An important part of tackling climate change is understanding how carbon moves through different ecosystems. A recent study examined how the carbon-rich waterways of the Tongass fit into the global carbon cycle.
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Sitka Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Rachel Roy joined KCAW's Erin McKinstry to discuss its first ever restaurant week, meant to encourage Sitkans to shop local and boost the restaurant industry.
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After receiving a report on Friday that there was a sheen on the water between Cobb Island and Silver Point, a Coast Guard crew found the fishing vessel Haida Lady submerged surrounded by a large sheen of diesel. They hired Hanson Maritime to help with clean-up efforts.
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To help support the organization's continued work addressing domestic violence in the community, SAFV is hosting an online dessert auction in lieu of their annual Family Fiesta Fundraiser.
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The application deadline is soon approaching for a federally funded coronavirus rent relief program.
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For more than two decades, companies have hoped to export Sitka’s water and market it globally. But so far, none of those efforts have come to fruition. That’s part of the reason a new contract for exporting bulk raw water elicited strong skepticism from assembly members at Tuesday’s meeting.
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Mt. Edgecumbe High School celebrated Gil Truitt Day on Tuesday and honored the Tlingit elder and local historian with a plaque dedication and tribute. The holiday has been part of the school’s Founders Week celebrations for two years, but it’s particularly poignant this year, the first since the death of the former teacher and administrator last July.
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Keet Kids Run is a free virtual afterschool program rooted in Southeast Alaskan traditional Tribal values. Kids play games and learn a different value during a weekly Zoom call.
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The Southeast Alaska nonprofit Spruce Root has announced the winners of its annual business development competition. The start-up Coastal Heating and Repair out of Yakutat was one of two businesses chosen for the Path to Prosperity competition’s $25,000 award.
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A Sitka man who was allegedly attacked by his son on Valentine’s Day has died. The Sitka Police Department received notice on Sunday that 63-year-old James O’Brien Jr. died at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, a week after sustaining head and facial fractures.
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