Music in the Garden series begins May 23 at Georgeson

A popular musical tradition will continue this summer at the Georgeson Botanical Garden. The Music in the Garden series kicks off Thursday.

The band Haifa performs as part of the Music in the Garden series.
UAF photo by J.R. Ancheta

Concerts begin at 7 p.m. on Thursdays most weeks until Aug. 9. Spectators are welcome to bring a blanket and picnic, but are asked to leave pets at home. Food and drinks are available from Chartwell's Campus Dining. Concerts are free, but the garden will accept donations.

Parking at the garden is limited but is available on UAF’s West Ridge. A short walking path to the garden, located at the Fairbanks Experiment Farm, begins at the overlook.

This summer’s Music in the Garden schedule includes:

May 23 — Sourdough Rizers
May 30 — Dry Cabin String Band
June 6 — O Tallulah
June 13 — Cold Steel Drums
June 20 — Rock Bottom Stompers
June 27 — Headbolt Heaters
July 11 — Marc Brown and The Blues Crew
July 18 — Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival American roots ensemble
July 25 — Red Hackle Pipe Band
Aug. 1 — Fairbanks Community Jazz Band
Aug. 8 — E.T. Barnette String Band

Music in the Garden is sponsored by UAF Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning, with support from the University of Alaska College Savings Plan, Design Alaska, Sound Reinforcement Specialists and Georgeson Botanical Garden. For more information, visit www.uaf.edu/summer/events or call 907-474-7021.
Jeff Richardson of University Relations provided the information for the story.

Agricultural educators conference hosted in Fairbanks

A conference for Western agricultural educators is planned from May 20-24 at the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus.

 The Alaska FFA Association and the Alaska Association of Agriculture and Natural Resource Educators will host the gathering. Kevin Fochs, the director of the Alaska FFA program, said about 100 participants are expected at the regional conference for the National Association of Agricultural Educators. Participants will include agricultural and natural resource teachers and FFA advisors from 11 Western states and Alaska. The conference will include tours, workshops and business meetings.

Workshops will take place at UAF and participants will tour several locations in the Fairbanks area, including the permafrost tunnel, the University of Alaska Museum of the North, Georgeson Botanical Garden and reindeer operations, Chena Hot Springs and Arctic Sun Peonies. FFA is a youth program affiliated with the UAF Cooperative Extension Service.

UAF Commencement Saturday includes 20 SNRE grads

At Saturday’s UAF commencement, 13 bachelor’s and seven master’s degrees were granted to students with the School of Natural Resources and Extension.

Bachelor of Science in Natural Resources Management

From left, SNRE graduates included Kendrick Hautala, Robert Scott,
Shannon Gustafson, Trevor Schoening, Gwendolyn Quigley and master's
degree recipient Bryant Wright.

Hannah Christian
Kama McGregor Gale
Cheyenne Greenside
Shannon Gustafson
Kendrick Hautala
Annie Looman
Breanna McGuire
Timi Miner
Kori Phoenix
Gwendolyn Quigley
Trevor Schoening
Robert Scott
Richard Sheridan

Master of Science in Natural Resources Management
Eric Geisler
Stephen Harvey
Joshua Paul

Faculty participating in the UAF graduation included, from left, Meriam Karlsson,
Susan Todd, Pete Fix, Natalie Thomas, Mingchu Zhang and David Valentine.

Maija Wehmas

Master of Natural Resources Management
Lori Beraha
Cory Cole
Nina Olivier