Friday, February 18, 2022: Fireside Lecture on public lands. JEDC’s Innovation Summit. Katie B’s newsletter for Juneau skiers. Great Backyard Bird Count.

About 25 percent of the land in the United States is federal public land. And the story of how this came to be is one of many twists and turns.

On this Friday’s Juneau Afternoon, Amber DeBardelaben, a ranger at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center, will talk about communal ownership of land, a concept that Indigenous peoples had long embraced, but completely foreign to the newcomers who took over their land. DeBardelaben is this week’s presenter at the Visitor Center’s Fireside Lecture series.

Also, on this program:

• Innovation in workforce development spotlighted at this year’s JEDC Innovation Summit
• Katie Bausler combines her love of skiing and writing to launch a newsletter
• The Great Backyard Bird Count and its contribution to citizen science.

Andy Kline hosts today’s program. You can catch Juneau Afternoon, Tuesday through Friday, live at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO Juneau 104.3. The rebroadcast airs at 7:00 p.m. on KTOO. You can also listen online at ktoo.org.

Part 1: Public lands, a trip through time

Guests: Amber DeBardelaben, Park Ranger.
What are “public lands?” How did they come to be and why are they worth protecting?

 

 

Part 2: Preview of JEDC Innovation Summit

Guests: Brian Holst, Executive Director, Juneau Economic Development Council
Exploring the theme for this year’s JEDC Innovation Summit: Talent Transformation in a Dynamic Economy.

Part 3: The joys (and challenges) of skiing in Juneau.

Guests: Katie Bausler, Juneau writer and ski enthusiast
Mountain musings about mountain life from Katie Bausler.  You can find her newsletter here :

Part 4: Friday February 18th through Monday, Feb. 21st: The Great Backyard Bird Count

Guests: Marsha Squires and Lois Killewich, Juneau Audubon Society
The Great Backyard Bird Count is fun for Juneau birders, but also plays an important role in both local and national citizen science.