Caribou-Poker Creeks Research Watershed

The Caribou-Poker Creeks Research Watershed (CPCRW) is a 104 km2 basin north of Fairbanks, Alaska (see map). The watershed is reserved for ecological, hydrological, and climatic research. It is owned jointly by the State of Alaska and the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Much of the research is done by the Bonanza Creek Long Term Ecological Research Program and the Water and Environmental Research Center.

The entrance to the Research Watershed is located on the Steese Highway about 31 miles from Fairbanks. Access is restricted, and permission for access or to conduct research can be obtained by contacting the lead Principal Investigator, Terry Chapin, or the Site Coordinator, Jamie Hollingsworth.

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Links

• Bonanza Creek Long Term Ecological Research
  Long term research on the ecology of Alaska's boreal forest.

• Bonanza Creek Experimental Forest
  Experimental forest in interior Alaska

• Water and Environmental Research Center Homepage
  WERC’s mission is to perform basic and applied research related to water and environmental resources, to train graduate students at master’s and PhD levels in this field, and to disseminate pertinent research information to the public.

• Frostfire
  The role of wildfire in Alaska: Experimental and regional approaches to improved understanding of boreal feedbacks to climate.

• Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL), Alaska Office Watershed modeling of permafrost verses non-permafrost areas.