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Alaska and Hawaii share several animal species. The Pacific Golden Plover is a bird that spends its summer and breeds in Alaska and Siberia and over winters in Hawaii and other islands in the southern Pacific. The Hawaiians call this bird ‘Kolea’ (ko-LAY-ah) which means "one who takes and leaves.”

Being from Hawaii, I have come to expect a cultural diversity in the faces that surround me; Japanese eyes, Tongan noses, shiny black hair, deep brown eyes, and skin of every shade. When I crossed the boundary north into Anchorage, the racial profile changed remarkably. Most everyone was Caucasian

Today was the end of my training for the BEST (Bering Sea Ecosystem Study) mission to the Bering Sea. Because the travel arrangements were made so quickly, I had an unusual itinerary that took me from Seattle to Anchorage, Alaska and then back home to Maui. Nobody at the airport would believe me

3.31 Heading north to the ice camp! Up at 5 am load the car and head to the university. It is a lovely spring morning in Fairbanks and the temperature is -5 F. At the university Cathy downloaded into her laptop the latest version of the data analysis and satellite maps that Mani Thomas, Cathy’s

I just wanted to take a minute to congratulate all the kids at Nooksack Valley Middle School on a job well done on their science fair projects. I was so glad I got to participate in this before leaving on my Bering Sea cruise. I just wanted to post some pictures so everyone could see and appreciate

Hi everyone- I just wanted to give you an update some things I've learned about this website. I will not really have internet access on the ship- just email. This will be the same email that I sent out to you in my mass email (not the one listed on this webpage, because I'm not sure how to access

Check out this photo!! On the right is America and on the left is Russia. Of course, I did not take this picture, because I am not on the ship yet, but a crew member from the USCGC Healy on a prior cruise did. I would give them proper photo credits, but the website for the Healy is currently under

One of the potential hazards in the Arctic is running into polar bears. To be prepared, I went to a four hour class covering bears and firearm instruction given by Joe Nava. I had met Joe 20 years ago and it was fun saying hi. The primary rule around bears is give the bear space, and leave the area

I have met a number of very talented teachers with some incredible backgrounds and we were going through this intense orientation. I was really enjoying the people and learning a lot. But with the change in time zones and jet lag I was falling to sleep "early" by Alaska Time and getting up early too

Your body is a furnace using cellular respiration to keep you warm. Because it is a furnace it needs to burn fuel that you take in as food. The amount of energy in your food is measured in calories. 1cal = the amount of energy needed to raise 1g of water 1 degree Celsius. 1 Cal = 1000 calories. How