<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:openSearch="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/" xmlns:blogger="http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008" xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" version="2.0"><channel><atom:id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2751395439344450257</atom:id><lastBuildDate>Thu, 29 Aug 2024 02:45:16 +0000</lastBuildDate><category>Kamchatka</category><category>Conservation</category><category>Fishing</category><category>news</category><category>2010</category><category>MEC</category><category>National Geographic</category><category>Partners</category><category>Video</category><category>Wild Salmon Center</category><category>expedition</category><category>kayaking</category><category>maps</category><category>medvedev</category><category>obama</category><category>politics</category><category>russia</category><category>status</category><category>website</category><title>The Kamchatka Project</title><description>The Wildest Place on Earth</description><link>http://kamchatkaproject.blogspot.com/</link><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (Ethan)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>20</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2751395439344450257.post-7116845968757115522</guid><pubDate>Sat, 27 Mar 2010 17:20:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-03-27T10:21:39.289-07:00</atom:updated><title>&quot;To Russia With Love&quot; Casino Night Photos available!</title><atom:summary type="text"></atom:summary><link>http://kamchatkaproject.blogspot.com/2010/03/to-russia-with-love-casino-night-photos.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Jay Gifford)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2751395439344450257.post-916228459687712005</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:16:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-02-04T13:16:16.108-08:00</atom:updated><title>this is a test</title><atom:summary type="text">this is a test</atom:summary><link>http://kamchatkaproject.blogspot.com/2010/02/this-is-test.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Robert Bart)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2751395439344450257.post-3570035008806410031</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:22:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-02-04T12:22:30.608-08:00</atom:updated><title>Senate Committe</title><atom:summary type="text">Senate Committe&amp;nbsp;Education and General Government Membership:Vicki L Walker, ChairJeff Kruse, Vice-ChairMark HassRick MetsgerFrank MorseStaffing:Dana RichardsonErin Seiler&amp;nbsp;Education Membership:Peter Buckley, ChairBetty Komp, Vice-ChairGene Whisnant, Vice-ChairBrian ClemMitch GreenlickJohn E HuffmanJohn LimArnie RoblanSherrie SprengerStaffing:Dana RichardsonErin Seiler&amp;nbsp;Education </atom:summary><link>http://kamchatkaproject.blogspot.com/2010/02/senate-committe_04.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Robert Bart)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2751395439344450257.post-6894241295636415144</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:22:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-02-04T12:22:29.208-08:00</atom:updated><title>Senate Committe</title><atom:summary type="text">Senate Committe&amp;nbsp;Education and General Government Membership:Vicki L Walker, ChairJeff Kruse, Vice-ChairMark HassRick MetsgerFrank MorseStaffing:Dana RichardsonErin Seiler&amp;nbsp;Education Membership:Peter Buckley, ChairBetty Komp, Vice-ChairGene Whisnant, Vice-ChairBrian ClemMitch GreenlickJohn E HuffmanJohn LimArnie RoblanSherrie SprengerStaffing:Dana RichardsonErin Seiler&amp;nbsp;Education </atom:summary><link>http://kamchatkaproject.blogspot.com/2010/02/senate-committe.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Robert Bart)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2751395439344450257.post-5430648502702969400</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:17:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-02-04T12:17:01.368-08:00</atom:updated><title>Full Article Plus Indexing</title><atom:summary type="text">                  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 &amp;amp; Company, Inc.)    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Various </atom:summary><link>http://kamchatkaproject.blogspot.com/2010/02/full-article-plus-indexing.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Robert Bart)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2751395439344450257.post-2936463622801192526</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 23:53:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-10-11T16:54:45.398-07:00</atom:updated><title>The Blog Has Moved!</title><atom:summary type="text">Point your browsers here to visit The Kamchatka Project&#39;s Project News.</atom:summary><link>http://kamchatkaproject.blogspot.com/2009/10/blog-has-moved.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Ethan)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2751395439344450257.post-6416500977978602558</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:44:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-07-21T13:48:03.287-07:00</atom:updated><title>National Geographic-Salmon of Kamchatka</title><atom:summary type="text">Russia’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 </atom:summary><link>http://kamchatkaproject.blogspot.com/2009/07/national-geographic-salmon-of-kamchatka.