My name is Derek and I live in Manhattan, Kansas. I’m honored to be a part of the Ethnobotany program here at UAF, and I’m super excited to learn more about plant identification and the plants that live in Alaska. My favorite hobby is to forage and identify plants and …
I’m a Social Work major in my senior year, and I had been dreading taking a biology lab until my advisor told me this one would satisfy the requirements. I love growing and nurturing plants of all kinds; they exude peace and calm, and there is nothing better than having …
Hello! My name is Mandi and this is my third summer in Alaska. I moved up to be a tour guide and took people on camping trips all around the state. I absolutely fell in love with Alaska, and became especially interested in learning how to identify the plants and …
Hi everyone! I am an anthropologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Office of Subsistence Management. I finished my PhD in ethnobiology at UAF in 2016 and my research focus was in ethnozoology, not the more common ethnobotany. Though I currently work as a social scientist, I also have …
Hi everyone! My name is Jennie Humphrey and I was born and raised in Haines, AK. My favorite tree is Betula papyrifera and my favorite wildflower is Achillea millefolium. I have one more semester to go at UAF and will graduate with a BA in Wildlife Biology and minor in …
I moved to Fairbanks this past October and I’m excited to learn more about botany in general and the flora of Alaska in particular! I work as a copywriter and copyeditor in industries that have nothing to do with botany, but I always love learning. A deeper knowledge of what …
Greetings fellow classmates, I am elated to have this class available online, as UAA in Anchorage does not offer much in the way of environmental coursework. My education background is modest with a Bachelor degree from Utah State University in Environmental Studies and a minor in Soil Science. However my …
Hi there! My name is Pinky (not my given name, but it is the only name that I am known by in the North) and I have lived in Alaska for around 6 years. I lived out of my tent & tiny camper while I worked as a wilderness guide …
Hello classmates, I am excited to take this course and learn more about our local flora. My name is BeLinda Ebel. I am a homeschooling mother of four children. One has graduated and the remaining three are entering grades 12, 9, and 7. I have lived in …
Better late than never! It’s the end of December, so I missed my window for Alaska wild flowers, but here is a popular and beautiful ornamental flower (one of the few available here at the store year-round) – carnations. Dianthus caryophyllus
I way over-thought this process, as I initially thought we were to key-out the plants in each bin and develop a dichotomous key for each one. I’m so glad I reviewed the other posts and the instructions again, and hope that this is what we were asked to do: Dichotomous …
I was in Fairbanks last week and was delighted that Fireweed had already started to blossom there. Here in Anchorage it just starts to bloom in very sunny places. My travel pressing kit consisted of a field guide, paper towels, and a bag of Premium Blazer Wood Pallets. Pressed …
Here are 3 of my 4 dissections – fireweed, wooly geranium and wild iris: Chamerion angustifolium Geranium erianthum Iris setosa
