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On the Kennicott Glacier
Wildlands Studies students & faculty crossing the Kennicott Glacier, with Mt. Blackburn (16,000') in the background. Photo by Danny Cassman
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Uploaded on Jan 13, 2008
Presenting projects
Students present the results of their field projects to the group and invited guests from the National Park Service and the local community.
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Uploaded on Jan 13, 2008
Ice research
With faculty help, students practice study methods close to our base in the town of McCarthy, for...
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Uploaded on Jan 13, 2008
Studying the mystery moraine
Identification of plant species and measurement of soil depth helps in figuring out how long ago this...
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Uploaded on Jan 13, 2008
Summer field studies in Alaska's Wrangell Mountains for college credit
Students and faculty ready to go after a class discussion in the alpine meadows at National Creek Pass...
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Uploaded on Jan 15, 2007
Tent city
While in McCarthy, students pitch their tents near the Kennicott River, a few minutes walk from town....
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Uploaded on Jan 15, 2007
On the Root Glacier
Taking a rest break while hiking up the Root Glacier, with the Stairway Icefall in the background. Photo by Jonathon Schuhrke.
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Uploaded on Jan 15, 2007
Backpacking up the Kennicott Glacier
Glacier research
Measuring wind speed on the Kennicott Glacier. Photo by Jonathon Schuhrke.
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In the upper Kennicott Basin
Students explore the upper Kennicott Glacier, which flows from Mount Blackburn (16,000') and the...
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Uploaded on Jan 15, 2007
Sharing research
At camp in the upper Lakina, discussing results of field research.
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Uploaded on Jan 15, 2007
On the Lakina Glacier
On the rubble-covered Lakina Glacier, students & faculty study geological maps and chart the...
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Uploaded on Jan 15, 2007
Kennecott
The ghost town of Kennecott, where the international mining company got its start, is a few miles up...
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Uploaded on Jan 15, 2007
Looking for clues
Faculty geomorphologist Barry Hecht and Brent Hecht study soil in the woods near McCarthy, looking for...
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Uploaded on Jan 13, 2007
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Duet
Ardea Thurston-Shaine and Claire Emery fiddle in front of the Wrangell Mountains Center headquarters at the old McCarthy hardware store.
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The old hardware store
The Wrangell Mountains Center, an institute for environmental education, research and the arts, hosts...
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In the kitchen
Cori Hompesch in the kitchen of the old hardware store, where program participants prepare wonderful meals cooperatively.
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