ANTH F495/695
May 18–June 20, 2009
Ben Potter and Charles E. Holmes, Instructors

Join UAF Professor of Anthropology Potter and UAA Affiliate Assistant Professor of Anthropology Holmes in this summer field camp at Mead Site near Delta Junction, Alaska. Mead Site is one of the oldest sites in northwest North America dating from 14,000 to 1,400 years ago. The field school is located on-site and will require students to be prepared for remote site camping. Transportation to and from the site will be provided by UAF as well as all excavation equipment and food. Deadline for registration is May 4. Permission from the instructor is required before registering. Go to www.uaf.edu/anthro/field_2009.html for more information on this unique educational opportunity.

RECR F140Y
June 15–23, 2009
Mark Oldmixon, Instructor

See the marine wildlife of south-central Alaska while learning seakayaking fundamentals. Topics include trip planning, boat rigging, wet and dry exits, navigation, paddling strokes and maneuvers, tides and currents, rescue techniques, and environmental hazards.

NRM F489/689
July 13–21, 2009
Chien-Lu Ping, Instructor

Start in Fairbanks to explore the permafrost tunnel, the gold dredge, and different boreal forest communities and their associated soil types. Head north on the Elliot Highway to the Dalton Highway into the Brooks Range and beyond. This road trip will take you through a wide variety of natural communities and provide you with an opportunity to wet your toes in the Arctic Ocean.

MSL F495P
May 11–15, 2009
Brenda Konar, Instructor

MSL F450/651
May 21–June 12, 2009
Katrin Iken, Instructor

Spend time at the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Kasitsna Bay Laboratory in one or both of the above course offerings. Discover the hidden secrets of life under the surface of the ocean in one of the most majestic locations on earth. Situated on 15 wooded acres on the Kenai Peninsula in Kachemak Bay, the area contains one of the world’s most productive marine ecosystems and is home to a first class research station.

GEOS F495/695
June 7–20
Pavel Izbekov and John Eichelberger, Instructors

Katmai National Monument was created in 1918 to preserve the famed Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes, a spectacular forty square mile, 100 to 700 feet deep ash flow deposited by Novarupta Volcano. A national
park and preserve since 1980, today Katmai is still famous for volcanoes, but also for brown bears, pristine waterways with abundant fish, remote wilderness, and a rugged coastline.