Fresh Eyes on Ice, based out of the University of Alaska Fairbanks, is a youth-centered river and lake ice monitoring program that uses interdisciplinary approaches to engage and train youth from rural villages to urban classrooms across Alaska. This presentation highlights the innovative cryosphere education practices, a bush teacher perspective.

Terri Mynatt1, Katie Spellman2, Christopher D Arp3, Helena Buurman4 and Allen Bondurant4, (1)Fresh Eyes On Ice, Education, Venetie, United States, (2)University of Alaska Fairbanks, International Arctic Research Center, Fairbanks, AK, United States, (3)University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, United States, (4)University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, United States