Event

Summer Speaker Series

  • Multiple Days: 06/06/2018, 06/08/2018, 06/15/2018, 06/22/2018, 06/29/2018, 07/06/2018, 07/13/2018, 07/20/2018, 07/27/2018, 08/03/2018, 08/10/2018, 08/17/2018, 08/24/2018, 08/31/2018, 09/07/2018 Location: Murie Science and Learning Center (Mile 1.4, Denali Park Road), Time: 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM Fee Information: Free Contact Name: Stephanie Ford, Alaska Geographic Program Coordinator Contact Email: E-Mail Us Contact Phone Number: (907) 683-6439

    Evening Speaker Series

    These events host visiting scientists and resources specialists for in depth explorations of Alaska science and history. Presentations are offered throughout the summer months, typically on  Friday evenings, at 7pm in the Murie Science and Learning Center classroom.

    • June 6 Wolf Population Biology with Layne Adams
    • June 8 Uncovering Stories in Denali’s Archives with Kim Arthur
    • June 15 Arctic Songbirds with Helen Chmura
    • June 22 Discovering Unknown Alaskan Bird Migrations (Long-tailed Jaeger) with Autumn Lynn-Harrison
    • June 29 Denali's Weather with a National Weather Service Meteorologist
    • July 6 Hoary Marmots with Katie Rubin
    • July 13 Lynx and Hare Interactions with Knut Kielland
    • July 20 Wolverines with David Saalfeld
    • July 27 Fur-Bearing Insects of Denali with Jessica Rykken
    • August 3 Arctic Ground Squirrels with Nigel Golden
    • August 10 Permafrost, Landslides and the Park Road with Annette Patton
    • August 17 Wildfire at the Forest-Tundra Boundary in Denali with Xanthe Walker
    • August 24 Boreal and Subarctic Plants Under Climate Change with Christa Mulder
    • August 31 Denali Wolves with Bridget Borg
    • September 7 Spruce Trees and Climate Change with Fluer Nicklen
    (Please note: Although the Murie Science and Learning Center is closed in summer, the building will be open to the public during these evening events on the dates listed above).