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Seacoast Trust gets $2m boost from foundations

by Jacob Resneck, CoastAlaska | Dec 14, 2021 | Local News, Syndicated

Seacoast Trust, an initiative put together with $10 million from Sealaska Corporation and $7 million from The Nature Conservancy announced Monday it’s received an additional $2 million from two philanthropic organizations. The trust says it wants to establish a $100 million fund to aid community projects across the region. Read More

Sitka Sound Science Center presents new face to the public

by Rachel Waldholz, KCAW | Oct 21, 2014 | Local News, Syndicated

After a summer cocooned in scaffolding, the Sitka Sound Science Center shed its tarps for an Alaska Day unveiling ceremony. The three-year, $1.4-million dollar effort overhauled the exterior of the 1930-era Sage Building, which once housed the science programs at Sheldon Jackson College. Read More

Sitka Sound Science Center opens renovated doors

by Rachel Waldholz, KCAW | Oct 18, 2014 | Syndicated, The CorvidEYE

Sitka's Alaska Day celebrations got underway early Saturday morning (10-18-14) with a ribbon cutting at the Sitka Sound Science Center to celebrate the renovation of the center's Sage Building. The building has a new roof, new windows, and a newly repaired exterior -- the glass for the front doors arrived late Friday night, just in time to open them to the public on Saturday morning. Read More