Ground Truth Trekking is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2007, which seeks to educate and engage the public on Alaska's natural resource issues through a combination of wilderness adventure, scientific analysis, and the creation of web resources.
Human-powered expeditions across Alaska give us the "ground truth" of everything from mine proposals to climate change, through observation and conversation with locals. We combine this "ground truth" with "researched truth," using our scientific backgrounds to create comprehensive and accurate articles on key issues across the state.
Our mission is to provide people with the knowledge they need to make smart decisions about these issues, now and into the future. Our vision for this website is to create a place for virtual exploration, where people can learn about the issues, see photos, read stories, see maps, and be both informed and entertained. See a list of current projects here.
Read the story of our founding on Ground Truth Trekking's blog
Meet our founders and contributors and visit our collaborating organizations.
Ground Truth Trekking works largely through our volunteer effort, but as a 501c3 nonprofit, we also are the recipients of some small grants. Help out by making a tax deductible donation or buying a book or movie.
Twitter Updates:@GroundTruthTrek:From Kenai to Anchorage, by mud and tides... Check out the latest post on our journey.... http://t.co/iHRvSnyRMH
@GroundTruthTrek:Along with new survey results showing 97% consensus in scientific papers that climate change is manmade and... http://t.co/FpV8XQEfY9
@GroundTruthTrek:Working on some photos from earlier in the trip... Erin and I were joking that our advice for photographers... http://t.co/qSKvcJAQqA
@GroundTruthTrek:Sleet and snow is not really what we were hoping mid-May would bring us, but that's what we got today while we... http://t.co/ByJRpFpi0A
@GroundTruthTrek:I like this photo of coyote tracks in Turnagain mud, but I'm mystified by the tiny track near the bottom of the... http://t.co/djjKHDqGHb
