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Vera Starbard @verastarbard.bsky.social · 10d

When I was taking this my sis said “This is a perfect #hoahoa moon.” So I had to. #hoahoaseason

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Diana E @bluedee.bsky.social · Aug 23

www.earth.com/news/the-ret...

The return of wolves revives trees that had not grown for 80 years

A new study reveals that Yellowstone's quaking aspens are growing back thanks to the return of wolves in 1995.

www.earth.com

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Vera Starbard @verastarbard.bsky.social · Jul 27

Watching a deceased whale get towed out of our “backyard” wasn’t on my bingo card for 2025. We were grateful the coast guard came to tow it away as this was about 2.5 hours from a high tide that was pushing straight to our house.

No official word on cause of death, but lots of speculation.

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Vera Starbard @verastarbard.bsky.social · Jul 25

Gorgeous, BRIGHT rainbow today 🌈

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Vera Starbard @verastarbard.bsky.social · Jul 25

The episode, “Special Salmon,” is about respecting salmon, and the danger of what is happening to our salmon now, more prescient now than ever.

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Vera Starbard @verastarbard.bsky.social · Jul 25

An adapted story of Fog Woman appears in one of the episodes of #mollyofdenali out this week, and boooyyyyy was I nervous about how it would look when all finished. But it turned out beautiful!

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Vera Starbard @verastarbard.bsky.social · Jul 22

They’re all already up on the PBS KIDS app for free, or airing nationally throughout this week and coming weeks.

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Vera Starbard @verastarbard.bsky.social · Jul 22

Amidst tough public broadcasting news and outlooks in recent days, we can still celebrate the work we did and usher this last season of stories out with pride. Four new episodes - eight new stories! - of Molly of Denali are airing this week on PBS and they’re almost entirely Indigenous-written! 💪🏽

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · Jul 22

PBS News is not going anywhere.

We will continue our work without fear or favor, as we have for nearly five decades on the air.

We are profoundly grateful to Viewers Like You for your loyalty and unwavering support.

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Vera Starbard @verastarbard.bsky.social · Jul 20

We’re used to the neighborhood seal calmly bobbing along and watching us. But today he wanted to make a big splash! #alaska

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Vera Starbard @verastarbard.bsky.social · Jul 10

Not Suki!! 😂😂😂

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Vera Starbard @verastarbard.bsky.social · Jul 9

WHAT?!? 😂🤣

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Vera Starbard @verastarbard.bsky.social · Jul 3

This seal was fixated on Joe! Despite getting skunked, it was a nice night of fishing. 🎣

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Vera Starbard @verastarbard.bsky.social · Jun 30

Bonus points:

- If you voted for them before, let them know
- Point out specifically what is harmful (Medicaid loss, utility bill spike, etc.)
- If you’re registered in the same party as them, let them know
- If you get your spouse, friends, etc. to also make a call
- If you follow up with an email

Vera Starbard @verastarbard.bsky.social · Jun 30

It becomes a numbers game, taking into consideration how much of the calls are a) for or against what they’re considering, and b) from VOTERS.

You don’t have to be flowery or say much except who you are, where you’re from, and the action you want them to take. Done!

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Vera Starbard @verastarbard.bsky.social · Jun 30

I timed it - this took me 20 SECONDS!

A legislative aid in D.C. told us that representatives absolutely can be impacted by call-ins and emails from their constituents.

CONTACT INFO: Senate -
www.senate.gov/senators/sen...

House-
www.house.gov/representati...

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Vivian Faith Prescott @alaskapoet.bsky.social · Jun 29

Likoodzí!

X̱’unei Lance Twitchell gets citation at Capitol for Native language revival efforts

UAS language professor, Emmy-winning "Molly of Denali" writer taking year-long sabbatical to explore further.

www.juneauindependent.com

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Vera Starbard @verastarbard.bsky.social · Jun 28

Friday nights around here are LIT! 💃🏽🪩🍾

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Vera Starbard @verastarbard.bsky.social · Jun 25

This is something we’re keenly aware of in Alaska - how important public broadcasting is to both our rural and urban communities.

www.commerce.senate.gov/2025/6/npr-a...

NPR and PBS Are More Than “Tiny Desk” and “Daniel Tiger” They Are Critical to Public Safety

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, today released a Snapshot Report that highlights data on publi...

www.commerce.senate.gov

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Vera Starbard @verastarbard.bsky.social · Jun 25

Congrats! 👏🏽👏🏽

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Holly Guise ❄️ @hollyguise.bsky.social · Jun 24

Hey that’s me! I’m the author!

Hope to see you at Title Wave for my book talk on “Alaska Native Resilience” in Anchorage tomorrow Wednesday June 25 at 5:30pm

🗃️ #Alaskasky #skystorians
Book published by:
@uwapress.bsky.social

Author flyer for book talk event Wednesday 5:30pm at Title Wave Books in Anchorage. Posted on a glass door. Book shelves with books in the background.

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Vera Starbard @verastarbard.bsky.social · Jun 21

Seriously - people think we go crazy in the winter but it’s the summer that hits so wild

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Vera Starbard @verastarbard.bsky.social · Jun 20

My now-annual repost for summer solstice - just a look at Alaska’s “midnight sun.” It looks different here in Juneau, and even lighter the more north you get than where this was filmed in Anchorage.

Happy Solstice!
#summersolstice #alaska

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Sonya Olds Som (she/her/hers) 💜☔️🐝🖖🏾⚖️🎶📚🍿📺 @sonyaoldssom.bsky.social · Jun 19

Happy #Juneteenth! 🤎🙏🏾✊🏾

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ACLU @aclu.org · Jun 16

BREAKING: A federal judge reversed National Institutes of Health's terminations of hundreds of critical research grants that were canceled because of their alleged connection to disfavored topics, including diversity, equity, inclusion, and gender identity.

This is a major win for public health.

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