How Nutritious Is the Tundra?
Today I got to spend the day working with the South Dakota State University team, Jess, Heidi, and Monica. They go out three times in a season and collect plants,…
Sunrise, Sunset...
Last "night" was summer solstice. Here is a picture of the position of the sun at midnight on June 21st.
This photo was taken at midnight on June 21st in Toolik. The sun won't…
Throwing Shade
That's what all the cool kids say, right? Anyway, this morning we counted flowers and measured wavelengths of shade plots. What are shade plots? They are roughly 15 cm square plots…
Today after our Polar Connect event, we went and completed tram runs and Unispec and NDVI measurements, and began thaw depth on the phenology plots. In a previous entry I explained NDVI (Normalized…
Phenology Plot 101
Today was too wet and rainy for a tram run, so Matthew and I trekked out to the phenology plots to see how they were progressing since the snow melt. You can see a marked…
Oklahomans always joke that if you want the weather to change, just wait a few minutes. I have lived in Oklahoma my entire life and have never experienced so many weather changes in a two week period…
A Very Busy Sunday
No, the drone invasion is not the plot for the next robot uprising sci-fi thriller, it's just the perfect combination of science and technology. Our day began with a successful…
Toolik Tram Tower
The morning began with a short hike out to the tower to run the tram. First, a belt on the motor had to be replaced, but once it was fixed, it was time to retrieve the tram. Slowly…
The Hills Are Alive...
Today we set up OTCs (open top chambers) at Sagwon. Sagwon is about 1 1/2 hours north of Toolik. The drive to and from was beautiful and yielded views of caribou, muskox, and…
Snow Day!
We have another snow day, so here's a tour of Toolik Field Research Station. This low pressure system is supposed to move off and break down sometime tomorrow. Good thing, too, because…
Here Comes The Sun
The weather cooperated enough today that we were able to spend some time outside! We loaded up this morning to do berry counts on Mt. Slope, north of Toolik Field Station. We saw…
Toolik Bound
The Adventures of Flat Cat
Today, Flat Cat is sharing two pictures. The first one is where he feels most at home. On a football field. This is the Barrow High School football field,…
