Preliminary Schedule
Download the conference program [PDF; 675 KB], which includes abstracts.
Download the schedule [PDF; 132 KB].
Schedule updated 3/19/13.
Wednesday, March 20 |
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| Northwest Campus Emily Ivanoff Library Building |
Northwest Campus Conference Room |
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| 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. | — | SAGE2yc Workshop (Supporting and Advancing Science Education in Alaska) Please register separately for this workshop. |
| 12 – 1 p.m. | Lunch on your own | |
| 1 – 5 p.m. | Registration | |
| 1 – 5:30 p.m. | SAGE2yc Workshop (continued) | |
| 6:30 p.m. | SAGE2yc Workshop dinner | |
| 7 p.m. | Keynote address: Diversity in Science: Inspiring New Generations Keynote speaker: Löki Tobin Old St. Joe's |
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| 7:30 p.m. | Community Barn Dance with Landbridge Tollbooth Old St. Joe's |
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Thursday, March 21 |
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| NW Campus Library Building | NW Campus Conference Room | |
| 7:30 a.m. | Registration and coffee | — |
| 8 – 9 a.m. | Plenary Session: Invasive plants and competition for pollinators: what are the risks for berry production in Alaska? Christa Mulder |
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| SESSION: Perspectives on Subsistence and Environment Chair: Julie Raymond-Yakoubian |
SESSION: Ecology, Climate and Health Chair: Claudia Ihl |
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| 9 – 9:20 a.m. | A tribal initiative to promote collaborative research and restore subsistence resources Seaman |
Potential applications of climate divisions in western Alaska Bieniek |
| 9:20 – 9:40 a.m. | Community climate adaptation in Unalakleet, Alaska Aronson |
Seasons of stress: Developing a comprehensive framework for planning and responding to climate change impacts Penn |
| 9:40 – 10 a.m. | Bering Strait and Norton Sound traditions of respectful marine mammal harvesting Moon-Kimoktoak |
Adaptability, resilience and industrial development: the need for stakeholder-directed watershed monitoring programs Duffy |
| 10 – 10:20 a.m. | Changing Values for Ecosystem Services in Bristol Bay Radenbaugh |
White spruce sustainability study as citizen science outreach project Kane |
| 10:20 – 10:30 a.m. | Break | |
| 10:30 – 10:50 a.m. | Ice seal and walrus harvest mapping to protect indigenous use and articulate local concepts of habitat Gadamus |
Drugs that can supposedly make you smart can also make you anxious Pandya |
| 10:50 – 11:10 a.m. | Arctic food security: Building a conceptual framework on how to assess food security from an Inuit perspective Behe |
Antioxidants in Alaska's wild berries van Delden |
| 11:10 – 11:30 a.m. | Sea mammal hunting and community advocacy in Lorino and Sireniki: Two case studies in Chukotka, Russian Far East Yashchenko |
An evaluation of survey methods used to monitor the Seward Peninsula muskox population Gorn |
| 11:30 – 11:50 a.m. | Integrating local knowledge and scientific observations to model driftwood harvest from the Yukon River in a changing climate Jones |
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| 11:50 a.m. – 12:10 p.m. | Q&A with final four speakers | — |
| 12:10 – 1:30 p.m. | Lunch on your own | |
| 12:30 – 2 p.m. | WORKSHOP (Classroom B West): Practical remote camp energy solutions Nash |
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| SESSION: Marine Science Chair: Gay Sheffield |
SESSION: Solid Waste Management Chairs: Anahma Shannon, Mike Sloan and Kevin Zweifel |
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| 1:30 – 1:50 p.m. | Marine mammal research & “A day in the life” stories DeFilippo & students |
Let's meet in the middle: Planning a joint landfill Robinette |
| 1:50 – 2:10 p.m. | Seal: It could be what's for dinner (if you're a walrus) Seymour |
Clean up the old or build a new landfill Jacobson |
| 2:10 – 2:30 p.m. | Winter site fidelity of bearded seals in the Bering Sea Boveng |
Doing it right the second time around Jones |
| 2:30 – 2:50 p.m. | More marine mammal research & “A day in the life” stories DeFilippo |
North River contaminated soil White Alice clean-up site Kotongan |
| 2:50 – 3:10 p.m. | Using traditional knowledge interviews and participatory mapping to identify drivers of habitat change and fine-scale habitat features for ice seals and walruses Gadamus |
Innovative approaches to using seafood wastes to increase agricultural output in western Alaska Chambers |
| 3:10 – 3:30 p.m. | Northern pinniped unusual mortality event (UME): An update on the mystery of sick seals and walruses in Alaskan waters Sheffield |
Class III Community Landfill regulations changes Bower |
| 3:30 – 3:40 p.m. | Break | |
| 3:40 – 4 p.m. | Arctic Eis: An integrated survey of the northern Bering Sea and Chukchi Sea Weems |
Ecosystem health and management in the Nushagak Bay Estuary: PCB contamination and fish waste utilization Graber |
| 4 – 4:20 p.m. | Alaskan Arctic shelf epibenthic communities: A tale of two seas Ravelo |
