Sunday July 5

Afternoon and evening informal welcome for early arrivals, light snacks available at the Hardware Store in McCarthy but no dinner provided

Evening staff planning meeting

Monday July 6

8:00 Breakfast provided (McCarthy-Hardware Store)

9:00 Introductions A paper map on the wall and some tacks. Each participant gets <3 minutes to introduce themself, their research, and their interests to a general audience  (Hardware Store)

10:00 Coffee break

10:15 Keynote talks ~20 minute invited talks summarizing a body of recent/ongoing research; not just the speaker’s own work (McCarthy-Hardware Store):

        -NPS-led research -- Miranda Terwilliger, Judy Putera, Mollie McCormick, Wrangell - St. Elias National Park

        -NPS Inventory and Monitoring Program -- Maggie MacCluskie, National Park Service

        -Interior ecology and climate change -- Dan Doak, University of Wyoming

        -The St. Elias Erosion Project (STEEP) -- Julie Elliott, University of Alaska Fairbanks

        -Cryosphere research -- Chris Larsen, University of Alaska Fairbanks

12:30 Lunch provided (McCarthy-Hardware Store)

1:30 Walk to glacier edge Hosted by local scientists (start/finish at Hardware Store)

4:30 Happy hour Time for informal discussion among scientists and the public, with posters on the wall to stimulate conversation (McCarthy-Hardware Store)

5:30 Dinner provided (McCarthy-Hardware Store)

7:00 Public lecture, “Bluebells and bumblebees: pollination studies in the Kennicott Valley” Bill Morris, Duke University (McCarthy-Hardware Store)

Tuesday July 7

8:00 Breakfast provided (McCarthy-Hardware Store)

9:00 Roundtable discussion Tentative topics (McCarthy-Hardware Store):

        Eric Veach--how to apply for a WRST research permit

        Regional research priorities and funding opportunities

        Education, outreach, and interpretation needs

10:30 Coffee break

11:00 Breakout sessions facilitated concurrent discussions, topics selected during roundtable

12:30 Lunch provided (McCarthy-Hardware store)

1:30 Vans to Kennicott Free time for exploring and discussion

3:00 Poster session Posters and research results on the walls of the Rec Hall with time for discussion of recent and ongoing research, public welcome (Kennicott-Recreation Hall)

6:00 Dinner provided, potluck style, public welcome (Kennicott-Recreation Hall)

7:00 Changes in the Land Moderated panel discussion of landscape change, based on the personal experiences of longtime residents (Kennicott-Recreation Hall)

        -Mark Vail, Fireweed Mountain

        -Ben Shaine, Kennicott

        -Kirk Ellis, Nabesna

        -Joeneal Hicks, Mentasta

        -Kelly Bay, McCarthy

      

Donoho nunatak looms above stagnant ice and successional Little Ice Age moraines of the Kennicott Glacier at the end of the road near McCarthy.