Our first full day in Alaska presented us with the bounty of spring! Guests hiked along the Lake Eva Trail, which follows a salmon stream through hemlock and spruce forests on Baranoff Island. Along the trail, new vegetation, flowers, and berries were thriving in the temperate rainforest environment. Guests spotted fresh signs of active bears, bald eagles, banana slugs, waterfowl, salmon fry, and even a swan and beaver swimming in Lake Eva!
- Daily Expedition Reports
- 17 May 2024
Lake Eva, Alaska, 5/17/2024, National Geographic Sea Bird
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Kerri McAllister, Naturalist
Kerri is a passionate lifelong learner and educator who embraces the world as her classroom. She has worked extensively in international and environmental education around the globe. She is currently a professor at Unity Environmental University in M...
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