tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20308795896779302002024-03-13T17:35:38.591-08:00Sustainable KodiakWorking to practice and promote sustainability to benefit our island community and environment.Donna Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03000369290887202594noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2030879589677930200.post-13720016550631124362014-07-01T13:05:00.003-08:002014-07-01T13:06:58.348-08:00Kodiak Hoop House News<!--[if !mso]>
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Attention all Kodiak EQIP High Tunnel Owners, Current
Applicants and Interested Parties!
The Kodiak Soil and Water Conservation District (KSWCD) will
set aside every Wednesday for a three
hour walk-in time Donna Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03000369290887202594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2030879589677930200.post-29250378978317564372013-04-18T13:00:00.001-08:002013-04-18T13:00:29.851-08:00"Spruce Up Kodiak" campaign kicks offComing to a refrigerator near you...
Last month, in an effort to increase education and outreach to the Kodiak community regarding solid waste issues, recycling and more, the Kodiak Island Borough's Solid Waste Advisory Board blessed a sub-committee called Spruce Up Kodiak. Co-chaired by Marion Owen and Cindy Harrington, the committee launched the campaign with three new posters, radio Marion Owenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01357821273276423354noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2030879589677930200.post-70765727948198511152013-03-29T10:01:00.002-08:002013-03-29T10:03:31.697-08:00
A Local Lesson in Pre-cycling:
It takes a village, or should I say, it takes persistence to be part of the solution...
How does 30 years of persistence sound to you?
Janet Wente (L, with help from Rachel Organ, R) of Northern Exposure Gallery in Kodiak has practiced the 4R's (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Rethink) since 1983.
Here's how she does it:
Donates strips of foam core to the Marion Owenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01357821273276423354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2030879589677930200.post-70688925892945147102013-03-26T19:58:00.004-08:002013-03-26T22:54:18.689-08:0055 and counting...We're talking hoophouses, not years, here...
According to the USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) office in Kenai, as of March 2013, Kodiak Island has 55 hoophouses (counting the 8 contracts approved this year, FY 2013). These hoophouses, also called high tunnels, are affectionately known as "hope houses" because they provide gardeners and growers an "edge" Marion Owenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01357821273276423354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2030879589677930200.post-83139813448381321692013-02-13T15:26:00.000-09:002013-02-13T17:46:23.850-09:00Two Coming Sustainability Events<!--[if !mso]>
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Kodiak Electric Association lineman at work
If you want to connect your own renewable energy generator to KEA's power grid, now you can get buy-back credits.
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/* Marion Owenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01357821273276423354noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2030879589677930200.post-19711493789282987502012-04-28T08:33:00.000-08:002012-04-28T08:36:23.007-08:00Kodiak Wind Turbines on TVON SUNDAY APRIL 22, 2012, TUNE INTO KUAC’s AlaskaOne service
Or KAKM, YOUR LOCAL PBS STATIONS FOR THE PREMIERE OF
ENERGY QUEST USA AND POWERING THE PLANET.
