Riley Drake

Riley Drake

Apr 10, 2022

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Wow! Thanks for your support!

We want to extend a warm thank you to everyone who has supported our campaign, whether by donating or promoting our work. With your support, we've achieved our fundraising goal! We couldn't have done it without you. A few pictures of Tongass moonmilk to celebrate!

Photo by James Baichtal, United States Forest Service.

Photo by James Baichtal, United States Forest Service.

Photo by James Baichtal, United States Forest Service.


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About This Project

The Tongass National Forest in Alaska contains both damaged and undamaged caves. These caves are homes to a bacteria-rich mineraloid formation called moonmilk. Microbial communities play critical roles in maintaining ecosystem stability. This motivated our team of cavers and cave explorers to travel to remote field sites this summer to collect and analyze samples and attempt to answer the question: Does human-caused damage to cave formations change the moonmilk ecosystem?

Blast off!

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