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27 April 2020 YouTube Live event this Thursday, April 30 at 3:30 EDT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFWytySz4xE
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I'll be giving a presentation about my expedition to Antarctica via YouTube Live this Thursday, April 30 at 3:30 PM EDT. I hope you will tune in! .

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24 April 2020 So...Whatever Happened to the MOSAiC Expedition?

People boarding helicopter.
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Well, life has changed and I’ve been neglectful of my promise to post journals a couple times per month throughout the MOSAiC Expedition. I’m sorry. But I’m trying to be gentle with myself. Life has changed and I’ve been busy. Busy making [place-based educational videos](https://www.youtube.com/user

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22 April 2020 COVID + Climate Change

Elaine enjoying Earth Day 2020
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HAPPY EARTH DAY 2020! In honor of the 50th Anniversary of a holiday that's near and dear to my heart, I'm here to share a silver lining as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. With a tie to Antarctic research too! Enjoy! https://youtu.be/6zM6Z5hD-j0 Comment below with topics for other videos

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David Walker's Arctic Adventure

Feature story on David Walker's Carbon in the Arctic expedition and permafrost science in the Spring 2020 issue of The Classroom Teacher, the quarterly magazine of the Texas Classroom Teachers Association. Article begins on page 12.

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Passionate about Environmental Stewardship

Anne Schoeffler (PolarTREC 2016) was interviewed for a speaking engagement at the Western Cuyahoga Audubon Society. The session title was Implications of Climate Change in the Arctic. Schoeffler speaks about outdoor education, research, and teaching students to appreciate and protect the natural world.

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5 April 2020 Home safe

Rainbow at the end of the Drake Passage
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After a lot of nervous worrying about how we were going to get home in the midst of a global pandemic, my trip from Punta Arenas, Chile back to the northeastern US was surprisingly easy. Airports and flights were nearly empty and the tireless hard work of people at the ASC to plan our travel in

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2 April 2020 Went Ham at The North Face... My Gear Closet Needed an Update

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Even though I'm grouped with the teachers and researchers going to the arctic, I'm technically going to the subarctic. Technicalities, I know. It has to do with a specific latitude. If I were to be more specific, I'd tell you I'm going to the Boreal forests of the subarctic. Even more specifically

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Climate Change: The Arctic Leading the Way by Mark Serreze

This presentation was given as part of the 2020-2021 PolarTREC Orientation by Dr. Mark Serreze, director of the National Snow and Ice Data Center on 1 April 2020.

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26 March 2020 Bird is the Word

A mallard duck surveys her surroundings.
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An Escape From Home Since we've been cooped up in our homes, practicing social distancing in order to flatten the curve, I decided it was time to get outside for some fresh air and a change of scenery. All of our local, county, and state parks are closed; however, national parks and wildlife

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31 March 2020 Couch to 5K

Antarctica Ready?
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Joining PolarTREC feels like going from sitting on the couch yesterday to running a 5K today - in several ways! ## EXCITEMENT & ENGAGEMENT I have always been curious about the polar regions of the Earth and science in general, and I've always described myself as a life long learner. However, being

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