Sitka Nature Show #307 – Matt Wilson

Download Radio Show The January 28th show featured a conversation with Matt Wilson, aquarist at the Sitka Sound Science Center. We spoke about the life cycles and jellyfish and challenges with keeping and rearing them, as well as more generally about the art and science of encouraging and maintaining healthy diversity within an aquarium setting. … Read more

Sitka Nature Show #306 – Joanna Young (encore)

Download Radio Show The January 14th show featured a conversation with glaciologist Joanna Young, who studies the effects of retreating glaciers on watersheds downstream. Originally recorded and aired in October 2022, we spoke about glaciers, and her work with Girls on Ice Alaska. If you have questions or observations you want to share, please feel … Read more

Verstovia Trail Observations

Sunlight on Mt. Edgecumbe

Overcast, calm and chilly. For the second day in a row, the mostly sunny skies in the forecast ended up being mostly cloudy. Official temperatures overnight around freezing or a little below. It was in the 20s at my house. I wondered if there might be nice sunrises the past couple of days, but I … Read more