The New England Wild Flower Society invites you to join them to explore the wonderful wildflowers, wildlife and spectacular landscapes of Alaska in 2015. Alaska possesses a profusion of native plants from streamside to mountainside. There are more than 1,500 plant species in the 49th state, from sea level to just below the snow line. Summer is the bountiful time for flowering plants, their pollinators, and large mammals who feed on the nutritious flowers or bulbs.
On this expedition, you will traverse Alaska from Anchorage to Seward, traveling along the scenic Cook Inlet and spectacular Chugach Mountains, and then up the Denali Highway to Denali National Park. You will hike on Hatcher Pass, and see stately forests, botanic gardens, scenic streamside walks teeming with flowers, and dwarf tundra plants on the mountain tops. You’ll stay two nights in the heart of Denali National Park, the finest park and wildlife preserve in Alaska, home to grizzlies, caribou, Dall sheep and abundant wildflowers, and then visit Fairbanks in the interior of Alaska.
Leading this expedition will be John Burns, the Administrative Coordinator for the Plant Conservation Volunteer Program for the Society. John lived in Alaska for several years and led the Society’s Ecuador and Madagascar trips. Co-leading will be Justin Gibson, an Alaskan naturalist with a focus on mammals. For complete details and itinerary visit http://www.newenglandwild.org/learn/alaska.
