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    Denali

    National Park & Preserve Alaska

Outdoors Education for Adults, Youth and Educators

Group of field seminar participants near a river
A field seminar group
photo courtesy of jessica brillhart
 
Field seminars

Each summer the Alaska Geographic Institute offers a full menu of active field seminars through the Murie Science and Learning Center. Seminars are limited to ten participants and are taught by distinguished biologists, botanists, geologists, authors, artists, and excellent naturalists.

Most courses are based out of the Murie Science and Learning Center Field Camp, located 29 miles inside the park along the Teklanika River. From this spectacular location participants set out daily to explore Denali's diverse environments. The Field Camp includes rustic tent cabins and a common dining tent. Learn more.

Summer camps, day programs and teacher trainings

In addition to field seminars, the Murie Science and Learning Center offers multi-day youth summer camps, professional development credit for educators through teacher trainings, and a variety of educational day programs. Learn more.

 
A field seminar group
A field seminar group, journaling
photo courtesy of jessica brillhart

Did You Know?

Treeline changes are a conspicuous sign of climate change

Cold temperatures limit trees from growing at high elevation in Denali. Warmer temperatures, however, have led to woody vegetation growing at ever-higher elevations. Treeline changes are a conspicuous sign of climate change.