Meet the November/December 2015 Crew
A long-time local of southern Ontario, Mitchell Flowers graduated from McMaster University with a degree in Biology. During college, he helped with local forest restoration and spent time conducting research on whales and dolphins off the coasts of Hong Kong and...
Atlantic Plastic by the Numbers
In late 2014, ASC partnered with the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers, a fleet of sailboats that makes an annual crossing of the Atlantic. In total, 93 of the 251 boats gathered water samples for the ASC Global Microplastics Initiative, contributing 521 samples...
ASC Radio: Climb the Karakoram
By Graham ZimmermanASC Adventurer Learn more about these and other ASC projects on our website, the Field Notes blog,and on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Read more about ASC athleteGraham Zimmerman at...
Prairie Dog Mapping
Writing and Photography by Peter Lu DetwilerASC Landmark Crew MemberThe prairie’s vast sea of grass supports large grazing species, from pronghorn antelope, mule deer and elk to bison. However, ungulates are not the keystone species in this diverse ecosystem;...
Film: A Love Letter to Alaska
By Erica Prather and Andy DavidsonASC MIcroplastics Adventurers Boasting one of the planet's highest biomass productions, the Tongass National Forest is the largest remaining temperate rainforest on Earth. With its famed ice caves and...
On the River, with Paintbrush and Paddle
Watercolors by Sara DykmanASC Microplastics Adventurer The Missouri River Breaks is home to rock formations made by time, water and wind. We stretched our legs and enjoyed the view from Hole in the Wall. In July, six paddlers set off to follow the water for...
The Sandhill Crane Migration
Writing and Video by Nika SladeASC Landmark Crew MemberThe change of the seasons is coming, and the flight of the sandhill cranes is an exciting indicator. Walking our weekly transects, we have heard their harmonizing honk—a rolling bugle sometimes miles...
Gregg Attends White House Citizen Science Forum
Federal Government Releases Memo, Toolkit for Citizen Science GT moving and shaking at the White House. By Emily Stifler WolfeASC StaffASC is riding the crest of a powerful wave. At a September 30 forum, The White House released a memo on crowdsourcing and citizen...
September Snapshots from the Prairie
Ancient discoveries on the prairie: The crew found an arrowhead on one of their transects. They were told by a visiting archeologist that you can see that the arrowhead was broken on the top by way of a hit. The stone it was made from had been etched—its white patina...
Beat Up & Blown Away in the Race to Alaska
By Thomas NielsenASC Microplastics Adventurer Team Sea Runners sailing north past Lasqueti Island. During their adventure, they gathered samples for ASC. (Photo by Michael Dougherty) By mid afternoon, light southerlies were filling in. The sea surface became rippled...