(Return matching records with ALLANY of these words.)    ................................................................ state Choose State Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illiniois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississipi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming District of Columbia    regions Choose region Pacific Southwest Midwest Southeast Northeast Mountain-Prairie Alaska California-Nevada All Regions    ................................................................ ................................................................ Journal Entry   Back KANUTI:Refuge helps educate university students about Alaska's public lands Alaska Region, October 24, 2008 Print Friendly Version Staff from the University of Alaska Osher Lifelong Learning Institute approached Kanuti staff with a request to help teach an adult education class about Alaska’s public lands.  Refuge manager Mike Spindler worked with Osher’s director Barbara Landow, to identify local experts conversant about State lands, federal BLM lands, National Park lands, and of course National Wildlife Refuge lands.  The month-long class reached over 50 participants who attended weekly two-hour lectures on public lands.  Gary Schulz, from the Alaska Dept. of Natural Resources, kicked off the class with a talk entitled “State Management and North Slope Oil and Gas.”  He was followed by Don and Tracy Pendergrast who spoke about “History of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, and the formation of Alaska’s National Parks.”  Spindler spoke about the National Wildlife Refuge System, Alaska’s federal refuges, and the priority public uses.  He was joined by Sue Hazlett from the organization Friends of Alaska National Wildlife Refuges, who spoke about volunteer and support opportunities with her organization.  The series was concluded with a talk by Tim Craig, who described federal lands under the care of the Bureau of Land Management.  Each of the classes was followed by a long question and answer period, and many participants lingered well after the end of each class to learn more about Alaska’s public lands one-on-one with the instructors. Contact Info: Joanna Fox, (907) 456-0322, joanna_fox@fws.gov Send to: From: Notes: ..........................................................................................

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