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Ground Truth Trekking is based on the belief that expeditions to see what's on the ground help us learn about important issues. We combine that "ground truth" with "researched truth," using our scientific backgrounds along with our adventures to come up with something we hope will further the conversation about these issues in an entertaining and informative way.

In addition to our ongoing expeditions, we're working on a number of projects to spread information about natural resource issues in Alaska. If you like what we're doing, please support our expeditions and our work!

New GTT report: Alaska Coal Resource: Potential for future development

Alaska contains a massive amount of coal, most likely a large proportion of the global coal resource. While current coal production is very limited in Alaska, rising demand and prices could drive coal development in Alaska. If this development were to take place on the scale of other coal-producing regions, the coal in Alaska alone could produce enough CO2 to push the world past 2° C warming limit agreed upon by the international community to limit serious environmental impact.

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Parallel World

(blog post, May 1st, 2013)

There were four wheeler tracks and truck tracks, their parallel lines nearly ubiquitous where the tide hadn’t washed them away. There were houses. Occasional cabins at creek mouths. Small clusters of boarded-up summer homes in the rare places where the bluffs stepped away from the beach. Roof peaks and windows just visible over the top of the bluffs. Setnetting cabins, clinging to the narrow stripe between the tides and the crumbling cliffs. Read More

And check out some of the latest Ground Truth Treks: Where the Heck is Donlin, Life on Ice, and upcoming Heart of Alaska Expedition.