AAOKH News
We’ve had a fun and eventful couple of years since our last AAOKH project update, and have since refined our work and core functions in response to guidance from the AAOKH observers and steering group. Here’s a quick look at some of our stats, including number of observations and measurements collected as well as a…
We’re happy to share updated final maps (as of Thursday April 25) and photos of Utqiaġvik spring whaling trails. These maps include trail locations as well as sea ice thickness along each trail. You can use the QR codes to load these maps on your phone or other mobile device using the Avenza App. Josh…
We are excited to share the Winter 2024 edition of AAOKH News, from the Alaska Arctic Observatory & Knowledge Hub (AAOKH). Another jam-packed edition, highlights include: And you can always track the latest observations on our Facebook page.
A new children’s book, Natchiq Grows Up: The Story of a Ringed Seal Pup and Her Changing Home, was released in December 2023. Check out this cute little seal pup, Natchiq, and her story of growing up in her snow cave (or “lair”) on the sea ice in northern Alaska with her mom Siku. Indigenous…
AAOKH contributed to the international 2023 Arctic Report Card supported by the US National Oceanographic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). In our essay “Nunaaqqit Savaqatigivlugich: Working with communities to observe the Arctic”, AAOKH Project Coordinator and Commuity Liaison Roberta Tuurraq Glenn-Borade took the lead to describe environmental changes reported by observers, impacts to their communities and…
We are excited to share the latest edition of AAOKH News, from the Alaska Arctic Observatory & Knowledge Hub (AAOKH). This edition is jam-packed, featuring summaries of: You can always track the latest observations on our Facebook page.
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…
We are excited to share the latest edition of AAOKH News, from the Alaska Arctic Observatory & Knowledge Hub (AAOKH). This will be sent in print to all mailbox-holders in AAOKH communities, but you can read it online here! This edition is jam-packed, featuring summaries of:
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…
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…