On Earth day, we honor the land, waters, plants, and animals that sustain us and enrich our lives. Join us and other community organizations on Thursday, April 22, from 4:30pm – 6pm on the lawn of the Sitka Fine…
Today, rather than a specific animal for a creature feature, we will look at a whole group…sea sponges, phylum Porifera. Sponges are thought to be one of the oldest and simplest animal groups, being multicellular but lacking tissues or…
Not all landslide researchers wear a hard hat and use a trowel. Some study the complicated way information is shared in town. The Sitka Sound Science Center welcomes Max Izenberg back to Sitka! Max is a social scientist and PhD…
Do you know how to identify marine invertebrates? Can you point out the invasive tunicates that grow in the harbor? If not, you could ask a Blatchley Middle School 7th grader for help! Our diligent citizen scientists just completed a weeklong…
COVID-19 reminds us that all populations are vulnerable to disease outbreaks, including herring. Scientists who study herring populations are monitoring for a fish virus here in Sitka Sound. An epidemic of this virus in Prince William Sound caused the herring…
The newsletter for the month of March is out. To view it, click here.
Curious about how our pinks and chums are doing? They are growing like crazy! Every week, the hatchery crew takes a sample of about 300-400 fish from each of the pens, weighs the samples, and does some math to figure out how much…