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From Peat to Pittsburgh
When I started this post it had been a while since anybody wrote. Then I got distracted and things changed. But I guess this is still relevant, so here’s…
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Succes in the lab! But…
The plague of the Hebrews has struck the barge. Ok, I may be exaggerating a little bit. Not quite a biblical plague, but a mere cold/flu outbreak has reached…
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Optimism…
Most of the Polaris Project participants have probably heard me say how seeing the airplane that we take from Yakutsk to Cherskiy immediately separates the optimists from the pessimists. …
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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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Updated student info, blog pictures
We have made some changes to the site (amazing given our remote location – the BGAN satellite internet is working well). First see information on the 2009 students if you…
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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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Updating the blog with pictures
We are updating the student and faculty blog posts with new pitcures after many email pleas (read ‘demands’) from some of our readers. Chris Linder is supplying some pictures…
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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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