The December 2020 weather event ushered in a new era for Haines residents. Streets turned to waterfalls, homes flooded and slid off their foundations, and a bedrock rupture blasted apart the side of a mountain. Suddenly, our rules changed. Scientific experts were brought in and residents were suddenly learning about geology, hydrology, and tectonics. We saw an opportunity to coalesce incoming information. What if one organization interpreted local scientific information into actionable data? Haines Science Center was born.
Haines Science Center
Actionable data and interpretations to the science that impacts all Alaskans
