One of the first things you have to do before going out into the field is complete Arctic Field Training.
Kevin Pettway of the Polar Field Service gave us a day long workshop about what dangers we…
After a long day in the field, we need a comfy place to rest and The Nest provides that! It's located at the old Naval Arctic Research Laboratory, or NARL, outside Utqiagvik (Barrow). Here is a quick…
We jumped right in on my first day in Barrow!
Hana Christoffersen led Rebecca Daigle, Hannah Clarida, Mackenzie Lift, SloMo, and I out to a few of the field sites.
Group photo of our team for the…
I flew out of San Antonio, Texas on Tuesday, stayed over night in Anchorage, then continued the trip on to Barrow, Alaska on Wednesday. It was a whirlwind day!
Stay tuned for my first trip out on…
As part of PolarTREC Educator Orientation we took a couple of field trips. One of these was to Chena Hot Springs where we got to tour their Ice Museum. Enjoy the video below!
During one of our breaks during Educator Orientation we filmed a little video. This gear will be worn by the educators traveling to Antarctica. It wasn't too heavy but it was really warm!
Trying on…
After travelling with me on an expedition in 2016 aboard the deep sea drilling ship the JOIDES Resolution, SloMo, a sloth puppet, joined my 7th grade class.
SloMo during an evacuation drill aboard…
Fairing well in Fairbanks!
A view of the boreal forest from the van as we drove to UAF
We arrived in Fairbanks late Saturday and began our first day of PolarTREC training Sunday morning. We are…
