by Alex Railic of the University of Vermont In the first week of arriving in Atlin, there was some discussion about our group arriving at the south end of Atlin Lake – an area rarely visited by even the locals,…
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by Alex Railic of the University of Vermont In the first week of arriving in Atlin, there was some discussion about our group arriving at the south end of Atlin Lake – an area rarely visited by even the locals,…
by Christine Fleming of the University of Vermont At around 10pm on July 13th, we loaded into our two dirt-covered pickup trucks for the latest round of wildlife monitoring. With thermoses of hot tea in our hands and music blasting…
By Talia Loiter of the University of Vermont The first two-ish weeks here have absolutely flown by. It seems like the program is about a 3rd of the way over before having even really started. Life in Atlin is pretty…
By Ashlynd Greenwood of Weber State University Barry Lopez in “A Literature of Place” once asked, how is it that one can occupy a space and also have it occupy you? Lopez continued on this thought by mentioning the act…
by Kyle Weber, of Truman State University It’s only been a few days since the last blog entry, but in that time, it seems that so many lasts have happened. On Thursday we drove out to Consolation Creek to go on…
by Katherine Meyr, of Weber State University photos by Adam Spencer, Round River Instructor Over the course of our 6 weeks in B.C. we’ve been working on GLORIA (Global Observation Research Initiative in Alpine Environments). GLORIA is an internationally recognized methodology…
by Rain Keating, of Westminster University photos by Adam Spencer, Round River Instructor We recently had the honor to spend day at the Haa Kusteeyí Celebration in Carcross, YT. The event is hosted by the T’lingit Nation to bring communities together…
by Joey Abreu, of Northland College photos by Adam Spencer, Round River Instructor The confluence, where the light and the dark meet. We can learn from this. A river confluence, where two rivers meet and move forward together, is something…
by Joey Abreu, of Northland College photos by Adam Spencer, Round River Instructor Brown fur glistening, Grizzly wades through the water. Poised, intelligent I woke up this morning to the sound of the river flowing, and the cool damp feeling…
by Joey Abreu, of Northland College photos by Adam Spencer, Round River Instructor Water flows freely Bears roam the open landscape This is the Taku The Taku River watershed in Northwestern British Columbia is a beautiful flowing landscape, home of…
Myranda Sloo, Carleton College. Photos by Adam Spencer, Round River Instructor. It only took me a few days to realize that it’s almost impossible not to live in the present up here where cell service is nonexistent, and wildlife is abundant….
Mountain forget-me-not next to a subalpine fir and moss campion on top of Monarch Mountain in Atlin, British Columbia. Photo by Calla Sopko. By Calla Sopko, University of Vermont Welcome to the far north! We are starting 6 weeks…
About a week prior to the close of our summer program, as we car-camped at Consolation Creek, my fellow peers and I were given time for a reflection of our time in Atlin. We were prompted to discuss how this…
by Morgan Brown, Weber State University Hey everyone! My name is Morgan Brown and I am from Brigham City, Utah. I am a senior at Weber State University, majoring in Botany. I have been here in Atlin, British Columbia for…
by Kaelie Coleman, University of Puget Sound When someone says an experience is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, they rarely mean that it’s a once in a lifetime opportunity. In actuality, what they mean is “this will be a rare opportunity that…
By Morgan Durbin, CSBSJU Hi lovelies, my name is Morgan Durbin. I’m a rising senior and Environmental Studies major at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University in St. Joseph, MN. I’m writing this having recently bathed for…
By Lily Bosworth, University of Utah My name is Lily, and I’m a Geological Engineering and Geology double major from the University of Utah. In the past couple weeks I’ve learned that being in a remote place changes the way…