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October 25, 2023 – News, Events, Aquarium,

The Haunted Aquarium is coming!

Join us this Friday, Oct 27, from 5 to 8pm to partake in spooky activities. We will have owl pellet dissections, cookie decorating, and for the brave souls among us a Haunted Hatchery Tour! Spooky events for ages…

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October 24, 2023 – News, Education,

What makes a Cicada sing?

We welcomed Dr. Lara Rocketenetz (aka Dr. Rocket) as our first Scientist in the schools for the 2023-2024 school year, and she came bearing bugs, 17 year Cicadas to be exact.   Students learned the basis of the scientific method…

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October 11, 2023 – Events, Education,

Mysteries and Storytelling in the Aquarium

Discover the secret structures, movements, and stories of animals in the aquarium within our afterschool programs! Thanks to a RurAL CAP grant focusing on improving literacy skills we are able to offer two new and wonderful programs at the Sitka…

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October 9, 2023 – News, Events,

Indigenous Peoples Day

Here at the Sitka Sound Science Center we are proud to celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day. Everyday we are grateful and humbled to be on Lingít Aaní – Lingít land. The Lingít people have been Indigenous to these lands and waters…

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October 3, 2023 – News, Education,

Pedal Power!

Fab Friday – Blatchley Middle School Club This fall, join the Sitka Sound Science Center and the Salty Spoke Bicycle Co-op to celebrate the care and keeping (and riding) of bikes! This free club is a space for…

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September 26, 2023 – News, Events, Research,

Seaweed science talk with
Dr. Lauren Bell

Seaweed science in a changing ocean: the underwater world of Sitka’s coastal carbon engineers | Thursday September 28th starting at 7:00 pm UAS room 229 The next Natural History seminar hosted by the University of Alaska Southeast will feature Dr.

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September 20, 2023 – Aquarium,

Painted Greenling
Oxylebius pictus

Grayish or white with bold dark red stripes the painted greenling darts from one shadowy rock crevice to another. It’s searching for small shrimps or worms for its dinner and does so with ease thanks to its adapted head shape,…

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September 14, 2023 – News, Research,

Researching Cosmopolitan Tunicates

The Sitka Sound Science Center recently had the opportunity to host researchers Zachary Tobias, Dr. Carolyn Tepolt, and Gareth Miller from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution of Massachusetts. The group traveled to Sitka to study a tiny sea squirt that…

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September 13, 2023 – SIRF, News, Events, Research

Atmospheric Rivers

According to the National Weather Service Sitka along with Petersburg and Juneau are under a flood watch from Thursday morning through Friday September 15th. The forecast shows an atmospheric river bringing heavy rainfall from 2 to 4 inches to the…

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September 8, 2023 – News, Events

Rock Walk through Science!

Join Adi Amore one of our fabulous Science Guides on a walk along Sage beach for a close look at geology. Geology; the science of earth! Our planet is made up of different layers and compositions of magma, rock, and…

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