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Terra Lab is an awesome place down here at Palmer. It's a building full of impressive machines collecting all sorts of data from tectonic plates to electromagnetic activity beyond the ionosphere. Quick, what are the atmospheric levels around our planet? ####A quick guide to atmospheric levels The

On Saturday, we considered heading back down to Anchorage in the afternoon to pick up the U-Haul, but we still had much to do with organizing equipment. So, we continued our packing and gear logistics and planned one more final event. Talkeetna Air Taxi and Denali National Park Rangers and the

After some final finishing touches that Erich and the others made on the second MET station at base camp (we had the same MET station there from May 2008 to June, 2012), and loading the three large twin otter airplanes with the rest of the gear, the final flights made it down to Talkeetna on a TAT

It's time to get everything down from Mount Hunter and back to Talkeetna. Wow, did it go smoothly! The plan was for the helicopter to show up around 9:30am and start taking 700-1200 pound sling loads from the Hunter plateau down to Kahiltna Base Camp. From there, Talkeetna Air Taxi was supposed to

When I first started teaching science, I adopted an idea from one of my colleagues (thanks, Jaime B!) to help students understand what it means to “observe” in science. Basically, observation involves strategic noticing, often using multiple senses, as the “Hand of Observation” below shows. Let’s

Actually, we all are very busy. Always. Even when we are doing nothing. Homeostasis takes a lot of work and a lot of energy. And a key component to making that happen is...you guessed it - OXYGEN. So let me introduce you to Dr. Theresa Grove. She's down here working with the team. She's from

It's spring on the tundra! Do you wonder what Toolik Field Station looks like? Watch this three minute video tour of Toolik to find out! http://youtu.be/h1a8QJogxq4

Sunday is a day off around here and when it's good weather you won't find many people indoors. This Sunday was amazing! After a week of extreme wind and snow today was gorgeous. The backyard here and the glacier are pretty nice places to spend a few hours. You have to make the most of it when it's

It is time for this adventure to close. I walked up Puksa behind the research station this morning, for one last look out across Kevo Lake and the fells of the Utsjoki Valley. This really has been a fantastic place to live and learn, and I am sorry to leave. I feel I am leaving lots of new friends