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6. Stunning video of pink snow on Wedge Mountain

6. Stunning video of pink snow on Wedge Mountain

James Frystak is not new to citizen science. As a professional expedition photographer and videographer, he spent ten days inside the…
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5. Backcountry enthusiasts invited to join the BC Snow Algae Project

5. Backcountry enthusiasts invited to join the BC Snow Algae Project

Our primary goal for the 2017 field season is to learn when and where algae bloom in the mountains of southwestern British Columbia. We can…
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4. The hunt for green snow: chasing the mystery of how snow algae bloom

4. The hunt for green snow: chasing the mystery of how snow algae bloom

Over the next few weeks spring will begin its slow creep up the mountains, arriving in the high alpine by late summer. The arrival of…
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3. Watermelon snow in the field and under the microscope

3. Watermelon snow in the field and under the microscope

During the 2016 field season we received over 50 reports of pink snow sightings in the backcountry of southwestern B.C. Some of these…
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2. Jumping in the deep end: Launch of the 2016 field season

2. Jumping in the deep end: Launch of the 2016 field season

Last winter, when I was just beginning to think about working on snow algae, I wrote to Thomas Leya of the Fraunhofer Institute and curator…
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1. Introducing Snow Algae Reports

1. Introducing Snow Algae Reports

After more than 20 years studying the molecular biology of cell motility, I’ve refocussed my research program. While I continue to be in…
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