http://www.sitkanature.org/wordpress/2006/04/29/kruzof-island-trip/ An Aspiring Naturalist Learns His Place Tue, 07 Oct 2008 04:54:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://www.sitkanature.org/wordpress/2006/04/29/kruzof-island-trip/#comment-11995 SitkaNature » Daily Observations Sun, 22 Apr 2007 21:46:51 +0000 http://www.sitkanature.org/wordpress/2006/04/30/kruzof-island-trip/#comment-11995 [...] Today was the second annual Sheldon Jackson College Environmental Science Program trip to Point Brown. Last year, we went on 29 April and had weather that was a little cool and blustery. This year’s weather could hardly have been more different, with clear skies, warm temperatures, and only a light breeze. Once again, only a couple of us headed in the opposite direction from the bulk of the visitors, and made our way over to Port Krestof (in my case to look for birds). We walked around Port Krestof and then headed inland (the rising tide made prospects for passage along the beach damp, at best) up to a muskeg to look around for a bit before heading back to the Point Brown beach where the Allen Marine boat would be picking us up. [...] [...] Today was the second annual Sheldon Jackson College Environmental Science Program trip to Point Brown. Last year, we went on 29 April and had weather that was a little cool and blustery. This year’s weather could hardly have been more different, with clear skies, warm temperatures, and only a light breeze. Once again, only a couple of us headed in the opposite direction from the bulk of the visitors, and made our way over to Port Krestof (in my case to look for birds). We walked around Port Krestof and then headed inland (the rising tide made prospects for passage along the beach damp, at best) up to a muskeg to look around for a bit before heading back to the Point Brown beach where the Allen Marine boat would be picking us up. [...]

]]> http://www.sitkanature.org/wordpress/2006/04/29/kruzof-island-trip/#comment-22 SitkaNature » Daily Observations Tue, 02 May 2006 06:56:32 +0000 http://www.sitkanature.org/wordpress/2006/04/30/kruzof-island-trip/#comment-22 [...] It was a good trip to Kruzof, while most of the group went south from our drop off point to check out the caves and intertidal organisms that are less common on the more protect shores along the Sitka road system, I headed north to see what I could find on the expansive intertidal mud flats of Port Krestof. I was hoping to see a few birds and was not disappointed. In addition to the birds, there was a sea otter hanging around not too far off shore. One of the other folks had a mink come up close to check him out. [...] [...] It was a good trip to Kruzof, while most of the group went south from our drop off point to check out the caves and intertidal organisms that are less common on the more protect shores along the Sitka road system, I headed north to see what I could find on the expansive intertidal mud flats of Port Krestof. I was hoping to see a few birds and was not disappointed. In addition to the birds, there was a sea otter hanging around not too far off shore. One of the other folks had a mink come up close to check him out. [...]

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