The Sitka Sound Science Center is seeking enthusiastic citizen scientists! We need volunteers, who have access to a car and don’t mind being awake 45 minutes after sunset, to conduct bat driving surveys from your car. These simple surveys provide…
We would like to welcome Dr. J. Andrés López to Sitka as our Scientist in Residency Fellow for April & May 2019. Dr. López is an ichthyologist at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) where he holds joint appointments as…
A special event Natural History Seminar will be held Tuesday, April 30th at 7:30 PM in UAS Room 229. Researchers working on a landslide warning system for Sitka will introduce themselves and their work during this seminar. Questions about future…
After years of planning and months of delays, the construction project to renovate the Historic Sitka Sawmill building began on Monday, May 8. The building is being dismantled piece by piece, with the intent of reusing as much of the…
Challenge yourself to design and build a human-powered paper bike that will compete in the first ever Sitka Paper Bike Obstacle Course! Sam Malanowski, mechanical engineer and custom bike builder, will travel from San Francisco to contribute his design expertise…
Join us for the 18th Annual Parade of the Species, just before Earth Day! Make sure to dress as your favorite species for the costume contest. The parade will end at Sitka Sound Science Center, where there will be an…
Join SSSC on Saturday April 20 for the 2019 Coastal CODE Cleanup, sponsored by Alaskan Brewing Co. We will provide bags for garbage and recycling starting at 11am, then you are on your own to cleanup. All garbage and…