NORTH TO THE FUTURE: ALASKANS ENCOUNTER THEIR ENVIRONMENT
Cook Inlet Historical Society 2018-2019 Lecture Series
Right: the 16,400-ton USGCG Healy (WAGB-20), the U.S. Coast Guard’s largest, most technically advanced, and only U.S. military’s working polar icebreaker. Photo credit: U.S. Arctic Research Commission (https://www.arctic.gov).
The Cook Inlet Historical Society is proud to present its 2018-2019 speaker series, North to the Future: Alaskans Encounter their Environment. As we all know, Alaska is on the one hand gifted with some of the most bountiful natural resources on Earth. On the other hand, Alaskans are also keenly aware that their environment is one of the world’s most pristine, as well as one of the most challenging in which to live and subsist. As a result, we have a closer relationship with our surrounding environment than most other Americans. How have we as Alaskans sought to use these resources for our benefit? How much risk to our environment have we been willing to tolerate in the name of economic development? What are our most prized natural resources? Is it the oil, or gold, or coal under the ground? How about the timber above it? Or perhaps it is our fish and wildlife. Maybe it’s our unspoiled wilderness and vast public lands, enticing people from around the world to view our mountains, rivers, and streams. This speaker series will shed light on such questions and highlight how history may offer clues. Speakers will present a range of perspectives and explore the interplay of such topics as environmental conservation, resource extraction, and wildlife management, among other themes.
Thursday, September 20, 2018, 7:00 pm
Anchorage Museum Auditorium, 625 C St. (enter through 121 W. 7th Ave. entrance)
Speaker: Hon. Fran Ulmer, Chair, U.S. Arctic Research Commission
Topic: The Rapidly Changing Arctic: Why Does It Matter to the World?
Hon. Fran Ulmer, Chair, U.S. Arctic Research Commission, will describe the changes happening in the Arctic and discuss some of the local and global implications of those changes. She’ll provide an analysis of where Alaska fits into the broader history of the Arctic and how the state will play a role in the years to come. Ulmer regularly gives lectures throughout the nation, and we’re quite honored to have her kick off our 2018-2019 lecture series.
Fran Ulmer is Chair, U.S. Arctic Research Commission, where she has served since being appointed by President Obama in 2011. From 2007 to 2011, she was Chancellor, University of Alaska Anchorage and, before that was a Distinguished Visiting Professor of Public Policy and Director of the Institute of Social and Economic Research. She served in elected office, as Mayor of Juneau, a member of the Alaska House of Representatives, and eight years as Lieutenant Governor.
Anchorage Museum Auditorium, 625 C St. (enter through 121 W. 7th Ave. entrance)
Speaker: Hon. Fran Ulmer, Chair, U.S. Arctic Research Commission
Topic: The Rapidly Changing Arctic: Why Does It Matter to the World?
Hon. Fran Ulmer, Chair, U.S. Arctic Research Commission, will describe the changes happening in the Arctic and discuss some of the local and global implications of those changes. She’ll provide an analysis of where Alaska fits into the broader history of the Arctic and how the state will play a role in the years to come. Ulmer regularly gives lectures throughout the nation, and we’re quite honored to have her kick off our 2018-2019 lecture series.
Fran Ulmer is Chair, U.S. Arctic Research Commission, where she has served since being appointed by President Obama in 2011. From 2007 to 2011, she was Chancellor, University of Alaska Anchorage and, before that was a Distinguished Visiting Professor of Public Policy and Director of the Institute of Social and Economic Research. She served in elected office, as Mayor of Juneau, a member of the Alaska House of Representatives, and eight years as Lieutenant Governor.
