Sitka Nature Show #167 – Sam David

Download Radio Show The September 16th show featured a conversation with Sam David, a mycologist in town to give a talk on mycotoxins as part of the natural history seminar series. If you have questions or observations you want to share, please feel free to leave a comment here or on the page I’ve set … Read more

Historic Merrill Photo Retake

Click and drag the vertical bar to see each image. Earlier this year I noticed a Merrill Print hanging in the Pioneer Home, and snapped a photo of it with my cellphone through the glass with the idea that I might be able to get a matching photo. I recognized the peaks, and knew roughly … Read more

Rainy Interlude

This morning it was raining for the first time all week. Temperatures were still warm, and by early afternoon the clouds had broken up a bit, with some sun peaking through. I spent time during the latter half of the morning looking around for a Gray Catbird that was photographed by Karen J. along Lake … Read more

Sitka Nature Show #166 – Ron Hamill

Download Radio Show The September 2nd show featured a conversation with Ron Hamill, a mycologist based in Oregon who has been spending time visiting and working around Southeast Alaska in recent years in an effort to better document the diversity of fungi in the region. He was in town to give a talk as part … Read more