Prince William Sound Stewardship Foundation
@PWSSF
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Non-profit partner working to keep Prince William Sound healthy clean and wild, for all to enjoy #Alaska
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Joined November 2018
The continuing quest to understand PSP in #Alaska. We’re on this bus, too, with regular shellfish sampling in Prince William Sound every summer — w Alutiiq Pride Marine Institute.
alaskapublic.org
Recent testing data from Knik Tribe scientists show paralytic shellfish toxin throughout the food web
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It's Giving Tuesday, a global day of celebration and generosity! Join us today at to read more about our programs, renew your membership, or become a member. Thank you for helping us keep PWS healthy, clean, and wild for all to enjoy!.
princewilliamsound.org
The Prince William Sound Sterward Ship Foundation is dedicated to maintaining and enhancing the wilderness character of western Prince William Sound.
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We got us some of this ‘bathymetry’ here in PWS. It guides the flow of tides, gives home to rockfish & halibut, and occasionally either collapses to create tsunamis or dampens the force of tsunamis. Wild stuff that.
Ready for another #WaterWord? .Today’s WaterWord is Bathymetry. Etymology - From Bathymetric: two Greek words: bathys, meaning “deep,” and metrike, meaning “to measure.” Learn more: 📸3D image by John Greene. Image courtesy of Schmidt Ocean Institute.
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RT @hakaimagazine: The Taku Glacier near Juneau, Alaska steadily gained mass through the 20th century, like a holdout from a prior ice age.….
hakaimagazine.com
After advancing for over a century, a massive glacier near Juneau, Alaska, is poised for accelerated retreat and the birth of a new fjord.
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RT @tlingithaida: Today we honor the life and legacy of our beloved Dr. Walter Soboleff, who lived by our traditional tribal values. Take a….
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This bit of psychedelia brought to you by a beach in Prince William Sound. Have a good weekend. #FrozenJellyfish
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The world of modern marine debris is fascinating. We’re thankful to everyone who is responding and sharing their stories.
In January 2014, thousands of HP printer cartridges were lost overboard from a container ship in the Atlantic Ocean. They've since been found all the way from Florida to Norway. We found this one in Ireland a few weeks ago, 100 metres inland, among marine debris strewn along a
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RT @USFWSBirds: Tomorrow (10/14) is the fall celebration of #WorldMigratoryBirdDay. So grab your binoculars, get outside, and join the inte….
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Look what our nonprofitty selves can do: 82 pounds of 🥔 grown for the local food bank serving Whittier & lower Turnagain Arm. With @ChugachForestAK & other partners. #food #Environment #kids
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In honor of #Indigenous People’s Day, behold the Tlingit potato. With @ChugachForestAK & other partners we grow hundreds of 🥔 every yr for local food pantry. Our choice of Tlingit 🥔 recognizes traditional uses along the NW Coast.
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23,000-y/o footprints in New Mexico national park reinforce the importance of Leave No Trace principles. #publiclands.
livescience.com
Scientists have used several methods to show that human footprints found in White Sands National Park are around 23,000 years old.
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RT @ChugachForestAK: It might sound like a longshot but your own backyard can help protect wildlife against habitat loss 🐇🦉#HumanityforHabi….
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RT @tlingithaida: We are thrilled to announce the first Lingít language children’s book and animated video have been produced under a partn….
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When we’re done cleaning up PWS, we’re creating an offshoot called the Milky Way Stewardship Foundatipn to leverage our expertise against space debris. Just watch.
washingtonpost.com
The Federal Communications Commission fined Dish Network $150,000 for disposing of a satellite at an orbit “well below the elevation required by ... its license.”
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RT @GlacierBayNPS: 🗣️Hey you over there! Have you voted? It's Fat Bear Week!.Just like the charismatic chonks of @KatmaiNPS , coastal brown….
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RT @ChugachForestAK: Good thing you don't have to worry about 𝐚𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐝 𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐬🦅.These dusky Canada geese aren't so lucky! Co….
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just one of our volunteers picking up marine debris out in Prince William Sound this summer. We help keep PWS healthy, clean and wild, for all to enjoy. #ocean #environment #Alaska
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