July 9, 2014 By Kassandra Arts (Northland College) We have climbed mountains before, but now we are climbing them for science. As one of the few Midwestern flatlanders in the program, I saw this as an interesting change. This…
By LeRoy Christensen (Weber State University) So there I was…on a ferry to Skagway with no solid way to get to Whitehorse. That is where the rest of the Fellowship was bunkered up. With a kind heart and an…
By Emma Griggs (University of British Columbia ’18) The kudu, or Tragelaphus strepsicerus as they’re known by their friends, stand with their shoulder at around 1 and a half metres tall, and are close relatives of elands and sitatunga….
This program in Namibia has had a special treat. With all the rain and an actual rainy wet season, the corn crickets here have flourished. Now that the nights are getting cooler as Namibia moves into ‘winter’ (put in quotations because…
By Molly Estabrook (University of Vermont ’15) This week we were at our Wereldsend base camp where we finished up research projects, took exams, and packed up camp before heading off to the coast. This week we also went on…