BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ba0f8deb46f73aee939f17fb33563e96 CATEGORIES:Field and Summer Schools CREATED:20180221T072933 SUMMARY:Arctic Alaska Vegetation Field Course LOCATION:Alaska\, USA DESCRIPTION:Summer 2018 Field Course: Arctic Alaska Vegetation\n14-30 June 2018\nUniver sity of Alaska Fairbanks\n \n\nFor more information and to register, please go to:\nhttp://www.uaf.edu/summer/sessions (https://apecs.is/images/Heike/ ArcticVeg2018_FieldCourse_RackCard.pdf) and see the Summer School flyer. (h ttps://apecs.is/images/Heike/ArcticVeg2018_FieldCourse_RackCard.pdf)\n\nThe University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) announces a 17-day summer field cours e in Arctic Alaska Vegetation. Open to undergraduate and graduate students interested in Arctic biology and ecology, the 3-credit course will be held 14-30 June 2018.\nThe class includes 2 days of classroom instruction and lo cal field trips in the Fairbanks area before a 13-day field excursion to Al aska's North Slope. The course wraps up with 2 days for student presentatio ns and local field trips in Fairbanks at the end. The field excursion will have a strong emphasis on Arctic environments, local people, and field samp ling. Students will learn about Arctic vegetation, soils, landforms, permaf rost, geology, wildlife, and land-use. The class will travel along the lati tudinal transect from Fairbanks to Prudhoe Bay, which traverses boreal fore st, alpine, and Arctic biomes. Students will undertake an independent resea rch project of their choosing.\nEleven days will be spent camping at differ ent locations along the route. We will also stay 2 nights at Toolik Field S tation, a world-renowned Arctic research station. Guest instructors will di scuss Arctic ecology, permafrost, life in Arctic communities, and environme ntal issues related to oilfield development and other aspects of Arctic soc ial-ecological systems.\nThe cost of transportation and meals during the fi eld excursion is included in the course fee, as well as lodging at Toolik F ield Station and on UAF’s campus. (Students are responsible for meals durin g the 4-day campus portion of the course.) Students will need to bring all- weather clothing including winter jackets and rubber boots, and a warm slee ping bag. Expedition tents will be provided. \n \nThe course is limited to 12 undergraduate and/or graduate students. To register or for more informat ion, go to http://www.uaf.edu/summer/sessions (http://www.uaf.edu/summer/se ssions). A $500 non-refundable deposit is required by 15 April 2018. The ba lance of the course payment is due 15 May. International students must subm it an International Student Summer Application and supporting documents by 15 March 2018 (see http://www.uaf.edu/summer/whoareyou/new/international/ ( http://www.uaf.edu/summer/whoareyou/new/international/)). \n \nPre-requisit es: 6 credits of fundamentals in biology or related science disciplines and permission of instructor.\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

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The University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) announces a 17-day summer field cours e in Arctic Alaska Vegetation. Open to undergraduate and graduate students interested in Arctic biology and ecology, the 3-credit course will be held 14-30 June 2018.

The class includes 2 da ys of classroom instruction and local field trips in the Fairbanks area bef ore a 13-day field excursion to Alaska's North Slope. The course wraps up w ith 2 days for student presentations and local field trips in Fairbanks at the end. The field excursion will have a strong emphasis on Arctic environm ents, local people, and field sampling. Students will learn about Arctic ve getation, soils, landforms, permafrost, geology, wildlife, and land-use. Th e class will travel along the latitudinal transect from Fairbanks to Prudho e Bay, which traverses boreal forest, alpine, and Arctic biomes. Students w ill undertake an independent research project of their choosing.

Eleven days will be spent camping at different loc ations along the route. We will also stay 2 nights at Toolik Field Station, a world-renowned Arctic research station. Guest instructors will discuss A rctic ecology, permafrost, life in Arctic communities, and environmental is sues related to oilfield development and other aspects of Arctic social-eco logical systems.

The cost of transportat ion and meals during the field excursion is included in the course fee, as well as lodging at Toolik Field Station and on UAF’s campus. (Students are responsible for meals during the 4-day campus portion of the course.) Stude nts will need to bring all-weather clothing including winter jackets and ru bber boots, and a warm sleeping bag. Expedition tents will be provided.

The course is limited to 12 undergraduate and/or graduate student s. To register or for more information, go to http://www.uaf.edu/summer/sessions. A $500 non-refundab le deposit is required by 15 April 2018. The balance of the course payment is due 15 May. International students must submit an International Student Summer Application and supporting documents by 15 March 2018 (see ht tp://www.uaf.edu/summer/whoareyou/new/international/).

Pre -requisites: 6 credits of fundamentals in biology or related science discip lines and permission of instructor.

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