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Federal government shuts down on final day of Sitka’s cruise season

by Katherine Rose | Oct 2, 2025 | Local News, Syndicated

Sitka’s last big cruise ship day of the season was Wednesday, October 1. But as the last wave of tourists visited the Sitka National Historical Park, some were surprised to find they couldn’t access the park’s visitor center. It was closed due to the government shutdown. Read More

Fortress bears help make the argument for better trash cans in Sitka

by Jeb Sharp | Jun 21, 2024 | Local News, Syndicated

"We’d love to see, even if we were not to try and replace all 3000 cans in town immediately, maybe we just buy a few and we test out in those areas that get higher bear traffic and see what kind of difference it makes." Read More

Southeast streams play important role in carbon cycle, researchers find

by Erin McKinstry, KCAW | Mar 3, 2021 | Local News, Syndicated

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. Read More

Forest service talks trails

by KCAW News | Oct 22, 2015 | The Morning Interview

The U.S. Forest Service is trying to learn more about the users of trails and recreation sites in the Tongass National Forest. Mike Mullin, natural resource specialist with the Sitka Ranger District, discussed the National Visitor Use Monitoring Program that every federal forest employs. Downloadable audio. Read More

Nine days in, landslide response starts to scale back

by Rachel Waldholz, KCAW | Aug 27, 2015 | Local News, Syndicated

City crews continued to focus Thursday on removing debris from the Kramer Avenue landslide site, working on a cleanup that officials estimate could take a month or more. Read More