REMAINING MOSTLY CLEAR THROUGH DAYBREAK. NORTH WIND 10 TO 20
MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN EXPOSED AREAS.
Staff at the Sitka Sound Science Center took this photo of a young elephant seal on a beach near Sitka on Tuesday afternoon. Elephant seals are not common in this part of Southeast Alaska. It was reported as a stranding, but it’s no longer on the beach, so chances are it probably was just hauled out to molt. If you see a stranded marine mammal, you can call NOAA’s hotline at 877-925-7773. (Photo: Sitka Sound Science Center)
In 1830, President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act into law. The measure allowed him to negotiate the movement of Native Americans from the southern states to west of the Mississippi River. And the policy laid the groundwork for the Trail of Tears. Last week in Sitka, the former president went on trial before a jury of eighth-graders. more
Sitka’s Community Food Survey has been extended until the end of the month, in the hope of attracting more participants. Organizers say over 400 Sitkans have taken the survey online, or on paper at the library, but they’d like to get to 600 or more. The goal is to understand how prepared Sitkans are to face rising food prices, or to ride out an emergency like last January’s earthquake and tsunami. more