S2637 The Circumpolar Arctic - A Fascinating Look at the Far North
Class | Registration opens Monday, March 16, 2026 10:00 AM EDT
This class explores the Arctic, home to eight countries and 40–90 languages, and its complex, interconnected ecosystems. Participants will learn how the Arctic Ocean’s circular currents distribute nutrients, supporting wildlife such as polar bears, walrus, whales, muskox, Arctic foxes, reindeer, seals, fish, birds, and invertebrates. The session also examines the relationship between the land, water, ice, flora, fauna, and human populations, as well as the global interest in the region’s resources. Discover the intricate balance of life in one of the planet’s most extreme and dynamic environments.
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Denise Landau
Denise Landau (B.S. in Field Natural from MSU) has been able to combine her love for adventure, wildlife and wilderness to develop strategic conservation management policies working at a business and governmental level to implement such policies specifically in the southern ocean since 1991. She is the President and COO of Friends of South Georgia Island, a Trustee for the South Georgia Heritage Trust (Sub Antarctic). She was a founding board member of Linking Tourism and Conservation and the American Polar Society, a fellow for the Canadian Royal Geographical Society.