Jess Rykken - Instructors

Jess Rykken has been exploring and documenting insect diversity in Alaska for more than ten years. Currently she manages the insect collections at the Museum of the North. She has also worked as an entomologist for the Alaska Center for Conservation Science at UAA and for Denali National Park. Over the last ten years she has led field surveys for insect pollinators across the state, from the Stikine River to the Brooks Range. Jess also enjoys sharing her fascination and enthusiasm for insects with a diversity of audiences, including school kids, teachers, conservationists, musicians, artists, tourists, and bus drivers.