{"id":121,"date":"2016-08-29T19:09:43","date_gmt":"2016-08-29T19:09:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/cires-in-the-field\/?p=121"},"modified":"2016-09-01T14:57:13","modified_gmt":"2016-09-01T14:57:13","slug":"and-now-to-siberia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/cires-in-the-field\/2016\/08\/29\/and-now-to-siberia\/","title":{"rendered":"And now to Siberia!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yup, you read that right. I\u2019m off to Siberia! When I began my graduate work in New Mexico and Arizona back in 2006, I never thought I would say that, but I here I am, about to get on a plane feeling an equal mixture of excitement and anxiety. My final destination will be Zhigansk (from Denver to Frankurt to Moscow to Yakutsk and finally via 14 hour river boat to Zhigansk) in the Sakha region of Siberia where I will be attending the Second Festival of Northern Fishing Traditions (the first of which was held in Finland in 2014) as a representative of the Exchange for Local Observations and Knowledge in the Arctic (ELOKA, eloka-arctic.org<\/span><\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Zhigansk,

Zhigansk, Sakha Republic, Russia<\/p><\/div>\n

Snowchange<\/a><\/span>, a partner of ELOKA, has worked hard on connecting communities in both Finland and Russia. The description of the Festival I received was, \u201cCreated in 2012 by a Finnish professional fisherman Olli Klemola, the Festival emerged in 2014 as a mechanism and a forum to bring together representatives of the various professional and artisanal fisheries in \u00a0the Eurasian North to exchange views and direct discussions on the priorities of cooperation, especially on issues like climate change, preservation of traditions, ecological restoration of aquatic ecosystems, partnerships with research and so on.\u201d My role will likely be to observe, enjoy, and talk a bit about various ELOKA products that can be created in partnership with these communities to help preserve and visualize the deep knowledge of these communities. You check out some ELOKA sites created in partnership with Snowchange on the region I am heading here:\u00a0http:\/\/eloka-arctic.org\/communities\/russia\/index.html\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019m a seasoned international traveler at this point, thanks to many opportunities presented by projects I\u2019ve participated and led since graduate school, but I\u2019ve never been to Siberia. Indeed, I\u2019m not sure what to expect, especially as an academic and field worker that \u201cgrew up\u201d in the desert U.S. Southwest, and as you can imagine, my experience with fishing was limited to times spent at the Jersey shore, and I don\u2019t get a ton of time on the water in landlocked Colorado. I was also asked to be prepared to cook fish in my \u201ctraditional\u201d style. The first thought that came to my head was\u2026 fish tacos? I\u2019m prepared to be embarrassed a lot on this trip.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fortunately, I\u2019ve spent the last two field seasons in Iceland, and I am carrying much of my Iceland gear: my lopapeysa, my waders, 66 North waterproof gear but minus the trowel. Stay tuned for pictures! <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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