About This BlogWelcome to "Running Herd… on Fieldwork in the Western Arctic National Parklands", a blog highlighting some of the work being done by archaeologists, wildlife biologists, ecologists, and rangers in northwest Alaska’s Noatak National Preserve, Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, Kobuk Valley National Park, and Cape Krusenstern National Monument. Surveying for Bears from the Sky
June 02, 2018
Biological Science Technician Sara Germain describes the aerial surveys on brown bear populations, which occurs in our parklands each year. Adding to the Story, One Dead Bird at a Time
August 08, 2016
Randy Meyers, a volunteer for COASST, surveys the beaches around Cape Krusenstern National Monument every month for dead birds, helping to create a better understanding of the marine ecosystem. Nest Searching (our jobs are basically an all-day scavenger hunt!)
July 14, 2015
Blog #41 Part VI in the adventures of a U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service shorebird research crew in Cape Krusenstern National Monument Old World meets New World: An Arctic Serengeti
July 10, 2015
Blog #40 Part V in the adventures of a U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service shorebird research crew in Cape Krusenstern National Monument The Tundra is Atwitter in the Early Season
July 01, 2015
Blog #39 Part IV in the adventures of a U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service shorebird research crew in Cape Krusenstern National Monument Timing of Arrival: Endogenous Rhythms and Weather Reports
June 05, 2015
Blog #38 Part III in the adventures of a U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service shorebird research crew in Cape Krusenstern National Monument Spring's Homecoming for Birds (and Birders)
May 17, 2015
Blog #37 Part II in the adventures of a U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service shorebird research crew in Cape Krusenstern National Monument Teenagers in search of the Yellow-billed Loon
October 16, 2014
Blog #35 A young Alaska Teen Media Institute film crew documents an Endangered Species Act candidate In search of muskoxen in northwest Alaska
June 08, 2014
Blog #34 Putting hand warmers and geometry to good use Ice Age Mammal Bones of Northwest Alaska (#5)
February 01, 2014
Blog #33 Short-faced bear (Arctodus simus) humerus Ice Age Mammal Bones of Northwest Alaska (#4)
December 31, 2013
Blog #32 Steppe Bison (Bison priscus) cranium Ice Age Mammal Bones of Northwest Alaska (#3)
November 19, 2013
Blog #30 Woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius) tibia Ice Age Mammal Bones of Northwest Alaska (#2)
October 21, 2013
Blog #29 Short-faced Bear (Arctodus simus) mandible Ice Age Mammal Bones of Northwest Alaska (#1)
September 28, 2013
Blog #28 Prehistoric Horse (Equus sp.) maxilla Running Behind
September 23, 2013
Blog #27 An update on the tardy Western Arctic caribou herd from biologist Kyle Joly Onion Portage - Peeling back the layers
September 12, 2013
Blog #26 A brief overview of Onion Portage National Historic Landmark in Kobuk Valley National Park A Muskox on the Move
September 03, 2013
Blog #25 The curious movements of a collared muskox on the Seward Peninsula Ikpekapalooza
June 30, 2013
Blog #24 Three upcoming field projects in Bering Land Bridge National Preserve Photo(s) of the Month: Airborne
December 31, 2012
Blog #22 Monthly installment of photos from the field | December 2012 A MAMMOTH discovery!
December 14, 2012
Blog #21 Woolly mammoth remains in Bering Land Bridge National Preserve Voices of the Wilderness
December 13, 2012
Blog #20 Noatak National Preserve's 2012 Artist-in-Residence MK MacNaughton describes her experience in the heart of the Brooks Range Found at the Lost Jim Lava Flow
December 13, 2012
Blog #19 Archaeologists investigate kayak paddles and stone-tipped lances in Bering Land Bridge National Preserve What's your vector, Victor?
December 12, 2012
Blog #18 Invasive plants in the Western Arctic National Parklands Thermokarst in Alaska's Arctic
December 07, 2012
Blog #17 New video chronicling thaw slumps in permafrost A View of the Noatak from Juneau
December 03, 2012
Blog #16. You're invited to an art exhibit featuring Noatak National Preserve's 2012 Artist-in-Residence MK MacNaughton Photos of the Month: Wildlife
November 28, 2012
Blog #15 Monthly installment of photos from the field | November 2012 Photo of the Month: The Aggie
October 01, 2012
Blog #13 Monthly installment of photos from the field | September 2012 The Great Kobuk Sand Dunes: A Cloudy (and Warming) Crystal Ball for Mars
August 28, 2012
Blog #11 Curious about the Great Kobuk Sand Dunes? Guest author Dr. Cynthia Dinwiddie describes how they are a "planetary analog" to the Martian landscape. Meet the Expert: Permafrost
August 13, 2012
Blog #10 Join a live chat with ecologist Dave Swanson about thawing permafrost The Space Between Land and Sea
August 10, 2012
Blog #9 On developing a long-term monitoring program for coastal lagoons From Wales to Point Hope with ShoreZone
July 23, 2012
Blog #5 The Kotzebue Sound ShoreZone imaging project is underway Sea of Caribou, Waves of Insects
July 17, 2012
Blog #4 Wildlife biologist Kyle Joly's updates on the Western Arctic caribou herd |
Last updated: April 14, 2015