Please join us at Town Hall Seattle on the evening of Tuesday, April 23. The five-decades of research of a seabird colony on Cooper Island, Alaska has provided clear and unsettling evidence of the extent and rapid pace of Arctic climate change. The island’s colony of Mandt’s Black Guillemot, studied annually since 1975, decreased from over two...
Author: George Divoky (George Divoky)
Our annual Seattle Update – March 7, 2023
Please join us at Town Hall Seattle on the evening of Tuesday, March 7. In addition to providing an update on the status of our seabird study colony and the melting Arctic, we will share stories (some funny, some sad) about the joy and heartbreak of maintaining a remote field camp for five decades. We look forward to seeing old and...
Arctic Birds, No Ice
A primary goal of Friends of Cooper Island (FCI), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit scientific organization, is to compile, preserve and distribute Cooper Island research for use by current and future researchers studying climate change and other Arctic phenomena. FCI is also concerned with ensuring the continuation of this unique and timely research. In order to have...
We ♥️ Black Guillemots
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Living on Cooper Island
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Impact of Deep Sea Mining
Snow Melt, Ice Retreat
The Food Web
2022 Cooper Island Update
March 15, 2022 Town Hall Seattle Reception at 6 pm with presentation at 7 pm We are happy to once again have an in-person event in Seattle at Town Hall Seattle, but glad the presentation will also be available on YouTube for live streaming and later viewing on our YouTube channel. The evening will begin...