tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2751395439344450257Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:29:42 +0000KamchatkaobamaFishingNational Geographicmedvedevrussianewspoliticskayakingstatus2010expeditionPartnersmapswebsiteConservationVideoWild Salmon CenterMECThe Wildest Place on Earthhttp://kamchatkaproject.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Ethan)Blogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2751395439344450257.post-7116845968757115522Sat, 27 Mar 2010 17:20:00 +00002010-03-27T10:21:39.289-07:00http://kamchatkaproject.blogspot.com/2010/03/to-russia-with-love-casino-night-photos.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jay Gifford)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2751395439344450257.post-916228459687712005Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:16:00 +00002010-02-04T13:16:16.108-08:00this is a testhttp://kamchatkaproject.blogspot.com/2010/02/this-is-test.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Robert Bart)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2751395439344450257.post-3570035008806410031Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:22:00 +00002010-02-04T12:22:30.608-08:00Senate Committe Education and General Government Membership:Vicki L Walker, ChairJeff Kruse, Vice-ChairMark HassRick MetsgerFrank MorseStaffing:Dana RichardsonErin Seiler Education Membership:Peter Buckley, ChairBetty Komp, Vice-ChairGene Whisnant, Vice-ChairBrian ClemMitch GreenlickJohn E HuffmanJohn LimArnie RoblanSherrie SprengerStaffing:Dana RichardsonErin Seiler Education Subcommitteehttp://kamchatkaproject.blogspot.com/2010/02/senate-committe_04.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Robert Bart)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2751395439344450257.post-6894241295636415144Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:22:00 +00002010-02-04T12:22:29.208-08:00Senate Committe Education and General Government Membership:Vicki L Walker, ChairJeff Kruse, Vice-ChairMark HassRick MetsgerFrank MorseStaffing:Dana RichardsonErin Seiler Education Membership:Peter Buckley, ChairBetty Komp, Vice-ChairGene Whisnant, Vice-ChairBrian ClemMitch GreenlickJohn E HuffmanJohn LimArnie RoblanSherrie SprengerStaffing:Dana RichardsonErin Seiler Education Subcommitteehttp://kamchatkaproject.blogspot.com/2010/02/senate-committe.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Robert Bart)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2751395439344450257.post-5430648502702969400Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:17:00 +00002010-02-04T12:17:01.368-08:00 AN J000000020090106e5160001a HD Read This Before You Remodel BY By David Crook WC 1586 Words PD 06 January 2009 SN The Wall Street Journal SC J NGC The Wall Street Journal - Print and Online GC CTGWSJ PG D1 LA English CY (Copyright (c) 2009, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) LP What Americans spend on their homes after buying them is mind-boggling. Various http://kamchatkaproject.blogspot.com/2010/02/full-article-plus-indexing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Robert Bart)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2751395439344450257.post-2936463622801192526Sun, 11 Oct 2009 23:53:00 +00002009-10-11T16:54:45.398-07:00Point your browsers here to visit The Kamchatka Project's Project News.http://kamchatkaproject.blogspot.com/2009/10/blog-has-moved.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ethan)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2751395439344450257.post-6416500977978602558Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:44:00 +00002009-07-21T13:48:03.287-07:00Russia’s remote Kamchatka Peninsula has some of the richest salmon runs in the Pacific, sustaining animals and communities. Now the fish need help.By David QuammenPhotograph by Randy OlsonThe Kamchatka Peninsula, rugged and remote, is a vast blade of land stabbing southwestward through cold seas from the mainland of northeastern Russia. Its coastline is scalloped like the edges of an obsidian http://kamchatkaproject.blogspot.com/2009/07/national-geographic-salmon-of-kamchatka.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jay Gifford)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2751395439344450257.post-6986583440000982807Thu, 04 Jun 2009 05:41:00 +00002009-06-05T12:09:43.023-07:00mapsFishingKamchatkaexpeditionkayakingIt seems that since this expedition began we have been looking for maps of the Kamchatka Peninsula. I can't speak for the beginning, but I know that I have spent a good many hours myself searching the interweb and the Oregon State library for some semblance of a topo map.After the obligatory Google search of topo + maps + Kamchatka + Russia turned up little more than a few internet bride sites, Ihttp://kamchatkaproject.blogspot.com/2009/06/maps-maps-maps.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jeff Hazboun)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2751395439344450257.post-7828302440844704630Sat, 25 Apr 2009 11:32:00 +00002009-04-25T04:34:08.919-07:00National GeographicConservationnews2010MECKamchatkaFriends and Supporters of the Kamchatka Project,It has been an exciting time amongst the group with many updates to tell you about. Before getting to some of our recent achievements, we want to inform you of the team’s decision to postpone the mission to Kamchatka until 2010. This decision is largely based on a team consensus that with this additional time our objectives will be more fully http://kamchatkaproject.blogspot.com/2009/04/kamchatka-project-update.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ethan)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2751395439344450257.post-7886363058089829579Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:43:00 +00002009-02-14T12:10:32.234-08:00We are pleased to announce the release of the official Kamchatka Project T-shirts. The shirts were designed by team member Ethan Smith and printed by Jay Gifford and Andy Round. In keeping with our values, the shirts are made from 100% Organic Cotton and no pesticides were used in producing these shirts. As you have all contributed to the success of our project we wanted to extend a t-shirt to http://kamchatkaproject.blogspot.com/2009/02/kamchatka-project-t-shirts-are-here.