Team protist headed out the field to our first sampling lake, Lake Fryxell. During the season, we will samples four ice-covered lakes: Fryxell, East Bonney, West Bonney, and Vanda. We have permanent camps on the shores of Fryxell and Bonney, and will take a day trip to Lake Vanda (for more information see Megan Sharett's blog on Ice-covered lakes, and compare with the subglacial lake, Lake Vostoc, by Alex Lachapelle)