Forest Service kicks off Starrigavan watershed restoration
The Forest Service is kicking off a project to restore and enhance the Starrigavan Watershed from damage sustained during the 2014 landslide.
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Improbable archaeology: Stone tool found in Sitka landslide
A devastating landslide near Sitka last year has produced an improbable discovery: evidence of early human occupation.
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Sitka’s 2014: Buckets o’ fun!
2014 in Sitka will be remembered for water: Water piling up behind a brand new dam, and water falling from the sky that brought down a mountain and made a major highway construction project nearly impassable. And if that wasn’t enough, there was something about ice buckets.
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Landslide destroys Starrigavan restoration projects
High rainfall this month is being blamed for a major landslide near Sitka. The US Forest Service reports that a 100-acre slide came down in the Starrigavan Valley, about ten miles from town. The slide, and water damage to an ATV trail in the valley and other hiking trails elsewhere in Sitka -- all add up to a tough month for the agency.
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