Strait Science
The Strait Science Series lectures are presented by Northwest Campus and Alaska Sea Grant to promote understanding between citizens of the Bering Strait region and the researchers who frequent the Seward Peninsula.
If you would like to participate/present in the lecture series, please contact Gay Sheffield, the local MAP agent in Nome.
Current events
Thursday, October 6 | 6:30pm | ONLINE ON ZOOM OR VIA PHONE
Beavers are moving north and changing the tundra landscape as they use their engineering
skills. Using satellite imagery, researchers have evidence of beavers moving westward
and constructing ponds across the Seward Peninsula over the past 50 years. Come hear
about Ken's fieldwork and how the beavers' busy activities affect our permafrost as
they move across the tundra. Ken will share pictures from the region and you can share
your own beaver stories!
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 824 5220 9261, Passcode: 018595
Or call: 253-215-8782
Ken Tape is a Research Associate Progessor with the UAF Geophysical Institute and
has been studying the Arctic and how it is changing since 2000.
Past events
Tech Innovations in Alaska's Oil Spill Response
09/29/2022
Harmful Algae in Western AK: 2022 Bloom Event
09/16/2022
Young Hunters: Walrus Summit - Navigating to a Bright Future
08/25/2022
NOAA's Arctic Goals
08/18/2022
Belugas in Norton Sound: How Do We Count 'Em - and Why?
08/11/2022
2022 NOAA Trawl Survey: A Mid-Survey Update
08/04/2022
Seward Peninsula: A Wetter Or Drier Future?
07/20/2022
A Smoky Start to July: How Did Far Away Fumes Arrive?
07/14/2022
Honoring Heroes: Rescue By Gambell Guardsmen
07/07/2022
Bering Strait Birds: Avian Flu + Die-Off Events
05/26/2022
Sea Ice Radar: Coming to Nome!
05/18/2022
Bering Sea Ice Seals: Researchers Return!
05/11/2022
Oculus Gliders: Drones Off Nome's Shores
04/28/2022
The Shark Side: Meet Our Salmon Shark
04/17/2022
Wild Weather Winter '21-'22 in Western AK
04/07/2022
Harmful Algae, The Arctic Food Web + Summer 2019
03/31/2022
Ice Seals: Research in the New North
03/24/2022
Right On The Brink: North Pacific Right Whales
03/10/2022
Update: McKay's Bunting Alaska's Island Songbird
02/16/2022
Jackrabbits of the North
02/10/2022
Counting Walruses: The View from Above
02/03/2022
The NMFS RAP: Give Input on Future Research Needs
01/27/2022
Troops In Nome: AK National Guard Arctic Eagle 2022
01/13/2022
USCG, Tribes, + The Bering Strait Region
12/09/2021
Sikuliaq Returns: November 2021 Report from the North
12/02/2021
2021 Surface Trawl Survey: Partnering for New Data
11/11/2021
2021 Bottom Trawl Survey: What Did They Find?
11/04/2021
Summer 2021: What Happened and Why?
10/28/2021
Will Gyrfalcons Stay?: Habitat, Diet, + Climate Change
10/21/2021
North to the Chukchi Sea: Warming Waters + Toxic Algae "Seeds"
10/14/2021
Bones Tell Stories: The Shaktoolik Archaeology Project
10/07/2021
Naval Research: Testing New Tools in the North
09/23/2021
It's in Their Bones: Walruses Past and Present
09/09/2021
NOAA + Coastal Tribes: Marine Research Coordination
08/26/2021
Arctic Raptors: Balancing Diets Amidst Change
08/18/2021
Research At Sea: Joining Forces in the North
08/12/2021
Live From R/V Sukuliaq: Mercury and Shrinking Ice
06/10/2021
Pieces of History: The Shaktoolik Archaeology Project
06/03/2021
Bering Sea Heat "Bombs"
05/27/2021
Arctic Research Plan: How You Can Contribute
05/19/2021
Bering Strait Weather 2020 Re-Cap / 2021 Outlook
05/12/2021
Which Loon? This Loon!
05/06/2021
Diomede's Auklets + the 2015-206 Marine Heatwave
04/29/2021
Rural Research Wins! 2020 Norton Sound King Crab Survey
04/22/2021
USCG: Protecting Alaska's Resources for the Future
04/14/2021
Alaskan Ice Seals: Rehab to Research
04/08/2021
Whales, Seals, + Walruses: Listening to Track Migration
04/01/2021
Rabid Foxes: Protect Your Kids + Pets
03/24/2021
Ice Seals: Research in the New North
03/19/2021
Spectacled Eiders: Responding to Low-Ice Habitat
02/25/2021
Endangered Species Act: Critical Habitat, Regional Animals, and You
02/19/2021
USCG Polar Star Patrol Off Western and Northern Alaska
02/12/2021
Responding to Warming Waters: Seabirds at Sea
02/11/2021
Seafloor Mapping: Evolving Technology for a New North
01/22/2021
Ocean Algae in Warming Regional Seas
01/14/2021
Bering Strait Oceanography: Local Partnership
01/07/2021
Ocean Drones: Counting Bering Sea Pollock
12/10/2020
Seward Peninsula: Gyrfalcons
12/03/2020
Pink Salmon: Adapting to Warming Waters
11/12/2020
Winter 2020 Outlook: Sea Ice & Climate
10/29/2020
Alaska Seabirds & Harmful Algal Blooms
10/22/2020
Ecosystem Field Update: Northern Bering and Chukchi Seas
10/01/2020
Bering Strait Trash Talk: A Notable International Event
09/24/2020
Yellow-Billed Loons: Revealing Environmental Secrets
09/17/2020
Aleutian Terns: Who Is The "Other" Alaskan Tern
09/03/2020
Gray Whale Diet: Can Northern Bering Sea Still Feed 'em?
08/19/2020
Bering Strait Seabird Die-off: Partnering In Search Of Answers
08/13/2020
Pacific Cod: Winter Travels From The Bering Strait Region
07/28/2020
Chukchi Sea: Fin Whales What Brings Them North?
07/23/2020
Bering Strait Weather: Winter Recap, Summer Outlook
05/28/2020
Savoonga Seabirds: Clues To The Die-Off
03/30/2020
Chasing Arctic Cod: R/V Sikuliaq Reports Back
03/12/2020
Walruses, Grey Whales, & Eiders: Are Their Food Options Changing?
02/05/2020
2019 Fisheries Survey: What Did They Find?
11/07/2019
Sikuliaq Heads North: Storms, Ice, And The Food Chain
11/05/2019
Winter Sea Ice And Climate Outlook
10/24/2019