Shots of entomologist D.R. Oliver setting insect traps in water of Skeleton Lake. Shot of rotting muskox head, TILT UP to LS of Oliver in boat on Skeleton Lake. Shots of Oliver putting insects into jars. CUs of jars, of Oliver's hand picking insects up one by one, putting them into vial. CUs of Oliver at work. MS of Oliver checking insect trap. Shot of flat arctic landscape, Skeleton Lake in background, Oliver walking by camera towards lake. Shot of cook coming out of Jamesway shelter, serving at dining room, calling men to lunch by banging on shovel. Shot of three men entering shelter. CU of summer student H.W. Forrest of University of Alberta, TILT DOWN to lemming in his hands. Shots of engineering student L. Limperis of McGill University digging, exposing permafrost, measuring and taking temperature of permafrost with special thermometer. Shots of revolving striped bug trap. PAN of Lake Hazen camp.