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Fourth annual Yaaw Koo.éex’ slated for this weekend

Sitka's fourth annual Yaaw Koo.éex’, or Herring Ceremony, will be held this Saturday, April 15 at 1pm.

Science Center welcomes new Scientist in Residency Fellow this month

Scientist in Residency Fellow, Brian Ulaski, arriving the first week of April. Brian is a postdoctoral fellow with UAF studying seaweeds and mariculture.

Audio postcard: Cedar bark basketry class a lesson in art, and in life

Visiting artist Holly Churchill taught classes in cedar bark weaving at UAS Sitka in March. The daughter of famed Haida weaver Delores Churchill, Holly Churchill's lessons were as much about life, as about art.

‘Parenting in the Digital Age’: Dialog and education can help protect children from online abuse

Homer Police Lt. Ryan Browning will be in Sitka to give a presentation called "Parenting in the Digital Age," 6 p.m. Friday, April 7 at the Sheet'ka Kwaan Naa Kahidi. Browning developed his program in response to a couple of recent cases he investigated in Homer, involving adult predatory behavior on young girls, and attempted suicide. This presentation urges dialog with kids, rather than trying to monitor their behavior through apps or software.

650 tons of herring caught in first commercial opening on Tuesday

Seiners caught around 650 tons of fish in the first opening of the Sitka Sound Sac Roe herring fishery on Tuesday (5-28-23).

‘Herring Film Night’ and potluck set at UAS this Thursday

UAS Sitka's PIED program (Perspectives on Inclusion, Equity, and Diversity) invites everyone to the world premiere of "Sitka Herring: A Tale of Two Harvests," 5-7 p.m. Thursday, March 30, in Room 229 at UAS.

Communities can now request seafood donations through new online form

The Alaska Longline Fishermen’s Association (ALFA) and Alaska Sustainable Fisheries Trust (ASFT) are inviting community and tribal leaders, organizations, fishermen, and others to share via a new Seafood Donation Network Inquiry online form, whether they are struggling with access to local seafood or have seafood that they would be willing to contribute to families in need.

Commentary: HB 105 puts Alaska’s LGBTQ+ youth at risk. We must fight it at every step

Governor Dunleavy recently announced House Bill 105, which, on the surface, is intended to expand parental rights in education. But what it actually does is strip schools of their ability to educate, affirm, and protect trans and gender non-conforming youth who cannot safely share their identity with their families.

City budget on track to include rate increases for FY’24

The Sitka Assembly continued to chip away at the city’s budget for next fiscal year at a special meeting on Thursday (3-23-23). The assembly continued to discuss the city’s enterprise fund budgets, with a focus on the city’s capital projects planned for next year and beyond.

Food Web Cruise promises a morning of discovery, plus a reveal of the next Sitka WhaleFest theme

On Saturday, March 25, from 8:30-11:30 a.m. the Sitka Sound Science Center will host its annual Food Web Cruise. During this morning of learning and discovery, naturalists will share their knowledge of our rich and interconnected ecosystem while guests enjoy a light breakfast. Tiffany Pearson and Matt Goff joined KCAW's Erin Fulton to discuss the event: