Download Radio Show The September 21st show featured a conversation with Brie Drummond, biologist with the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge. Her responsibilities include overseeing monitoring work on St. Lazaria island. We talked about the overall scope of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, and more specifically the nesting seabirds of St. Lazaria. If you … Read more

Download Radio Show The September 7th show featured a conversation with Kitty LaBounty. Kitty shared about the soon-to-be released field guide Mushrooms of Alaska, which Kitty had received an advanced copy of. (Released in October 2025, it should be available through your favorite book seller). We talked about mushroom ecology, identification, and our personal experiences … Read more

Download Radio Show The August 24th show featured a conversation with Gavin McNichol, assistant professor at the University of Illinois Chicago. This conversation was originally aired October 2024 when Gavin was in town as a Scientist in Residency Fellow at the Sitka Sound Science Center. We discussed his work studying wetland soil biochemistry. He is currently … Read more

Download Radio Show The August 10th show featured a conversation with marine biologist Greg Jensen. This conversation was originally aired in May 2024 when he was in Sitka as part of the Scientists in the Schools program through the Sitka Sound Science Center. Among the activities he participated in, was sea week at the elementary school (which … Read more

Download Radio Show The July 27th show featured a conversation with Jason Briner. Jason has been working in Southeast Alaska for a decade, collaborating with many others to conduct field work to better understand the timing of glacial retreat and the post-glacial environment of the region. He has been part of an interdisciplinary team conducting … Read more

Download Radio Show The July 13th show featured a conversation with Elizabeth Thomas, a paleoclimatologist based out of the University at Buffalo. Elizabeth shared about the water cycle and how understanding it and its effects can give insight into past climates. She is part of a team working to reconstruct the timing of glacial retreat … Read more