Journal Entry
Day three of polar training was a nice break from the conference room. The group had a chance to get out and see some of what Fairbanks has to offer. The trip was primarily to the University of Alaska Fairbanks Museum.
Welcome to the Museum of the North
One of the researchers, Cory Williams, working with Arctic Ground Squirrels was there to help us understand the project he is working on with PolarTREC participant Alicia Gillean
Corey Williams shows us his hibernating Arctic Ground Squirrel
Along with this there is a temporary exhibit that explains the process of hibernation and the role it plays in the survival of those mammals that use this strategy to make it through the long winters present in many parts of the world.
Exhibit in the hibernation exhibit
These are the options for survival