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jay Gifford)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2751395439344450257.post-7953241297950913719Sat, 24 Jan 2009 17:46:00 +00002009-01-25T07:28:12.112-08:00In the Siberian city of Tomsk, children play a game called telephone, whispering a sentence around a circle until someone fails to repeat the original wording accurately. The penalty for getting the sentence wrong, is "you must go live in Kamchatka."If you were that child, along with your Rudy Project sunglasses, what is the one item that you would bring with you to Kamchatka?To some, Kamchatka http://kamchatkaproject.blogspot.com/2009/01/win-pair-of-rudy-project-optics.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jay Gifford)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2751395439344450257.post-4755726456246260882Sun, 18 Jan 2009 22:02:00 +00002009-01-18T14:34:03.562-08:00We are excited to announce the release of the official Kamchatka Project T-shirts. There will be two color options which are yellow haze and river blue with a black logo on the front and back. We would like to thank everyone who has contributed to the creation of these shirts, specifically Ethan Smith for the shirt design and Cassandra and Drew for their timely printing. http://kamchatkaproject.blogspot.com/2009/01/100-organic-cotton-t-shirts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jay Gifford)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2751395439344450257.post-209882953788516386Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:58:00 +00002009-01-14T15:05:19.475-08:00By David QuammenPhotograph by Michael MelfordSome places on this planet are so wondrous, and so frangible, that maybe we just shouldn't go there.Maybe we should leave them alone and appreciate them from afar. Send a delegated observer who will absorb much, walk lightly, and report back as Neil Armstrong did from the moon—and let the rest of us stay home. That paradox applies to Kronotsky http://kamchatkaproject.blogspot.com/2009/01/national-geographic-examines-kamchatka.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jay Gifford)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2751395439344450257.post-4715642886672511342Fri, 07 Nov 2008 21:23:00 +00002009-01-18T16:01:32.024-08:00You can now become a fan of the Kamchatka Project on FacebookIf you have a Facebook account please join us here. This is an exponential way to stay in contact and we look forward to keeping everyone up to speed as the Kamchatka Project continues to develop. Facebook is an excellent way to connect , and share our expedition. If you know someone who would be interested in the Kamchatka Project, http://kamchatkaproject.blogspot.com/2008/11/kamchatka-project-on-facebook.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Robert Bart)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2751395439344450257.post-8078824439789264378Wed, 05 Nov 2008 23:09:00 +00002008-11-05T15:17:54.685-08:00obamanewsmedvedevKamchatkapoliticsrussiaHours after Obama won the presidency last night, President Dmitry Medvedev promised to install missile launchers capable of hitting American soil if the US doesn't back out of Bush's missile-defense program. Those missile launchers would most likely be installed on -- you guessed it -- Kamchatka Peninsula. I have a feeling Obama knows better than to get entrenched in Cold War part deux.On the http://kamchatkaproject.blogspot.com/2008/11/russian-stand.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ethan)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2751395439344450257.post-5936915917257502406Wed, 05 Nov 2008 20:36:00 +00002008-11-05T12:48:33.545-08:00In order to make the Kamchatka Project possible, we are relying on small donors to fund our project. We chose this method over pursuing 1 big sponsor or grant because they goal of the project is to educated as many people as possible about Kamchatka. At midnight on Nov. 4th we sent out over 3,000 emails to friends and family asking for their support. The response so far has been astounding. http://kamchatkaproject.blogspot.com/2008/11/fundraising-launch.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Robert Bart)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2751395439344450257.post-6338487781326280216Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:30:00 +00002008-10-27T15:41:03.468-07:00VideoFishingKamchatkaI just got a note from friend John Waller, a videographer from Hood River, directing me to a video some of his friends recently filmed for The Joy of Fishing video series. The trailer they recently released is just a little bit inspiring.http://kamchatkaproject.blogspot.com/2008/10/joy-of-fishing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ethan)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2751395439344450257.post-6679660058518894771Tue, 21 Oct 2008 23:03:00 +00002008-12-12T15:23:46.926-08:00Wild Salmon CenterConservationPartnersJay, Ethan, Roman, Rob, & Tricia at WSC headquarters Photo: Guido RahrYesterday afternoon Jay, Rob, and I had a super productive meeting with a few folks at the Wild Salmon Center in Portland.The Wild Salmon Center's stated mission is to: "identify, understand and protect the best wild salmon ecosystems of the Pacific Rim. We devise and implement practical strategies, based on the best science, http://kamchatkaproject.blogspot.com/2008/10/meeting-with-wild-salmon-center.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ethan)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2751395439344450257.post-6125003270263230651Tue, 21 Oct 2008 22:56:00 +00002008-10-21T16:02:40.596-07:00websitestatusI'm slowly getting the website at kamchatkaproject.org up and running.. although we have a lot of pieces yet to fill in. This morning I fixed all the code that wasn't working with Internet Explorer and Chrome; so all you PC folk, rejoice!Our official contact address is now explore@kamchatkaproject.org. For now, this will forward to Rob and me. In time, we'll figure out one person to be in charge http://kamchatkaproject.blogspot.com/2008/10/getting-website-in-gear.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ethan)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2751395439344450257.post-37247432832728597Fri, 17 Oct 2008 18:32:00 +00002008-10-17T11:33:03.897-07:00Welcome to the Kamchatka Project blog! Join us as we venture to the wildest place on earth.http://kamchatkaproject.blogspot.com/2008/10/welcome.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ethan)0