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Cherskiy At Last
Cherskiy. In the months and weeks and days leading up to Polaris, I heard that word thrown around a lot: “make sure to bring those vials to Cherskiy,” “the…
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Uh oh…looks like it’s going to be a hot couple of days
I’m sitting at the table in the common room before breakfast. Usually I’m up before the students but today there were several sitting glumly watching a kettle boil (apparently unaware…
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We made it!
It’s amazing how easily we take simple things for granted—say, for example, a flat surface to sleep on. Last night, after 68 hours of traveling, there was nothing I…
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It’s all setting in
About four and a half months ago, a classmate of mine heard about my plans to travel to northeastern Siberia to study Arctic- environmental science. He was planning on…
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The Trick to any Field Session
Today I began packing my bags and couldn’t help but thinking about what I should be expecting when I board the plane next week. Until now, I have only been focused on the projects…
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Go West!
Yesterday, we went west – up the western branch of the Kolyma River. After lunch, Nikita, Jorien and I packed up into the boat, and headed out to sample…
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My bags are packed
My bags are packed, and I believe I have not violated any weight restrictions. Seems like a miracle. I am a little nervous, but a lot excited that the…
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More boat kilometers..
After a successfultrip to the Omolon river and a visit to Duvannyi Yar (see the post “mud, muddy, muddiest” by Elise) it was now time to go north. This…
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Smooth Sailing Halfway Through
Today marks our two week anniversary at the Northeast Science Station. With a little more than half our trip completed, we look at the next 10 days with strategic…
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Congratulations Polaris Alums!
Polaris Project students have achieved great research successes through their publications, presentations at national meetings, and awards and fellowships. Just to highlight a few… This year, two Polaris alumnae, Erin…
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Mud, muddy, muddiest
Yesterday we (Elise, Jorien, Sam and, Nikita) went to this amazing site called Duvanni Yar: cliff several tens of meters high, in which the ice wedges were still visible….
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Agroecology in China
Ten days ago, a group of five Americans fell asleep on United flight 835 from Chicago to Shanghai, and woke up in a drastically different place. It was hot…
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A walk through the bush
Fully packed with empty sampling containers, coolers, measuring instruments, GPS and lunch we set out in “the 40” (40 horsepower boat) to drive south on the Kolyma towards the…
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