Field Seminars

Each summer a full menu of active field seminars are offered through the Murie Science and Learning Center. These small-group courses and science workshops bring participants into the field to explore the subject matter ‘up-close and personal’. These courses are led by distinguished biologists, botanists, geologists, published authors and excellent naturalists that take participants on a behind-the-scenes exploration of our park lands.

Most field seminars are coordinated by Alaska Geographic and are based from the MSLC field camp in Denali. The field camp is situated along the Teklanika River and makes an excellent launching point for Denali exploration. Some courses are based in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve and coordinated by the Wrangell Mountains Center, see these courses further below.  

The 2013 Denali-based Alaska Geographic Seminars

Mosses and Lichens May 31 - June 2
Early Birds at Wonder Lake June 6 - 8
Birds of Denali June 9 - 11
High Country Wildflowers June 14 - 16
Wildlife Tracking and Signs June 21 - 23
Landscape Painting June 25 - 28
Dinosaur Camp: A Family Adventure June 29 - July 1
Geology of Denali July 1 - 3
Edible and Medicinal Plants July 5 - 7
Composing in the Wilderness July 10 - 23
Stories As Mirrors of Science: Storytelling Workshop July 15 - 17
Wolf Studies in Denali: Past to Present July 19 - 21
Art in Parks: Conserving America's Parks July 23 - 25
Denali's Alpine Wildlife July 26 - 28
Archaeology Citizen Science July 29 - August 2
Denali's Big Five: Large Mammals in the Park August 2 - 4
Bears of Denali August 6 - 8
Glaciology: Backcountry Citizen Science August 12 - 16
Wolves of Denali August 19 - 21
Autumn Colors: Tundra's Tapestry of Change August 23 - 25
Ecology of Migratory Birds August 26 - 29

The 2013 Wrangell Mountains Center Seminars