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…
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…
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.
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,…
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…
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…
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…
The Sitka Sound Science Center welcomes Deanna Nash as this month’s Scientist in Residency Fellow (SIRF). Dr. Nash’s research focuses on improving our grasp of meteorological conditions during extreme precipitation events throughout the world. Her fellowship is funded by the…
We are so excited to be cohosting with Ocean Conservancy for the kick start of their 38th annual International Coastal Cleanup! We traveled with a large group of volunteers and likeminded individuals to Fred’s Creek on Kruzof Island. Everyone spread…
Bumble bees are buzzing through the Sitka Sound Science Center! Come in and learn more about them and the people who care this Wednesday August 30th, 5:30 to 7pm. Then join us on a Bumble bee quest Saturday September 2nd…
