Month: June 2010

Watershed policy to end "killing fields" on the Sitkoh

Pt. 1 of 2. A river near Sitka is scheduled for restoration work next year. The Sitkoh River valley was logged in the 1970s, when harvesters clear-cut trees right up to river banks, and sometimes used stream beds as roads. The Sitkoh has retained a limited fish run while the valley has regrown, but the salmon are now in danger: Recently, the river meandered onto an adjacent logging road, leaving many fish stranded when water levels drop. Restoration is an old practice on the Tongass that has a new priority in the Obama administration’s Dept. of Agriculture. In the first of a two-part series, KCAW’s Robert Woolsey looks at how work on the Sitkoh River may signal an important and growing role for watershed restoration in forest policy.

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Sitka home to 3 of state's 10 most endangered historic places

Three Sitka locations have made the list of Alaska’s 10 most endangered historic properties. The Alaska Native Brotherhood Hall is number two on the list. The Sage building, which houses the Sitka Sound Science Center, is number four. And Totem Square, in front of the Pioneers Home, is ranked at number nine.

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Governor solicits ideas for Sheldon Jackson campus

Gov. Sean Parnell has posted a message to his Facebook page asking for ideas on what to do with Sheldon Jackson College. Parnell’s message was posted Wednesday morning. It comes just two days after the University of Dubuque announced it was abandoning talks to run a program at Sheldon Jackson.

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City's $24.2M budget finalized

The City and Borough of Sitka’s 2011 budget is final. It’s about $1.4 million less than this year’s budget. The Assembly finalized the $24.2 million spending plan at its regular meeting on Tuesday (6-8-10) making cuts across city departments in order to compensate for a decrease in money from sales taxes.

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Assembly approves land sale to veterinarians

The Assembly approved the sale of land along Halibut Point Road to veterinarians Burgess Bauder and Victoria Vosburg. Bauder currently operates a small clinic at one end of the property and is building an animal hospital at the other end of the property.

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Scientist focus on Sitka for BioBlitz

This weekend marks one of the lowest tides of the season…and biologists are taking note. They’ll be gathering in Sitka this weekend to survey invasive species off the coast, and they’re calling it the BioBlitz.

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Fifty-pounder wins 55th Sitka Salmon Derby

Michael Smith’s 50-point-6 pound king remained at the top of the leader board through a second weekend of fishing, and has won the 55th annual Sitka Salmon Derby. Smith will take home $5-thousand dollars donated by the Sitka Sportsman’s Association, plus two round-trip tickets to Seattle donated by Alaska Airlines.

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