2010 International Polar Year Summer Field Class

       Alaska Soil Geography Field Trip

       5-13 July 2010

       University of Alaska Fairbanks

       Dalton Highway (North Slope) and Fairbanks, Alaska



The University of Alaska Fairbanks is offering a summer field class on

Alaska soil Geography from 5-13 July 2010.



Students in the course will study soil geography and soil forming

factors such as parent material, landform, vegetation, climate, time,

permafrost, and fire along ecological transect from boreal forest to

arctic tundra in northern Alaska. The class emphasizes hands-on

experiences excavating and sampling permafrost-affected soils and

diagnosing soil morphological properties. At each site, soil

classification and land use interpretations such as infrastructure

development and wetland will be discussed.



Participants are limited to 15 and each must provide their own camp

gear, be able to walk on uneven or rocky ground, and be physically fit

for fieldwork. Students must have previously completed course NRM F380

or a course in soils, or obtain permission of instructor.



Course cost for NRM 489 (undergraduate level) is $917, and course cost

for NRM 689 (graduate level) $1074. Costs include a $750 field trip fee

plus a one-credit fee at the corresponding level. The field trip fee

includes the class guidebook, four days' camping and two days' lodging,

and all meals from noon July 7 to noon July 13.



Online registration begins Monday, 1 March 2010.



For further information, please go to:

http://www.uaf.edu/summer



Or contact:

Chien-Lu Ping

Phone: 907-746-9462

Email: cping@alaska.edu