ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – A collection of 16,000 plant specimens sits quietly in cabinets at the University of Alaska Anchorage herbarium, preserving pieces of Alaska’s landscape for researchers.
Aquatic ecologist Erin Larson, director of the Alaska Center for Conservation Science, said the herbarium functions as a library for researchers who need to identify species found in the field.
“We have lots of specimens from across Alaska, so different plants and also some insects too,” Larson said…