by Marjorie | Nov 25, 2014 | Communities, Energy Independence, Natural Resource Stewardship, Storytelling
The term ‘affordable housing’ sometimes has a stigma associated with it. Depending on who you ask, It also means multiple things to various people. When we say affordable housing, we mean a rental or permanent home that may be rented or purchased by an individual or...
by Marjorie | Nov 2, 2014 | Blog Reports, Sitka
I am fresh off of our trip to Vancouver for the Community Development coursework and looking forward to our SSP retreat this week. Here is a brief summary of some of the work and progress in Sitka! • It looks like a tiny house with the UAS course is not in the cards...
by Marjorie | Oct 8, 2014 | Blog Reports, Sitka
Greetings from Sitka! September was a hectic and busy month. It was capped with a fun vacation to Montana, but I am back in Southeast and ready to hunker down for winter. First things first, at Sitka Conservation Society (SCS) we welcomed a New Yale Fellow! The Yale...
by Marjorie | Aug 19, 2014 | Focus Areas, Food Sustainability, Sitka
In keeping with two of the SSP’s key directives, focus on local food and economic development, Sitka Kitch was developed. Sitka Kitch is the community project that was born out of the Sitka Health Summit being led by Sitka Conservation Society (SCS) and a...
by Marjorie | Jul 15, 2014 | Blog Reports
Things have been heating up in Sitka! The summer is proving, as always, to be a busy time of year for us. At SCS we have several new interns devoted to wilderness, story telling, organizing and sustainability initiatives. Personally, I have been focusing on three main...