An Aspiring Naturalist Learns His Place
Download Radio Show The 19 March show featured a conversation with Chirs Whitehead and Esther Kennedy of the Sitka Tribe of Alaska Environmental Research Lab. We talked about their work testing shelfish for toxins and the natural history of the plankton that produce the toxins that can result in sickness and death when concentrated in … Read more
Unable to look for the Virginia Rail after it was seen yesterday, I was prepared to dedicate some time to the effort today. Clear skies and cold temperatures prevailed – I think it’s now been a full week since the last high temperature above 30F, and I walked in full sunlight to the lake a … Read more
Overcast this morning soon gave way to clearing skies. Despite the overcast, there was little change from the cold temperatures that have prevailed for nearly a full week now. Although winds were light, what breeze there was felt very cold (and white caps out on the bay suggested it was not calm everywhere). I had … Read more
Despite overcast skies overnight, there was no real warming. As the morning progressed, the overcast thinned out from the north, and by later afternoon, mostly clear skies prevailed. I did not have much time for getting outside, but did make it out on a brief trip to Sandy Beach to look for some new observations. … Read more
Curious about the temperature, I briefly ventured out of bed around 6:30 this morning. The sky was light, but the sun not yet high enough to be shining directly on anything I could see, the thermometer I have here was reading 13.5 F. I am confident it hasn’t been that cold in at least two … Read more
Download Radio Show The March 5th show featured a conversation with Lauren Wild, PhD student at the College of Fisheries, University of Alaska Fairbanks, and part of the Southeast Alaska Sperm Whale Avoidance Project team for the past 8 years. We talked about sperm whales and some of the work she is doing to try … Read more