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Preparing for the final year… NEW iMESSENGER about the final year for the Field Station Solander’s Eye at Breiðamerkurjökull, within the Vatnajökull National Park in Iceland. www.ikfoundation.org/news/imes…

23 Jul, 2024
Preparing for the final year… NEW iMESSENGER about the final year for the Field Station Solander’s Eye at Breiðamerkurjökull, within the Vatnajökull National Park in Iceland. www.ikfoundation.org/news/imes…

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21 Jul, 2024
NEW ESSAY | iTEXTILIS: Brown Colours – Carl Linnaeus’ Provincial Tours and Dyeing Experiments. www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis…

THE FIELD STATION SOLANDER’S EYE | Breiðamerkurjökull | Vatnajøkull National Park |Iceland.
Spectacular colours ”painted” the landscape for a short while between low and high pressure at the Glacier Lagoon.
www.ikfoundation.org/fieldstat…

01 Jul, 2024
THE FIELD STATION SOLANDER’S EYE | Breiðamerkurjökull | Vatnajøkull National Park |Iceland. Spectacular colours ”painted” the landscape for a short while between low and high pressure at the Glacier Lagoon. www.ikfoundation.org/fieldstat…

Get ready for a new series of long-read essays, set to be published this month, June 2024. This series is the continuous result of our ongoing research project, THE STORY | FIELDWORK – THE LINNAEAN WAY. | iPROJECT www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis…

27 Jun, 2024
Get ready for a new series of long-read essays, set to be published this month, June 2024. This series is the continuous result of our ongoing research project, THE STORY | FIELDWORK – THE LINNAEAN WAY. | iPROJECT www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis…

THE FIELD STATION SOLANDER’S EYE | Breiðamerkurjökull | Vatnajøkull National Park |Iceland.
More Barnacle geese with this year’s goslings were observed, as well as their main predator, the Arctic fox.
www.ikfoundation.org/fieldstat…

19 Jun, 2024
THE FIELD STATION SOLANDER’S EYE | Breiðamerkurjökull | Vatnajøkull National Park |Iceland. More Barnacle geese with this year’s goslings were observed, as well as their main predator, the Arctic fox. www.ikfoundation.org/fieldstat…

THE FIELD STATION SOLANDER’S EYE | Breiðamerkurjökull | Vatnajøkull National Park | Iceland.
Grazing Barnacle geese with this year’s goslings were observed on Monday morning.

18 Jun, 2024
THE FIELD STATION SOLANDER’S EYE | Breiðamerkurjökull | Vatnajøkull National Park | Iceland. Grazing Barnacle geese with this year’s goslings were observed on Monday morning.

NEW ESSAY | iTEXTILIS: Global Trade with Textile Dyes – Brazil-wood and other Dye Woods used in 18th and 19th Century Sweden. > www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis…

10 Jun, 2024
NEW ESSAY | iTEXTILIS: Global Trade with Textile Dyes – Brazil-wood and other Dye Woods used in 18th and 19th Century Sweden. > www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis…

THE FIELD STATION SOLANDER’S EYE | Breiðamerkurjökull | Vatnajøkull National Park | Iceland.
A katabatic wind off the glacier creates exceptional wind speeds across the lagoon and, in this case, a mini tornado, lifting some material from the ground.

10 Jun, 2024
THE FIELD STATION SOLANDER’S EYE | Breiðamerkurjökull | Vatnajøkull National Park | Iceland. A katabatic wind off the glacier creates exceptional wind speeds across the lagoon and, in this case, a mini tornado, lifting some material from the ground.

THE FIELD STATION SOLANDER’S EYE | Breiðamerkurjökull | Vatnajøkull National Park | The Glacier Lagoon, Iceland.
An oddity has been observed that created a “cloud”; we can not explain with certainty what it is – grateful to suggestions.
LIVE > www.ikfoundation.org/fieldstat…

08 Jun, 2024
THE FIELD STATION SOLANDER’S EYE | Breiðamerkurjökull | Vatnajøkull National Park | The Glacier Lagoon, Iceland. An oddity has been observed that created a “cloud”; we can not explain with certainty what it is – grateful to suggestions. LIVE > www.ikfoundation.org/fieldstat…

31 May, 2024
Update Spitsbergen Book | New iMessenger May 2024 | www.ikfoundation.org/news/imes…

20 May, 2024
NEW ESSAY | iTEXTILIS: Advertisers looking for Employees – a Textile Study of Whitby Gazette from 1855 to 1914.

