Free Ukulele
Classes Sundays
Free ukulele classes are being offered Sundays at the Sitka Pioneers Home Chapel.
Absolute beginners meet at 5 p.m. and song practice is at 6 p.m. on July 11, 18, Aug. 14 and 21. Attendees should take their own instrument.
Herring Survey
Now Available
Sitka Tribe of Alaska is asking those interested in herring eggs to fill out a brief survey so they can better understand the distribution of herring eggs and the needs of communities around the state.
Respondents will be entered into a drawing for up to $300. Surveys are confidential.
To fill out the survey, go to http://www.tinyurl.com/sharingherring.
Series Set on Land
Acknowledgements
A series of discussions on land acknowledgments with local stakeholders, sponsored by the Sitka Tribe of Alaska and UAS-Sitka Campus, are now available to view online at YouTube.
Panelists include Bob Sam, Crystal Duncan, Fred Olsen, Ashlynn Emanoff, Michele Friedman, Kevin Knox, Doug Osborne, Blossom Teal-Olsen, and Loyd Platson.
A link to the YouTube videos can be found on the https://uas.alaska.edu/sitka/, the first entry under Featured Programs. Click the link to be taken directly to a Youtube playlist that has the panel discussions playing in order.
‘‘These could be useful in an educational setting, on community blogs, or forwarding to colleagues as a way to get the conversation started in your own organization,’’ UAS said. ‘‘If you would like to share on your organization’s website or social media, we have come up with some webpage language that we are using in various places that you may find helpful. Please feel free to use all or none of this language, or modify as you see fit.’’
A community screening of the panels on the campus will be held the weekend before Indigenous Peoples’ Day - Saturday, Oct. 8, with the time to be determined. Panelists will be on hand for some Q&A time after their panel, with a food break between the two.
Intertidal Exploration
Cruise on July 16
Sitka Conservation Society staff will host a cruise to Starfish Beach to explore the tidepools during minus tide 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, July 16.
Boarding is 8:45 a.m. at Crescent Harbor.
Participants will disembark from the boat, so should take weather appropriate clothing, and their own water and snacks.
Tickets for the cruise are $70 per person and are available for purchase at Old Harbor Books with cash or check starting Friday. Space is limited.
Masks are not required.
Contact info@sitkawild.org or call 907-747-7509 for more information.
Redoubt Sockeye
Limits Increase
Harvest limits in the Redoubt Bay and Lake subsistence and sport fisheries will be increased 12:01 a.m. Saturday, July 9.
The subsistence individual/household possession limit of sockeye salmon at Redoubt Bay and Lake will be 25 sockeye salmon and the individual/household annual limit will be 100 sockeye salmon. The sport fish bag and possession limit will be six sockeye salmon.
The Redoubt Lake weir, operated by the U.S. Forest Service, was installed and operational on June 15. As of July 7, 10,104 sockeye salmon have been counted through the weir. Based on historical run timing, the projected escapement for the 2022 season exceeds 30,000 sockeye salmon.
The Redoubt Bay and Lake Sockeye Salmon Management Plan provides management provisions for subsistence, sport, and commercial fisheries that harvest Redoubt Lake sockeye salmon based on an optimal escapement goal of 7,000 to 25,000 fish.
The plan directs ADF&G to establish a subsistence individual/household possession limit of 25 sockeye salmon and an annual limit of 100 sockeye salmon, and a sport fish bag and possession limit of 6 sockeye salmon if the projected total escapement is greater than 30,000 sockeye salmon. Participants in these fisheries are reminded that no person may possess subsistence-taken and sport-taken salmon on the same day.
