The University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), the US Army Corps of Engineers Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL), and the US Army Corps of Engineers Alaska District (USACE) are performing a study sponsored by the Denali Commission, and we seek your input.  Our overall study is designed to evaluate potential threats to Alaska’s built infrastructure imposed by permafrost thaw, floods, and erosion.  This survey is designed to focus on permafrost thaw.  Specifically, we seek assistance from local observers to help us identify and understand changes to existing infrastructure imposed by permafrost thaw.

In this survey, we invite knowledgeable community members to help us gather information regarding observed impacts upon built infrastructure, information regarding observed changes to surface hydrology or other indicators of permafrost thaw, or other observations considered to be relevant.

The survey is a Google Form, and can be accessed by clicking a link provided in an email.  We will send an invitation email to community leaders, technicians, planners, and other people we anticipate will be knowledgeable regarding the impacts of permafrost upon a community's infrastructure.  However, we invite you to pass the invitation along to others in the community who are cognizant of permafrost challenges.  If you have information regarding the impacts of permafrost that upon Alaska's public infrastructure, we would like to hear it.  

We seek to characterize the impacts of permafrost thaw on infrastructure statewide, and would appreciate your input.  Please take some time to fill out the form below.  If you have additional comments or would like to send pictures, please feel to contact us at the following email:    UAF-Permafrost-Project@alaska.edu     We look forward to your responses.