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The Harbor Mountain Weather Station is up and running again! Jacyn Schmidt, Geoscience Coordinator, Alex McCarrel, Research Coordinator, and Harry Wojtas, Jesuit Volunteer, braved the snow and ice last week to make the long climb up to the weather station,…
Join the Sitka Sound Science Center on November 30, 2021. Help us fulfill our mission by donating on Giving Tuesday, the nation’s largest giving day. Your donation will help to support our mission of increasing understanding and awareness…
Thank you for a great event! If you want to watch your favorite talk or view one that you missed go to https://vimeo.com/showcase/7809794. Hope to see you Nov 3rd – 6th, 2022 at the 26th annual Sitka WhaleFest.
Sitka Sound Science Center Announces 2021/2022 Scientist in Residency Fellows The Sitka Sound Science Center is pleased to announce the Scientists in Residency Fellows for 2021/2022. The Sitka Sound Science Center, through funding from Alaska NSF EPSCoR (National…
Winter came early for the Harbor Mountain Weather Station. The Sitka Sound Science Center was honored to host Dr. Ronald Daanen on Thursday, October 28th, for a fast-paced day of sensing station troubleshooting. Dr. Daanen is a geohydrologist with the…
Watch on a big screen the symposium speakers with other Sitka WhaleFest enthusiasts. Participate in the Q&A session with the symposium speakers. Meet symposium speakers Eleni Petrou or Steve Johnson in a covid-safe environment (limited capacity, registration required, social distancing,…
Paul Cook, SSSC Fish Tech and Harry Wojtas preparing to shock salmon eggs. We are all shocked its fall already, even the eggs! It’s a sad fact that not every egg that is taken during spawning will be successfully fertilized and eventually hatch.
Join us Nov 4 -7th for Sitka WhaleFest Symposium and events. Predators & Prey- A delicate dance The relationship between predators and prey is a delicate dance that is constantly taking place across our world’s oceans. From giant whales to…
The Staff of the Sitka Sound Science Center would like to thank the Sitka assembly for their support of science in their decision to require masks in public spaces. Multiple peer reviewed studies, some of which are linked below, have proven the efficacy…
It’s another amazing field season in the books for the Hatchery Wild Salmon Interactions Project. Over six weeks, 12 dedicated field technicians surveyed three streams throughout Southeastern Alaska, experiencing below average chum (Téel’) returns, strong pink salmon returns, and wild…
