The theme for Summer Camp 2020 is “Scale”! Think big to little, little to big, microscopic to macroscopic, seed to sprout, dirt to mountain, high tech to low tech – all SSSC 2020 summer camps will explore the building blocks…
Our January Newsletter is available to view online. We kicked off 2020 with great education programs, researchers and conferences, and a complete re-fresh of our aquarium. Click here to read more.
Landslides are hard to predict. Better scientific information can improve predictions, but there will always be a tension between failed and false warnings. False warnings occur when a landslide is predicted but does not occur. Failed warnings happen when a…
Our 2019 Annual Newsletter is out. Read all about the amazing things the Science Center did last year by clicking here.
Donate today to Sitka Sound Science Center. This past year as been a banner year for science research and science education in Sitka. Your donation TODAY will mean a better understanding of the world around us. You are investing in…
Best Fishes for a Happy 2020 from the Staff and Board of the Sitka Sound Science Center. We hope your year is as filled with salmon love as ours is.
The next Natural History Seminar Series will be on October 30, at 7:30 pm, in room 229 at UAS. The topic is Alpine Cairns: What do they have to teach us? Dr. Tom Thornton presents the results of the oral…
Sitka Sound funnels wind and rain into Sitka by the aid of a natural phenomenon called atmospheric rivers (ARs). These “rivers” are narrow bands of saturated air that are steered by prevailing winds and can deliver days’ worth of rain…
Our September newsletter is out. Click here to read about the busy month we had.
In September, we launched a new program, Science with Math (SWiM), a New York Life Foundation, Aim High grant funded program that connects exciting science experiences with relevant math exercises to improve math understandings for middle school students. SSSC…
