INE IN THE NEWS: Fresh Eyes on Ice and Coast-X community-focused research

The Fresh Eyes on Ice project, including INE researcher Chris Arp, is being recognized for the community science it has fostered and its applicable outcomes for safety on river ice in this Smithsonian Magazine feature:

"Fresh Eyes on Ice" Teaches Kids to Collect Vital Ice Data in Remote Alaskan Communities (Smithsonian Magazine)

INE researchers Benjamin Jones and Phillip Wilson just completed their almost 1,986-mile (3,196 km) COAST-X traverse between Bethel and Utqiagvik connecting 15 communities along Alaska’s western and northern coasts and were featured on KNOM Radio:

Snowmachine expedition studies how climate change is reshaping Alaska’s coastline (KNOM)

Image top: Students at Anne Wien Elementary School in Fairbanks pilot test the Fresh Eyes on Ice data collection protocol with project team member Allen Bondurant in 2019. UAF photo by J.R. Ancheta