Author: Erik Neumann, KCAW

Sitka Cross Trail Marathon Classic route

This Saturday, August 3rd marks the inaugural Sitka Cross Trail Marathon. The race starts at 7:00 am and goes until 1:00 pm. Race organizers remind drivers to watch out for runners along the bridge, on Lincoln Street and on Halibut Point Road during the race.

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How coastal Alaskans solve resource problems

Karen_HebertA team of researchers is working on a multi-year study in coastal communities from Bristol Bay to Sitka. But unlike their counterparts in the biological sciences, this university team is not studying fish, or marine mammals, or forest ecosystems. They’re studying us. Karen Hebert (pronounced “eh-BEAR”) is an anthropologist at Yale University. She’s examining the parallels between Bristol Bay and Southeast as they confront mining, fisheries, and timber issues.

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Tue Jul 30, 2013

Sitka Little League All-Stars lose state championship series 3-1 to Anchorage. NOAA extends comment period for halibut catch sharing plan for two weeks. In REBOUND program, girls learn to navigate social pressures -- in kayaks. Coastal Footprint spends time on Sitka beach cleanup.

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REBOUND helps girls navigate social pressure — in kayaks

A new short film from Sitka’s domestic violence shelter explores prevention from an unexpected angle: camping and kayaking. REBOUND is the name of the film and the program, which completed its third season early this summer. Although it has included boys in the past, REBOUND this year brought together nine high-school age girls for an extended kayaking trip in Southeast Alaska.

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Mon Jul 29, 2013

Kake's culture camp focuses on suicide prevention. Largest marine reptile found in Gravina fossil bed. Glacier Bay Lodge concession may get two-year contract extension.

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Davidson leaves ‘full-court press’ at ADF&G

One of the top Fish & Game officials in Southeast is stepping down, after 23 years helping manage the area’s commercial fisheries. Bill Davidson is the regional management coordinator based in Sitka. His last day on the job is July 31. Davidson stopped by the studios of KCAW to talk about his life and times in the commercial fisheries division.

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Where pianos grow

Pianist Natasha Paremski connects her principal instrument -- the Steinway piano -- with the source of its principal material, Sitka spruce trees. A short film by Sitka Conservation Society media intern Gleb Mikhalev.

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