Kruzof Island Trip

The Sheldon Jackson College Environmental Science program organized a trip to Point Brown on Kruzof Island as a chance to have a fun outing at the end of the year. The trip was planned to take advantage of a very low tide. While most folks headed south from our drop off point to explore the … Read more

Daily Observations

It was a busy day, so I’ll just leave it at brief notes. Weather: partly cloudy in the morning, clouds held off until around noon. Rain showers moving through, windy out of the southeast. Thunderstorm, lightning flash a little after 10pm. Birds: yellowlegs (along river), Green-winged Teal (just a few), scattered sandpipers, gulls, cormorants, pair … Read more

Daily Observations

It was a very busy day today. I took time between meeting with a student and my one class today to get out on a quick walk through the park. The rest of the day was spent in class or meeting with students. While out I was only able to take a couple of pictures … Read more

Daily Observations

Weather: I headed down to class under overcast skies and noticed that it was one of those days where Mt. Edgecumbe seems to glow against the dark gray backdrop of clouds. It did not look like the sun was shining on Mt. Edgecumbe, but it is possible the overcast was thin enough to let a … Read more

Daily Observations

Weather: When I got up this morning, it was partly cloudy, with clear skies overhead and thick dark gray clouds off shore. There was little breeze and it looked like the snow level had dropped to about 1800 feet overnight. Birds: I made it for a walk to the park in the morning and again … Read more