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Dr. Heather Ward is the Scientist in Residence Fellow at the Sitka Sound Science Center, here through November. She is a Geospatial planner for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, with top-security level clearance from the CIA.

Her current research interests involve formulating arctic and subarctic social-ecological schemas, outlining unique vulnerabilities and resiliencies of coastal megacities, and exploring ‘senses of place.’

Along with taking part in Whale Fest, Dr. Ward will give a natural history seminar talk at UAS room 229, Thursday Oct. 27 at 7:30 pm. The title of the talk is “Magic and Models: Sense of place and the speed of need.” She will also visit Sitka High’s AP Human Geography class.

She welcomes anyone to contact her through email, heatherward63@gmail.com.