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Jenny and Jean perform growth measurements at the Atqasuk Wet site |
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Rob makes phenological observations at the Barrow Wet site |
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Assembling chambers and getting them out on plots during the first week of the season (mid-June) |
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It is not uncommon to get snow and hail during the summer |
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One of the events held during a Nalukatuk to celebrate the success of whaling crews |
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A common bird around Atqasuk |
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Rodent commonly seen at our sites in Barrow and Atqasuk |
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A common occurance in Atqasuk. Here it is digging up an insect trap and eating the contents. |
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These animals frequently visited us on the boardwalks. They are fast, curious, and bold. |

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Hungry Bird
A bird in Atqasuk feasts on the surroundng mosquitoes.
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Walking on the Tundra
Jeremy
discusses walking on moss mats in wet areas of the tundra, and shows
how it is similar to quick sand (or, as he says, "quick moss").
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