SSSC Update

The SJ Hatchery and Ahlgren aquarium are alive and well - they are being operated by the Sitka Sound Science Center, which is dedicated to increasing understanding and awareness of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems of the Gulf of Alaska through education and research.

Some of our upcoming events this week are:

* Monday-Friday 10-12 AM and 2-4 PM: Aquarium and hatchery tours
* Tuesday, September 21 - 7:00 - 8:30 PM: free science seminar at the Sage building, by Cara Stepp, PhD, UW. Every Child is a Scientist: Engaging children in scientific thinking and reasoning through robotics and computer science.
* Thursday, September 23 - 7:00 - 9:00 PM at the Sage building: Synthetic Sea, Synthetic Me: Plastics in the Marine Environment. By our guest speaker, Anna Cummins of the 5 Gyres Project.
* Saturday, September 25, 8 AM: Allen Marine tour and beach cleanup, starting at Crescent Harbor (tickets for sale at the dock)
* Saturday, September 25, 1-2 PM: Activities and cleanup at Sitka National Historical Park.
* Sunday, September 26 - time and location TBA: Dockside cleanup.

All those who are interested in subscribing to the e-mail and / or snail mail versions of our newsletter, or in volunteering at the SSSC, can sign up by sending an e-mail to pnorwood@sitkasoundsciencecenter.org, or by simply coming to see us in the Sage building.