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Weaving a web of knowledge: Supporting observers of the Arctic
AAOKH team members were featured recently in a news article on the Exchange for Local Observations and Knowledge of the Arctic (ELOKA) website regarding our work documenting long-term local observations in collaboration with Arctic communities, and particularly, outcomes from our 2022 Observer Meeting in November. ELOKA hosts the online database which AAOKH observations are housed…
Kimberly Kivvaq Pikok recognized as one of 50 people changing the world!
We are so proud of UAF graduate student Kimberly Kivvaq Pikok, who was recently honored by the Explorers Club as one of 50 people changing the world! Her research at UAF with AAOKH, Tamamta, and her community of Utqiaġvik is pushing the dial on putting community first in conservation science. Keep up the good work…
Announcing Roberta Tuurraq Glenn as AAOKH’s Project Coordinator & Community Liaison
We have some exciting news to share with you! Please help us welcome Roberta Tuurraq Glenn to the Alaska Arctic Observatory & Knowledge Hub (AAOKH) project in a new capacity as the first AAOKH Program Coordinator and Community Liaison. As you may recall, Roberta is a recent graduate of the UAF geoscience master’s program – one…
Winter 2020 AAOKH Newsletter published online and in the mail!
We’re excited to share the latest edition of the AAOKH newsletter, which should also soon be arriving in the mailboxes of AAOKH communities! Learn more about summer-fall observations and environmental conditions, new student and staff additions to our team, perspectives from our observers, and other great features. Read it online here!
“The environment is changing and our people are intimately familiar with that change” – Roberta Tuurraq Glenn and Rick Thoman share their perspectives with ABC News
“The environment is changing and our people are intimately familiar with that change, our livelihoods depend on being able to navigate these changes every day. And that’s what we do and that’s what we’re going to continue to do,” Roberta Tuurraq Glenn shared in a recent interview with ABC News. AAOKH-affiliated UAF graduate student and…
“Global warming is happening. It is affecting different villages in different ways” – Tikiġaq observer Guy Omnik shares his perspective with Native America Calling
“Global warming is happening. It is affecting different villages in different ways”“Our ice takes longer to form… [and] disappears faster…ice is not as thick…[these changes] impact our whaling, our hunting…more animal migrations are coming earlier and earlier.” “I also collect observation data [with AAOKH]…this is an important tool we can use for the future.” Taikuu…
AAOKH highlighted as the “Feature of the month” during webinar
AAOKH will be highlighted as the “Feature of the month” on the Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy’s Climate Outlook Webinar by Rick Thoman on Friday November 22 at Noon AKST. If you’d like to join the webinar, register at the link below. A pdf is also available from the ACCAP website that you…
AAOKH on KOTZ radio
AAOKH’s Bobby Schaeffer, Noah Naylor, Josh Jones, and Donna Hauser talked to KOTZ last week. Bobby Schaeffer described the changes he’s seen on the ice of Kotzebue Sound. “We have to be prepared for this. We have to evolve. We have no choice. It’s not going to change; it’s going to get worse.” See the…