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Fireside Chat Series

Come spend the evening by the fire listening to a timely tale about science in real life. Complimentary hot drinks and cookies provided courtesy of the Friends of the Campbell Creek Science Center. This is the fourteenth annual series of slideshow talks at the BLM Campbell Creek Science Center. All programs begin at 7:00 pm. 

More information about programs will be posted soon. Please check back again.

October 21: All About Flu!
H1N1. Swine flu. Bird flu. Flu shots. It's impossible to avoid hearing about flu. But what do you really know about this disease? How many different strains are there? Who tracks the spread of flu and how do they do it? What constitutes a pandemic? How is flu spreading in Alaska and what threat does the disease pose for the state? How can you protect yourself from flu? Join us as State Epidemiologist Dr. Joe McLaughlin answers these and many other questions about influenza. SPECIAL NOTE: Due to building maintenance work, this program will take place at the BLM Anchorage Field Office/Campbell Tract Facility building (4700 BLM Road) rather than the Science Center. Click here for a map to the building.

November 18: The Bottom of the Food Chain at the Top of the World

December 16: Stepping Back from the Edge--Archaeological Discoveries in the Aleutians
For a long time, archaeologists believed that the ancient Unangan people of the Aleutian Islands lived only along the coasts. But in recent systematic searches for upland archaeological sites, scientists have discovered these sites are actually common. Come find out more about what work on Adak has revealed about these sites and the early people of the Aleutians. Diane Hanson of the University of Alaska Anchorage will be our guide.

January 20: On the Trail of the Tamaraw
Sometimes Alaskan biologists travel very far away to aid in endangered species recovery efforts. Join us on a vicarious trip to the Philippines as BLM wildlife biologist Merben Cebrian describes his recent work on the critically endangered water buffalo, the tamaraw.

February 17: Celebrating the Iditarod Centennial


March 17: Climbing The High One--The Science and Management of Climbing Denali


April 21: TBA


Astronomy Lecture Series

Come learn more about the universe and everything in it. Complimentary hot drinks are provided courtesy of the Friends of the Campbell Creek Science Center. All programs begin at 7:00pm. Stargazing will follow if the skies are clear.

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November 12: The Big Bang and Cosmology
What is the Big Bang and how does it explain the Universe? Where did the Universe come from, and what existed before it? And if there's an edge to the Universe, what's on the other side? Dr. Travis Rector, a professor in the physics and astronomy department at the University of Alaska Anchorage, will answer these questions and more. From the origins of the universe to the structure we understand today, he’ll explain what we know, how we know it, and what mysteries remain about it.

December 10: TBA

January 14: TBA

February 11: Cosmic Rays

March 11: What Galileo Saw