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Sitka Nature Show #272 – Britta Jensen

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Download Radio Show The September 25th show featured a conversation with Britta Jensen, geologist at the University of Alberta, Canada. Britta visited Sitka this past summer with a team of geologists to collect samples of volcanic ash. We spoke about these samples will be studied with the hope of better understanding the eruptive history of … Read more

Sitka Nature Show #271 – Matt Muir (encore)

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Download Radio Show The September 11th show featured a conversation with Matt Muir. Originally recorded and aired in summer 2021, we spoke about Matt’s travels and interest in natural history, and our enthusiasm for iNaturalist. If you have questions or observations you want to share, please feel free to leave a comment here or on … Read more

Sitka Nature Show #270 – Librarians of the Library Show

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Download Radio Show The August 28th show featured a conversation with Brooke Schafer and Kari Sagel. This was our (mostly) annual Library/Sitka Nature Show crossover. Among other things we spoke about Brooke’s adventures in southern Southeast Alaska and how our perspectives of places differs based on what is familiar to us. If you have questions … Read more

Sitka Nature Show #269 – Mary Goddard

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Download Radio Show The August 14th show featured a conversation with Mary Goddard. Among other things, Mary is an artist and wild food enthusiast who grew up in Yakutat and lives in Sitka with her family. We spoke about growing up in Southeast Alaska, experimenting with wild foods, and getting to know the natural world … Read more

Sitka Nature Show #268 – Elizabeth Graham (encore)

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Download Radio Show The July 31st show featured a conversation with Elizabeth Graham, entomologist with the Forest Service working out of the Southeast Field Office in Juneau. Originally recorded and aired in August 2021, We spoke about the current western black-headed budworm defoliator outbreak affecting many places in Southeast Alaska, and how it fits into … Read more