Several SNRAS faculty will participate in the Alaska Forum on the Environment Feb. 2-6 at the Anchorage Egan Convention Center and the new Dena'ina Center. The event offers over 130 technical breakout sessions and eight keynote speakers. A full week of sessions on climate change, energy, environmental regulations, cleanup and remediation, fish and wildlife, solid waste, and more is planned.
The conference will feature a series of technical sessions in recognition of the 20th year after the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill. The Denali Commission will be offering sessions focused on lessons learned, best practices and challenges to rural infrastructure investment related to their efforts to improve energy systems, public health, and other infrastructure support in Alaska.
Scott Rupp and Nancy Fresco of the Scenarios Network for Alaska Planning will be attending, as will UA Geography Director Mike Sfraga. Fresco will be presenting on biomass research. Rupp and Sfraga will be representing SNAP at the varied climate change sessions to advise the Governor’s Subcabinet on Climate Change. Professor of Animal Science Milan Shipka will participate in a workshop on local food production and food security in Alaska. Associate Professor of Agronomy/Soil Sciences Mingchu Zhang and Jodie Anderson, instructor and director of the Alaska Community Horticulture Program, will present a seminar on their composting research.
The Alaska Forum works to promote a more productive and efficient relationship between government agencies, businesses, organizations, tribes, and the public by developing a common understanding and educational foundation, providing opportunity for the exchange of information and experiences, and understanding the diversity of opinions and concerns of others.
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