Gather your friends and family for two new installments of EARTH: THE OPERATORS’ MANUAL, the acclaimed PBS documentary series on climate change and sustainable energy. Meet people who are energizing America by rolling up their sleeves and Donna Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03000369290887202594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2030879589677930200.post-68773276017612953982012-02-10T15:32:00.002-09:002012-02-10T15:42:36.340-09:00Author Charles Wohlforth Speaks at College tonightNature and Human Nature: Are we capable of the cooperation needed to save the Ocean? Charles Wohlforth, author of The Fate of Nature, explores how culture, not technology, holds the key to humankind's ability to solve global environmental problems, including climate change, ocean acidification, overfishing, and oil spills. He uses Alaska as a microcosm of conflicting world views in a talk that Donna Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03000369290887202594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2030879589677930200.post-45639035828783810432011-09-27T19:26:00.003-08:002011-09-27T19:33:34.644-08:00Village Chickens and Community Gardens Thriving in IgiugigTruly Inspiring!Village Chickens and Community Gardens Thriving in Igiugig27th September2011(With thanks to Alan Austerman's blog http://www.alanausterman.com/?p=1838)For the last few years we have been learning about some really amazing projects in Igiugig, one of the westernmost villages in District 36. The 64 residents of the village on the southwest tip of Iliamna Lake have been developing a Donna Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03000369290887202594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2030879589677930200.post-23112353111378229132011-08-18T16:20:00.002-08:002011-08-18T16:25:15.326-08:00Kodiak Hoophouses get Great Press CoverageWeb posted Thursday, August 18, 2011 http://www.alaskajournal.com/stories/081811/bus_snuatg.shtml
State's new USDA agronomist talks growth
By James Brooks
Kodiak Daily Mirror
Guests at the Kodiak Soil and Water Conservation District growers potluck Aug. 3 in Kodiak take their pick of food provided by Kodiak residents, including fresh-grown produce and beef. The event was a chance for localDonna Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03000369290887202594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2030879589677930200.post-54306689947742214412011-02-04T15:39:00.002-09:002011-02-04T15:42:03.333-09:00Save the Date: Great Film April 1Sustainable Kodiak and Kodiak College Community Engagement Committee Present:Friday, April 1, 6:30 pm, room 130 The Age of StupidBullfrog Films has just released a new documentary film, The Age of Stupid by Franny Armstrong.About THE AGE OF STUPID The film is a drama-documentary-animation hybrid which stars Pete Postlethwaite as a man living alone in the devastated world of 2055, Donna Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03000369290887202594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2030879589677930200.post-88648110536625762882010-06-22T16:15:00.001-08:002010-06-22T16:24:08.672-08:00SK Newsletter, June 22Sustainable Kodiak Newsletter, June 22, 2010Farmer’s Market NewsTo all of you who were at the Saturday "Townie Market", thank you for being there. It was a fun event, even though we did not get the crowd we had hoped for. It is early in the season, and again we have to educate people, not only that we are open, but also that we are in a new location. If any of you have ideas as to how we can Donna Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03000369290887202594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2030879589677930200.post-90762167001928951942010-06-22T16:11:00.002-08:002010-06-22T16:14:51.050-08:00Kodiak as a Sustainable Community<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Donna Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03000369290887202594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2030879589677930200.post-88050080618121109602010-03-25T17:38:00.004-08:002010-03-25T17:58:16.252-08:00Draft of Proposed Alaska State Energy PolicyVery important blueprint for our state!!!http://www.legis.state.ak.us/basis/get_bill_text.asp?hsid=HB0306C&session=26CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 306(RES) 01 "An Act declaring a state energy policy."Donna Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03000369290887202594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2030879589677930200.post-16110497563950602822010-03-15T09:52:00.002-08:002010-03-15T09:57:28.537-08:00Sustainable Kodiak Meeting, Friday, March 19, 6:30 pmDonna Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03000369290887202594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2030879589677930200.post-69723848180839640962010-02-12T10:58:00.000-09:002010-02-12T11:01:07.820-09:00February 26 Meeting AnnouncementDonna Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03000369290887202594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2030879589677930200.post-29317936988789018772010-01-26T18:41:00.004-09:002010-01-26T18:49:12.081-09:00First Meeting for 2010Donna Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03000369290887202594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2030879589677930200.post-33866476424363861712009-12-11T16:06:00.002-09:002009-12-11T16:12:38.423-09:00Composted