On 25 August, teacher Svea Anderson gave a presentation on the highlights from her PolarTREC expedition at the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum at their annual Teacher Appreciation Night.
This audio recording of bowhead whale calls was featured in a presentation by Stephen Okkonen at the 2012 Arctic Ocean Ecosystem Workshop in Barrow, Alaska.
Up next, Dressing for Success in the Polar Regions. It’s February 5th, 2012 and this is Lisa Seff, PolarTREC educator, speaking with you from the Westmark Hotel in Fairbanks Alaska. If there is only one piece of advice for adventurers headed to the Arctic and Antarctic regions it would be: Layers, layers, layers.
Today PolarTREC teachers were very excited to
Boise State Radio Morning Edition host, George Prentice, interviews Mike Rhinard, Sarah Diers, and Lindsay Knippenberg about their upcoming PolarTREC expeditions. Download the audio file or visit Boise State Radio online.
Interview with Dr. Patricia (Tish) Yager of the University of Georgia conducted by PolarTREC teacher Lollie Garay after their PolarTREC expedition on the Oden in 2007. Dr. Yager and Ms. Garay discuss science and careers in science.
This interview was conducted by the students of Project New Start in Flagstaff, Arizona with Bering Ecosystem Study researcher, Dr. Calvin Mordy. In the audio file he describes what is in the water, and how it is impacted by changes surrounding the ocean.
This 2:43 minute NPR radio segment highlights the permafrost, tundra, and climate change research being conducted at the Barrow Arctic Science Consortium in Barrow, Alaska. Interviews during the report include researchers Steve Oberbauer, Paulo Olivas, and Steve Hastings. Report created by the Palm Beach Post and produced by Christine Dimattei.
Palm Beach Post journalist, Kimberly Miller, talks about researcher Steve Oberbauer and some of the challenges in conducting research in the Arctic. The associated online news article can be downloaded here.