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  2. Callitropsis nootkatensis - Wikipedia

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    Anti-fungal chemicals within the tree aid in its longevity. It is also rarely afflicted by insects, although is susceptible to heart rot. [4] In Alaska, where the tree is primarily referred to as "yellow cedar", extensive research has been conducted into large-scale die-offs of yellow cedar stands. These studies have concluded that the tree has ...

  3. Wildlife of Alaska - Wikipedia

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    The wildlife of Alaska is both diverse and abundant. The Alaskan Peninsula provides an important habitat for fish, mammals, reptiles, and birds. At the top of the food chain are the bears. Alaska contains about 70% of the total North American brown bear population and the majority of the grizzly bears, as well as black bears and Kodiak bears.

  4. Alaska blackfish - Wikipedia

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    Alaska blackfish are small, with an average length of 108 mm (4.3 in), but have been known to reach 330 mm (13 in). [3]They have an easily distinguishable morphology (a branch of biology dealing with the study of the form and structure of organisms and their specific structural features), with relatively large, posterior dorsal fin and anal fins, large, lobed pectoral fins located just ...

  5. Tongass National Forest - Wikipedia

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    For example, the forest type with the largest concentration of big trees—volume class 7—originally comprised only 4% of the forested portion of the Tongass, and over two-thirds of it has been logged. [21] Other high-grading has concentrated on stands of Alaska cedar and red cedar.

  6. File:Arthur Sanderson & Sons, Ltd. - The Cedar Tree - Google ...

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    The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason: Public domain Public domain false false The author died in 1860, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer .

  7. Wooden halibut hook - Wikipedia

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    Lore has it that halibut are attracted by the aroma of cedar. The barb was traditionally made out of a wedge of bear bone, and more recently, iron or steel has been used. The cedar, more buoyant than the yew, allows the hook to orient in the proper direction. [1] The traditional lashing material was made out of spruce root, cedar bark or kelp ...

  8. Alaska Mom allegedly killed son, 5 — then left his dad a ...

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    An Alaska mom left a chilling voicemail for her 5-year-old son’s father after she allegedly murdered the boy with a 20-pound weight — cruelly telling him: “We don’t have a son no more.”

  9. List of U.S. state and territory trees - Wikipedia

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    Candlenut tree (kukui) Aleurites moluccanus: 1959 [18] Idaho: Western white pine: Pinus monticola: 1935 [19] Illinois: White oak: Quercus alba: 1973 [20] Indiana: Tulip tree: Liriodendron tulipifera: 1931 [21] Iowa: Oak (variety unspecified) Quercus spp. 1961 [22] Kansas: Eastern cottonwood: Populus deltoides: 1937 [23] Kentucky: Tulip-tree ...