Northern Center Events

Come meet up with Northern Center staff, board, and friends! BYOB and a side dish, we will provide main dish and lawn games. Free event for all members, bring your friends and renew your membership at the door! Please RSVP to events@northern.org so we know how much food to order. 

Health Aware: Please do not attend the picnic if you are sick or have come in contact with a positive COVID case in the past week. Masks are optional, vaccinations are recommended. We will use our RSVP list for contact tracing in the event of a positive case. 

Run for the Refuge is a 10K or 5K trail run held in July to celebrate the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and this event directly supports our programmatic work to keep development out of this sacred place. This year we will have a hybrid event, with an in-person run at the UAF Trails and a virtual challenge you can complete anywhere! In person course is over rolling terrain, on well established trails. Snacks and drinks provided at the start/finish line, as well as awesome prizes for the top finishers.
Pre-registration closes on Friday, July 14 at noon.

To participate virtually: Join our Facebook Event Page to discuss your routes and get inspired. Use #RunForTheRefuge and tag @NorthernCenter on social media to share your adventures! Virtual participants who register are eligible for prizes and T-shirts.