Two weeks ago, we welcomed researchers from the University of Oregon and the RAND Corporation as they kicked off the landslide warning system research. During their time in Sitka, Geologist Josh Roering scoped out possible locations on Mt.
The dismantling of the Mill building is pretty much complete. Right now, there is a large hole in the ground with the old pylons sticking up. The next step will be to fill in the whole and lay a…
The second annual Field Science School is open for registration! If you are a high school aged student (or know one) and would like hands-on experience working as a field technician, be sure to sign-up! This free course runs…
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…
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…
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…
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…
