Toolik Field Station
@Toolik
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Toolik Field Station's mission is to support research & education that enhance the understanding of the Arctic and its relationship to the global environment.
Alaska, USA
Joined March 2009
RT @arctic_ubetula: Slowly but surely the tundra around @Toolik Field Station is coming alive. Since Friday lots of snow has melted and th….
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Next year marks our 50th year as a research station! To celebrate, we’re working with @ArcticScienceJ on a special collection of all things Toolik. Have a Toolik-based research paper you’d like included in the collection? Learn more at
2025 marks the 50th anniversary of @Toolik 🎉. A new collection of papers in @ArcticScienceJ will celebrate the great diversity of projects at Toolik Field Station. Submission deadline and details ➡️ 📷: Jason Stuckey/Toolik Field Station
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RT @arctic_ubetula: While out monitoring plants today near @Toolik I heard what could only be described as a bird mimicking a grasshopper.….
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RT @ArcticBiology: @uafairbanks scientist Tom Glass was a consultant on the new @BBC series #Mammals. His episode "Cold" features his resea….
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We’re excited to host the new collaborative institute EvoMe from @WoodwellClimate and @uafairbanks!.
UAF is joining a $15M federal initiative to boost our understanding of Arctic resilience in the face of rapid climate change. Much of the fieldwork will be based at @Toolik. @NSF .#EvoMEInstitute #ArcticResearch.
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We're so excited to announce our third cohort for the Toolik Tundra Award! Join us in extending a big congrats to the awardees. Learn more about the researchers & their projects on our website!. And thank you to all who have donated to support this award!.
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RT @arctic_ubetula: Still alot of snow to move up at Toolik Field Station in order to welcome the researchers who are migrating north along….
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Our seasonal naturalist Seth is back at the station and already spotting incredible wildlife. Muskox battles, endless ptarmigan, migrating birds and more! Read all about it in our Naturalist Journal, published daily. 📸Seth Beaudreault
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RT @arctic_ubetula: Is it spring? .Cold first day up at Toolik with highs near 15 and lows below 0f. Despite the cold it is beautiful with….
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RT @TokeHoye: How are #Arctic #plantpollinator interactions affected by warming? Check out our new results using #ITEX #opentopchambers. Gr….
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RT @ArcticWCS: Excited to see our work help the new BBC series "Mammals" showcase some of the amazing life of a wolverine. We've worked for….
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The first siksrik of the year has emerged from hibernation at Toolik! The Toolik ground squirrel population usually wakes a little later than those closer to the Brooks Range. Welcome back to the station, ground squirrel. 📸 Mayra Meléndez González
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RT @mkwardjones: The new @uspermafrost FCP is hosting a virtual panel event with @polarsecco to discuss balancing childcare and work respon….
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Snow buntings have returned to the Toolik area, with sightings every day this week since Sunday! Though we're still a bit away from spring break-up, we're celebrating the strengthening sun & the arrival of these springtime heralds. 📷 Abby Jackson.
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Just a few more hours to give to our TUNDRA award on #UAFGivingDay! . Your gift not only supports students & early career researchers' Arctic science. It gives them the chance to gain confidence & start a lifelong passion in their career. #49HoursForAlaska
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@uafairbanks @ArcticBiology Assist. prof @uafairbanks Morag Clinton looked for emerging diseases in Arctic grayling in Toolik Lake. She's hoping to identify how varied parasitic burdens influence overall fish immunology & how that changes with warming. #49HoursForAlaska #UAFGivingDay
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@uafairbanks @ArcticBiology Alex Michaud, research scientist @BigelowLab, studied microbial communities & metagenomes in thermokarsts — where the ground collapses due to permafrost thaw — to understand the role microbes play in releasing nutrients. #49HoursForAlaska #UAFGivingDay
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@uafairbanks @ArcticBiology As a PhD candidate, Chelsea Smith took some of the first sediment cores on Toolik Lake for her TUNDRA award research to better understand if Arctic lakes are carbon sinks or sources as the region warms. #49HoursForAlaska #UAFGivingDay
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@uafairbanks @ArcticBiology As a PhD candidate, @Mingyue_Yuan_ completed a comparative study between Alaska & Sweden's Arctic tundra soil microbes. She defended her dissertation earlier this year & is continues researching plant-microbial interactions. #UAFGivingDay #49HoursForAlaska
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