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Tag Archives: Alaska
Up to Alaska
guest blogger: Stephanie We arrived in Juno last night a little past 10 PM local time (that’s 2 AM for us…) after a long day of traveling, to be greeted by stuffed bears in the airport (awesome!). After spending a … Continue reading
A Day on Pleasant Island
The Woo crew in front of one of the larger cedars we found. Today we took a skiff over to Pleasant Island to core some older cedars. Our guide and captain for the day was Wayne, an archeologist in the … Continue reading
Cedar Adventure to Excursion Ridge
Kelly and Colin standing on one of the lower ridges near Excursion Ridge. Today we hiked up Excursion Ridge to collect yellow-cedar samples for Colin’s I.S. On the trek up to the cedar stand, we hiked up the road and … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaska, Excursion Ridge, Glacier Bay, Lodgepole Pine, Yellow-Cedar
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News from the North
After arriving in Juneau, we went on a quick tour of the town before grabbing a bite to eat and setting up camp across the lake from Mendenhall Glacier. A constant misting rain provided a fitting welcome to Alaska. The … Continue reading
Professor Greg Wiles in the news and a new book
Earlier this summer the Guardian newspaper in the United Kingdom ran a photo essay about scientists working hard to sort out climate change questions. One of the people featured is Wooster professor of geology Greg Wiles in a classic photo … Continue reading
Solving the Jigsaw Puzzle
Wooster geologists Terry Workman and Greg Wiles are joined by Alena Giesche (Middlebury College), Jessa Moser and Tom Lowell (U. Cincinnati) on Alaska’ Kenai Peninsula undertaking paleoclimate research. We are coring lakes in collaboration with The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge … Continue reading