New app warns Sitkans of landslide risk
Seven years (to the day) after a swarm of landslides struck Sitka -- one of which was fatal -- an interdisciplinary team has developed a web-based tool to alert residents to landslide danger.
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Science Center to open cabinet of botanical curiosities to public
Science Center Education Director Janet Clark and Executive Director Lisa Busch joined KCAW's Erin Fulton to discuss upcoming programs at the center. Listen here:
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Could Sitka’s ‘Cruise Boom’ be a bust? A new documentary explores the impact of rapid growth in cruise tourism
A pair of documentary filmmakers is hard at work examining the implications of the rapid growth in cruise tourism projected for Sitka.
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Cleanup, containment underway at Sitka Sound Science Center oil spill
The source and volume of the spill is currently unknown, but there’s speculation from both the Coast Guard and the state Department of Environmental Conservation that it might originate somewhere uphill, on the former campus of Sheldon Jackson College, which is now owned by the Sitka Fine Arts Camp.
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Sitka Sound Science Center ‘scientist-in-residence’ conducts landslide research
The Scientist in Residency Fellowship brings scientists to Sitka to engage with the local community. Current scientist-in-residence and social scientist Max Izenberg is focusing on the landslide warning system and dashboard and connecting with residents about landslide insurance.
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