Permafrost Tunnel Virtual Tour

This virtual tour features Tom Douglas and Robyn Barbato with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Patrick Druckenmiller and Jennifer Moss with the University of Alaska Fairbanks, Mike Brubaker with the LEO Network, and Anna Liljedahl with the Woodwell Climate Research Center. The program is moderated by Jason Cervenec with the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center at The Ohio State University.

Explore an Arctic research facility first excavated in the 1960s, including features such as ice wedges as tall as houses, green grass from thousands of years ago, and bison bones embedded in permafrost. Some features are up to 40,000 years old! Learn about current research and rapid changes happening to permafrost. Be one of the first to experience this guided virtual reality tour of a facility seldom open to the public.