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Join SSSC for the third annual Haunted Aquarium and Hatchery. Explore our Mad Scientist’s Lab, where participants will be able to do science experiments. For the more adventurous, our haunted house will provide scary thrills, as you escape from…
Join us in welcoming our September/October Scientist in Residency Fellow, Dr. Annette Patton. As a Postdoctoral Scientist at the University of Oregon, her research focuses on understanding the geology of landslide initiation, including conditions that make a hillslope more susceptible…
Join SSSC for the first Eco-Detectives of the fall season. Come help solve a new, exciting mystery about our natural world. When: Friday, September 27, from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm This free event is designed for school aged kids.
The next Natural History Seminar Series talk will be on Thursday, September 26, in room 229 at UAS. Dr. Annette Patton discusses the fundamentals of how landslides initiate and how to anticipate occurrence. Patton’s team is using an inventory of…
We’ve had a productive summer of installing soil moisture sensors and a weather station that may enhance our understanding of when landslides occur. While crucial elements to a landslide warning system (LWS), these sensors aren’t the only…
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On Wednesday September 11th at 7:30pm in room 229. Dr. Kaeli Swift will present “Something to Crow About” . Crows and ravens are found on nearly every continent and routinely infiltrate the hearts and minds of the humans who share their space. Kaeli Swift will discuss…
August at SSSC marks an exciting time. The return of the salmon. Pink salmon started showing up in the hatchery raceways during the first week of August. Sitka has had an unseasonably dry summer, so it only took a little…
Join SSSC and UAS for the next Natural History Seminar, featuring Dr. Christa Mulder presenting “Tales of the Unexpected: Phenology of Boreal Berry-Producing Plants under Climate Change,” September 3rd at 7:30pm in room 229 at UAS. People across Alaska have…
Foundation work on the Mill Building renovation has commenced. A solid foundation has been poured, with structural support for the second story. After the concrete slab is finished, the reassembly process will begin. We still need YOUR help! If we…
