Seward students assembling a student-designed hydroponic system.

Chena River Spiney Sculpin

3D Printed NFT Hydroponic System in Seward, Alaska

Fairbanks students prepare Bowhead Whale Sushi for a community gathering.

Fairbanks student receiving FFA Creed reading certificate at District Contest.

3D Printed NFT Hydroponic System in Seward, Alaska

Alaska State FFA Officer and Dr. Temple Grandin.

Fairbanks students restore vital chinook salmon habitat on the Chena River.

CASE NRE group at UAF in Fairbanks, September 2024

Sue McCullough
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Scott Faulkner

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CASE Small Gas Engines (SGE)

SGE is a specialization-level module in the Mechanical Systems in Agriculture series. The module provides technical applications to mechanical systems, using small gas engines as the instructional tool. Students practice technical skills, including measurements, troubleshooting, documenting an engine teardown and assembly, completing work/repair orders, and reading a service manual.

Date TBA, Fairbanks

Principles of Agricultural Science—Plant (ASP)

July 26 - Aug 1, 2025, Fairbanks

The ASP course provides a foundation of plant science knowledge and skills. Students will experience various plant science concepts through exciting hands-on activities, projects, and problems.

Student experiences will include the study of plant anatomy and physiology, classification, and the fundamentals of production and harvesting. Students will learn how to apply scientific knowledge and skills to use plants effectively for agronomic, forestry, and horticultural industries.

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Palmer students

Alaska's own Mr. Agriculture

2024 CASE NRE Class enjoying dinner on the banks of the Chena River.

Juneau glacier

1936 Potato Planter in Fairbanks

Natural Resources & Ecology (NRE)

July 21 - 25, 2025, Fairbanks

NRE is a foundation-level course within the CASE program of study. The course provides students with a variety of experiences in the fields of natural resources and ecology.

Students explore hands-on projects and activities while studying topics such as land use, water quality, stewardship, and environmental agencies. The study of the natural world including biomes, land, air, water, energy, use and care as well as a focus on issues surrounding man's interaction with the Earth is addressed in this course. Students select an ecosystem to study throughout the course and apply principles of natural resources and ecology from each unit of study to that ecosystem.