Posts Tagged ‘Petersburg’
Commercial Fishing Boot Camp – Petersburg
9:00 am – 4:00 pm each day The Commercial Fishing Boot Camp is a training event for middle and high school students interested in commercial fishing. This workshop will educate…
Read MorePetersburg plans for landslides
You can’t do much to stop a landslide. But in Petersburg, an Alaska Sea Grant-supported effort will help residents better understand which areas are most at risk. “We’ve seen a…
Read MoreScaled Seafood: Business Planning Workshop – Petersburg
The Scale Seafood: Business Planning Workshop is a two-day event that will be held from 5–8 p.m. both days at the Petersburg Community Center Activity Room. During the workshop, participants…
Read MoreSharing science across Alaska
What do walrus monitoring, the Tracy Arm tsunami and salmon bycatch have in common? All of them are important topics for audiences in Alaska’s coastal communities. Which is why each…
Read MorePetersburg youth dive into science by building ROVs
Middle school students got an opportunity to engage directly in ocean science as they constructed remotely operated vehicles in February as part of a science class project in Southeast Alaska.…
Read MoreSummer science camp connects Petersburg students to their environment
Nine middle school students recently participated in a week-long summer science camp in Petersburg focused on science-related activities and careers. The program was organized by the Alaska Sea Grant in…
Read MoreIntern leads efforts to encourage respectful harvest practices
August marked the end of a summer-long Community Engaged Undergraduate Internship in Petersburg with intern Avery Herrman-Sakamoto and local Alaska Sea Grant agent Sunny Rice. The two worked together for…
Read MoreIntertidal drawing workshop brings coastal residents closer to nature
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…
Read MoreSupervisor training for seafood processors
Alaska Sea Grant and the Applied Business program at the UAF Community and Technical College are collaborating to offer leadership and supervisory skills training for workers in the seafood processing…
Read MoreAdapting summer science camp during the pandemic
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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