August 1, 2019 – News

July Newsletter

The July 2019 Newsletter has been published. Click here to read all about what SSSC has been up to in July. If you would like to subscribe to get the newsletter emailed to you, please click…

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July 23, 2019 – Landslide Research, News

Preliminary Sensor Installation is a Success

Summer has already been a time of many milestones for landslide research in Sitka. Our first high elevation weather station is up and running with real-time data collection rolling in this fall. Data receiving antennas were installed…

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June 21, 2019 – Landslide Research

Harbor Mountain Weather Station is Up!

The Harbor Mountain weather station mentioned in our last blog post is up, and once operational, will provide data on wind speed and direction, precipitation, temperature, humidity, and snow depth. Gabriel Wolken and Ronald Daanen with…

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June 21, 2019 – Education

Family Camp 2019

For this year’s Family camp, we are so excited to have Derek and Melissa Sikes leading the charge.  The Sikes are renowned entomologists, who work at UAF’s Museum of the North and are leading experts on the insects of…

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June 20, 2019 – News

Fish Box Grant

The City and Borough Assembly approved a grant to the Sitka Sound Science Center from the Fish Box tax revenue for $25,000. The funds will be used to operate the hatchery which provides fish to the common property fishery…

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June 20, 2019 – Events

BioBlitz

Join us August 3rd from 8-11am for our last Intertidal BioBlitz! We are attempting to identify as many intertidal critters as we can and we need your help! We will provide the identification experts, guides, and equipment. We…

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