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Students plan community iftar to ‘Break the Fast’ during Ramadan

International exchange students Shanzila Ahmed and Omar Ali joined us in the studio with Kit Allgood-Mellema to discuss the Iftar "Break the Fast" community potluck.

Some of Sitka’s municipal landscape to get a more natural look

Joe D'Arienzo is a long-time member of Sitka's Tree & Landscape Committee. Michael Colliver is the city's Buildings, Parks, and Grounds supervisor. The pair discuss some policy changes toward Sitka's municipal landscape that will be visible to residents: Namely, allowing Pioneer Park and Whale Park to return to more natural vegetation.

Researchers return to Sitka to investigate invasive organism, D-Vex

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game's Invasive Species Program is back in Sitka this spring, with a new round of research on the best way to kill off an organism called d-Vex.

City officials ask public to help keep Blue Lake pristine

The Blue Lake Road reopened last week, but for the City of Sitka, increasing public access comes with a price. Maegan Bosak and Shilo Williams joined us to talk about how citizens can protect the Blue Lake Watershed.

Watch: Chinook Salmon Symposium

Watch the video stream of the Chinook Salmon Symposium, held Monday evening, May 21, 2018, at Harrigan Centennial Hall in Sitka.

SFAC kicks off summer season with outdoor music festival, art show

Sitka Fine Arts Camp is beginning the summer in style, with two fundraisers this weekend. All proceeds support scholarships for students at the summer camp.

Bird biologist follows Hermit thrushes to Southeast

Allison Nelson is the the current Scientist in Residence Fellow (SIRF) at the Sitka Sound Science Center. She came to Sitka to further her research on the migratory patterns of the Hermit Thrush. Nelson is the founder and director of Gold Country Avian Studies, based in the foothills of California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains.

#DearFutureMe: a campaign to prevent adolescent drug-use

This week is National Prevention Week (May 13th to May 19th), dedicated to increasing action and awareness around substance abuse and behavioral health issues.

Sitkans celebrate National Bike Month with full calendar of events

Jessica Pyatt is the National Bike Month "spokesperson" for the Sitka Bicycle Friendly Community Coalition. She joins coalition member Bill Foster to talk about "Bike to Work Week" and the "Ride of Silence" (6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 16, beginning at Crescent Harbor shelter) to honor those who have died cycling, and the "Sitka Community Bike Ride" (10:30 a.m. May 26, Totem Square, ride begins at 11).

Got a complaint? State ombudsman holds office hours in Sitka

Alaska State Ombudsman Kate Burkhart will hold office hours in Sitka on Friday, May 11 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Legislative Information Office at Totem Square. Walk-ins are welcome.