Permafrost Tunnel Virtual Tour
Date: March 30, 2023
Time: 9:30
Location: Zoom
Virtually explore an Arctic research facility first excavated in the 1960s, including
features such as ice wedges as tall as houses, green grass from thousands of years
ago, and bison bones embedded in permafrost. Some features are up to 40,000 years
old! Learn about current research and rapid changes happening to permafrost. Be one
of the first to experience this guided virtual reality tour of a facility seldom open
to the public!
Featuring Tom Douglas with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Patrick Druckenmiller with the University of Alaska Museum of the North, Anna Lilijedahl from Woodwell Climate Research Center, Robyn Barbato with the University of New Hampshire, and Jason Cervenec of the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center.
This event is free and open to all.
Registration is closed.