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By Taran Tucker, of Colorado State University Since arriving at basecamp a lot has happened. We started both Daurian and talus pika research while also managing to harness our talents in activities such as wrestling, snow sculpting and haircuts. Our…
by Jeremy Barnes, of Colby College First two weeks of the program have passed and many things have happened. We were in Ulaan Bataar (OO-lan bah-ter, or UB) for the first week or so, where our never ending stream of…
Nyam-Ochir, the ranger that was with us on this quest, riding his horse. Picture by Rhiannon Henderson by Elliot (Eli) Parkin, of Westminster College I want you to ponder the concept of field research. What does it mean to…
By Grace Stein (of UVM) and Lauren Dunn (of St. Michael’s College) Since our backpacking trip, which was a big highlight for many of us, we started our week of heavy academics. We all finished field notes, data organization,…
by Cal Aswad, of Reed College, and Rebekah Holt, of Weber State When our backpacking trip began, we were informed that it was going to rain constantly five out of the six days. It’s a testament to our tenacity that…