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Healthy&Wealthy
Hi, all! While sitting in one of the buildings upstairs waiting for Chris to take an interview (I’m not sure about grammar here and further) from me, I’ve decided…
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We have (some) results!
Hello everyone. Over the last few days all of the students have selected and initiated our projects examining different aspects of the ecosystem around Cherskiy. Nickolay and I are…
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Of labs, lakes, and permafrost
Hello everyone. The past few days have been really busy here at the Northeast Science Station. The past couple days have been spent moving into and preparing the new…
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Bugs
Yesterday, Blaize, Max and Kayla sampled for macroinvertebrates at Shuchi or Pike Lake. Max got an immediate…
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An Apple, an Orange, and a Dead Duck
Today was a good day. A day of feasting, you might say. A day of surprises for…
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From the new lab facilities
Yesterday we were given a tour of the new laboratory facilities here at the station (and I am in fact blogging from there right now). This is a significant…
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The Prowess of Siberian Mosquitoes
Once upon a time in Cherskii, Siberia, a group of ambitious ecology students attempted to better…
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a room and a tree
Last time I wrote, I was preparing to depart. Now, more than a week later, we’ve not only arrived at our destination, but have also spent two full days…
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Just arrived
We’ve finally made it to the Northeast Science Station in Cherskiy. It’s 12:30 in…
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We made it! We made it! We mad…
We made it! We made it! We made it! The Polaris Project has finally arrived in Cherskiy and we’re on the barge! /kf #fb
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Sarah are you there?
Yesterday, we attended the Siberian Children’s Art Exhibit in Yakutsk. We were lucky enough to see cultural dances performed be Yakutian children. They were adorable and eager…
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Goodbye Meat Donuts
Hello Moose (donuts?)! And we’re off to Cherskii. So far we’ve been exposed to quite a variety of food. Yesterday,…
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Yakutsk art museum
July 5th was a very unique and interesting day in Yakutsk. We attended the opening of a new exhibit at the Yakutsk Art Museum, an exhibit of the art…
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