Field trips in Alaska

Half-million-acre wilderness park outside Anchorage — Alaska ecosystems, glaciology, wildlife biology, and boreal/alpine ecology.

6-million-acre national park with ranger programs — covers subarctic ecology, wildlife biology, glaciology, and Alaska geography.

Six-million-acre national park with ranger programs covering subarctic ecology, glaciology, wildlife biology, and Alaskan geography.

Six-million-acre national park and preserve with glaciers, tundra, and Denali — covers subarctic ecosystems, geological processes, and Alaskan wildlife biology.

Remote Arctic wilderness preserve covering subarctic ecology, boreal biology, and arctic geography; visitor center in Fairbanks provides orientation.

UNESCO World Heritage Site and national park with tidewater glaciers — covers glaciology, marine ecology, and Pacific coastal geography.

National park and UNESCO World Heritage Site — tidewater glaciology, marine ecology, and coastal geography with ranger-led programming.

Remote national park known for brown bear viewing at Brooks Falls — covers salmon ecology, predator-prey dynamics, and volcanic landscape geology.

Coastal national park with glaciers, tidewater fjords, and marine wildlife — covers glaciology, marine ecology, and Pacific coastal geography.

Historic narrow-gauge railway through the White Pass used during the Klondike Gold Rush — covers 19th-century transportation history, Alaskan geography, and westward migration.

Largest US national park — covers glaciology, volcanology, subarctic ecology, and wilderness geography across 13 million acres.

Museum preserving Alaska aviation history with historic aircraft — covers aeronautics, Alaskan exploration history, and the engineering challenges of bush flying.

Living-culture center with traditional dwellings, dance, and demonstrations covering Alaska Native history, languages, and contemporary indigenous life.

Federally permitted raptor rehabilitation center — avian biology, bird-of-prey anatomy, wildlife medicine, and Southeast Alaska ecosystem ecology.

Marine research aquarium and wildlife rescue center — covers Alaska marine biology, cold-water ecosystems, and wildlife rehabilitation science.

Drive-through wildlife conservation center housing rescued Alaskan megafauna — covers large-mammal biology, wildlife rehabilitation, and Alaskan ecosystems.

Alaska Zoo in Anchorage specializing in cold-climate and Arctic wildlife — covers subarctic ecology, animal adaptations, and wildlife conservation.

Major Anchorage civic museum with exhibits spanning Alaska Native cultures, Arctic science, state history, and contemporary art.

Ice sculpture museum inside a permafrost environment at Chena Hot Springs, illustrating arctic science, geothermal energy, and ice properties.

Living-history museum near Fairbanks depicting traditional Athabascan village life — Alaska Native culture, subsistence practices, and Arctic history.

Alaska state park on the Chilkat Peninsula with coastal rainforest, glacier views, and marine wildlife — supports ecology, geography, and outdoor PE.

Alaska state recreation site on a glacially fed lake with salmon-run viewing — covers Pacific salmon life cycle, Southeast Alaska ecology, and glacial geography.

Half-million-acre state park adjacent to Anchorage — ecology, glaciology, wildlife biology, and Alaska geography.

Working historic gold mine near Girdwood, Alaska — covers Gold Rush history, placer mining methods, and the geology of gold-bearing creek beds.