Tag Archives: blueberries in Kodiak

Vaccinium Ovalifolium, or Oval-leaf Blueberry. (Photo by Daysha Eaton/KMXT) Daysha Eaton/KMXT Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge biologists just wrapped up this season’s field work – monitoring berry supply in relation to health of bear populations. They’ve been assessing berry patches and doing aerial surveys for bears. The surveys are laying the groundwork to create a baseline from which to measure how climate change …

Salmonberries. Photo by Melody Ayres-Griffiths / Flickr Kayla Desroches/KMXT A scientist predicts climate change could have far-reaching effects on the growth of certain berries on Kodiak Island. Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge supervisory wildlife biologist Bill Pyle just wrapped up a two-year pilot study on the Island. The study helps cement the monitoring methods they’ll use to study berry growth in …