#alaska #borealforest #sunrise #raven

Miika Feb 22

Posting, please wait.
#borealforest #bnw

Lee Petersen Feb 21

Some nights, the aurora doesn’t just glow. It takes over the entire northern sky.

On very active evenings, the boreal forest feels small. The trees become silhouettes under something vast and constantly moving.

That’s why I’ve always liked this image. It lives in my “Forest” gallery, where interior Alaska trees meet the big sky.

https://photos.lwpetersen.com/Galleries/Alaska-Photos/Forest

Available as fine art prints and digital downloads.

#alaska #auroraborealis #northernlights #borealforest

Fiona Gregory Feb 17

A new study using the longest high-resolution satellite record of tree cover has found that the boreal forest has expanded by 12% and shifted northward over the past four decades....The results show an expansion of approximately 0.84 million square kilometres, with growth concentrated between 64°N and 68°N. - Feng et al (2026)
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-satellite-boreal-forests-shifted-north.html
#earthobservation
#borealForest
#climatechange
#treeline

cohan Feb 16

We've had a long spell of well above average temperatures, and no new snow in weeks. All about to change with a brief (?) deep freeze and snow this week...starting tomorrow?
For me it's *always* about the light (and line, and texture!) but that may be even more true in winter when the colours are fewer and the lower sun gives dramatic light much of the day.
#winter #nature #BorealForest #Alberta #Canada #GetOutside #sunshine #weather #photography #light