By Ranjit Inamdar (Occidental College) Six action-packed weeks in a remote place called Atlin, in British Columbia, Canada with a group I did not know. Looking back I am glad I took an impulsive decision and stuck to it, despite…

By Dylan Bland (Ithaca College)   Canada? British Columbia? Atlin!?? Nakina?!? A huge component of the Round River Conservation Studies (RRCS) program is learning about Canadian First Nations. RRCS focuses specifically towards the Taku River Tlingit First Nation (TRTFN) peoples….

By Grace Stonecipher (Yale University)   1 – The number of introductions to this blog post. Hey, I’m Grace, coming to Atlin from Seattle, Washington. I thought I’d mix things up a bit and give a by-the-numbers summary of the…

By George Voigt (Colby College) “George?” The tone of her voice made me start, I hadn’t heard my voice in almost 16+ hours since saying goodbye to my father in the Montreal Airport that morning. Susie was standing there, looking…

June 28, 2015 By Celine Rytz (University of Vermont)   Things you might not expect to be receiving in the mail from your kid in summer school: tuft of grizzly bear fur, a handful of mountain goat wool, various dried…