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Camp connects kids to their coastal environment

By Anne Gore | July 21, 2022
Kids look at worms in mud

Discover. Move. Learn. Play. Explore. These were words used to describe what kids would be doing at a week-long Coastal Connections Camp led by Alaska Sea Grant’s education specialist, Leigh…

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Intertidal drawing workshop brings coastal residents closer to nature

By Alaska Sea Grant | June 27, 2022
sketches in a journal

Homer artist Kim McNett helped Petersburg residents get up close and personal with life on the coast in mid-May, teaching them how to create a nature journal. After spending a…

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Leigh Lubin joins Alaska Sea Grant as new education specialist

By Anne Gore | February 18, 2022
woman with mountains in background

Leigh Lubin recently joined Alaska Sea Grant as our education specialist. Based in Valdez, Leigh’s role is to support environmental and marine literacy around the state. She will be working…

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There are 90 harbors in Alaska. How clean is yours?

By Alaska Sea Grant | September 29, 2021
Boats docked in harbor in Seward, Alaska.

Tav Ammu, Alaska Sea Grant State Fellow, contributed to this story. The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) and Alaska Sea Grant are asking Alaskan boaters, harbor users, and community…

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Rainforest Festival promotes environmental literacy and stewardship

By Anne Gore | September 15, 2021
drawing of notebook, tape measure, and bug net

Each year in September, the town of Petersburg hosts a Rainforest Festival celebrating the beauty and bounty of Southeast Alaska’s temperate coastal rainforest. The Rainforest Festival is a non-profit event…

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Alaska Sea Grant Education Specialist finalist presentations

By Alaska Sea Grant | May 14, 2021
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Alaska Sea Grant is recruiting an education specialist. Each of the three finalists will give a public presentation on their vision and qualifications for this role. The UAF community is…

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Now hiring: Education Specialist

By Alaska Sea Grant | March 18, 2021
Alaska Sea Grant employees and 'join our team, now hiring education specialist'

Alaska Sea Grant is recruiting for an Education Specialist. This is a 9-month full-time, term University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) faculty position to be based in an Alaska rural coastal…

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Adapting summer science camp during the pandemic

By Dave Partee | September 28, 2020
Three girls examine the base of a big tree

The current pandemic is impacting not only the country’s economy and healthcare industry, but also children’s social and educational opportunities. Recognizing this, Alaska Sea Grant’s Sunny Rice set out to…

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Unalaska’s “Dockside Discovery” for kids reaches a national audience

By Melissa Good | May 26, 2020
Melissa Good in fishing gear smiling

The 10th annual Dockside Discovery was held recently in Unalaska at the Robert Storrs Small Boat Harbor. The event was coordinated by Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program agent Melissa Good…

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KUCB radio: ‘How Are Sea Sponges Alive If They Have No Guts?’ Thousands Join Virtual Dockside Discovery Day

By Dave Partee | May 14, 2020

The 10th Dockside Discovery Day was coordinated by Melissa Good from the Alaska Sea Grant program, and she spent the day teaching Unalaska students and viewers from across the country about local marine life, fisheries, and more.

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Alaska Sea Grant is headquartered at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and is part of a national network of Sea Grant programs administered by NOAA.

University of Alaska Fairbanks

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VISION: Alaska will sustain its vibrant marine, coastal, and watershed ecosystems, with strong coastal communities and people who make decisions using science-based and traditional knowledge for the social and economic benefit of all Alaskans.

MISSION: To enhance the sustainable use and conservation of Alaska’s marine, coastal, and watershed resources through research, education, and extension.

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