St. Paul Students
Four students were chosen to present their poster at the Alaska Marine Science Symposium in January. Each student was asked what they would share about their home [...]
Day Four
St. Paul: The group started the day by studying Tonia’s insect collection, then Ram gave a slideshow on currently blooming wildflowers. Students worked on plant ID worksheets [...]
Day Five
Last Day of Camp. THANK YOU everyone who has made this week happen. It's been an amazing team effort and alot of fun. St. Paul- Today we finished [...]
Day Three
St. George- Today we have been busy bees working on our movie (the very little kids had the day off camp). We edited and recorded this morning to [...]
Day Two
Camp at St. Paul started with a warm-up game of Kittiwake-Sandlance that showed how hard it is for seabirds to find enough food to feed their chicks.The [...]
St George camp
Photos from our first couple of days at St George Seabird Camp 2013! Many thanks to Shinya Hosokawa for his beautiful photos.
Day One
Today marked the first day of the Seabird Youth Network Seabird Camp on St. Paul Island. Students arrived...(over 30 of them!)Began the day at the Civic Center with [...]
Camp preparation
Seabird Camp starts tomorrow on both St. Paul and St. George Island! Weather has been super foggy on St. George this summer… only 2 flights have made [...]
What do Auklets eat?
Students at the Pribilof Island Seabird Camps will be helping researchers catch Least Auklets to collect food samples this summer. Least auklets eat zooplankton (small animals that [...]
Seabird Real Estate
Most folk are familiar with backyard nest boxes for land birds, such as chickadees and swallows, but few are aware that nest boxes for seabirds also exist. [...]
Cliff Safety
The countdown for summer camps begins... What should I think about when I am on the cliffs? 1) Keep back from cliff edges - a slip or [...]
Seabird Documentary
St. Paul Students Create Seabird Documentary. Alaska Daily News: Spirit of Youth Alaska Public Media, June 2013
Seabird Summer Camps
We're gearing up for the Seabird Summer Camps on both St. George and St. Paul Island. And, we're excited that high school students from Homer and Cordova [...]
The Movie
6th-7th grade students on St. Paul spent the last school year learning about seabirds. As a grand finale in May, they worked with the Alaska Teen Media Institute [...]
Tonia Kushin
Teacher, Tonia Kushin, learns hunter safety tips during a seabird cultural use lesson by members of the Aleut Community of St. Paul, Tribal Government.
Edible Nests!
6th and 7th Grade students at St. Paul make edible seabird nests...
Snowy Field Outing
St. Paul students visit the cliffs during a snowy day in May, during the Alaska Teen Media training days. Students took video footage of the seabirds to include in [...]
St. Paul field trip
Students at St. Paul visit the least auklet colony... 5 mins walk from school! Birds had just returned to the colony after a winter at sea.
Mosaic
Students at St. Paul made this beautiful mosaic with visiting Fairbanks artist, Sarah Tabbert.
Team Jump
6 and 7th grade students from St. Paul Island, Tonia Kushin, Ann Harding, and baby Leif. Photo taken during the May Alaska Teen Media visit. Students spent [...]
Chuchkii return!
Thousands of Least Auklets, also known as Chuchkii, are back on the Pribilof Islands! This photo was taken on St. Paul island on May 5. Check out [...]
Birds are Back!
Seabird colonies all over the Northern Hemisphere are starting to come alive again with the sound of birds, and there are reports of kittiwakes, puffins and auklets [...]
Chico!
Seabird excitement in Chico, California! Ann Harding recently skyped with two 7th grade classes in Chico, sharing stories about the Pribilof Island Seabird Youth Network and seabird [...]
The smelliest seabird recipe
Are seabirds useful, tasty, or economically important for humans? What are some seabird myths and legends? This month we're learning about the importance of seabirds in human [...]
Marine Plastic Debris
We’re leaning about seabird conservation issues this month. Seabirds face a range of dangers, including plastic debris in the ocean. Plastic eaten by albatross chick: © ecogreen4us, Creative [...]
Marine Conservation Lesson
January's lesson on Marine Conservation now online
Edible Seabird Nests
Students on St. Paul make edible seabird nests. Enjoy! Edible Bird Nest Recipe: 8 marshmallows; 4 regular/4 coconut 2 tablespoons butter ½ cup rice krispies 1½ cup Chinese [...]
Answers for St. Paul
Great to receive all your questions! Keep them coming! 1) Jaycee: Yes, you are right: there are lots of similarities between black guillemots and common murres. [...]
Seabird breeding questions
Students on the Pribilofs are learning about seabird breeding this month. Each student has chosen a seabird species that breeds on the Pribilof Islands, and they will [...]