Great day @toolikfieldstation.bsky.social. Not only is the lake officially ice free but I got to get out via helicopter to a thermokarst lake to the south of Toolik to work on an eddy covariance tower.
Pretty good day all in all.

@woodwellclimate.bsky.social

Ever wish you could visit Toolik? Now's your chance! Come for our Visitor's Day, June 6, 9:30a-4p!

Immerse yourself in the sights & sounds of the tundra w/ our Naturalist & tour Toolik facilities & long-term research sites. Learn more at uaf.edu/toolik/news/50th-year/visitors-day.php

Costume day in the field @toolikfieldstation.bsky.social today. Thanks to everyone for bringing colour to the tundra!

We're celebrating 50 years of Toolik with a special collection in Arctic Science @arcticsciencej.bsky.social . Thinking about publishing your Toolik research? Consider submitting to this collection!

Hot off the R-press! This winter's ice thickness on Toolik Lake. Any bets as to when it'll be ice-free?

Thanks to Amanda Young @ubetula.bsky.social and Toolik's hardy year-round Spatial and Environmental Data Center team.

Support future leaders in Arctic research — give to our Tundra Award on UA Giving Day & help us unlock our Steering Committee’s $1,250 pledge. We just need 2 more gifts to meet the challenge! givingday.alaska.edu/amb/toolik

After months of darkness, the sun rose once again at the station on January 18.

📷 Mayra Meléndez González

Muskox battles, endless ptarmigan, migrating birds and more! Our seasonal naturalist Seth Beaudreault had quite the first day back at the station with wildlife galore. Read more about it in our Naturalist Journal, updated daily.

www.uaf.edu/toolik/edc/j...

Want to support world-class Arctic research? Join our team as our Logistics Coordinator & lead behind-the-scenes work of making science happen. Coordinate moving people & freight to/from Toolik Field Station. Full-time based in Fairbanks w/ benefits
Apply at careers.alaska.edu/jobs/logisti...

Stay up to date on Toolik Field Station's 2024 operations by attending our virtual town hall!

Join us via zoom on March 8 @ 10 am AK time. Register in advance at www.bit.ly/toolik-town-hall-2024.

I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about big animals—🐋🐋🐋—but over the last year, I’ve had a chance to learn more about the big role of small critters. Like voles in the tundra carbon cycle 🐭(also my first attempt to write about biogeochemistry, gah).

www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...

Oh the beauty of a clearing Arctic winter sky!

Well we are not quite as chilly as Fairbanks or Cold foot here at @toolikfieldstation.bsky.social but it is still -40 out so it is pretty darn cold.

Today I spotted a small flock of ptarmigan browsing in the willows around the station and basking in the sunlight.

The sun is back at the station…and with it, windchills in the -60s F!

📸 @ubetula.bsky.social staying warm.