https://northexposure.net/2022/11/17/no-tissue-left-behind-massive-collaborative-ecology-and-evolution-project-on-the-kenai-peninsula/https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/dan-bolnick-ak-2019-3.jpegDan Bolnick AK 2019 32022-11-17T19:24:51+00:00monthlyhttps://northexposure.net/about/https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/alaska-v5.pngalaska v52022-11-17T19:13:06+00:00weekly0.6https://northexposure.net/2019/02/25/climbing-helmets-not-skiing-helmets/https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/helmet-use-01.pngHelmet Use-01Skiing Helmet Versus Climbing Helmet2019-02-25T19:58:47+00:00monthlyhttps://northexposure.net/2017/12/05/stickleback-the-super-fish/https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_3400.jpgimg_3400https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_5453.jpgimg_5453https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/screen-shot-2017-12-05-at-2-09-45-pm.pngJuvenile threespine sticklebackA 7-day-old transparent juvenile threespine stickleback. Milligan-Myhre has developed a protocol to rear threespine stickleback free of microbes until 14 days after the eggs they've hatched from have been fertilized. https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/20171004_140039.jpgAnaerobic chamberRachael Kramp an undergraduate student of Kat Milligan-Myhre's lab, works with microbes from the guts of threespine stickleback from Cheney Lake in the anaerobic chamber of Milligan-Myhre's lab at the University of Alaska Anchorage. https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dscn0109.jpgTrapping at Y LakeRyan Lucas, Emily Lescak, and Kelly Ireland of Kat Milligan-Myhre's lab pull traps from Y Lake of the Talkeetna Lakes chain in Talkeetna, Alaska. The lab then does in field gut dissections to assess gut microbe composition within the threespine stickleback. https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/170530_cheney-lake-21.jpgSetting traps at Cheney Lake.Kelly Ireland and Kat Milligan-Myhre set traps for threespine stickleback in Cheney Lake in Anchorage, Alaska in May of 2017. https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/170530_cheney-lake-2.jpg170530_Cheney lake (2)https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/rabbit-slough-2.jpgRabbit Slough SticklebackThreespine stickleback fish from Rabbit Slough, near Wasilla, Alaska. The Rabbit Slough population is anadromous meaning they're born in freshwater, then travel to oceanic environments for most of their life, and then return to freshwater to mate.https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_9045.jpgThreespine stickleback during their reproductive stage of life.Threespine stickleback during their reproductive stage of life. The fish with blue eyes is a reproductive male.2019-01-31T21:52:13+00:00monthlyhttps://northexposure.net/2018/05/17/pre-trip-jitters/https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/wrangell-st-elias-route-011.pngWrangell St. Elias Route-01https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/wrangell-st-elias-route-012.jpgWrangell St. Elias RouteRoute being taken by the 2018 UAA Expedition Class through Wrangell St. Elias National Park. Please note this map is a rough estimate of the route. For a PDF file of the map visit here: <a href="https://northexposuredotnet.files.wordpress.com/2018/05/wrangell-st-elias-route1.pdf">Wrangell St. Elias Route</a>https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/wrangell-st-elias-route-01.pngWrangell St. Elias Route Featured Imagehttps://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/wrangell.jpgWrangellWestern Wrangells and the Copper River. Photo by the National Park Service.https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/32541319_10156426217284241_5152319343253520384_o.jpgFloating down the Kenai River.https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/32350087_10156426220924241_3231540737904476160_o.jpgKenai Pack Rafting Schooner BendRunning the Schooner Bend Rapid on the Kenai River to test out my DIY pack raft. https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/wrangell-st-elias-route-011.jpgWrangell St. Elias RouteRoute being taken by the 2018 UAA Expedition Class through Wrangell St. Elias National Park. Please note this map is a rough estimate of the route. 2019-01-19T01:06:09+00:00monthlyhttps://northexposure.net/2018/12/11/dehydrated-meals-cookbook/https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/erin-1.jpgErin 12018-12-11T00:32:53+00:00monthlyhttps://northexposure.net/2018/08/15/six-mile-white-water-bluegrass-festival/https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/20180811_0172.jpg20180811_0172https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/20180811_0168.jpg20180811_0168Photo by Kelly Ireland.https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/20180811_0166.jpg20180811_0166Photo by Kelly Ireland.https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/20180811_0153.jpg20180811_0153Photo by Kelly Ireland.https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/20180811_0146.jpg20180811_0146Photo by Kelly Ireland.https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/20180811_0135.jpg20180811_0135Photo by Kelly Ireland.https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/20180811_0125.jpg20180811_0125Photo by Kelly Ireland.https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/20180811_0119.jpg20180811_0119Photo by Kelly Ireland.https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/20180811_0107.jpg20180811_0107Photo