Lecture series invites participants to ‘Discover Ӱpro’
June 13, 2011
907-474-7902
6/13/11
Summer Sessions at the Ӱpro, in cooperation with the Northern Ӱpro Environmental Center, is hosting the Discover Ӱpro Lecture Series Wednesdays at 7 p.m. through Aug. 3, with the exception of July 20.
Guest lecturers will offer an in-depth look at various aspects of Ӱpro. The lectures will take place in Schaible Auditorium on the UAF campus and are free and open to the public.
Following is a schedule of lectures for the rest of the summer:
June 15—“Climate Change” with John Walsh
June 22—“The Changing Arctic Landscape” with Ken Tape
June 29—“All Ӱpro Ӱpro Blueberries” with Pat Holloway and Tom Kuhn
July 6—“Rebirth in the Aleutians: Kasatochi Survivors—Insects after the Eruption” with Derek Sikes
July 13—“Thrice Warmed: Heating with Wood” with John Davies and Colin Craven
July 27—“Building Community Resilience and Self-Reliance through Local Food” with Lissa Hughes
Aug. 3—“Ethnobotany: Traditional Uses and Knowledge of Native Plants” with Amy Breen and Rose Meier
ADDITIONAL CONTACTS: UAF Summer Sessions at 907-474-7021 or summer@alaska.edu.
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