Category: Introductions

Hello, my name is Chelsea Barnett. I am studying Natural Resource Management with a concentration in Plant Science. I am from Anchorage, Alaska but I have lived in Fairbanks for the past few years while going to UAF. I am looking forward to being able to spend more time looking …

Hi my name is Alexandra Thomas, so glad to have finally figured out how to post! I am from Anchorage and am really excited about this course. I have always enjoyed learning the names of plants and trees, but am glad to be finally learning more about the plant types …

Hello, my name is Gooseberry Peter and I am a student in the Ethnobotany program. I live in Steele Creek and spend lots of time outdoors foraging for local plants and fungi. I have years of experience in field botany and horticulture, which has mainly taught me that I have …

Hello everyone! I’m finally allowed to post on this website! My name is Rayna. I’m from the Norton Sound Region and am currently visiting home for the summer. I live in Fairbanks while I finish up my last year of my bachelor’s degree in biological sciences. Summer is my favorite …

Hello! My name is Shelby – I am currently enrolled in the Ethnobotany program at UAF and this class came highly recommended from my peers! I’m very excited to learn about the flora of Alaska with all of you! I am currently in the transition process of returning to Alaska …

Hello my name is Shellbie Thompson. I am working on an associate in science degree. I have lived in Alaska for 15 years. I have a family of 7; wonderful husband, 3 beautiful babies and 2 dogs. We love to go outside and enjoy walks and fresh air whenever possible. …

Hi everyone! My name is Shellie and I live in Ketchikan, Alaska. I work for UAS Ketchikan in the Maritime department. I am working on an Indigenous Studies Master’s degree through UAF and focusing my studies on traditional plant uses here in SE Alaska. My husband and I moved to …

I was born in the Yukon, and was raised in the bush by two biologist/botanists, so this feels a bit like coming home:) It will be like hearing my milk tongue again after so long….I learned to say ” Zigadenus elegans Pursh ” before I knew how to tie my …

Hi all! My name is Elias, and I currently reside in Anchorage, which is where I have lived my entire life (with the exception of my four years in undergrad when I lived in Bellingham, Washington). As I just graduated about a year ago, I am still figuring out what …

Hello, My name is Nicole and I’ve lived in Fairbanks for the past 14 years or so. I am originally from Nebraska and graduated from Iowa State with a degree in Animal Ecology Interpretation, but it has been several years since working in that field (I’m now in administration). I …

Hi everybody.   I’m Stephanie Zaborac-Reed – known as “Steph” (with a “ph”).   I’m originally from Southcentral Alaska, born in Palmer and raised in Anchorage.   Currently I’m living in the Seattle area with my husband Kevin, our German Shepherd dog Tanzer (German for “dancer”), and four Ragdoll cats …

Hello!   I am Jamie Freiman, and I am very much looking forward to taking this class this summer!   I moved to Fairbanks, AK from Akron, OH in January 2011.   Despite being here for several years, I am not very familiar with the local flora.   I am …

Hey Ethnobotany Friends! My name is Pierette Imbriano, but it would be great if you could call me Pier. I have always been interested in ethnobotany but didn’t have the language to know and articulate it. I was fascinated by natural survival although can’t claim the brave title of survivalist …

Hello, My name is Marcia Anderson.   I am Alutiiq and German, born in Kodiak, Alaska and raised in the villages of Old Harbor and Port Lions. My family spent each summer and fall in South Naknek in Bristol Bay at our fish camp.   I was very fortunate to …