It’s not just the loss of skiing as winter snows become unreliable. Sitka’s Heather Bauscher says climate change is affecting economies of all kinds — including Alaska’s fisheries.
Health educator Doug Osborne and Sitka Conservation Society community organizer Heather Bauscher discuss tonight’s screening of “Saving Snow” (6 p.m. Wednesday, February 28, Sitka Public Library) a feature documentary on how frontier towns are coping with warmer winters.
The Sitka Health Summit’s CO2 reduction group is bringing the film to educate audiences about the impacts of climate change on the winter economy. The film will be accompanied by a discussion and short celebratory presentation on Sitka’s First Winter Clean Commute Challenge that ends today.
