Public Programs

Toolik Field Station conducts science outreach at our annual Visitor's Day and other public events in Alaska.

Toolik staff and friends running an outreach activity at an outside table
Creamer's Field Spring Migration Celebration

Toolik Field Station joins Friends of Creamer's Field each year for their Spring Migration Celebration in Fairbanks to welcome the return of migratory birds. We lead activities centered on the biology and ecology of the wide variety of migratory birds near our station.
People standing at the Toolik Field Station booth at UAF's Arctic Research Open House
Arctic Research Open House

We also participate in UAF's annual Arctic Research Open House to celebrate the wide variety of research happening at the university. Each year, this event sees 600+ attendees from the Fairbanks areas. If you'd like to showcase your Toolik-based research at this event, please contact Haley Dunleavy at hdunleavy@alaska.edu.
Family learning about Arctic natural history in the Toolik Community Center
Visitor's Day


We welcome visitor's to the station for guided tours and science demonstrations during our annual Visitor's Day every summer. Learn more about Visitor's Day on our event webpage.