The City and Borough Assembly approved a grant to the Sitka Sound Science Center from the Fish Box tax revenue for $25,000. The funds will be used to operate the hatchery which provides fish to the common property fishery in…
Our summer tourist season is in full swing. We saw the first cruise ship of the season on May 8, and it has been non-stop since. This year, Sitka is looking at about a 30% increase in cruise ship passengers,…
To aid in predicting landslide risk for the landslide warning system, Professor Josh Roering is installing several low-cost, low-power soil moisture sensors into the ground. Beginning in mid-June, he and others will be in Sitka on the Mount…
With the dismantling of the Mill Building, we have had to get a little creative about where the Gift Shop and Ludvig’s Chowder Cart were going to go. Both of these entities have been moved into the Sage building, and…
The 2019 Salmon Release Party was a huge success. On Thursday, May 16, we had a celebration for the last salmon release of the year. Participants got to release their own coho salmon smolt at the water’s edge. We had…
The second annual Field Science School is open for registration! If you are a high school aged student (or know one) and would like hands-on experience working as a field technician, be sure to sign-up! This free course runs every…
The Sitka Sound Science Center is seeking enthusiastic citizen scientists! We need volunteers, who have access to a car and don’t mind being awake 45 minutes after sunset, to conduct bat driving surveys from your car. These simple surveys provide…
We would like to welcome Dr. J. Andrés López to Sitka as our Scientist in Residency Fellow for April & May 2019. Dr. López is an ichthyologist at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) where he holds joint appointments as…
A special event Natural History Seminar will be held Tuesday, April 30th at 7:30 PM in UAS Room 229. Researchers working on a landslide warning system for Sitka will introduce themselves and their work during this seminar. Questions about future…
Join us for the 18th Annual Parade of the Species, just before Earth Day! Make sure to dress as your favorite species for the costume contest. The parade will end at Sitka Sound Science Center, where there will be an…
