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Atigun Pass in the Brooks Range, Alaska

Atigun Pass in the Brooks Range, Alaska - Photo by Joed Polly

Walrus hauled out on the ice of the Bering Sea

Walrus hauled out on the ice of the Bering Sea - Photo by Brad Benter (USFWS)

Polar bear sighting in the Beaufort Sea - Photo by Cristina Galvan

Polar bear sighting in the Beaufort Sea - Photo by Cristina Galvan (PolarTREC 2009)

Ice along the shore near Barrow, Alaska

Ice along the shore near Barrow, Alaska - Photo by Misty Nikula (TREC 2004)

A tent camp on the Greenland Ice Sheet in Summit, Greenland

A tent camp on the Greenland Ice Sheet in Summit, Greenland - Photo by Kevin McMahon (TREC 2006)

Field of cottongrass near the White Mountains in Interior Alaska

Field of cottongrass near the White Mountains in Interior Alaska - Photo by Joed Polly

Glacial lake near the Chugach Mountains in southern Alaska

Glacial lake near the Chugach Mountains in southern Alaska - Photo by Zeb Polly

A view from the ice of the USCG Icebreaker Healy

A view from the ice of the USCG Icebreaker Healy - Photo by Ute Kaden (TREC 2005)

Smoke filled trees near Yukon, Canada during the 2004 Alaska wildfires

Smoke filled trees near Yukon, Canada during the 2004 Alaska wildfires - Photo by Zeb Polly

Whale bones on the beach near Point Barrow, Alaska

Whale bones on the beach near Point Barrow, Alaska - Photo by Misty Nikula (TREC 2004)

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