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Volunteers load excess supplies,
equipment to ship to Haiti
Exam gloves, gauze and a gurney were among the supplies and equipment loaded onto a container van for eventual shipment to Haiti last Saturday.
Father Pat Casey and Terry Welch led the two-pronged effort to rid the Petersburg Medical Center of excess equipment and supplies and to provide for the needs of injured Haitian earthquake survivors.
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Light snow pack may
translate to cedar tree die-off
Inspired by the data collection in Petersburg, which began in the early 1980s, US Forest Service soil scientist Jackie DeMontigny explained that measuring the snow pack on Wrangell Island was critical in developing a long-term set of data to use as a basis for research on snow level changes.
The lack of snow could very well be the cause behind the die-off of yellow cedar in the Tongass National Forest. USFS Research Plant Pathologist Peter Hennon has been studying the die off of yellow cedar. After chasing various theories, he found a direct correlation between snow pack and cedar death. “We’ve been comparing where cedar is dying and where its alive with patterns of snow [on Mount Edgecumbe], and that has turned out to be a pretty close association of cedar dying in areas that have the lowest snow pack.” Hennon cited various other studies pointing to the same conclusion.
50 students graduate from
10-week DARE program
Fifth grade students at Rae C. Stedman Elementary School have completed the 10-week DARE program, and were honored during a special graduation ceremony last week in the Wright Auditorium. DARE focuses on providing kids with the problem-solving and resistance skills they need to avoid involvement in drugs, violence, and risky situations. DARE stands for drug abuse resistance education.