Hud 1952 A. Barrow, Alaska Sampling Notes June 21. Dragged tundra pools behind ARL building - 10 ft drag with plankton net - yielded predominantly copepods & at most 5 chironomid (red) larvae. This method used also on ridge plot area with same results except chironomids turned out to be a small grayish rasal with approximately 20 turning up in 10 ft drag. In a 12 x 12 x 1" amud sample from edge of tundra pool behind ARL got 236 red chironomid larvae - they are preserved no other animal life noted by this sampling method June 23. Exploratory sample of tundra pools on ridge showed same levels of chironomid larvae. Plankton net dragging in pool behind ARL yielded 2 lepidoptera (Lepidoptera) larvae a bottom sample near edge of pool showed 1 red chironomid larva; 10 earthworms 2 beetle like larvae. This sample consisted mostly of moss-like materials and a few grass stems - size 1 sample 12 x 12 x 1" & from under 2" of water. June 26. Examined funnel Traps that had been set behind ARL in the tundra pools in chiefly Carex vegetation. Traps had been set on 24th near edge of pool in