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Greg Fiske
@gfiske.bsky.social
Putting science on the map at Woodwell Climate Research Center | Cartographer | Analyst | Senior Research Associate | Fly fisher | located in Woods Hole, MA, USA
Mapping at 70°N

In Kautokeino this week facilitating a workshop with the International Centre for Reindeer Husbandry. Helping the Sámi community use cartography to protect and communicate their traditional herding practices. 🦌🗺️
February 1, 2026 at 12:46 PM
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“Design is analysis, performed through composition rather than computation.”

#maps #cartography #dataviz

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The Art of Persuasion in Cartography: Why Design Makes Maps Powerful | Winter 2026 | ArcNews
To design a powerful map is not merely to depict geography—it is to craft an argument about the world.
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January 21, 2026 at 4:54 PM
The topography of Greenland/Kalaallit Nunaat is a perpetual fascination.
#Greenland #GIS #maps #earthart
January 21, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Honored to join the Harvard Arctic Initiative workshop in Yellowknife this week, ancestral home of the Yellowknives Dene. We worked with leaders from 14 communities to create a community-driven action plan for permafrost thaw. As always, maps were key to communication & knowledge transfer🗺️
December 11, 2025 at 6:51 PM
En route to Yellowknife NWT just in time for some real winter weather 🥶
December 6, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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We are kicking off the mappiest week of the year - our first Map Bracket Showdown! Starting today, we’ll post head to head competitions of some of @gfiske.bsky.social gorgeous storytelling, and innovative data visualizations.

Vote for your favorites and learn about the science behind the art.
October 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Day 1️⃣ of Climate Week

Stay tuned for updates from our panel discussions and partner collaborations.

Map by @gfiske.bsky.social
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September 22, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Spent a rainy but productive day on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. with our Government Relations and @permafrostpathways.bsky.social teams. The importance of using maps to communicate our science was a key topic of discussion. The map tie also received several compliments :)
September 11, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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Join our list between September 8 and October 17, and you’ll be entered into our email raffle for a chance to win a beautiful printed map by Woodwell Climate’s own @gfiske.bsky.social
September 8, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Returned to my desk this week to find that the kind folks at Google Earth Outreach have uploaded the entire latest version of the ArcticDEM mosaic (v4.1) to the GEE archive.

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Presently cleaning ~17tb from my hard drive :)
September 4, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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This map from @cmshintani.bsky.social shows the range of the nomadic Dukha reindeer herders on the high taiga of northwest Mongolia.
August 28, 2025 at 4:07 PM
If you happen to be visiting Cape Cod next week, stop by, have a drink, and join Sue Natali and I for a discussion about maps 😎

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Woodwell Climate Conversations: Mapping the Arctic, Charting the Future
Harnessing finance and science to scale nature-based climate solutions.
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August 20, 2025 at 11:41 AM
A 17km horseback trek brought us to the Dukha reindeer herders' autumn camp in the West Taiga this week. We're here to co-create maps, sharing the story of their nomadic life and how they're navigating climate change and land use changes.
Drone 📸: IG @l.s_ragchaa
@permafrostpathways.bsky.social
August 14, 2025 at 11:26 AM
And we’re already hard at work discussing map information.
August 9, 2025 at 2:02 AM
After many days of travel: inc four flights, 8 hours of 4x4 off roading, and a half day (and into the night) on horseback, we’ve reached the Dukha reindeer camp on the east taiga of Mongolia, just 10 miles from the Russian border. And they have starlink! 🙂
August 8, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Excited to be visiting a new (to me) part of the permafrost region this month, with friend/colleague Marina Tonkopeeva of the International Centre for Reindeer husbandry, new collaborators from the Dukha indigenous community, and local science experts. I wonder what maps will come of this trip?!
July 31, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Yes, we have (temporary) Arctic map tattoos… 😎

#climate #arctic #warming #maps
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July 17, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Great week at #EsriUC2025 with the @woodwellclimate.bsky.social team! Our @permafrostpathways.bsky.social booth was a hit, making many new connections… and Woodwell maps were everywhere, from the map gallery, plenary, to a main hall mural.
July 17, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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🗺 This week, our team is raising awareness about Arctic change at #EsriUC2025 in San Diego. Today, @cmshintani.bsky.social's “Navigating the new Arctic"—co-produced with Sámi partners at the International Centre for Reindeer Husbandry —is featured in the Map Gallery.
July 15, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Very much appreciate the shout out by Jack here for Woodwell maps. This particular map is a @cmshintani.bsky.social original that elegantly highlights a small portion of our nearly two decade research in the Congo.
Congratulations @gfiske.bsky.social for another great @woodwellclimate.bsky.social map that made the #EsriUC2025 plenary!
July 14, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Meet our new Cartography Intern, Nicole Pepper! ‪(@maps-and-pepper.bsky.social). Stay tuned for more data visualization projects from her, including this map showing a late June heat dome that brought record temperatures to the Northeast.
July 3, 2025 at 5:45 PM
A beautiful map with a touch of infographic goodness!
Meet our new Cartography Intern, Nicole Pepper! ‪(@maps-and-pepper.bsky.social). Stay tuned for more data visualization projects from her, including this map showing a late June heat dome that brought record temperatures to the Northeast.
July 3, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Unpacking the Recent Heat Wave with an animation of NOAA's Real-Time Mesoscale Analysis (RTMA) data 🗺️
Stay cool this summer folks!
June 27, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Our boreal fire team @woodwellclimate.bsky.social is in D.C. this week to discuss responses+solutions to address the severe northern #wildfires impacting people, animals, and ecosystems.

We'll be adding to this resource 🧵, so please let us know what you'd like to see.
(🗺️ by @cmshintani.bsky.social)
June 9, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Taking a quick peek at firesmoke.ca/data/ ... things are heating up.
June 4, 2025 at 1:48 PM