July 27, 2021, by admin

Join the Sitka Sound Science Center Staff and Board in welcoming Dr. Brian Buma to Sitka as our Scientist in Residency Fellow (SIRF). Dr. Buma is an associate professor in the Department of Integrative Biology at University of Colorado, Denver, Affiliate Professor with the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and also serves as a senior scientist at the Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center. He is also a National Geographic Explorer and Explorer’s Club Fellow. Buma was faculty at the University of Alaska Southeast from 2013 to 2018, and still conducts the majority of his work in southeast Alaska, including coordinating the longest running ecosystem development study in the world in Glacier Bay, Alaska.

While in Sitka, Brian is interested in talking to community members about his work relevant to Sitka. He will meet with community members at large, special interest groups, and will work with students in the field. 

Check out Brian’s recent interview on Raven Radio-KCAW 104.7 FM https://www.kcaw.org/2021/07/29/sitka-sound-science-center-welcomes-new-scientist-in-residence-fellow-brian-buma/

Brian was also interviewed on KIFW 103 FM’s Morning Show and you can listen here
https://www.sitkaradio.com/podcasts/sitka-interviews/episode/dr-brian-buma-joins-the-kifw-morning-show/?autoplay=1

Update on Events

Unfortunately, the Sitka Trail Works Thimbleberry Hike scheduled for Saturday and Sitka Conservation Society Chichagof Marine Tour scheduled for Sunday have both been cancelled due to COVID precautions. If you had tickets to the Chichagof Marine Tour, you can be reimbursed for them at Old Harbor Books.

Brian will be in Sitka until August 16th and hopes to engage with the community in meaningful and COVID-safe ways. He is especially interested in discussing Yellow-Cedar observations, an upcoming carbon sequestration project, and landslide disturbance ecology.

If you would like to arrange to chat or meet with him,
please email <JSCHMIDT@SITKASCIENCE.ORG>,
or contact him directly at <BRIAN.BUMA@UCDENVER.EDU>. 

Brian will be in Sitka until August 16th and hopes to engage with the community in meaningful and COVID-safe ways. Brian is especially interested in discussing Yellow-Cedar observations, an upcoming carbon sequestration project, and landslide disturbance ecology.
If you would like to arrange to chat or meet with him, please email <JSCHMIDT@SITKASCIENCE.ORG>, or contact him directly at <BRIAN.BUMA@UCDENVER.EDU>. 

Mark your Calendars

The Morning Interview – Tune in to KCAW 104.7 FM at 8:15 AM Thursday July 29th

Brews with Buma Harbor Mountain Brewery at 5:30 PM Thursday July 29th

Tune into KIWF 1230 AM at 8:30 AM Friday July 30th
Behind the Scenes Beach Bonfire Q&A on Yellow-Cedar at 5:30 PM August 5th (Register at sitkascience.org)

CANCELED- Thimbleberry and Heart Lake Hike at 9 AM August 7 with Sitka Trail Works (sitkatrailworks.org/weekend-hikes)

Email Jacyn (jschmidt@sitkascience.org) with questions.