Videos from Around the Sites
All videos were taken by GVSU AEP personnel, please feel free to use them for educational purposes. The videos run with QuickTime video player only. Click here to download.

Jenny and Jean doing growth measures Growth Measures
Jenny and Jean perform growth measurements at the Atqasuk Wet site
Rob on phenology day

Phenology
Rob makes phenological observations at the Barrow Wet site

Site setup Site Setup
Assembling chambers and getting them out on plots during the first week of the season (mid-June)
Nasty weather Bad Weather
It is not uncommon to get snow and hail during the summer
Blanket Toss Blanket Toss
One of the events held during a Nalukatuk to celebrate the success of whaling crews
Ptarmigan Ptarmigan
A common bird around Atqasuk
Lemming Lemming
Rodent commonly seen at our sites in Barrow and Atqasuk
Groundsquirrel Groundsquirrel
A common occurance in Atqasuk. Here it is digging up an insect trap and eating the contents.
Ermine Ermine
These animals frequently visited us on the boardwalks. They are fast, curious, and bold.

Hungry Bird
A bird in Atqasuk feasts on the surroundng mosquitoes.

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").