development – Alaska Sea Grant

Anchorage’s green spaces focus of ARCA workshop

By Kyle Kolda | December 8, 2025

A woman kneels down holding a smoking censer above a pile of objects on the ground: strings of red, pink and yellow flowers surrounding a platter holding a glass and several dishes and baskets, filled with unidentifiable substances. Around her a small crowd of people watch her conduct the ceremony. They are all standing in a small grassy area next to buildings in an urban setting.

To many Anchorage residents, Fish Creek is an afterthought, mostly siphoned through culverts below strip malls and parking lots. But for some in Anchorage, the aboveground stretches of the creek…

Heather Brandon

By Dave Partee | August 27, 2018

Heather BrandonAlaska Sea Grant Director, Juneau Bio page Heather left the University of Alaska in 2019. Heather Brandon Focus Heather was the director of Alaska Sea Grant in 2018–2019. She…