Adam Andis, Wilderness Stewardship and Outreach Coordinator, says that Sitka is “the kind of place I always hoped to see as a kid growing up in the corn country of southern Indiana.” That is the reason Andis, who has guided wilderness sea kayak trips in Gustavus for the past three years, gave for first coming to Southeast. He spent the summer of 2010 as SCS’s Wilderness Stewardship Intern, where he put his guiding skills and B.S. in Environmental Studies to work on the Sitka Community Wilderness Stewardship Project. In the fall of 2010, Andis transitioned into the role of Wilderness Stewardship and Outreach Coordinator. In addition to continued preservation and advocacy work with the Wilderness Stewardship Project, he also leads SCS’s efforts to connect to membership through outreach programs, and raise funds for both SCS and the Living Wilderness Fund. “I want to ensure that every other kid growing up in the Grain Belt can one day see this place,” he said.
Recent Posts by Andis:
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“Calvin” Cave
CALVIN CAVE is named for Jack Calvin one of the original founders of the Sitka Conservation Society who helped to protect West Chichagof as a Wilderness area. The following report and map were produced by Kevin Allred with the Tongass Cave Project. Kevin joined the SCS Wilderness crew on a trip to West Chichagof in [...]
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Kayak Skills/Rescue & Wilderness Monitoring Training
Saturday, June 9 and Sunday, June 10, 2012, 10am-5pm ACA instructors Adam Andis and Darrin Kelly will teach all of the skills you need to be a safe and confident paddler, so that you can get out and enjoy our coastal wilderness areas and volunteer with the Sitka Community Wilderness Stewardship Project to collect needed [...]
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Volunteer with the Wilderness Project
Interested in volunteering with the Community Wilderness Stewardship Project? Here are a couple of ways to get your hands dirty protecting you local Wilderness Areas: Heading out into the Wilds on your own? If you are planning to get out hunting, hiking, fishing, paddling, etc. in a designated Tongass Wilderness Area (like West Chichagof-Yakobi or [...]
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Wilderness Project 2011 Final Report
The Sitka Community Wilderness Stewardship Project seeks to connect communities with their local Wilderness areas by facilitating volunteer stewardship and monitoring. Over the past three years, the project has been an overwhelming success and will be continuing in to 2012 and 2013. This is the Final Report for the 2011 Community Wilderness Stewardship Project. Components [...]
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Parade of Species 2012!
The 11th Annual Parade of Species, hosted by the Sitka Conservation Society will be held on Earth Day, April 22nd. Parade participants are invited to dress as their favorite animal or plant and join us at Totem Square at 2pm. The parade will begin at 2:15pm when we will gallop, slither, swim, or fly down [...]
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Seeking Summer Wilderness Intern
The Sitka Conservation Society and Sitka District of the US Forest Service are seeking an applicant to support the Sitka Community Wilderness Stewardship Project. The Wilderness Intern will assist SCS and USFS coordinate and lead monitoring expeditions during the 2012 summer field season. If interested, please review the position description below and submit a resume [...]
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Alaska Ocean Film Festival
Alaska Ocean Film Festival Sheet’ ka Kwaan Naa Kahidi Community House Thursday, March 15th 6:30pm Admission:$5 Tickets available March 2nd at Old harbor Bookstore or at the door Brought to the good people of Sitka by the The Alaska Center for the Environment in conjunction with the Sitka Conservation Society [...]
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Wilderness Expedition Grant 2012
Sitka Community Wilderness Stewardship Project Expedition Grant Program Description: The Community Wilderness Stewardship Project monitors the two Wilderness areas that the Sitka Conservation Society helped to create, the West Chichagof-Yakobi Wilderness and the South Baranof Wilderness. We conduct research expeditions to collect data ranging from botanical surveys to small mammal genetic mapping to glacial change [...]
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Take Action: Ask Gov. Parnell to Appoint a Worthy Head of ADF&G
Earlier this month, the head of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s Wildlife Conservation Division, Corey Rossi, resigned after being charged with 12 violations related to illegal bear hunting. Rossi was controversial and divisive in his position in the agency, marring ADF&G’s respectability as a science-based organization. Read the 2-part article on the situation [...]
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Expedition: Russell Fjord
In the summer of 2011, the SCS Wilderness crew traveled north to Russell Fjord Wilderness to assist the Yakutat ranger district in Wilderness monitoring. Check out the video, report, and photos to learn more about the project and this uniquely rugged Wilderness. From Disenchantment Bay, at the upper end of Yakutat Bay, heavily glaciated Russell [...]
