Looking for summer educational opportunities? UAF Summer Sessions might have the answer. Students can count on SNRAS participation in Summer Sessions.
One course in particular always fills up and often overbooks. Professor Chien-Lu Ping’s Soil Geography Field Study has already attracted ten students who have registered for the ten-day field trip. The course examines permafrost-affected soil along the Elliot and Dalton Highways from Fairbanks to Deadhorse. Students review soil-forming factors of the subarctic and arctic regions, including parent material, vegetation, climate, topography, and time.
Soil classification, wetland delineation, and land use interpretations of cryogenic soils are taught. NRM F380 is a prerequisite.
Students provide their own camping gear and must be fit for field work, long days, and able to walk on uneven or rocky ground through the forest. The fees are $700 and registration must be completed by June 28.
Other SNRAS courses this summer include two geography classes, Expedition Earth: Introduction to Geography and Geography of Alaska, taught by Dave Veazey. The first teaches the essential concepts and approaches of geographic study, exploring physical, political, economic, and cultural geography of major world culture regions. The second focuses on the regional, physical, and economic geography of Alaska with special consideration of the state’s renewable and non-renewable resources and plans for their wise use. The 101 class meets Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 9:50 a.m. July 6 to Aug. 11. The Alaska class meets Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 11:50 a.m. July 6 to Aug. 5.
Professor Pat Holloway will give a lecture for Summer Sessions on June 29. The topic is “All About Alaska Blueberries.”
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