Guided by Ice · Grounded in Community

Last week, temperatures plunged to –50 °C in Cambridge Bay and our incredible field collaborators from the Canadian High Arctic Research Station (CHARS) Shannon, Jasmine, Layla, and Spencer were out on the ice measuring thickness and collecting temperature/conductivity profiles in Lakes Greiner and Pelly. This work shows the power of long-term partnership between researchers, communities and Polar Knowledge Canada. By building research with Inuit communities, we strengthen ye

A team of scientists from Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA) and the Norwegian Institute for Water Research ( Akvaplan-NIVA) just carried out the first field campaign for the FROST project. The project's main study location in Norway is Takvatnet, a large lake located 2 hours drive southeast of Tromsø city. Due to an extraordinarily mild autumn, the ice formation at Takvatnet that usually occurs during November, was very late this year. This delayed the first c

The first ice sampling at Lake Kilpisjärvi, northern Finland, happened during December 2025. The lake is located at 69° N, experiencing nearly two months without direct sunlight, with the sun lingering just below the horizon and providing a few hours of beautiful twilight each day. Whole lake had frozen couple of weeks earlier and 33 cm of clear ice with some 10-20 cm of snow made snow mobile logistics easy. “Sampling of benthic invertebrates at -30 degrees celsius is a perf

Last December, members of the FROST community gathered in Calgary for the ArcticNet Annual Scientific Meeting , one of the most important events bringing together people dedicated to understanding Arctic life and the challenges it faces. Thousands of participants attended, and what made this meeting especially powerful was that nearly 40% of attendees were Northerners . Their presence, leadership, and voices shaped the conversations throughout the week. FROST Research group w

Last November, a team from the international research consortium FROST, led by Milla Rautio at the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, returned from Cambridge Bay in the Canadian Arctic… with the observation that winter had not yet arrived. Credit: Shannon Evetalegak - The ‘’Frosties’’ Sara, Félix and Milla after sampling It’s an unusual season, a late autumn. The formation of the ice cover is nearly three weeks behind schedule. There’s no snow yet either, but this absence all

Last November, Frosties from Sweden went to sample Lake Vuoskojaure . Danny Lau , researcher at Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, and his team measured ice thickness and sampled water, sediment core, zooplankton, and benthic invertebrates. Prof Danny Lau working in the lab after a long day of sampling. Photo by Mikael Östlund Danny Lau’s team on their snowy journey to sample Lake Vuoskojaure. Photo by Karl Heuchel Lake Vuoskojaure is located close to the village A