RRP News & Events
More Recent RRP News
December 2008
November 2008
October 2008
Two Spring 2009 Scholarships Available.
There are two Lawrence Tingook Davis Memorial Scholarships ($1000.00) available for the spring semester.
Go here for the announcement flyer & application information.
The deadline for scholarship applications is 5 p.m. December 12,2008.
New RRP program coordinator!
The RRP welcomes a new program coordinator: Melody Cavanaugh-Moen.
Her office is 176 Arctic Health Research Building & phone number is (907) 474-5449.
Greg, Suzanne & George Traveling to Nome
Greg, Suzanne & George will be traveling to Nome & Koyuk in October.
All three will be going to Koyuk to handle Merlin's deer from October 13th-15th.
RRP & ARS testing new GPS collars
The Reindeer Research Program and USDA ARS are testing new GPS enabled collars being developed by
Pat Clark of USDA Agricultural Research Service based in Boise Idaho.
September 2008
RRP Program Coordinator Position
The Reindeer Research Program is in need of a program coordinator! Click here for more information.
August 2008
NRCS District Soil Conservationist Position
Natural Resources Conservation Service needs a new District Conservationist in the Nome office.
Click here for details.
Greg going to Nome Aug 10-15
Greg will be going to Nome from Aug 10th to the 15th to do some weather station maintenance and collar retrieval.
July 2008
Kim and Jimmy in Fairbanks for GPS/GIS training
Kim and Jimmy were in Fairbanks the last week of July for GPS/GIS training. They managed to
stop by and visit with us and the reindeer down at the farm.
Summer Handlings
The RRP crew attended reindeer corrallings at Teller(Jimmy Noyakuk's herd, Greg,Darrell, Suzanne, Rob, Randy), Wales(Ongtowasruk Herd, Darrell,Suzanne), Koyuk(Merlin Henry's herd, Rob, Randy), and St Lawrence Island(Savoonga IRA Herd, Greg). George Aguiar is currently standing by to attend the Stebbins corralling. The crew was able to take calf body weights at Teller & Wales, and deploy satellite collars at all three handlings. Several Satellite collars which were on mortalities were also retrieved.
June 2008
RRP Crew heading to Nome
Greg, Darrell, Suzanne, Rob and Randy headed to Nome on or about June 16th to attend summer reindeer handlings on the Seward Penninsula.
May 2008
April 2008
Click on the Calf watch link to see if we have any newborn calves to announce!
We generally give the mother and calf 12-24 hours to form a strong bond before we tag and weigh the newborn.
If we process the calf too soon, we risk the cow abandoning her calf. If we wait too long, the calf becomes extremely mobile and it
could be stressful catching it to tag and weigh.
Once a calf is tagged, its information is entered into our database & the calf watch list is be updated.
Greg Traveling to Mongolia April 9-29
Greg will be traveling to Mongolia April 9-29 as an advisor for the Itgel Foundation.
March 2008
RHA Annual Meeting March 19-20
The Reindeer Herders Association(RHA) will be conducting their annual meeting in Nome March 19-20.
ROBA visiting March 14-17
Members of the Reindeer Owners and Breeders Association(ROBA) will be visiting Fairbanks March 14-17.
ROBA will review research being conducted by the Reindeer Research Program.
Greg will be traveling March 9-21.
He will be attending the CSREES Integrated Competitive Programs Workshop
March 10-11, 2008 in Memphis TN and then flying out to Nome for the Iditarod
Reindeer workshop and any miscellaneous work out in Nome March 19-20,
2008.
Suzanne attending Arctic Workshop, March 5-7
Suzanne will be attending the 38th International Arctic Workshop in Boulder Colorado, March 5-7 2008.
Feburary 2008
January 2008
Greg Attending Partners in Science Conference Jan 18-19.
Greg will be attending the Partners in Science Conference in San Diego Ca. Jan 18-19 2008.
December 2007
Campus Holiday Closure Dec 24-Jan 1
The UAF campus will be closed Dec 24-Jan 1 for the holidays.