Cultural consensus analysis in climate change studies Lopez |
| 4:20 – 4:40 p.m. | Investigations of estuarine fauna from the Nushagak Bay in Southwest Alaska Radenbaugh |
Best management practices for class III landfills Jacobson |
| 4:40 – 5 p.m. | Submarine canyons of the Bering Sea Pletnikoff |
NSEDC's marine debris clean-up program Ivanoff |
| 5 p.m. | Poster Session main building hallway |
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| 6:30 – 9 p.m. | WAISC Banquet with keynote: Climate Change and Community Impacts in the Bering Strait Region Mike Brubaker Bering Sea Bar & Grill Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at the registration desk |
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Friday, March 22 |
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| NW Campus Library Building | NW Campus Conference Room | |
| 7:30 a.m. | Registration and coffee | — |
| 8:15 – 9 a.m. | Plenary Session: The Science of Art before the Written Word Dale Guthrie |
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| SESSION: Fisheries Chair: Kevin Keith |
SESSION: Water Quality Chairs: Anahma Shannon, Mike Sloan and Kevin Zweifel |
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| 9 – 9:20 a.m. | Overview of Norton Sound Fisheries Research and Development Department Jones |
Exploring recreational mining in Alaska Brubaker |
| 9:20 – 9:40 a.m. | Assessment of red king crab in eastern Norton Sound: Year 1 Bell |
Baseline environmental condition documentation in the Golovin Bay Watershed Morris |
| 9:40 – 10 a.m. | Salmon enhancement in Norton Sound: History and opportunities for the future Smith |
2012 Telida Village water quality assessment findings Dubay |
| 10 – 10:20 a.m. | Using juvenile salmon surveys to understand early marine ecology and survival of Yukon River Chinook salmon Howard |
How's the water? Nome Eskimo Community's In-stream Water Quality Study & Solid Waste Program Sloan |
| 10:20 – 10:30 a.m. | Break | |
| 10:30 – 10:50 a.m. | Fishery regulations and their origins with an emphasis on Norton Sound Lean |
Isopod distribution in the Wood River: Investigation of the range of Saduria entomon in the Nushagak Bay estuary Reigh |
| 10:50 – 11:10 a.m. | Tracking long-term trends in trophic level through carbon and nitrogen stable isotope data of Pacific cod Misarti |
NSEDC's water quality monitoring program Keith |
| SESSION: Art & Science Chair: Claudia Ihl |
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| 11:10 – 11:30 a.m. | Dispersal of Dolly Varden from the Wulik River, evaluated using satellite telemetry Scanlon |
Recycling reindeer via research and handicrafts: Preservation of cultural values Hrabok-Leppäjärvi |
| 11:30 – 11:50 a.m. | Sockeye salmon rehabilitation in Salmon Lake Keith |
A muskox cultural exchange Ihl |
| 11:50 a.m. – 12:10 p.m. | Using natural indicators to predict Chinook salmon run timing in the Yukon River Howard |
Physical Geography 111X: An evolving science course using distance education Borland |
| 12:10 – 1:30 p.m. | Lunch on your own | |
| SESSION: Reindeer Production Chairs: Greg Finstad & Jackie Hrabok-Leppäjärvi |
SESSION: Alternative Energy & Conservation Chairs: Chet Chambers & Tom Marsik |
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| 1:30 – 1:50 p.m. | Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) 4-H program in Alaska as a platform for math and science education and food security Aguiar |
Low-cost home energy efficiency upgrades: Quantified savings Chambers |
| 1:50 – 2:10 p.m. | Sinrock Mary: Reindeer Queen of Alaska DeFilippo & students |
Engineering students design an electric snow-go (2012) Golub |
| 2:10 – 2:30 p.m. | Got meat? What are the do's and don'ts to a quality product? Finstad |
Net zero energy ready home in Dillingham, Alaska Marsik/Chambers |
| 2:30 – 2:50 p.m. | Reindeer rangelands of the Alaska Peninsula, 1904–1947 Lincoln |
Statewide occupational endorsement in sustainable energy Chambers/Marsik |
| 2:50 – 3:10 p.m. | Reindeer herding in 2043: Your culture, your future Hrabok-Leppäjärvi |
Alternative sources for energy Marvin & students |
| 3:10 – 3:30 p.m. | Good versus bad management of reindeer Davis |
Feasibility of LED in a residential home in 2012 Slatter |
| 3:30 – 3:40 p.m. | Break | |
| 3:40 – 4 p.m. | Reindeer herding on St. Lawrence Island Kiyuklook & Toolie |
UAF successful electric snowmobile wins big in 2012 Thompson |
| 4 – 4:20 p.m. | Q&A with speakers | Can wood be manufactured in Interior Alaska? Nash |
| 4:20 – 4:40 p.m. | Attitudes, knowledge, and beliefs on cancer and its prevention in northwestern rural Alaska Schmidt |
Tanana River School Districts: Burning wood into educational dollars! Nash |
| Evening | Informal activity | |
SAGE2yc
In cooperation with WAISC, the University of Alaska Northwest Campus will be hosting an all-day workshop on successfully integrating science curriculum into programs offered at Alaska rural campuses. The workshop is a collaborative effort between CRCD, UAF MAP, and Alaska EPSCoR.
All participants are asked to register for SAGE2yc at:
For more information, please see