Tag: citizen science

Alaska Endeavour Goes Stream Monitoring

“The salmon reflect the integrity of the world we live in. There are still some pockets of interconnected ecosystems that are functioning, healthy, and vibrant in a way that nothing compares to. There is overwhelming life and abundance that pours out of these streams and either we preserve it, or we hand over a planet…
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The Tenakee Orca

by Sophia Strong Photo Credit Laura Strong  NOAA Permit #1878604 ***This essay won Honorable Mention in UAA/Anchorage Daily News Creative Writing Contest for the Grades 6-8 Nonfiction Category.  On Friday, November 13, 2020, my grandpa found a dead middle-aged female Orca (Orcinus  orca, from the family Delphinidae), floating not far from his house in Tenakee Springs.…
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