 The Caribou-Poker Creek's Research Watershed Aquatic Field Site is located 35 minutes north of Fairbanks in Central Alaska and is part of the Bonanza Creek Long-Term Ecological Research Network complex. This small, weightable stream is part of a larger network of streams that flows into the Chattanooga River. Within the Research Watershed, at least 2% of the permafrost is estimated to have been lost over the last century, and 38% of existing permafrost is unstable or thawing. Data at this neon site is collected from groundwater wells, in-stream water sensors, and a meteorological station. Neon field scientists also observe and collect organismal and biogeochemical samples, along with monitoring the morphology and riparian composition and structure of the stream reach over time.