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Little scientists examine ecosystems in bioblitz

by Brielle Schaeffer, KCAW | Apr 29, 2016 | Local News, Syndicated

How many things live in our backyard, and how are they connected? That’s what little scientists were trying to discover during a Junior BioBlitz on Wednesday. The kids tromped in muskeg and listened to birds during the daylong survey of ecosystems. Read More

Junior scientists prep for Bioblitz

by KCAW News | Apr 25, 2016 | The Morning Interview

Bioblitz is a 24-hour survey to document every species of flora and fauna in a community. Kitty LaBounty of University of Alaska southeast, Jessica Gill of Sitka Tribe of Alaska's Resource Protection Department and Aaron Prussian of the U.S. Forest Service are taking fourth graders from Keet Goshi Heen elementary School to Starrigavan for a Junior BioBlitz on April 27. Downloadable audio.Read More

Bioblitz to bring 100 students on species scavenger hunt

by KCAW News | May 14, 2015 | The Morning Interview

Rebecca Himschoot, the Science Specialist at Keet Goshi Heen Elementary School, and Ashley Bolwerk of the Sitka Sound Science Center, are hosting Sitka's first Junior Bioblitz, a fast action sweep of an area to identify as many species of living organisms as possible. The bioblitz will be Wednesday, May 20 in the Starrigavan area. Downloadable audio. Read More