Prototype · demo data
The Arctic Restoration Mission · Phase 1: Beaufort Sea

Claim your sector of the Arctic.

The Arctic is mapped into phases, sections and plots. Choose a section, register your plots, and follow the mission to restore the sea ice that polar bears, seals and whales depend on. Every plot is a registered place in the mission.

Explore the map How it works
–sections in Phase 1
–plots
–plots registered (demo)
Mission map

Choose your sector

Select Phase 1 to open the Beaufort Sea grid.
How it works

From map to mission

Each phase of the Arctic is divided into sections, and each section into 20 plots. Registering a plot funds the mission's work in that phase: independent evaluation, testing, engineering and, if the science supports it, restoration.

  1. Choose a section

    Open a phase on the map and pick a section of sea ice to stand behind.

  2. Register plots

    Select one plot or the whole section. Each plot gets a permanent ID like C-07-12.

  3. Get your certificate

    Your name, section and plot IDs on a mission certificate, and on the mission registry.

  4. Follow the mission

    Track milestones, research results and satellite views of your sector as the mission moves forward.

For registered participants

More than a plot

Tags show what you can try on this prototype today and what is still being designed.

  • Registered Arctic plotYour own section and plot ID.
    Try it now
  • Mission certificatePersonal proof of participation.
    Try it now
  • Mission dashboardMilestones and research progress.
    Planned
  • Satellite explorerReal satellite imagery of your sector's ice.
    Planned
  • Wildlife explorerThe animals that live in your sector.
    Planned
  • Mission registryOptional name on the public registry.
    Planned
  • CommemorativesPlaques, patches or plush animals.
    Exploring
  • Arctic expeditionsOpportunities to see the wildlife and glaciers in person.
    Exploring
The science

Not starting from zero

Bright ice reflects sunlight. Dark open water absorbs it. Researchers have spent well over a decade testing ways to help Arctic ice stay bright and last longer through the summer.

The best-known effort, Ice911 (later the Arctic Ice Project), led by Dr. Leslie Field, studied thin layers of reflective hollow glass microspheres, ran field trials, and published modelling results. The project concluded its research in 2025. Independent studies have since debated whether that material would help or harm.

Those open questions are where Phase 1 starts: independent evaluation of what has already been learned, before anything goes on the ice. Ice Regen is independent and does not claim the endorsement of any researcher or organization named here.

We don't need every engineering problem solved before we commit to solving it.
In 1961 most of the technology to reach the Moon did not exist yet. Apollo set the goal, funded the work, and solved problems in order. What if you could have had a registered place in that mission?
Mission stages

The science decides each step

Funding moves the mission from one stage to the next. Each stage has to pass independent review on effectiveness, environmental safety, scale and governance before the next one begins.

  1. 01
    Independent evaluationReview existing research and identify the most promising approaches.
    Next
  2. 02
    Controlled testingSmall trials with full environmental assessment.
    Planned
  3. 03
    Engineering and scale studiesCan it work across a whole section of sea ice?
    Planned
  4. 04
    Larger demonstrationsOnly where the evidence justifies it.
    Planned
  5. 05
    Restoration by phasePhase 1 first, avoiding shipping and drilling routes.
    Planned
  6. 06
    MonitoringLong-term, independent, and published.
    Planned