6. Stunning video of pink snow on Wedge MountainJames Frystak is not new to citizen science. As a professional expedition photographer and videographer, he spent ten days inside the…Lynne Quarmby·Added Mar 7, 2017·1 min readLynne Quarmby·Added Mar 7, 2017·1 min read
5. Backcountry enthusiasts invited to join the BC Snow Algae ProjectOur primary goal for the 2017 field season is to learn when and where algae bloom in the mountains of southwestern British Columbia. We can…Lynne Quarmby·Added Mar 2, 2017·2 min readLynne Quarmby·Added Mar 2, 2017·2 min read
4. The hunt for green snow: chasing the mystery of how snow algae bloomOver the next few weeks spring will begin its slow creep up the mountains, arriving in the high alpine by late summer. The arrival of…Lynne Quarmby·Added Mar 2, 2017·3 min readLynne Quarmby·Added Mar 2, 2017·3 min read
3. Watermelon snow in the field and under the microscopeDuring the 2016 field season we received over 50 reports of pink snow sightings in the backcountry of southwestern B.C. Some of these…Lynne Quarmby·Added Feb 25, 2017·3 min readLynne Quarmby·Added Feb 25, 2017·3 min read
2. Jumping in the deep end: Launch of the 2016 field seasonLast winter, when I was just beginning to think about working on snow algae, I wrote to Thomas Leya of the Fraunhofer Institute and curator…Lynne Quarmby·Added Feb 24, 2017·3 min readLynne Quarmby·Added Feb 24, 2017·3 min read
1. Introducing Snow Algae ReportsAfter more than 20 years studying the molecular biology of cell motility, I’ve refocussed my research program. While I continue to be in…Lynne Quarmby·Added Feb 21, 2017·2 min readLynne Quarmby·Added Feb 21, 2017·2 min read