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Hurry Up and Wait
I was prepared for the trip to Cherskiy to be full of long waits and frantic rush. That was how it had been last year, and I was prepared to…
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Arctic Ground Squirrel
The scientists who study global carbon cycling and the processes affecting it are commonly bio-geochemists. There is a lengthy chain-link of scientists lined up trying to paint this picture….
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A Snapshot
The barge is the central hub of life. It hugs the shore of the Kolyma River, which at this latitude is about five kilometers across. The metal hull is…
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Hunting for Plans and UV light
I thought I knew what I wanted to study, and how to do it. I needed water—a stream that ran from headwaters down through beaded pools and into an…
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Skipping Stones in the Forest
Most scientists follow a path that leads them to becoming an expert in their field —just one aspect of scientific knowledge. Some people spend their time looking at plants…
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Fun… Fun All The Time!
Since arriving in Cherskiy, everything has been fast paced, but I wouldn’t have it any other way. From day one, Heather Alexander made me an expert at taking soil…
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Tundra Anticipation
Next on the agenda is the tundra. The anticipation has been building for the past seven or so days to go to this mysterious place. So far we have…
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Update from the Tundra – midnight July 11, 2014
I just got a satellite phone call from Chris Linder. It was midnight July 11 for him in Siberia, and 8 am July 11 for me in Washington DC….
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Krutaya Drisva: 69.3479°N, 161.4630°E
Last night I got a message from Sue Natali (Polaris Project Research Coordinator and 2014 Expedition Leader) reporting that the group had arrived safely at the remote tundra research…
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To the Tundra…
The Polaris Project has headed north from Cherskiy to spend ~12 days at a remote tundra field site. The way north is via the Kolyma River – they’ve headed…
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All Well in Cherskiy
The Polaris Project 2014 Expedition in now underway! Everyone made it to Cherskiy without incident and all are now settling in to their new routine. As is often the…
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