Keston, K intro

This is the actual first day of the class, June 20th, and the second session seems to more often start in another week from now, on the 27th of this semester. It is nice to partake in classes that allow for creativity and outdoor immersive opportunities. In the past years, …

Welcome to BIOL190 – Introduction to Flora of Alaska (Summer 2023)

Welcome to class! Finally the day has come that we are unveiling the online version of BIOL190 – Introduction to Alaska’s Flora (in its sixth year).   Sorry the video is using the old class name, but you are in the right class BIOL190. I hope you are as excited as …

Ana’s Intro

Salutations, my name is Ana and I’m a freshman student at UAF/UAA. I’m part Alaska Native from the lower Kuskokwim and Bristol Bay areas and have been foraging/gathering wild plants and berries for sustenance as part of our subsistence way of life since I was a little girl. Living in …

Introduction

Hi everyone I’m Aihs. Ive been in Fairbanks for about a decade or more on and off due to moving back and forth and my family lifestyle. I have been foraging for a couple of years, super involved in the sustainable community and gardening wherever I can. It’s my dream …

Dylan’s Intro

Hi Everyone, I’m excited to a part of this class! I have had some experience with plants and such as I grew up in rural southeast Alaska. We spent a lot of time in the forests hunting and fishing so I learned to live along with the local wildlife. I …

Introduction

Hello Botanical Friends! I’m an ethnobotany student and at the end of this summer- I will be a certified ethnobotanist. I have lived in the suburbs, rural areas, and cities- nationally and internationally. I learned to love at times being a naturalist, other times a pragmatist and many times just …