Lawrence Tingook Davis Scholarships for Spring 2008:Deadline December 14th
The deadline for this $1000.00 scholarship is 5pm on December 14th.Click here for more information.
November 2007
Greg Attending the CARMA Meeting November 27-29
Greg will be attending the CARMA meeting in Vancouver, Canada November 27th-29th.
Greg & Darrell traveling to Koyuk Alaska, November 12-14
Greg and Darrell will be travelling to Koyuk to assist in handling Merlin Henry's reindeer from November 12-14.
October 2007
RHA Excectutive Commitee Meeting October 24 2007
The Kawerak Reindeer Herders Association Executive Commitee will be meeting on October 24th 2007 in room 204 of the Butrovich building.
September 2007
Lawrence Tingook Davis Memorial Scholarship Winners!
The two winners of the Fall 2007 Lawrence Tingook Memorial Scholarships are Cody Maxwell and Sabrena Gneiting.
Each of these students will receive $1000.00 towards their continuing education. Applicants for the scholarship were
required to write two page essays about their views or recommendations on the development and management of Alaska's natural
resources. Here are the essays of the two winning applicants (adobe acrobat reader required):
Cody Maxwell's Essay.pdf.
Sabrena Gneiting's Essay.pdf.
AAAS Meeting in Anchorage September 24-26. 2007
Greg, George, Randy and Michelle will be attending the AAAS Meeting in Anchorage from September 24th to September 26th.
Our 2007 calves have been named!
Check out the new names here.
We generally wait until late summer or fall to finally name our calves with names submitted through our website.
By that time we have had a chance to identify some of their personalities and also know that they are healthy and have a good chance to survive their first year.
August 2007
Greg traveling to Nome 8/27 - 8/29.
Greg will be in Nome from August 27th to August 29th.
12th International Arctic Ungulate conference in Yakutsk, Russia August 6-14.
The 12th International Arctic Ungulate conference takes place in Yakutsk, Russia from August 6th to August 14th.
George & Michelle headed to St. George Island.
George and Michelle headed out to St. George Island on August 2nd to work on Michelles
graduate project.
July 2007
June 2007
George Aguiar Attending Global Food Alaska -2007.
George Aguiar will be promoting reindeer meat at Global Food Alaska - 2007, Conference and Trade Show, on the Kenai peninsula on June 13th & 14th.
RRP Headed to Nome for Summer Handlings.
Members of the Reindeer Research Program are getting ready to head to Nome for the summer reindeer handlings. We will be collecting herd data and putting on new satellite collars at several corralings. We hope to attend handlings in Nome, Teller and Wales, and possibly Savoonga and Stebbins.
May 2007
Course Offering: Alaskan Ungulate Husbandry.
NRM 193, June 19-22. A four day course at the Northwest Campus in Nome (3 days in Nome, 1 day in Koyuk). Go here for details.
Lawrence Tingook Davis Scholarship deadline
Lawrence Tingook Davis Memorial Scholarship
The deadline for this $1000.00 scholarship is 5pm on May 31st.Click here for more information.
First Handling for 2007 Calves.
We weighed all of our animals including this year's calves on May 16 & 17th. It was the first
handling for our 2007 calves, which can be chaotic if things are not done slowly and
methodically. We brought animals into our pocket in small groups of 4 to 8 animals and took
our time getting each animal on the scale one at a time. The majority of our animals were very
calm and most of the calves were herded onto the scale without having to grab hold of them.
All in all it was one of the easiest and most efficient handlings we've had for new bunch of
calves. The heaviest calf at this handling weighed in at 22.5 kilos, having gained 15.5 kilos
since his birth on April 15th!
April 2007
Click on the Calf watch link to see if we have any newborn calves to announce!
Our New Look!
We've been working for a long time behind the scenes on creating our new web layout. Although we still have content that needs work, we felt it was time
to launch! Our new layout really highlights the Reindeer Research Programs key mission components & provides menus to navigate through all our content. Please feel free to let us
know what you think about the new design via our guestbook.
