https://www.kcaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/news_121911.mp3 ADF&G cites aging error for past underestimates of herring population. Sitka Community Development Association on new tack for affordability, sustainability....
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Mass wasting is not unusual in the Tongass – every so often large swaths of relatively young and exposed forest are toppled by high winds and slides. But the mass wasting that destroyed the Beaver Lake Trail on November 12 (along with causing heavy damage in Sitka's harbors) occurred in old growth, and two hikers were there to see it go.
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Utility Director Christopher Brewton says they’re trying to spread out the diesel usage, rather than draining the lakes and needing to use even more diesel power later. That strategy, plus recent rainfall and snow melt, appears to be helping.
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The Nathan E. Stewart is a commercial tug towing a 287-foot barge, carrying more than 2.5 million gallons of fuel. It lost power to its starboard engine and began drifting northwest and 2 mph on Sunday.
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Around 150 crazed Sitkans and "about ten dogs" (according to Rob Parsons, Sitka High's National Honor Society adviser) take the plunge on Saturday (12-17-11). Air temperatures were in the upper 30s. The water, a little warmer!
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The Sitka Community Development Corporation is trying to rebuild momentum for affordable housing in town. Board chair Greg Reynolds says the SCDC has been surviving off of its savings lately, and has been exploring ways to generate some revenue. He asked the Sawmill Cove board of directors recently if there was land available at the park for a “materials reuse center” – sort of a White E for builders.
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Last year’s GHL was around 19,400 tons. This year, the forecast amount is about 29,000 tons. The 10,000-ton increase is partly due to Fish & Game correcting an error in the way it was determining the age of the herring.
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https://www.kcaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/news_121611.mp3 ADF&G sets next year’s herring harvest at 29,008 tons — nearly 10K tons more than last season. Harbors, state museum, new ferry identified for...
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Dermacentor andersoni is not commonly found here but was collected this week from a dog in Sitka. The tick was not attached to the dog and the dog had not been out of the Sitka area, so the origin of this tick is unknown.
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