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Anna Liljedahl, research assistant professor with UAF's International Arctic Research Center and Institute of Northern Engineering, works with Will Wright of the Delta Soil and Water Conservation District to collect snow samples from the surface of the Jarvis Glacier, about 45 miles south of Delta Junction. UAF photo by Todd Paris
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