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Dr. Gary Greene The Science Center is excited to welcome Dr. Gary Greene back to Sitka next week as a visiting marine geologist. Gary is no stranger to Sitka and the Science Center. In fact, he was one of the…
This week, the Sitka Sound Science Center was honored to host our first Science Advisory Committee meeting. The Science Advisory Committee is made up of five experts in a variety of scientific fields, from geology to environmental social science, to…
Written by Karl Cranston Simmons In this installment of the SPIFy journal, we interviewed Chris Balovich, president of CBC Construction Incorporated. CBC Construction is the company building SPIFy for the Science Center, and during the interview, we got some insight…
Written by Karl Cranston Simmons Continuing with our journal series, this week we interviewed Chance Gray, the Operations Director and the Diving Safety Officer at the Science Center. Chance has much diving experience throughout the world, such as New Zealand,…
Join Ali on today Feb 24, 2022 at 5:30pm in the SSSC’s Mill Building or hop online via Zoom. She will be presenting about the future of wave energy and how it applies to Sitka. To register for online…
The Sitka Sound Science Center is grateful to the Estate of the late Marge Ward who left Sitka Sound Science Center in her will. Marge died in 2019. Marge and her partner Marlys Tedin were some of Sitka’s quintessential citizen…
Introduction This document summarizes results of interviews and surveys conducted in Southeast Alaska to understand the impact of COVID-19 on communities as well as community response. Funded by the National Science Foundation, the Sitka Sound Science Center, a non-profit organization, partnered with…
The Sitka Sound Science Center and its local, regional, and national partners are pleased to announce that the National Science Foundation has awarded a grant to develop natural hazard monitoring and warning systems in tribal communities throughout Southeast Alaska. The…
Please join us on April 2nd from 8:30 am – 11:30 am at Crescent Harbor when we take a 3-hour boat cruise on Sitka Sound for a morning of learning and discovery. A Sitka WhaleFest fundraiser which supports SSSC’s mission…