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Tag: Alaska

  • Thursday, June 29 – Sunday, July 9 – Alaska Expedition: Wildflowers, Wildlife & Spectacular Landscapes

    Pacific Horticulture invites you to join them to explore and photograph the wonderful wildflowers, wildlife and spectacular landscapes of Alaska in 2023. 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, we will traverse Alaska from Anchorage to Seward, traveling along the scenic Cook Inlet and spectacular Chugach Mountains, and then up the scenic Parks Highway to Denali National Park. Leading this expedition will be David Wimpfheimer, an excellent naturalist and leader of many Betchart Alaska expeditions. Co-leading will be Pacific Horticulture Board member and celebrated garden photographer, Saxon Holt. Saxon will lead several end-of-day gatherings to review photos and provide tips.

    For tips on photographing Alaska, see Saxon Holt’s How to Photograph Alaska Blog Post

    View photos and read Saxon Holt’s travelogue from 2019.

    View Alaska 2023 tour brochure For registration, visit www.pacifichorticulture.org

  • Thursday, January 10, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Miles of Portraits: Alaska

    Join the Massachusetts Audubon Society at the Boston Nature Center, 500 Walk Hill Street in Boston on Thursday, January 10, from 6:30-8:30 pm for a special event hosted by REI Boston.

    Come watch two episodes of the film Miles of Portraits: Alaska and hear about the many ways the bicycle brings people together.  FREE general admission, or $49/ticket package.  The ticket package includes: one general admission ticket, two signed magazines, and a poster.

    Registration is managed by REI Boston.  While tickets are free, registration is required to attend this event. Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/miles-of-portraits-alaska-boston-nature-center-tickets-53228125757

    When Annalisa and Erik ride their nearly 100-pound loaded bicycles, people ask them questions. A lot of questions. Across America and around Alaska, their bicycles have become the ultimate conversation starter and have introduced them to hundreds of people. Miles of Portraits is a magazine and film that captures their stories.

    Come watch  episodes of the film and hear Annalisa and Erik, both Type 1 diabetics, talk about these kind souls they met on their 1,000-mile bike trip around Alaska as well as their own story managing the disease out in the middle of nowhere.

  • Wednesday, July 10 – Saturday, July 20 – Botanical Alaska: Wildflowers, Wildlife, and Spectacular Landscapes

    Wednesday, July 10 – Saturday, July 20 – Botanical Alaska: Wildflowers, Wildlife, and Spectacular Landscapes

    Join Pacific Horticulture for an Alaskan adventure July 10 – 20. Our journey takes us from Anchorage to Seward, traveling along the scenic Cook Inlet and Chugach Mountains, then up the Denali Highway to Denali National Park, and inland to Fairbanks. We’ll see stately forests, beautiful gardens, streamside wildflowers, and dwarf tundra plants on the mountaintops. Experienced naturalist David Wimpfheimer will lead our expedition accompanied by John Burns, a botanist with years of Alaska expertise and other local guides.

    For complete itinerary details and information about booking this trip click http://www.betchartexpeditions.com/na-alaska_phs_2019.htm

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  • Wednesday, June 24 – Sunday, July 5 – Explore Alaska: Wildflowers, Wildlife, and Spectacular Landscapes

    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.

  • Wednesday, January 9, 7:00 pm – Alaskan Potpourri: Birds and Landscapes of the Last Frontier

    The Athol Bird & Nature Club’s January meeting at the Millers River Environmental Center, 100 Main Street in Athol, heads north on Wednesday, January 9, beginning at 7 pm. Bill Thompson has been an avid birder for more than 40 years and an avid bird photographer for the last five. He has lived in more than a dozen states, most recently in Alaska, before moving to Greenfield in 2010. He currently works for the US Fish and Wildlife Service.  He will speak on Alaskan Potpourri: Birds and Landscapes of the Last Frontier.  For more information email dave@dhsmall.net.