07 May, 2024
NEW ESSAY in iTEXTILIS: The Shirt Factory – Trade, Employees & Fashion in Whitby: 1870s to 1910s. > www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis…

A public festival will be held at Kolaportið, showcasing the many successes of EU-Iceland cooperation. Welcome by May 8th if you are near Reykjavik. The IK Foundation is also taking this opportunity to congratulate the EEA idea… > www.ikfoundation.org/news/imes…

01 May, 2024
A public festival will be held at Kolaportið, showcasing the many successes of EU-Iceland cooperation. Welcome by May 8th if you are near Reykjavik. The IK Foundation is also taking this opportunity to congratulate the EEA idea… > www.ikfoundation.org/news/imes…

THE FIELD STATION SOLANDER’S EYE | Breiðamerkurjökull | Vatnajøkull National Park | The Glacier Lagoon, Iceland.
Nature’s impressive dynamics during a night in the interior of the lagoon were documented by the autonomous Field Station.
LIVE > www.ikfoundation.org/fieldstat…

22 Apr, 2024
THE FIELD STATION SOLANDER’S EYE | Breiðamerkurjökull | Vatnajøkull National Park | The Glacier Lagoon, Iceland. Nature’s impressive dynamics during a night in the interior of the lagoon were documented by the autonomous Field Station. LIVE > www.ikfoundation.org/fieldstat…

THE FIELD STATION SOLANDER’S EYE | Breiðamerkurjökull | Vatnajøkull National Park | The Glacier Lagoon, Iceland.
Shifting spring weather with snow and rain causes arriving geese to search for the best place for food and shelter.

19 Apr, 2024
THE FIELD STATION SOLANDER’S EYE | Breiðamerkurjökull | Vatnajøkull National Park | The Glacier Lagoon, Iceland. Shifting spring weather with snow and rain causes arriving geese to search for the best place for food and shelter.

NEW ESSAY in iTEXTILIS: Textiles in Swedish Homes (part 2) – A Documentation of Estate Inventories in the Blekinge Province: 1770 to 1870. www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis…

17 Apr, 2024
NEW ESSAY in iTEXTILIS: Textiles in Swedish Homes (part 2) – A Documentation of Estate Inventories in the Blekinge Province: 1770 to 1870. www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis…

THE FIELD STATION SOLANDER’S EYE | Breiðamerkurjökull | Vatnajøkull National Park | The Glacier Lagoon, Iceland.
A grazing reindeer flock was near the Field Station this morning. LIVE >
www.ikfoundation.org/fieldstat…

31 Mar, 2024
THE FIELD STATION SOLANDER’S EYE | Breiðamerkurjökull | Vatnajøkull National Park | The Glacier Lagoon, Iceland. A grazing reindeer flock was near the Field Station this morning. LIVE > www.ikfoundation.org/fieldstat…

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iMessenger

Monthly brief insights into the interdisciplinary work of The IK Foundation.

Preparing the final year... | The IK Foundation iMESSENGER | Issue No: 7 2024

Get ready for a new series… | The IK Foundation iMESSENGER | Issue No: 6 2024

Update Spitsbergen Book… | The IK Foundation iMESSENGER | Issue No: 5 2024

IK congratulates the EEA idea… | The IK Foundation iMESSENGER | Issue No: 4 2024

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THE FIELD STATION | NATURAE OBSERVATIO | SOLANDER’S EYE – monitoring natural changes in Vatnajökull National Park – a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Iceland (September 2022)

> DONATION TO THE SWEDISH NATIONAL ARCHIVES | Aerial Pictures (March 2021)

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