Mosquitoes in the Arctic?!
Dartmouth College graduate student, Melissa DiSiervo, is studying the population of Arctic mosquitoes in western Greenland. There is only one species here, Aedes nigripes…
Plants
I've had the good fortune to meet Rebecca Finger, a graduate student from Dartmouth College who is doing soil science research here. She is currently doing an observational study about plant…
Orientation
So what could go wrong in a remote place like Greenland? Well, many things could happen, but here are a few things we are warned about at our orientation.
The wildlife: There are no…
Blueberry Plants
Our main activity this week involves the plant-pollinator experiment for which our research is named. Christine's focus plant is Vaccinium uliginosum, the blueberry plant that I…
Scientists at KISS
Traversing the Ice Sheet
Such interesting people we have met! Dr. Erich Osterberg of Dartmouth College gave a talk on his recently concluded traverse across the ice sheet. He…
Biome
Do you remember what a biome is? It is region of the world that is characterized by its climate as well as its plants and animals. When you look at a map of Greenland, you can see that almost…
The Name
Today, I thought I'd tell you a little bit about Kangerlussuaq. Its name comes from the Greenlandic language, and it means "big fjord". In Danish it is called Sonder Stromfjord, so that…
Bee Bowls
Yesterday we completed an insect survey that we began the day before. Two days ago we set out bee bowls at ten different sites on the tundra. The sites ranged from near camp (20 miles from…
Camp Life
So here's my home-away-from home. Our camp site lies between sand dunes and is a 1/4 of a mile or so off of the road. The road, by the way, at 40km or about 24 miles, is the longest road…
So how did this icy land come to be named Greenland? I know many of you know this already, but bear with me. I can add a little to the story!
This is a first look at Greenland from the air
Erik…
Hans Christian Andersen
Copenhagen is the city of fairy tale author Hans Christian Andersen who you might know from Frozen, The Little Mermaid, and so many other stories. His home is now a…
An Important Day in History
Today is June 6, recorded in history as D-Day (or D-dag) if you are in Denmark. This is the anniversary of the day in 1944 when the Allies stormed the beaches at…