Soil for Your Garden? Kodiak Biosolids!Biosolid Composting: Experiment in Kodiak Lab tests released this week by Soil Control Lab show the experiment was a success. What was once toilet paper and human waste is now soil. Tests confirm the soil is sufficiently low in heavy metals and other potential toxins. It can now be used to grow flowers and vegetables.The material used to make the soil would usually end up at the Kodiak Borough Donna Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03000369290887202594noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2030879589677930200.post-38391077769156920522009-11-20T11:06:00.003-09:002009-11-20T11:30:33.249-09:00Alaska Climate Change CompactFor your consideration: Should Kodiak join this statement?Alaska Coastal Communities Global Climate Change CompactAlaska has more miles of coastline than all the rest of the United States. The vast majority of our state’s residents call our coastal communities home. These communities generate billions in economic activity. From Metlakatla to Kaktovik, people have lived along Alaska’s vast coast Donna Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03000369290887202594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2030879589677930200.post-21337407040220272202009-10-07T17:32:00.001-08:002009-10-07T17:34:19.309-08:00Celebrating International Climate Change Action Day: 'A Sea Change'On Thursday, October 15, at 6pm at the refuge visitor center downtown AMCC will sponsor a showing of the movie“A Sea Change” by John Pierre Gattuso. Kodiak scientist Bob Foy is a leader in Ocean Acidification Research and will be present to answer questions after the showing. Don’t miss this!! Bring the family.Here is a review excerpt from Southern Fried Movies:Stop whatever you are doing and Donna Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03000369290887202594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2030879589677930200.post-28091014016434549672009-10-06T17:42:00.002-08:002009-10-06T17:49:50.704-08:00Alaska Bioneer's Conference October 16-182009 Bioneer Workshop Session Schedule( Subject to change )Saturday October 17thhttp://www.sustainak.org/conference/conf_index.htm(Donna Jones will be representing Sustainable Kodiak as an invited speaker at the Saturday Community Sustainability Workshop.)Session A: 9:00-10:30 1. Read Your Body; Heal Your Body Dr. Tatiana Riabokin 2. Ask, Don’t Tell (Mother Nature) Ellen Vande VisseDonna Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03000369290887202594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2030879589677930200.post-2218331364114055952009-09-28T15:56:00.001-08:002009-09-28T15:57:55.213-08:00Plastic Bags and Bottled WaterHere are two news clippings of interest to Kodiak residents. We can we do something similar in Kodiak. Anyone interested in starting a grassroots effort?NEWS: FAIRBANKS APPROVES PLASTIC BAG TAX The Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly has approved a 5-cent tax on plastic bags to reduce litter. Money from the tax will go directly into a fund reserved for recycling programs as they develop. The Donna Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03000369290887202594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2030879589677930200.post-65264215771542073952009-09-17T12:34:00.002-08:002009-09-17T12:47:30.378-08:00Eco-tourism in KodiakLocal tour operators Harry and Brigid Dodge have qualified! They will be reporting briefly at the Sept. 25 Sustainable Kodiak meeting (6:30 pm at Kodiak College) on eco-tourism certification and encouraging anyone who does charters, tours, and trips to certify their own businesses.Here are some excerpts: Adventure Green Alaska: Tourism Certification ProgramYour guide to sustainable tourism in Donna Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03000369290887202594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2030879589677930200.post-91467350517362844352009-09-12T11:22:00.001-08:002009-09-12T11:24:07.066-08:00September 25 Meeting AnnouncementDon’t miss our first fall meeting, Friday September 25 at 6:30 pm, Kodiak College room 130.Please send in any announcements or agenda items to djones@kodiak.alaska.edu Sustainable Kodiak Presents:Alaska renewable energy in action-Chena Hot Springs:Geothermal Power PlantVarious energy projects, a fabulous greenhouse, and more!Film and first fall meetingFriday, September 25, 6:30 pm ~ Kodiak Donna Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03000369290887202594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2030879589677930200.post-23227163120098134042009-09-02T20:01:00.002-08:002009-09-02T20:07:29.871-08:00Kodiak Turns out to Testify to AK Senate Energy CommitteeMany thanks to the Kodiak Daily Mirror and writer Bradley Zink for good coverage!http://www.kodiakdailymirror.com/?pid=19&id=7931Excerpts:By 5:30 p.m., the senators were back in town at the Borough Chambers to hear testimony from locals about problems and possible solutions to Alaska’s energy woes. The session lasted slightly more than an hour.Borough Mayor Jerome Selby spoke first, speaking in Donna Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03000369290887202594noreply@blogger.com0