- SSSC Summer CAMPS: Registration for Summer Camps begins next week. SSSC will be holding camps for students entering grades K-8 throughout the s...
- SNEP Kids Highlight of Earth Day celebration: The preschool and kindergarten children of the Sitka Native Education Program performed a killer whale dance and so...
- Sneak Peek Whale of a Time: The Sneak Peek Event to get a first look at the rearticulated killer whale was a fun filled evening of food, wine and whale t...
- Otter Natural History Seminar at UAS: April is a big month for the Natural History Seminar, two public talks in two weeks! Join speaker, Jim Bodkin, as he shares ...
- UAS Hosts Spring Workshop:Monitoring Harmful Algal Blooms April 25-26: ...
Hot SSSC News
Bears, Birds and Barnacles
May 17, 2012Sitka Sound Science Center is pleased to have a partnership with Sitka Tours which brings visitors off of Holland America cruise ships to our facility. The tour, called Bears, Birds and Barnacles, stops here at the Science Center, the Alaska Raptor Center and the Fortress of the Bear. When vi...
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So Long and Good luck
May 17, 2012The chinook salmon that were collected as eggs in August of 2010 are being released this week. Aquaculture Director Lon Garrison and Hatchery Maintenance Grant Miller are pictured below taking king salmon smolt from the round pounds to the scale. King salmon spend about five years out in the oc...
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Quilt Raffle Winner and Celebration
May 17, 2012On Monday, we celebrated Ed Ricketts' birthday with our "Sitka by the Sea" quilt raffle drawing and some birthday cake. The winner of our quilt raffle fundraiser was Donna Steele of Coral Springs, FL! She and her husband had been visiting Sitka on for their 25th wedding anniversary when she p...
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Cool(and Cold) Teachers lead Taking AME
May 8, 2012Marilyn Guhl and Karen Jones are the education coordinators for the Taking AME (Aquaculture and Marine Education) program. These retired elementary teachers coordinate visiting marine scientists and conduct pre lessons in the K-5 schools in Sitka. The idea of taking AME is to expose Sitka student...
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May 9 deadline to Apply for Mentor Program
May 7, 2012The Science Mentor Program is looking for some new Sitka High School recruits to participate in the Science Mentor Program. The independent, dual credit program helps students gain familiarity with scientific research by pairing them up with working local scientists. The students help w...
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Science Mentor Programs Presents to Crowd
May 7, 2012It was standing room only at the recent Science Mentor Program evening when Sitka High School and Mt. Edgecumbe High School students presented their scientific research work. The students of Mt. Edgecumbe High School conducted molecular genetics research with UAS instructor Kitty LaBounty and Mt....
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SSSC will have 6 Summer Camps!!
May 7, 2012Whether your kids are interested in water, land, or sky, entering 1st grade or 8th grade, we have the camp for them. We are branching out this year to include camps with many different topics. We will be pairing with many scientists and specialists within Sitka and afar. For more information ...
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Ricketts/Calvin/Ahlgren Project contines: May Survey on Ahglren Study Site
May 5, 2012Dr Pete Raimondi and Dr. Melissa Miner, University of California Santa Cruz conduct a MARINe protocol invertebrate survey at dawn this morning on a site previously surveyed by the late Dr. Molly Ahlgren in the 1990s. This new data will be compared to Dr. Ahlgren's data to examine changes...
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Fish Cultivist Opening
May 1, 2012The Hatchery is looking to hire a Fish Cultivist. For more information check out this position description. The position will be open until filled.
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SSSC Summer CAMPS
April 25, 2012Registration for Summer Camps begins next week. SSSC will be holding camps for students entering grades K-8 throughout the summer. Check back for more information shortly.
Read moreAbout the Sitka Sound Science Center
The Sitka Sound Science Center, a 501c3 nonprofit corporation, is based in Sitka, Alaska – the only full-service community on the outer coast of Southeast Alaska. The SSSC is uniquely qualified to provide unparalleled access for research and education programs in the Gulf of Alaska, Eastern Pacific Ocean, 
and North American Coastal Temperate Rainforests.
The SSSC builds upon Sitka’s legacy as a research and educational community. Sitka has a maritime tradition and commercial, charter, sport, and subsistence fishing all still play vital roles in the economy and culture of our community. Sitka also has ample opportunities for outreach and education. For example, in addition to local K-12 and university education, approximately 200,000 tourists visit Sitka every summer.
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