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Jay Gifford)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu37BIM8bRS_qsZlUfXvwT_fHZLzQe8DdXX50jH8cHlCQx23My6jByu2RhzFwZ_x0UJq0gSCca9hWD5n7O5Ht694-8xRFub2zPvJCIxOjmBBMwb7hvk4yihMM_EY9qorrnQ4X6eKNpPLY/s72-c/01-grizzly-water-615.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2751395439344450257.post-6986583440000982807</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 05:41:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-06-05T12:09:43.023-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">expedition</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Fishing</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Kamchatka</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">kayaking</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">maps</category><title>Maps, maps, maps</title><atom:summary type="text">It seems that since this expedition began we have been looking for maps of the Kamchatka Peninsula. I can&#39;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, I</atom:summary><link>http://kamchatkaproject.blogspot.com/2009/06/maps-maps-maps.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Jeff Hazboun)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIt3KV5QED5XvBLpXqUHeUtlsRXTOJK9e1eDa3-3KN_XXaGtZU3wYCAVgXmpUxEUG0nCphU4zrs-Z2vm16_zjOhp8i7QQuK9uVldExZe3iLZORs9KX_BUSszyE6RyP5LQBe6YixNVeQtE/s72-c/KamchatkaPeninsula.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2751395439344450257.post-7828302440844704630</guid><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 11:32:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-04-25T04:34:08.919-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">2010</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Conservation</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Kamchatka</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">MEC</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">National Geographic</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">news</category><title>Kamchatka Project Update</title><atom:summary type="text">Friends 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 </atom:summary><link>http://kamchatkaproject.blogspot.com/2009/04/kamchatka-project-update.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Ethan)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2751395439344450257.post-7886363058089829579</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:43:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-02-14T12:10:32.234-08:00</atom:updated><title>Kamchatka Project T-Shirts Are Here!</title><atom:summary type="text">We 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 </atom:summary><link>http://kamchatkaproject.blogspot.com/2009/02/kamchatka-project-t-shirts-are-here.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Jay Gifford)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRoujJeJ6SbqjvMOvyoCBCVtehh1FmNTKcerj6JdfVx6HtpW46dHw1ErCKc24FLiiIt5xv5iqZwG30gifqwmjggHg8L4m6pBE1c-evY43qIoPOFLEyGqdD8xBfif1Fam-XJ3QfKb3JnD8/s72-c/Kamchtatka-shirts-(9-of-24).gif" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2751395439344450257.post-7953241297950913719</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 17:46:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-01-25T07:28:12.112-08:00</atom:updated><title>Win a pair of Rudy Project Optics!</title><atom:summary type="text">In 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 &quot;you must go live in Kamchatka.&quot;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 </atom:summary><link>http://kamchatkaproject.blogspot.com/2009/01/win-pair-of-rudy-project-optics.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Jay Gifford)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWscgkzP0_saTZs_miRbI6xLSgxhpwnkdUUAv-_UDTSelXXWyQyVY8vTbDKCgL75Bkz_AgOwVAfNS5PES4FDLp4cYG0inenR2LXE8KR6sIwI24ayaXUXrgL3HM1Ymu2SyZ5GX2x8gREkU/s72-c/cockroach_color.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2751395439344450257.post-4755726456246260882</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2009 22:02:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-01-18T14:34:03.562-08:00</atom:updated><title>100% Organic Cotton T-Shirts</title><atom:summary type="text">We 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. </atom:summary><link>http://kamchatkaproject.blogspot.com/2009/01/100-organic-cotton-t-shirts.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Jay Gifford)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9BUR8mMQpKxamZ8V1yXuyi-bkKaxcnsgmRig2N8On1HUG9xLf_-6VOE0A6xfB5ChQ-igfjDyYX4qAElNBeG9Nqla6wMK1c1lMNV6iw7eF8Mga5PUqtUlMOu06R3qHpEDQkr5PFrhyphenhyphenxik/s72-c/24881232316639.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2751395439344450257.post-209882953788516386</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:58:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-01-14T15:05:19.475-08:00</atom:updated><title>National Geographic examines Kamchatka</title><atom:summary type="text">By David QuammenPhotograph by Michael MelfordSome places on this planet are so wondrous, and so frangible, that maybe we just shouldn&#39;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 </atom:summary><link>http://kamchatkaproject.blogspot.com/2009/01/national-geographic-examines-kamchatka.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Jay Gifford)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEFzbz2FaOo_aed131ToSIPOabx4evku5rEeowU_25RGe9_4Jfq2tuqcDjT1lZSGb6FKH7m2m3UeaVu6Watq_vMD8Q3Ql3KLofQeYSRI99eZAM-YsiJnakx4KnVRJ1Kgh-PU-MnTi0FIg/s72-c/kronotsky-615.