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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…
To Register – https://alaska.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwvc-ytpjMoE93aJFAg_y8PFo0rIv42B1zj Sitka Sound Science Center Scientist in Residency Fellow and Shellfish Biologist Courtney Hart’s work at the University of Alaska Fairbanks partners with The Sitka Tribe of Alaska, Commercial Geoduck Divers, local shellfish…
Written by Karl Cranston Simmons Construction is progressing nicely and CBC Construction has been battling record rains, freezing temps, and shifting tides. For this month’s edition of the journal, Karl Cranston Simmons, Pacific High Senior and SSSC’s Calvin/Pervis Program Intern…
The Sitka Sound Science Center welcomes Courtney Hart as February’s Scientist in Residency Fellow (SIRF). The SIRF Fellowship is meant to provide four weeks for scientists to have time to work on their research and engage a breadth of the…
Heavy rains last Friday set a daily rainfall record for that day, with 4.09 inches of rain topping the previous record of 3.5 inches on January 21st in 2015, according to the National Weather Service. While not the most rainfall…
This online journal will document the progress of SSSC’s new facility as we begin construction before we get started SSSC would like to say Thank You to the Rasmuson Foundation and the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust for their…
The Indian River intake needed extra attention during last week’s frigid temperatures. With these frigid temperatures last week here in Sitka, the hatchery has been working hard to maintain the systems. The incoming freshwater temperatures from Indian River dropped down…
