Northern Studies Center at Churchill, Canada
Founded in 1976, the Churchill Northern Studies Center is an independent, non-profit research and education facility located 23 km east of the town of Churchill, Manitoba. They provide accommodations, meals, equipment rentals, and logistical support to scientific researchers working on a diverse range of topics of interest to northern science. In addition to research, the Center facilitates a wide range of educational programming ranging from general interest courses for the visiting public to university credit courses for students. The Center is ideally situated along the Hudson Bay seacoast at the meeting point of three major biomes: marine, northern boreal forest, and tundra. To the east lies Wapusk National Park which protects the inland denning area of the polar bear. Farther to the southeast lies the Hudson Bay Lowland, the largest peatland in North America. Because of this complex of biomes, one can see a tremendous diversity of plants, birds, mammals and human cultures.
Year: 2013
From album: Canada and the Arctic Council
Photographer: Peter Prokosch