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2751395439344450257.post-4715642886672511342</guid><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 21:23:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-01-18T16:01:32.024-08:00</atom:updated><title>Kamchatka Project on Facebook</title><atom:summary type="text">You 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, </atom:summary><link>http://kamchatkaproject.blogspot.com/2008/11/kamchatka-project-on-facebook.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Robert Bart)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgROsw3PdEMrSOMpJuw3zBvuyPnAs3IvpTGyZlZZJqiwZnI-364SL1fSA6jpi4BwnfAyT50cCXr2jopO-SB57qFIJUTLf6LcVNPuKG5oVuVkALSP0ykgmn9fGlXGqkkqcX9ypKKcqWoEDM/s72-c/images.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2751395439344450257.post-8078824439789264378</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 23:09:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-11-05T15:17:54.685-08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Kamchatka</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">medvedev</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">news</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">obama</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">politics</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">russia</category><title>Russian Stand</title><atom:summary type="text">Hours after Obama won the presidency last night, President Dmitry Medvedev promised to install missile launchers capable of hitting American soil if the US doesn&#39;t back out of Bush&#39;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 </atom:summary><link>http://kamchatkaproject.blogspot.com/2008/11/russian-stand.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Ethan)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2751395439344450257.post-5936915917257502406</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 20:36:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-11-05T12:48:33.545-08:00</atom:updated><title>Fundraising Launch</title><atom:summary type="text">In 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. </atom:summary><link>http://kamchatkaproject.blogspot.com/2008/11/fundraising-launch.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Robert Bart)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2751395439344450257.post-6338487781326280216</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:30:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-10-27T15:41:03.468-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Fishing</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Kamchatka</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Video</category><title>The Joy of Fishing</title><atom:summary type="text">I 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.</atom:summary><link>http://kamchatkaproject.blogspot.com/2008/10/joy-of-fishing.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Ethan)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2751395439344450257.post-6679660058518894771</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 23:03:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-12T15:23:46.926-08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Conservation</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Partners</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Wild Salmon Center</category><title>Meeting with Wild Salmon Center</title><atom:summary type="text">Jay, Ethan, Roman, Rob, &amp;amp; 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&#39;s stated mission is to: &quot;identify, understand and protect the best wild salmon ecosystems of the Pacific Rim. We devise and implement practical strategies, based on the best </atom:summary><link>http://kamchatkaproject.blogspot.com/2008/10/meeting-with-wild-salmon-center.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Ethan)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7HpgyLvb5o1bCD6sOkYnd3rYqL0vwOfFlp0xN7r4NOeARA-HhprHG0eaMhneOMGw0Xv6sa1s3Qpu1UXIadOSBtQ_jcIFQQ5gXynS_JxpHUlbn51huVmt-at7ZcA708gNjzOQwfuKD4lk/s72-c/WSC.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2751395439344450257.post-6125003270263230651</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 22:56:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-10-21T16:02:40.596-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">status</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">website</category><title>Getting the Website in Gear</title><atom:summary type="text">I&#39;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&#39;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&#39;ll figure out one person to be in charge </atom:summary><link>http://kamchatkaproject.blogspot.com/2008/10/getting-website-in-gear.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Ethan)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2751395439344450257.post-37247432832728597</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 18:32:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-10-17T11:33:03.897-07:00</atom:updated><title>Welcome!</title><atom:summary type="text">Welcome to the Kamchatka Project blog! Join us as we venture to the wildest place on earth.</atom:summary><link>http://kamchatkaproject.blogspot.com/2008/10/welcome.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Ethan)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item></channel></rss>