Seth Johnson will be teaching elementary special education for students kindergarten through second grade. He has a long history of working with individuals with disabilities and is excited to return to Petersburg.
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Retired dive fisherman Scott Hursey saw how the abalone population was decimated by sea otters before the fishery closed in 1997. And active dive fisherman Alec Schramek says he’s seen the harmful impact that otters have on sea cucumber habitats, too.
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The Petersburg Medical Center is positioned to receive more than a million dollars between three Rural Health Transformation Program grants. Administrators say they are projects that are ready to hit the ground running.
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“I’ve washed my shoes a few times, and the bottoms of my running shoes are still bright orange,” said Robin Mulvey, forest pathologist with the U.S. Forest Service. “I had spores all over the windshield of my car, on my patio, and I think of it more like a big pollen here. That’s kind of the level of damage, and it’s just a phenomenon that we can track and enjoy.”
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Five students are working toward earning their Emergency Trauma Technician certification. The course is built with communities like Petersburg in mind, and is a stepping stone toward an EMT certification for those who want to go further.
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Alaska Earthquake Center tsunami modeler Elena Troshina and Alaska Division of Homeland Security emergency management specialist Mike Lucio visited Petersburg to talk about natural disasters and the importance of emergency preparedness for communities in Southeast.
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The 6-month-old Tlingit girl, called “Baby Girl,” is one of three ancestors the tribe will inter in Petersburg’s cemetery later in September.
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Marine Ecologist Linda McCann showed locals how to find non-native, invasive tunicates on buoys and kelp fronds that can hurt harbor infrastructure and harm native ecosystems.
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