Call for Registration
Arctic Alaska Vegetation Summer Field Course
University of Alaska Fairbanks
14-30 June 2018
Registration opens: Monday, 12 February 2018
For more information, including registration deadlines, go to:
http://www.geobotany.uaf.edu/teaching/biol495/
For questions, contact:
D.A. (Skip) Walker
Email: dawalker [at] alaska.edu
Phone: 907-474-2460
The University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) invites registration for a 17-day field course in Arctic Alaska Vegetation. This three-credit course, open to undergraduate and graduate students studying Arctic biology and ecology, will be held 14-30 June 2018, beginning in Fairbanks, Alaska.
This class includes two days of classroom instruction and local field trips in the Fairbanks, Alaska area before a 13-day field excursion to Alaska's North Slope. The course will conclude with two days of student presentations and local field trips in Fairbanks.
The field excursion will have a strong emphasis on Arctic environments, local people, and field sampling. Students will learn about Arctic vegetation, soils, landforms, permafrost, geology, wildlife, and land-use. The class will travel along the latitudinal transect from Fairbanks to Prudhoe Bay, which traverses boreal forest, alpine, and Arctic biomes. Students will undertake an independent research project of their choosing.
Eleven days will be spent camping at different locations along the route. Students will stay for two nights at Toolik Field Station, a remote Arctic research station. Guest instructors will discuss Arctic ecology, permafrost, life in Arctic communities, and environmental issues related to oilfield development and other aspects of Arctic social-ecological systems.
The cost of transportation and meals during the field excursion is included in the course fee, as well as lodging at Toolik Field Station and on UAF's campus. Students will be responsible for meals during the four-day campus portion of the course.
Prerequisites for this course include six credits of fundamentals in biology or related science disciplines and permission of instructor. Students will need to bring all-weather clothing including winter jackets, rubber boots, and a warm sleeping bag. Expedition tents will be provided.
Course dates: 14-30 June
Registration opens: Monday, 12 February 2018
Application deadline for international students: 15 March 2018
To register for the course, go to:
http://www.uaf.edu/summer/sessions
For more information, including additional registration deadlines, go to:
http://www.geobotany.uaf.edu/teaching/biol495/
For questions, contact:
D.A. (Skip) Walker
Email: dawalker [at] alaska.edu
Phone: 907-474-2460