What is CNSC?
The Churchill Northern Studies Centre provides accommodations, meals, equipment rentals, and logistical support to scientific researchers working on a diverse range of topics of interest to northern science.
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Biodiversity
The Centre is ideally situated along the Hudson Bay seacoast at the meeting of three major biomes: marine, northern boreal forest, and tundra. To the east lies Wapusk National Park which protects the inland denning area of the polar bear.
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Churchill Northern Studies Centre
Subarctic research and education since 1976
The Churchill Northern Studies Centre provides year-round support to scientists involved in research in the Western Hudson Bay region.
Experience Churchill with a CNSC Learning Vacation:
Spring's Wings: Birding in Churchill
After nearly 8 months of winter, the ice in the Churchill River begins to move and the tundra comes alive with the carillon cry of hundreds of thousands of returning snow geese.
Only 5 spots left!
Belugas in the Bay: The White Whales of Churchill
The Churchill River estuary is one of the summering grounds for the largest population of beluga whales in the Arctic. Nowhere else in the world can you get as up close and personal with this charming and highly vocal white whale.
Only 7 spots left!
Lords of the Arctic: The Ecology of Hudson Bay's Polar Bears
Witness the annual migration of Churchill's polar bears. Every October and November, polar bears congregate in the Churchill area to await the return of the sea ice and access to their prey. Spend two full days touring the Churchill Wildlife Management Area aboard a custom-built tundra vehicle. Two dates available.
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