On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
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
Download Radio Show The June 29th show featured a conversation with Ron Heintz. We spoke about some of the work on herring and salmon Ron was involved in over many years as a fisheries biologist, and more recently landslide risks as part of the Sitka Sound Science center helping to coordinate research. If you have … Read more
Mostly cloudy with some sunshine, especially later in the day. A band of rain with thunder moved through around midday. Temperatures to 60F, but cooler after the rain came through. I worked on collections this morning. One of the ones from my trip up Herring Cove seems to be Jungermannia schusteriana. This is a species … Read more
Sunny early, then cloudy with a little rain through midday, with clouds breaking up in the afternoon. Temperatures into the 60s. Moderate sea breeze. Yesterday’s high of 65F was the first day this year that was over 60F. It’s the fourth latest date for a temperature over 60F (at the airport, with records going back … Read more
Download Radio Show The June 15th show featured a conversation with Rick Taylor. Rick is an avid birder and geocacher, as well as a retired meteorologist with the US Air Force. We talked about the history of geocaching, and Rick shared experiences of birding and geocaching around North America, as well as from his time … Read more