Category: Miscellaneous
Questions – module 4
For plant dissection, do the plants need to be specifically native Alaska plants like iNaturalist assignments? specifically wondering about doing rhubarb from my yard, since wild rhubarb does grow wild up here. Also, in researching different species for this class, it seems like many plants propagate with rhizome stems. Is …
misc bears
If you have time for a study break, may I suggest to biology fans this link that is ever popular right now, and comes from the Katmai National Park, King Salmon, AK, on an online platform similar to iNaturalist, but videos, with chats: https://explore.org/livecams/brown-bears
Welcome to BIOL190 – Introduction to Flora of Alaska (Summer 2022)
Welcome to class! Finally the day has come that we are unveiling the online version of BIOL190 – Introduction to Alaska’s Flora (in its fifth 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 …
Plant Dissections
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Plant Voucher Specimens: bladder-campion, devilsclub, cowparsnip, yellow avens
Hello Everyone, I really enjoyed collecting and pressing “plant voucher specimens” for this class. This is my first attempt at pressing ever, and I did have some complications during my first run. For the press I used 2 boards of plywood and 2 tow straps (2 tow straps were sadly …
Dissection- Marguerite Argyranthemum frutescens, L. Asteraceae
Last but not least, the annual Marguerite Daisy. I thought this would be the least interesting flower but I actually enjoyed it a lot! It was the most fun to gather the images and I really love the images I was able to capture. https://www.thinglink.com/scene/1471482788040409091
Taylor’s Dissections
(Sorry the photos are a little out of order.) The last photo is yarrow. It is from the asteraceae family. It has a light sage smell, small white flowers, and green leaves. It reproduces by seeds, roots, and stems. It has 5 petals, 5 stamens, 2 carpels, and I was …
Introduction
Hello, Everyone. My name is Ethan Cary. I am in the Air Force, and have been stationed at Eielson AFB for nearly two years. I am taking this class because I thought it would be more interesting than a standard Biology lab, and I would be able to learn a …
Introduction/!Salutations
!Hi My name is Naomi and I am a Senior in the UAF Department of Alaska Native Studies & Rural Development program. I live within the Norton Sound/Bering Strait region of Alaska and am actively participating in subsistence, commercial fishing, and and tundra plant harvesting.
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Hello, I’m Chelsea and I’ve lived here in Fairbanks area for nearly 20 years. I’m currently working as a Pharmacy Technician while I try finish my degree and figure out what I really want to do as a career. I live in Ester with my husband and I’m a mom …
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Good Morning, It is a pleasure to meet all of you. I am Sydney Thielke and I work for the USFWS at the Regional Office in Anchorage. I was born and raised in Homer, but now live in Palmer with my husband and pups. We love being …
Introduction
Hello! I’m Kris Hufford and I teach ecology. I’d like to grow my skills in plant ID and I’m excited to take Biol F195 this summer. I live in Wyoming and had planned to travel to Quebec and several other places north this year. Sadly, all …