{"id":1177,"date":"2026-04-18T19:34:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T00:34:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/?page_id=1177"},"modified":"2026-04-21T14:23:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T19:23:24","slug":"summer-fieldwork","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/gallery\/summer-fieldwork\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Fieldwork"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Conducting fieldwork in Alaska during the summer brings new challenges and opportunities.<\/h3>\n<h4>\u00a0Gathering data in the field is detailed work, requiring focus in the dynamic natural environment.<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1177 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/B55F949A-97BB-49AD-B011-385C6E97D579_1_105_c.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/B55F949A-97BB-49AD-B011-385C6E97D579_1_105_c-300x200.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/B55F949A-97BB-49AD-B011-385C6E97D579_1_105_c-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/B55F949A-97BB-49AD-B011-385C6E97D579_1_105_c-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/B55F949A-97BB-49AD-B011-385C6E97D579_1_105_c-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/B55F949A-97BB-49AD-B011-385C6E97D579_1_105_c.jpeg 1086w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/Image-1-2.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/Image-1-2-300x200.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/Image-1-2-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/Image-1-2-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/Image-1-2.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/045A9351-scaled.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/045A9351-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/045A9351-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/045A9351-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/045A9351-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/045A9351-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/045A9351-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/045A9351-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/045A9643-scaled.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/045A9643-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/045A9643-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/045A9643-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/045A9643-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/045A9643-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/045A9643-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/045A9643-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/Landscape-1.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/Landscape-1-300x200.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/Landscape-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/Landscape-1-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/Landscape-1.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/Image-7.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/Image-7-300x200.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/Image-7-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/Image-7-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/Image-7.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4>Throughout our research, we must navigate the terrain alongside wildlife such as bears, moose, insects in extraordinary numbers and of great persistence.<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-1177 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/6Q1A5611-scaled.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/6Q1A5611-300x200.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/6Q1A5611-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/6Q1A5611-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/6Q1A5611-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/6Q1A5611-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/6Q1A5611-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/6Q1A5611-1320x880.jpeg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/FFFEFB26-68AE-4252-AA16-B5A8F932F397_1_105_c-1.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/FFFEFB26-68AE-4252-AA16-B5A8F932F397_1_105_c-1-300x200.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/FFFEFB26-68AE-4252-AA16-B5A8F932F397_1_105_c-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/FFFEFB26-68AE-4252-AA16-B5A8F932F397_1_105_c-1-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/FFFEFB26-68AE-4252-AA16-B5A8F932F397_1_105_c-1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/FFFEFB26-68AE-4252-AA16-B5A8F932F397_1_105_c-1.jpeg 1086w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/25E54012-A75B-4F1F-8ECE-D58F41FCE835_1_102_o.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/25E54012-A75B-4F1F-8ECE-D58F41FCE835_1_102_o-300x200.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/25E54012-A75B-4F1F-8ECE-D58F41FCE835_1_102_o-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/25E54012-A75B-4F1F-8ECE-D58F41FCE835_1_102_o-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/25E54012-A75B-4F1F-8ECE-D58F41FCE835_1_102_o-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/25E54012-A75B-4F1F-8ECE-D58F41FCE835_1_102_o-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/25E54012-A75B-4F1F-8ECE-D58F41FCE835_1_102_o-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/25E54012-A75B-4F1F-8ECE-D58F41FCE835_1_102_o-1320x880.jpeg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4>From breathtaking views to extreme weather and wildfires, the Alaskan Landscape is vast and everchanging.<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 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https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/Image-4-1.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/Landscape-3.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/Landscape-3-300x200.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/Landscape-3-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/Landscape-3-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/Landscape-3.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl 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https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/1C4EC990-DF3A-4051-9ED9-8026C9FCDC8F_1_105_c.jpeg 1086w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/Landscape-2.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/Landscape-2-300x200.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/Landscape-2-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/Landscape-2-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/Landscape-2.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/Currant_Creek_Fire_6-27_NPS_Photo_Yasunori_Matsu_9158619317.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/Currant_Creek_Fire_6-27_NPS_Photo_Yasunori_Matsu_9158619317-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/Currant_Creek_Fire_6-27_NPS_Photo_Yasunori_Matsu_9158619317-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/Currant_Creek_Fire_6-27_NPS_Photo_Yasunori_Matsu_9158619317-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/arctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/Currant_Creek_Fire_6-27_NPS_Photo_Yasunori_Matsu_9158619317-768x512.jpg 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