Feeling Like Magellan
The sea is dangerous and the storms terrible, but those obstacles have never been sufficient reason to remain ashore...
-Ferdinand Magellan, 1519
Follow me, as I embark on a…
Earth Day
Happy Earth Day! Melting permafrost, ocean acidification and deforestation threaten our planet. Do you ever feel like the earth is in danger and there is nothing you can do to help? Well,…
Educator Amanda Ruland stands at the entrance way of Fairbanks Permafrost Tunnel.
Permafrost
So, what is permafrost? Simply put, permafrost is frozen ground. It can be with or without ice, but…
The Alaska Pipeline
The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) is one of the largest pipelines in the world. This behemoth spans 800 miles across the Alaskan terrain, from Prudhoe Bay to the Valdez…
The Flights
Like a child reverse engineering a domino chain-reaction, planning a trip into the heart of Siberia apparently takes finesse. The venture, in its entirety, will take days, not hours.…
"Someone is sitting in the shade today, because someone planted a tree a long time ago." Warren Buffett
The PolarTREC Orientation prepares teachers for their expeditions both in the Arctic and…
March 2018 Lesley Urasky, former PolarTREC alumna, visited our classroom. Lesley had the privilege of traveling to Antarctica with a PolarTREC team and was almost as excited as the students by the…
