Fairbanks Pollen Count
Updated: Thursday, May 14, 2026
The pollen heavy hitters have arrived. If you’ve been waiting for the "main event" of the spring allergy season, today is the day. We have officially moved into High territory for our two biggest tree pollen, and we have a new conifer joining the lineup.
Alder - 9 - low
Poplar/cottonwood/aspen - 243 - high
Willow - 4 - low
Birch - 252 - high
Tamarack - 1 - low
Sedge - 1 - low
Susan Harry’s Pollen Counts are provided by One Tree 91ÊÓƵ, with help from UAF Cooperative Extension.
View the National Allergy Bureau chart to see what low, moderate, high and very high levels of pollen are per species.
This page will be updated during the Fairbanks pollen season.
KEY: Green is low; yellow is moderate; orange is high; red is very high.