Alaskan Topics   

Session II: Mar. 17, 24, 31, Apr. 7
Mondays 3:45 - 5:00 pm
Bears of the World, with an Alaskan focus for Naturalists. This class is for Naturalists presenting and assessing bears of the world in the context of Alaska. 
Instructor Falk Huettmann, PhD, is a Professor in the Biology and Wildlife Department, Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska-Fairbanks. His research interests are in wildlife/habitat modeling, GIS and remote sensing, and data management worldwide.

Session I: Feb. 12, 19, 26, Mar. 5
Wednesdays 10:30 - 11:45 am
Pollinators provide essential services in most of Alaska’s wild landscapes, ensuring successful reproduction for many kinds of plants. This course will explore the amazing diversity of Alaska’s insect pollinators (it’s more than bees and butterflies), discuss some of the threats they face, and suggest things you can do to help wild pollinators thrive in your own neighborhood.
Instructor Jess Rykken is the Insect Collection Manager at the University of Alaska Museum of the North and previously worked for Denali National Park. Over the last dozen years she has conducted pollinator surveys all over the state. She enjoys sharing her passion for pollinators with all types of audiences.

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Session I: Feb. 12, 19, 26, Mar. 5
Wednesdays 10:30 - 11:45 am
Pollinators provide essential services in most of Alaska’s wild landscapes, ensuring successful reproduction for many kinds of plants. This course will explore the amazing diversity of Alaska’s insect pollinators (it’s more than bees and butterflies), discuss some of the threats they face, and suggest things you can do to help wild pollinators thrive in your own neighborhood.
Instructor Jess Rykken is the Insect Collection Manager at the University of Alaska Museum of the North and previously worked for Denali National Park. Over the last dozen years she has conducted pollinator surveys all over the state. She enjoys sharing her passion for pollinators with all types of audiences.

Session I: Feb. 13, 20, 27, Mar. 6
Thursdays 10:30 - 11:45 am
Parasites are clever creatures that have evolved to invade all reaches, including the human body. We will discuss the basic biology, morphological features, life cycles, modes of reproduction, host-parasite interactions, methods of transmission, and pathology of parasites. Emphasis will be on human parasites worldwide, but especially those that will be encountered in Alaska.    
Instructor Janice Ott, UAF adjunct and retired high school biology teacher, has a passion for unusual things. She holds a M.S. in Biology with emphasis on Wildlife Disease.

Session II: Mar. 21, 28, Apr. 4, 11
Fridays 10:30 - 11:45 am
This course will explore the ethical standards applicable to Alaska’s judges and the enforcement of those standards. We will also review Alaska case law addressing judicial bias and judicial misconduct.
Instructor Paul Lyle is a retired superior court judge.

Session I: Feb. 18
Tuesday 7:00 - 8:15 pm (1 meeting)
*Meets at 1031 Alaska Railroad Depot Road, Fairbanks, AK 99701.
Spend an evening exploring the model train exhibit at the Alaska Railroad Depot! There will be many model trains (running and stationary) and cool model exhibits relating to Fairbanks, Alaska. Enrollment limited to 12.
Instructor Alan Armbruster is a model train enthusiast and has created many of the display pieces. His current favorite is a model train that includes a Pickleball court with players.
 

This course is FULL, please add yourself to the waitlist using the button below. 

Session II: Mar. 19, 26, Apr. 2, 9
Wednesdays 3:45 - 5:00 pm
Join us to learn about the numerous plants of Alaska! Basic Plant ID, native and non-native species, ways that invasives are being mitigated and how you can contribute to the native plant community. Enrollment limited to 25.
Instructors UAF PhD student Elizabeth Whitney and Fairbanks Soil and Water Natural Resource Specialist Hazel Berrios plan to take folks on a journey through Alaska, according to plants! Both individuals have 10 + years of cumulative plant and ecology experience to help guide students through the course.

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Session I: Feb. 14, 21, 28, Mar. 7
Fridays 2:00 - 3:15 pm
How much do you know about that pipeline that runs through our Interior back yards? Why is some of it buried and other parts not? Why does it snake along? Learn these and many other fascinating facts about the pipeline's design, the pump stations, and Valdez Marine Terminal from a 30-year employee.
Instructor Janna Miller thought one or two years at Alyeska Pipeline after college graduation might be interesting. Before she knew it, they handed her a gold pan for 30 years of service.

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Session I Add-On: Mar. 10
Mondays 2:00 - 3:15 pm
There is local, statewide, national and international interest in restoring wood bison to portions of their original range in Alaska. The history, biology, and future potential of Alaska wood bison restoration will be explained and explored.
Instructor Tom Seaton is the wood bison project biologist for Alaska. He led the first release of wood bison back into the wild in the USA in 2015, and has worked for Alaska Department of Fish and Game for 27 years.

Session II: Mar. 21, 28, Apr. 4, 11
Fridays 10:30 - 11:45 am
*Meets at the Noel Wien Public Library, 1215 Cowles Street, Fairbanks
*If you have taken this course already, please let others sign up who may have missed out.
Learn about the many resources that are available to you with your library card! Topics will include using our online catalog, online resources, and digital materials like eBooks, eAudiobooks, and streaming video. We will start the course with a tour of our newly renovated library!
FNSB Noel Wien Public Library Reference and Adult Services Staff will lead this four week course.