Stewardship in Action: Involving local students in restoration monitoring studies

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Stewardship in Action: Involving local students in restoration monitoring studies

At SCS, we know that getting people outside and participating in the stewardship of our environment is the single best way to realize our vision of a sustainable community living within the Tongass National Forest. Last summer, SCS, the Sitka Ranger District, and Sitka High School established a long-term monitoring study that will evaluate the efforts made to restore deer habitat in young growth forests in Peril Strait. Students built four "deer exclosures" to support this study. The exclosures will allow us to study the plant growth that occurs without being browsed upon by deer. Students will revisit these study sites each year. Through this project, students are being active participants in ecological restoration and gaining valuable insight in what it takes to be good stewards of our backyard!

Reflections from the Tongass - Sitka Conservation Society

Photo by Molly LeeBove. Written by Stephanie Hewett Last summer, SCS hosted artists at the Phonograph Creek property left to us by Eric and Pam Bealer. The intention of this project was to connect artists to the Tongass who hadn’t experienced it before, as well as inspire them to create...

Experiencing the West Chichagof Wilderness at SCS’s Phonograph Creek Property - Sitka Conservation Society

Photo by Andrew Thoms. Written by Heather Bauscher Last summer we were fortunate to host some very special guests at the Phonograph Creek property bequeathed to us by Eric and Pam Bealer two years ago. The homestead at Phonograph Creek is located 3.5 miles outside of Pelican, Alaska and is...

SCCC Expands Goddard Hot Springs Cold Water Storage - Sitka Conservation Society

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Alaska Youth emphasize importance of citizen and community action for a healthy future - Sitka Conservation Society

Sitka’s youth are stepping up and speaking out for a healthy planet and a healthy future. During an assembly meeting in February, members of Youth for Sustainable Futures gave public testimony urging the Sitka assembly to pass a resolution declaring a climate change emergency. Though it did not pass, it...

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