by Kelly Ireland.https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/20180811_0092.jpg20180811_0092Photo by Kelly Ireland.2018-08-15T20:32:20+00:00monthlyhttps://northexposure.net/2018/01/26/sonar-chignik-river/https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/myra-9.jpgMyra 9https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/myra-8.jpgMyra 8Myra Scholze records data on the Chignik River in Alaska. Photo courtesy of Myra Scholze.https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/myra-7.jpgMyra 7https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/myra-6.jpgMyra 6https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/myra-5.jpgMyra 5Myra Scholze collecting samples in Alitak, Alaska for a job she held with ADFG before working for ADFG in Chignik, Alaska. Photo courtesy of Myra Scholze.https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/myra-4.jpgMyra 4Myra Scholze steering ADFG's skiff in Chignik, Alaska. Photo courtesy of Myra Scholze.https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/myra-3.jpgMyra 3Myra Scholze adjusts the sonar in Chignik. Photo courtesy of Myra Scholze.https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/myra-2.jpgMyra 2https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/myra-1.jpgMyra 1Myra Scholze on the Chignik River. Photo courtesy of Myra Scholze.2018-07-17T17:02:12+00:00monthlyhttps://northexposure.net/2016/09/27/south-fork-eagle-river/2016-09-27T17:00:53+00:00monthlyhttps://northexposure.net/2016/07/24/kenai-dipnetting/https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_0974.jpgIMG_0974https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/dipnetting.jpgdipnettinghttps://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_0982.jpgIMG_0982Kenai Dipnetters patiently wait for the Kenai Reds. Each year Alaskan residents get the chance to go dip netting for salmon. Each head of household is allowed 25 fish and each additional family member is allowed 10. Photo by Kelly Ireland.2016-07-24T08:48:42+00:00monthlyhttps://northexposure.net/2016/05/08/adventures-are-us/https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_4713.jpgIMG_4713The loot. Photo by Ashleigh Roe.https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_64101.jpgIMG_6410Upper Boyscout Beach treasures. Photo by Ashleigh Roe. https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_6411.jpgIMG_6411Sea glass on Upper Boyscout Beach. Photo by Ashleigh Roe. https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_6410.jpgIMG_6410https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_6398.jpgIMG_6398https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_6392.jpgIMG_6392https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_4706.jpgIMG_4706https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_4700.jpgIMG_4700https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_4694.jpgIMG_4694https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_4676.jpgIMG_46762016-05-09T02:31:30+00:00monthlyhttps://northexposure.net/2016/04/20/vagabond-ventures-monika-fleming/https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/monika-stats.pngMonika Statshttps://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/monika-stats.jpgMonika Statshttps://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/zion-national-park-road-trip-with-colorado-friends.jpgZion National Park road trip with colorado friendsMonika hiking in Zion National Park on a road trip with friends from Colorado. Photo courtesy of Monika Fleming. https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/white-rim1.jpgwhite RimWhite Rim bike trail in Canyonlands National Park. Monika biked 100 miles on the trail with her Spring Summit course. Photo courtesy of Monika Fleming. https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/spring-summit-little-wildhorse-canyon-near-moab-canyoneeringish.jpgSpring Summit Little Wildhorse Canyon near Moab canyoneeringishMonika's Spring Summit class in Little Wildhorse Canyon near Moab, Utah. Photo courtesy of Monika Fleming. https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/ridgewalk-on-mount-allen-gnp.jpgRidgewalk on Mount Allen GNPMonika on Ridgewalk Trail on Mount Allen in Glacier National Park. Photo courtesy of Monika Fleming. https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/north-face1.jpgNorth FaceMonika hiking up the North Face trail at Alyeska Resort in Girdwood, Alaska. Photo courtesy of Monika Fleming. https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/monika-and-natalie-chaddock-zion.jpgMonika and Natalie Chaddock ZionMonika and Natalie Chaddock in Zion National Park. Photo courtesy of National Park. https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/many-glacier-valley-gnp.jpgMany Glacier Valley GNPMonika in Many Glacier Valley in Glacier National Park. Photo courtesy of Monika Fleming. https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/liz-laderback-side-country-at-steamboat-springs-colorado.jpgLiz Laderback side country at Steamboat springs coloradoMonika and Liz Laderback doing some side country snowboarding at Steamboat Springs in Colorado. Photo courtesy of Monika Fleming. 2016-04-29T23:03:44+00:00monthlyhttps://northexposure.net/2016/02/25/cliff-hanger-kendyl-murakami/https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/kendyl-small.jpgKendyl MurakamiKendyl Murakami is an avid hiker, rock climber and traveler. She's a 20-year-old biology major at University of Alaska Anchorage. 