This blog is a group effort by all of the Keeper Leadership Camp Arctic Ambassadors. The keepers work in teams to report on their experiences and insights and to upload photos. Kudos to Frontiers North Adventures, the longtime Platinum Sponsor of the camp, for hosting the students.
Parting Thoughts
Friday, October 22, 2010 - 13:42We're ready to get cracking after spending a week with the polar bears! We've each pledged to green an acre as part of the PBI Acres for the Atmosphere program. We'll also...
[Full Entry]Oh, What a Beautiful Morning. Oh, What a Beautiful Day!
Sunday, October 3, 2010 - 08:04The day began with a lot of video conferencing. The first video conference of the day was a video chat, via Skype, with Robert Buchanan. Robert is the President of Polar...
[Full Entry]Jeudi
Friday, October 1, 2010 - 08:18À mi parcours de la journée, nous commençons le blogue. Nous sommes encore dans le lodge et avons la toundra sous les yeux. Que demander de plus pour l’inspiration? C’est...
[Full Entry]Mercredi
Thursday, September 30, 2010 - 07:43Au début de notre troisième journée, la ‘captivité’ commence à nous peser. Nous prenons un peu d’air sur les ponts entre les ‘buggy’, car nous avons besoin d’être...
[Full Entry]Mother Nursing Her Cubs
Thursday, September 30, 2010 - 07:39Our morning began with a conference call for 2nd and 3rd graders in Virginia Beach to answer their questions about polar bears and hopefully we shared some of the...
[Full Entry]There's a Polar Bear Over There!
Wednesday, September 29, 2010 - 08:10“Hey there’s a bear over there!” said BJ, director of field operations for PBI. That definitely got the attention of all the leadership camp participants. Everyone was so...
[Full Entry]Mardi
Wednesday, September 29, 2010 - 07:33Une journée de découvertes nous attend encore. Levé à 7h et dans l’action dès 8h30 avec une vidéoconférence avec un membre de l’AAZK et responsable de la ‘Polar bears...
[Full Entry]Première Journée à Churchill
Tuesday, September 28, 2010 - 10:14Réveil difficile après quelques heures de sommeil, mais l’excitation de partir pour le Nord nous réveille rapidement. Arrivée vers 9h15 et WOW la toundra se laisse découvrir...
[Full Entry]First Day in Churchill
Tuesday, September 28, 2010 - 10:06We landed in Churchill on a turbo prop plane at 9:30 this morning, eager to start our adventure. Upon arrival, the group was loaned Canada Goose Chilliwack Parkas to keep us...
[Full Entry]The Calm Before the Storm
Monday, September 27, 2010 - 11:11Step one – get to Winnipeg, not as straightforward a path as you would think. After a long day of travel, we gathered for our first meal together. We talked about the sense...
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