The University of Alaska EPSCoR program, NASA IPY and NSF IPY, Thermal State of Permafrost programs are conducting an outreach effort in conjunction with it's research focus on permafrost and infrastructure. The outreach effort has been termed the "Permafrost Health" program and consists of installing permafrost temperature monitoring systems!


We drilled Fort Yukon High School. Fort Yukon is the center of the villages for Gwichyaa Zhee Gwich'in Tribal Government. It is nice town and native people are busy for spring carnival.


During installation, science teacher Jeff McKinney (left) watch borehole and datalogger. Evelyn James (Tribal Government) support us for drill permission, logistics and transportation. We are so lucky to have Evelyn and Jeff to success establishment of permafrost monitoring site in Ft. Yukon!