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  • The Adventure Begins: An update from Moscow

    Posted by Karin Sather on July 4, 2013

    Typing out the blog post from…


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  • It’s all setting in

    Posted by Craig Connolly on July 3, 2013

    About four and a half months ago, a classmate of mine heard about my plans to travel to northeastern Siberia to study Arctic- environmental science. He was planning on…


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  • The Trick to any Field Session

    Posted by Aaron White on July 2, 2013

    Today I began packing my bags and couldn’t help but thinking about what I should be expecting when I board the plane next week.  Until now, I have only been focused on the projects…


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  • Go West!

    Posted by Claire Griffin on July 2, 2013

    Yesterday, we went west – up the western branch of the Kolyma River.  After lunch, Nikita, Jorien and I packed up into the boat, and headed out to sample…


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  • To the Taiga

    Posted by Peter Han on July 2, 2013

    Tomorrow, we fly to New York. Now that I’ve filled a small container of red pepper flakes (to avoid any future “spice hoarding,” that we’ve been told about) I’m…


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  • My bags are packed

    Posted by John Schade on July 1, 2013

    My bags are packed, and I believe I have not violated any weight restrictions. Seems like a miracle. I am a little nervous, but a lot excited that the…


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  • More boat kilometers..

    Posted by Jorien Vonk on June 30, 2013

    After a successfultrip to the Omolon river and a visit to Duvannyi Yar (see the post “mud, muddy, muddiest” by Elise) it was now time to go north. This…


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  • Smooth Sailing Halfway Through

    Posted by Sam Berman on June 28, 2013

    Today marks our two week anniversary at the Northeast Science Station. With a little more than half our trip completed, we look at the next 10 days with strategic…


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  • Mud, muddy, muddiest

    Posted by Elise Van Winden on June 27, 2013

    Yesterday we (Elise, Jorien, Sam and, Nikita) went to this amazing site called Duvanni Yar:  cliff several tens of meters high, in which the ice wedges were still visible….


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  • Agroecology in China

    Posted by Ellen Squires on June 27, 2013

    Ten days ago, a group of five Americans fell asleep on United flight 835 from Chicago to Shanghai, and woke up in a drastically different place. It was hot…


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  • A walk through the bush

    Posted by Jorien Vonk on June 25, 2013

    Fully packed with empty sampling containers, coolers, measuring instruments, GPS and lunch we set out in “the 40” (40 horsepower boat) to drive south on the Kolyma towards the…


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  • Don’t Forget the DEET!

    Posted by Claire Griffin on June 22, 2013

    When I tell people I go to Siberia for field work, the first thing they ask is inevitably, “How cold will it be?” I usually ramble for a minute…


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  • An average day in the Arctic

    Posted by Sam Berman on June 19, 2013

    Some may wonder what our daily activities are here in Cherskiy, Northeast Siberia. Besides the normal breakfast at 9, lunch at 2 and dinner at 9, we spend much…


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  • Returning to Cherskiy!

    Posted by Claire Griffin on June 17, 2013

    We have arrived safely in Cherskiy, a few nights ago now.  Things have been busy!  Travel went remarkably smoothly, with no delays , no lost baggage, and really no…


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  • Starting a new adventure!

    Posted by Elise Van Winden on June 10, 2013

    Hi all, It is almost there, the time to leave the Netherlands behind and go to Siberia for a month! Today I got the last research stuff: vacuum air bags, a…


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