Talk to explore sub-Arctic education, forest products
Laura Weingartner
907-474-6009
Feb. 19, 2026
Jan Dawe stands at a site where she collects birch sap every spring.
A University of Alaska Fairbanks researcher will explore how OneTree Alaska can serve as a model for sub-Arctic education and development of forest products.
The presentation by Jan Dawe, assistant professor of natural resource education and community engagement with the UAF Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension, is part of the series “Circumpolar Connections: A Dialogue on Arctic Food Systems.”
OneTree Alaska is an interdisciplinary program that engages teachers, students, researchers and the community in boreal forest education and research, citizen science and forest product development. By comparing the program’s development to the annual spring green-up, sap flow and pollen explosion in birch trees, Dawe will share how it became a makerspace, classroom, art gallery and research lab. She continues to seek input from current and potential collaborators.
This seminar will be on Tuesday, March 3, from noon to 1 p.m. in the Elvey Building Globe Room and will also be streamed on Zoom. Register to attend at https://bit.ly/CircumpolarConnections.
The Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension hosts the monthly “Circumpolar Connections” seminar series. Short presentations are followed by open discussions to encourage audience participation and interdisciplinary connections. More information about the series is available on the website, https://www.uaf.edu/afes/outreach/circumpolar-connections.php.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made five business days in advance to Alda Norris at amnorris2@alaska.edu or 907-474-7120. Language access services, such as interpretation or translation of vital information, will be provided free of charge to individuals with limited English proficiency upon request to amnorris2@alaska.edu.
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