2016-04-21T08:25:14+00:00monthlyhttps://northexposure.net/2016/04/19/alaska-outdoor-culture/2016-04-25T20:20:39+00:00monthlyhttps://northexposure.net/2016/04/19/solitude-seeker-molly-liston/https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/finish.jpgFinishMolly and Matt celebrate their completion of Oregon portion of the Pacific Crest Trail. Photo courtesy of Molly Liston.https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/timberline-lodge.jpgTimberline lodgeMolly and Matt pose next to a mile marker sign at Timberline Lodge after Matt rejoins Molly for the last few days of her trek on the Pacific Crest Trail. https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/sky-lakes-wilderness.jpgSky Lakes WildernessMolly and Scout overlook the Sky Lakes Wilderness on the Pacific Crest Trail. Photo courtesy of Molly Liston.https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/molly-and-scott-molly-wears-chacos-to-help-alleviate-blisters.jpgMolly and Scott, Molly wears Chacos to help alleviate blistersMolly and Scout, Molly wears Chacos to help alleviate blisters while hiking the Pacific Crest Trail.. Photo courtesy of Molly Liston.https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/matt-and-molly-starting-their-journey-on-the-pct.jpgMatt and Molly starting their journey on the PCTMatt and Molly starting their journey on the Pacific Crest Trail. https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/crater-lake.jpgCrater LakeMolly Liston sits above Crater Lake on the Pacific Crest Trail. Photo courtesy of Molly Liston.https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/camp-7-near-red-lake-trail.jpgCamp #7 near red lake trailOne of the last camps that Molly and Matt set up together in the first portion of Molly's journey on the Pacific Crest Trail. This camp was made on their seventh night of the trip near Red Lake Trail. Photo courtesy of Molly Liston.https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/310643_651634055120_382469257_n.jpg310643_651634055120_382469257_nMolly's brother Matt takes a quick break on the Pacific Crest Trail. Photo courtesy of Molly Liston.https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/copy-of-5dm30022.jpgCopy of 5DM30022Molly with her fish on BLANK RIVER. Photo by Kevan Dee. https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/copy-of-5dm30569-edit.jpgCopy of 5DM30569-EditMolly above Winner Creek Gorge in Girdwood, Alaska in the handtram. Photo by Kevan Dee. 2016-04-19T06:33:45+00:00monthlyhttps://northexposure.net/2016/03/19/down-by-the-sea/https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_0567.jpgSeward 8Boat for hire. Photo by Kelly Ireland. https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_0565.jpgSeward 7Beached boat in Seward, Alaska. Photo by Kelly Ireland. https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_0562.jpgSeward 6Seward, Alaska. Photo by Kelly Ireland. https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_0549.jpgSeward 5Mountains and beer, two of my favorite things. Photo by Kelly Ireland. https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_0546.jpgSeward 4Beer please? Photo by Kelly Ireland. https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_0544.jpgIMG_0544Beach front of Miller's Landing in Seward, Alaska. Photo by Kelly Ireland. https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_0537.jpgSeward 2Homes at Miller's Landing in Seward, Alaska. Photo by Kelly Ireland. https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_0525.jpgSeward 1Seward, Alaska. Photo by Kelly Ireland. 2016-03-19T05:43:45+00:00monthlyhttps://northexposure.net/2016/03/19/at-lands-end-a-trip-to-homer-alaska/https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_0500.jpgClam Gulch 1Mt. Redoubt from Clam Gulch Beach in Alaska. Photo by Kelly Ireland. https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_0496.jpgNinilchik 2Ninilchik Village, Alaska. Photo by Kelly Ireland. https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_0491.jpgNinilchik 1View of Mt. Redoubt from Ninilchik Beach. Photo by Kelly Ireland. https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_0486.jpgHomer 3Photo by Kelly Ireland.https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_0475.jpgHomer 2Photo by Kelly Ireland. https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_0456.jpgHomer 1Homer, Alaska. Photo by Kelly Ireland. 2016-03-19T04:24:09+00:00monthlyhttps://northexposure.net/2016/03/14/turnagain-arm-trail/https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_0445.jpgTurnagain 14Photo by Kelly Ireland. https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_0433.jpgTurnagain 13Photo by Kelly Ireland. https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_0432.jpgTurnagain 12Photo by Kelly Ireland. https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_0401.jpgTurnagain 11Photo by Kelly Ireland. https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_0399.jpgTurnagain 10Photo by Kelly Ireland. https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_0388.jpgTurnagain 9Photo by Kelly Ireland. https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_0381.jpgTurnagain 8Photo by Kelly Ireland. https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_0378.jpgTurnagain 7Photo by Kelly Ireland. https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_0359.jpgTurnagain 6Photo by Kelly Ireland. https://northexposure.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_0357.jpgTurnagain 5Photo by Kelly Ireland. 2016-03-14T08:21:10+00:00monthlyhttps://northexposure.netdaily1.02022-11-17T19:24:51+00:00