Climate Change
Coastal Resiliency
Climate Change
Deep water conditions in Icy Straits
Partnering with local fishermen, the University of Alaska has started monitoring deep water ocean conditions of Southeast Alaska including Icy Straits . Data from the last three months is shown above. Temperature and salinity levels […]
Coastal Resiliency
Complete HIA Survey on Community Projects and Trails for chance at $250 Gift Card or iPad Air!
Wáa sá iyatee! Hello! Hoonah Indian Association is looking for your feedback on two community projects we have going on right now. If you respond to this survey and provide us your name you’ll be […]
Coastal Resiliency
Invasive Species Make Us Crabby
A highly invasive kind of crab has been discovered in Metlakatla and it’s now all hands on-deck at HIA to respond to that threat. The Hoonah Stewardship Council met in September to discuss some of […]
AYS/TRAYLS
Hoonah Highschoolers Continue Invasive Species Monitoring
We’ve got a lot on our plates here in the environmental office, but thankfully none of its invasive species! A group of students from the Hoonah City Schools just completed another round of the Plate […]
Coastal Resiliency
Crustacean Station: HIA to Monitor Crab Stocks in Hoonah Harbor
Hoonah Indian Association (HIA) is starting a long-term crab population monitoring program in response to reported low Dungee harvests and the recent discovery of the highly-invasive European Green Crabs in Metlakatla, HIA has started using […]
Coastal Resiliency
HSC : August 2022 – Seaweed and Climate Change
In August we met with a group of researchers to talk about a project they are developing around black seaweed and climate change. They are Mark Stekoll, Julie Schram, Jan Conitz, Davin Holen, and Thomas […]
AYS/TRAYLS
Alaskan Youth Stewards in the Park
The Alaskan Youth Stewards program (AYS, formerly known as TRAYLS), returned for another season! This year the five-person crew consists of Jermaine Johnson, Kelly St. Clair, Leif Gray, Susan Bradford and Ted Elliott. In the […]
Coastal Resiliency
Hoonah students perform oceanographic monitoring with National Park Service in Glacier Bay
In June 2022, Kaida Irvin, Chloe Lane, Cayenne Boe, Hoonah City Schools science teacher Darcy Higgins, and HIA Coastal Resilience Program Manager Sean Williams traveled to Glacier Bay National Park for 3 nights to partake […]
Coastal Resiliency
Fisheries Technology Course: Gain College Credit and Learn about Marine Resources
Attention students!! Do you want to gain college credit in high school? Are you interested in careers around marine resource management? If so, the Fisheries Technology course is perfect for you! Find all the necessary […]