Hello class, About a year ago, I moved to Anchorage after spending over a decade in Fairbanks. I moved when I took the job of operations manager at Alaska Seeds of Change, a program of the a large local nonprofit, the Anchorage Community Mental Health Services. We operate an 8,000 …
Hi everyone. I’m Damian. I work full time in Anchorage, trying to set myself up for a permanent federal position but I need more Botany credits. I also want to learn about the edible plants in the area in case of the zombie apocalypse!
Hello, Barbara Martin here in Tanana (34years?), sort of getting the hang of BlackBoard… another beautiful day in paradise, Spring is BURSTING, I have shared what I call the “Bloom Report” with anyone I can find who might be interested. The Calypso Orchids are blooming on top of Mission Hill …
Hi, I’m Alissa. I live in Bountiful, Utah and am currently a student at Weber State University. I am doing a double major in Botany and Anthropology and am the Botany Club President. I should be graduating in Spring 2019 as long as I can pass my nemesis Chemistry and …
Ready to ID & press! Greetings! My name is Jayme & I am from Talkeetna, yes, born & raised. I have been lucky to live in an area with wonderful plant & animal diversity & having a home near the Big-Su river, there were over grown sloughs & ponds …
Hello everyone! I’m Stefanie. I live in Anchorage, working and attending school full time going for my degree in biology. Currently I am a graphic designer but would like to work full time with wildlife in the future. I am very excited to take this class because I would like …
Hello! My name is Rebecca and I’m currently finishing up my EBOT certification that I began in January of last year. I currently live in Lincoln, Nebraska and I was able to go to Hooper Bay, AK for the EBOT field course last summer. It was my first time visiting …
Hello everyone! I’m from Nebraska and have been enrolled in the EBOT program since May of 2017. So far, I’ve completed two Applied classes, seminar in EBOT and Intro to EBOT with the field study in Hooper Bay. I’ve been learning from and teaching about herbs for over 20 years …
Hello, my name is Rodolfo Garcia! I am a 3rd year student at UAF studying biochemistry. I am originally from Los Angeles, CA. I gained a love for gardening and plants in general last summer when perhaps for the first time in my life, I spontaneously succeeded at …
Hello, everybody! My name is Lucia and I am really excited to be taking this class. I have lived in Alaska for 25 years and every summer I faithfully haul Wildflowers Along the Alaska Highway just about everywhere I go. It’s taken only half my life so far to become …
Hello, my name is Ryan Ackles I am 28 years old and a medically retired military veteran. I currently live in Wasilla with my wife, 3 dogs, and 4 cats, so to say I have a busy house hold is an understatement. I am currently a senior at UAA working …
Hi, Class! I am so pleased to participate in this course. I have wanted this sort of content delivered on-line in a community setting for several years. My husband and I live a 20 minute flight from the nearest road (N of Anchorage, S of Denali). My science background is …
Hi Everyone! My name is Katie, but I go by Kat. I grew up in California and moved to Fairbanks about three years ago in pursuit of adventure and a college degree. I am now a senior in the accounting program at UAF and am taking this course because, while …
Hello! My name is Katie Roseberry. I live all the way at the top of Alaska, in Barrow. I have taken a few plant classes through my Ethnobotany certificate program, which I will be finishing up this summer with the help of this class. It’s been a while since I’ve …
Hi, My name is Stefanie, I’m originally from Germany and moved to Alaska full-time in 2012. Before I moved here I spent 3 summers in Denali, working as a hiking guide and yoga instructor, and got to know the plants in the park very well. I now live in Anchorage …
