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Journey to the Southern End of Atlin Lake

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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Hello from British Columbia!

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…

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Ashlynd in Atlin

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…

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Gunelchéesh

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…

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Gloria, GLORIA!

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…

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Fishing for Meaning: Part 3

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…

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Spirit of the Bear: Part 2

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…

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The Journey to the Nakina River: Part 1

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…

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Some Short Observations

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….

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Week One in the Far North

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…

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Conversations About Conservation

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…

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Feels like home

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…

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Genuine

by Aliza Chavez, Northland College There is something beautiful about immersing yourself in wilderness juxtaposed with artifacts left behind by First Nation people. It is hard to believe that I have been exploring in and around Atlin, British Columbia for…

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Once-in-a-lifetime

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…

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On Top of the World

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…

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Surprise Lake

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…