Secondary Contact Christine Barnard, CEN science coordinator
or
Longitude: 74° 27' W Latitude: 56° 20' N Location: Clearwater Lake, Nunavik, Quebec Surrounding environment: Lake, Tundra, Riparian, Taiga
Description of Facility: Property of the Kativik Regional Government (KRG) and operated by CEN. This field camp is located on the shores of Clearwater Lake within the future provincial park of Tursujuq. It has 3 permanent buildings including sleeping quarters, kitchen and storage spaces. This field camp can accommodate about 15 persons. A climatological station of CEN SILA Network is located on an island and operates year-round.
Laboratory: no Wet Lab: no Power: Generator Communications: Satellite phone Access: By air charter (landing strip nearby) Local Transportation: Motorized boats available on site. Helicopter services can be purchased from Nunavik Rotors and Whapchiwem Helicopters. Fuel Availability: Contact the camp manager - must make prior arrangements. Other Local Resources: None, high degree of self-sufficiency is expected. Special Rules and Regulations: Contact Kativik Regional Government to inform them of your planned activities. Nearest Community: Umiujaq (130 km) Nearest Medical Service: Health Centre in Umiuaq (130 km) and Hospital in Puvirnituq Licences, Permits: Agreement required with Kativik Regional Government Availability: Summer only Cost: Rate packages are available, depending on the needs of researchers. Research History: About 30 years of research by the CEN and the KRG.
Current Projects: Ecological dynamics of shoreline vegetation; influence of large subarctic lakes and changes in their water levels; climate change impacts on subarctic lakes, archaeology.
SCANNET - A
Circumarctic Network of Terrestrial Field Bases | 2010
