Tongass Rainforest Festival – Schedule
Last updated August 14, 2009
Advance Events
Festival Art Show Opening
Thursday, September 3, 5-7 pm
Clausen Memorial Museum
Tongass Rainforest Festival Art Show
Open during Clausen Memorial Museum hours from September 3 -12
Kid’s Art Show
At the Petersburg Public Library from August 31 – September 14
Wednesday, September 9
7-9 pm Introduction to Lichen Dyes
ANB/ANS Hall
Thursday, September 10
12-1 pm Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning - The Alaska Problem
City Council Chambers
Bring your own brown bag lunch
7-9 pm Opening Program: Keynote Address and Feature Film
City Council Chambers
Friday, September 11
9-10 am Stream Ecology Walk
Meet at City Creek path on the Frederick Pt. Rd.
Mark Wipfli, University of Alaska
12-1 pm Intertidal Life Slideshow City Council Chambers
Bring your own brown bag lunch
4-5 pm Kids Nature Walk
Meet at the nature Boardwalk near Stedman Elementary
Kids under 6 must be accompanied by an adult
4-5 pm Edible Seaweeds Workshop and Tasting
ANB/ANS Hall
7-9 pm An evening of storytelling with Will Ware
ANB/ANS Hall
Refreshments provided by the Petersburg Indian Association
Saturday, September 12
9 -10 am Canning the Catch
ANB/ANS Hall
9 am – 3 pm Mushroom Identification Workshop and Fieldtrip
Meet at the ANB/ANS Hall
Bring a bag lunch and your outdoor gear
10-11 am Kids Nature Craft
Petersburg Public Library
Kids under 6 must be accompanied by an adult
2-3 pm Guided Signs of Rainforest Animals Walk
Meet at Sandy Beach Park
Chuck Parsley & Carin Christensen, U.S.F.S.
4-5 pm Guided Muskeg Walk
Meet at Hungry Point Trail near ball field
6-9 pm Taste of the Rainforest Potluck and Wild Berry Cookoff
ANB/ANS Hall
Bring a potluck dish to share and your own plate, utensils and mug
Sunday, September 13
7-8 am Guided Birding Walk
Meet at Hungry Point Trail near ball field
Brad Hunter & Rodney Anderson, birding enthusiasts
9 am- 5 pm Lichen Dye Workshop
ANB/ANS Hall
For 12th grade and older, $50 fee and registration required, call 772-4090
10 am–noon Guided Edible Mushroom Walk
Meet at Sandy Beach Park
2-3 pm Naturalist’s Tour of the Art Show
Clausen Memorial Museum
3-4 pm Kids Outdoor Art Project
Meet in front of Petersburg High School
Kids under 6 must be accompanied by an adult