Antarctic Peninsula Project Report

Antarctic Peninsula Project Report:  January 12 – 30, 2010 Thanks to a generous grant from the Kane Lodge Foundation, WRF launched its initial project on January 12, 2010.  The participants included: Ning Zeng, PhD, Principal Investigator; Jay S. Gregg, PhD, Research Assistant; and Sheldon Bart, Project Manager. The team traveled to King George Island, the largest of the South Shetland Islands, situated ...

Mysteries of the Sauna

Les Werner has made e-mail contact with a woman at the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.  She, in turn, referred him to a USDA bureaucrat one level up.  The soil import permit drama continues, with Les vowing to e-mail APHIS everyday, if necessary.  Theoretically, the samples could be mailed to the U.S. from ...