Southbound from Toolik Field Station yesterday, it started off great with amazing fall foliage. As we drove south the colours remained great but the streams started to get higher and running over the road at times. We made it to Coldfoot and we're stuck there for the night. Made it home today :)

A lot going on in Alaska today. Up at @toolikfieldstation.bsky.social we got a bit over 2.5 inches of snow.

Have you heard? @toolikfieldstation.bsky.social is celebrating 50 years of science! In honour of this milestone we are celebrating with a 1st Friday at Black Spruce Brewing Company on August 1st. Come on out to celebrate Arctic research and art.

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

Powdermill Nature Reserve is hiring a position to work up some datasets, with fairly broad, open ended goals that can be tailored to interests/expertise. Possibility for remote work. Would make a great postdoc or even sabbatical project. us251.dayforcehcm.com/CandidatePor...

I was curious about how much colder the temperatures this past week were compared to the 30 year average. Turns out it was cold! Today was much warmer so hopefully the snow will continue to melt and summer will start.

Still skiing on June 8th here at @toolikfieldstation.bsky.social The willows are starting to produce catkins and the lichens are vibrant. Temps are expected to be above freezing this next week so we are hoping that more plants will start to flower.

What a great, if not snowy visitor day at Toolik Field Station. Thank you all for visiting and helping us celebrate our 50th Anniversary! @toolikfieldstation.bsky.social

Ringing in meteorological summer today with skiing on fresh snow and a fox @toolikfieldstation.bsky.social .

The sun was out, the birds are still flying but now we are socked in a snow storm here at Toolik @toolikfieldstation.bsky.social Field Station .

After a great break in the warmth of Fairbanks I am back up @toolikfieldstation.bsky.social for a spell. With the clouds clearing and the recent snowfall the landscape is beautiful.

Good animal day @toolikfieldstation.bsky.social ! Caribou on the road due to soft snow led to great photo ops and filtering horned larks.

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!

Welcome back Artic Ground Squirrels.

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.

Thank you @arcticdatactr.bsky.social for giving a great workshop on ethical principles in open access data at the @toolikfieldstation.bsky.social all scientist meeting.

@toolikfieldstation.bsky.social All Scientist meeting starts on Thursday with some pre-meetings tomorrow. Hope your ready Santa Barbara for an influx of Arctic researches and residents.

@toolikfieldstation.bsky.social is officially at AGU 2024. We were swamped today thus the late opening post. Stop on by to chat about your work, pick up some swag, see Toolik through VR, or just to say hi. We will be here all week. Booth 1114 near the NSF booth.

There is still time to register for the @toolikfieldstation.bsky.social All Scientist Meeting in January 2025. www.uaf.edu/toolik/news/...

One word to describe today, windy. As the morning light began to show the sky turned red. The old adage 'red sky at morning, sailors take warning' applied to us today here at @toolikfieldstation.bsky.social. Winds sustained at 30 mph today with gusts at least 50 mph.

Sunrise and almost sunset today @toolikfieldstation.bsky.social hopefully we get a few more days like today before it sets later this week for the year.

Moon and sun. That is what the last few days have been about here at Toolik Field Station. We have about a week more of sunshine until the sets for the year and we are taking it in as much as possible, even with temps in the range of -25 to -30.

@arcticdatactr.bsky.social Arctic Data Center highlighting Toolik Field Station researcher Allison Welch. Check out her work and this awesome dataset on aerosols in the Arctic. arcticdata.io/all/news/202...

Annual dig a giant snow pit day up at @toolikfieldstation.bsky.social in the Imnaviat watershed. The snow pit is to allow snow melt (water) to run through a weir so we can calculate how much water and when it is flowing out of the watershed.

Edinburgh, here I come. Looking forward to the next week and a half at the Arctic Science Summit Week 2024. #ASSW2024 If you are also going let me know so we can meet up.

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.

Golden glow of the winter sun lighting up the landscape.

Caught the sun over the horizon today @toolikfieldstation.bsky.social Good day to be inside as the temps have been below -30 f all day with wind chills around -50 f.

Back up @toolikfieldstation.bsky.social for the next couple of weeks. Snow storm rolled in while we were out today making it an interesting commute home. Felt like a blend between flying through space and being out on the high seas during a storm. Nice to be back up north for a bit.

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📣 We're hiring! 📣 Toolik Field Station is seeking a full-time, year-round GIS & Remote Sensing Analyst. The position is based in Fairbanks in the winter with summer shifts at the station. Apply online at careers.alaska.edu/en-us/job/5271… Next review date January 17th. Please pass on the post.