Our hut, the only remaining building from a larger research station built in 1931. On the left along the wall are our solar panels; in front of the hut are trekking poles, rifles and a polar bear fence (photo: Andreas Gygax/SLF).
Our hut, the only remaining building from a larger research station built in 1931. On the left along the wall are our solar panels; in front of the hut are trekking poles, rifles and a polar bear fence (photo: Andreas Gygax/SLF). SLF biologist Christian Rixen writes about his expedition to Greenland in the footsteps of historical botanists - and climate change. Clavering Ø is where we'll be spending the next two weeks. It's a small historic hut which we've kindly been allowed to occupy (many thanks to Nanok, an association that renovates old huts). There's a little table and three plank beds - what more do we need? The hut was built in 1931, and around us we find the remains of several houses from the same period. It gradually dawns on us that we're in a place steeped in history (and not just of a botanic nature).
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