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It's one small ocean out there. I am determined to keep on learning more and more about it. Exactly one week ago, I was on a one day mission on the Robert C. Seamans, a tall ship whose mission is to teach sailing and science. CMORE-Hawaii (The Center for Microbial Oceanography Research and Education

One of our primary goals of our expedition to Antarctica is seeing how the seafloor communities have changed over the last four decades. How will we do this? What tools can we use? One tool is our underwater robot, SCINI. She was designed and built by our engineers specifically to help us explore

Another school year (#17!!) wrapped up last Friday and I'm fast transitioning into summer mode. This week I've enjoyed some birding, gardening, siestas, and time with my family on weekdays- so far so good! At the end of the week I'm heading up to the woods and waters of northern Wisconsin for a

Since my return from Fairbanks and the PolarTREC Orientation, it has been a whirlwind of tasks to accomplish and people to contact. I have been a bit neglectful of my art studio and the time I enjoy spending there. The long Memorial Day weekend afforded me the extra time I needed to complete a photo

PolarTREC teacher Lollie Garay is at it again! Instead of Antarctica, she's now in the Amazon and working with polar researcher, Patricia (Tish) Yager. Learn all about how the poles and the equator are connected in this exciting expedition here.

How do you define BUSY? Well, it's May 28th and June is right around the corner. The students are getting excited about summer and going to the beach, but I have other things on my mind. This is a very busy time of year, especially for educators. What do you define as busy? Well, as many of the

During our study of the native people of America we focused on two general groups: plains peoples and cliff dwellers. For the plains study, we looked at how the more nomadic groups would frequently move their village to be near the buffalo, which they used for food, clothing and to cover their tipi

Now that my official training in Alaska is done, let’s focus on our real work and project: our expedition to Antarctica.Ok, so what are we actually going to be doing and researching in Antarctica and how?Understanding this is still a work in progress for me but to give you all a first glimpse, I’ll

Although it has been six days since I posted anything on my journal, it has been far from an uneventful week. In fact, it has been so busy that I haven’t had the extra time necessary to share what has been going on here.First, I will address the issue of visas. My visa for Russia has taken up the