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“High tunnels” sprout in Sitka, thanks to USDA program

When you think of food in Southeast Alaska you might think of king salmon or moose -- farming is not really our forte. But some Alaskans are trying to change that -- at least on a small scale. Here in Sitka, you can find two large, transparent plastic tunnels rising from a front yard on Peterson Street. These are "high tunnels," for growing produce. And they were funded by a USDA program that hopes to see similar stuctures sprout throughout the US.

KCAW intern sizes up Sitka, local bears

With a week of training under her belt, KCAW's graduate news intern Rachel Waldholz is air-ready. Waldholz (who, by the way, pronounces her last name with a "t" sound at the end, "Wald-holts") just completed her first year at UC Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism. Before J-school, Waldholz worked at the High Country News on the Western Slope of Colorado, and at the Tremont Tribune in the Bronx.

Like adventure? Siberian bike ride goes to FB vote

A former Alaskan is one of five finalists for the 2012 Outside Magazine Outdoor Adventure grant. Quinn Langbauer is a 2007 Sitka High graduate. If he wins, he and his brother and a friend from college will spend most of next...

Tue Jun 12, 2012

Assembly to consider raising limit on taxable sales, when it meets in regular session tonight. Michelle Putz submits letter of interest for assembly appointment, joins Jack Ozment and Bill Paden. 2007 Sitka High graduate's "Bicycling Across Siberia" a finalist in Outside Magazine Adventure contest. Angoon dancers close Celebration 2012.

Coast Guard prepares for switch to pellets

For years, the Coast Guard has used oil heat. They say the technology is tried and true, easy to deal with and relatively easy to obtain. So why would the Coast Guard switch to wood pellets? Simple answer, says one official: Money.

USDA-funded high tunnels extend Sitka’s growing season

Sitka gardener Judy Johnstone, and Local Foods Network president Kerry MacLane discuss the arrival of the first USDA-funded high tunnel in Sitka. The simple greenhouses are subsidized through a program of the Natural Resources Conservation Service.

Mon Jun 11, 2012

North Pacific Council votes to reduce halibut bycatch by 15-percent. Coast Guard Air Station Sitka begins installation of wood pellet heating system. Univ. of Pennsylvania moves DNA research effort to Juneau's Celebration 2012. Fishing industry group raises money to rebuild Japanese seafood market.

Yoga Union to hold open house at new SJ location

Corrie Bosman and Andrea Thomas discuss Yoga Union's relocation to the Kellog Building on the SJ Campus, and an open house planned for this Sunday (6-10-12).

Fri Jun 8, 2012

Skipper charged with reckless endangerment after grounding troller. KCAW interview: Gov. Parnell on oil tax reform, infrastructure repair. Fifteen troopers graduate from Academy after doing "more pushups than can be calculated." Gov. Parnell signs bill creating revolving loan fund for shellfish farms.

This life was made for me

On Thursday (6-7-12), the Sheet'ka Kwaán Naa Kahídi echoed with the footsteps of fifteen newly minted graduates of the Department of Public Safety's Training Academy, who marched in singing, "This life was made for me." Besides their certificates, Alaska's newest public safety officers received their badges.