by Adventure Scientists | Apr 16, 2015 | Uinta Mountains
Hiking in the High Uintas Wilderness. (Photo by Lee Cohen) By Emily Stifler Wolfe ASC Staff No one is sure if wolverines or Canada lynx live in the Uinta Mountains. In summer 2015, Adventurers and Scientists for Conservation aims to find out. This rugged, wild...
by Adventure Scientists | Apr 14, 2015 | Uncategorized
By Eric AndrewsA card is slapped down on the table. It’s a Guard, and Ryan, our crew boss, jabs his finger towards me. Playing the Guard means he must guess who I am, and if he guesses correctly, I’m finished. “You’re the...
by Adventure Scientists | Apr 10, 2015 | Uncategorized
A few weeks ago, ASC’s Executive Director Gregg Treinish was honored by receiving a letter and a blue marble from Jacob Almengor, a fifth grader from Munsey Elementary School in Bakersfield, California.”I wish I could be out there with you really...
by Adventure Scientists | Apr 9, 2015 | climbing, hiking
By Emily Stifler Wolfe Forming the base of nearly all aquatic food chains, diatoms are essential to the health of the planet. These single-celled photosynthetic plants account for around 40% of carbon fixation and oxygen production worldwide, according Dr. Loren...
by Adventure Scientists | Apr 6, 2015 | Uncategorized
By Elizabeth Mullen I looked up at the crystal blue sky from the dry patch of grass where I lay, my extra hoody providing a pillow. Although several unexpected river crossings had extended our transect and we’d walked nine miles already, my partner wanted to...
