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J. C. Parks is ready to go on a polar adventure. Listen to some of the students as they send warm greetings to Alaska. (Even the science room sturgeon would like colder waters. Learn more about our amazing sturgeon, Splurgin' Scutes McFinnister) http://

The final day in Fairbanks was wonderfully odd. Learn to Return survival training in cold climates included using available resources and lots of creativity to stay alive if caught out in the cold. Garbage bags turned into coats; and carpets squares turned into hats and boots. New York runways pale

There are few places in the world where you are allowed to hold something that is 15,000-25,000 years old. Fossils can be older than this and you might have a rare opportunity to handle one, but they have gone through a change since the death of the animal. Those old bones have been fossilized. They

We struck gold! A rare encounter with the underground! For many years Alaska has been famous for gold. Many people came here during the early 1900s to mine for gold. These miners dug tunnels to find the layer of rocks that contained the gold. By the early 1960s, the mining companies wanted to test

February 28, 2009 Survive! Before we get started on the subject of survival training... late Friday afternoon, the ARCUS computer specialist told some of us to go out to see the Ravens that were cleaning up after the sled dogs in the parking lot. Extra Credit Question... what is the word used to

On the final day of training in Fairbanks, I took an intensive short course to learn some basic survival skills for working in the field. While on my expedition there is a possiblity of dangerous situations and it is good to know some basic techniques to stay safe. I learned some first aid, basic