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A Tour of Toolik Toolik Field Station is quite the spot! You are in an area of the world that is decently far from normal towns and cities, and yet you have many of the modern conveniences available to you. Toolik is operational year round and located north of the Brooks Range along the Dalton

Return to Antarctica! I’m back… and ‘Jumping for Joy’ because I’ll be heading to the ‘Ice’ with Dr. Jennifer Burns and a team of researchers to continue our Weddell seal study . The team and I are planning a number of fun, exciting, and educational activities for you to take part in during the

Toolik FAQs Over the past week, I've Skyped students in Ireland, Chile, China, England, and the U.S. Here are the students' frequently asked questions (FAQs). #Where are you? Toolik Field Station is at 68º north latitude, above the Arctic Circle. Toolik is managed by the University of Fairbanks

Processing the Data Once we return with samples from the field, remember we have those filters full of microbes that we collected from the water, we have to process the samples and isolate the DNA. If you want to read more about field sampling check out my [I-Series Journal](http://www.polartrec

Each day in the field I continue to see new species of animals. There are surprises around every corner. On our drive back to Fairbanks, the Arctic National Wildlife Reserve sits on one side and Gates of the Arctic National Park on the other. Near Atigan Pass, a Golden Eagle flew directly towards

Explore Your World## From a distance Kangerlussuaq may seem plain and sand filled, but if you take the time to really look, you can see the beauty that this place holds. Every morning I get the privilege of seeing this on the way to a site. Not a bad commute...

Engineering Challenge: Stop an Arctic Lake From Freezing Many lakes are on the Arctic tundra. Because of permafrost under the soil, melted snow cannot be deeply absorbed into the ground. The result is a wet landscape. Ponds and lakes form where land was carved out by a glacier or erosion

Polar Science In May, I had the pleasure of holding a polar science workshop at Croce Elementary School in Livermore, California. Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Ferrucci, parents, and students were indispensable assistants at the program. Student learned about PolarTREC, how scientists use ice core samples to