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I started the day by preparing my gear and equipment to be out in the tundra doing field research. Little did I know that our research would take different turn! It was quite a surprise when Denver Holt, snowy owl expert, walked into our lab needing the team’s help!

We are still en route to DBO 1-1, which is the first sampling site on our expedition. We passed St. Lawrence Island very early this morning to our east and Russia to the west. Today was a bustle of activity with lab set up and learning how to use some of the more intricate sampling tools.

After almost a week in Nome, we are headed out on the Healy! All of the research teams met at the Nome Port to get picked up by the small Coast Guard boats that would take us out to the ship.

My First PolarTREC Journal

In the past few weeks I have had the opportunity to work with amazing researchers and familiarize myself with all of the projects that they are involved with here in the arctic region of Northern Alaska.

Yesterday was a sunny and warm day here in Nome. I continued to explore the community. I visited the library, the Carrie McLain Museum, and met more of the research teams. You can tell that everyone going on the expedition arrived the night before because the town almost seems crowded now.

In just a couple of days I have traveled from Toolik to Barrow to Atqasuk. Journeying from truck to small airplane to another small airplane and even an ATV. This is the life of field researcher.