“Droughts and floods I think are the particular climate events that I think we'd be most concerned about.” - John Walsh

“Venetie at one time in the 40s and 50s was a major gardening center and they would trade potatoes and carrots, things like that, they would go down and trade for salmon on the Yukon and supply vegetables and such for the steam boats.” - Lance Whitwell

“I'd spent all of my time learning about cultures around the world and I didn't know anything about the cultures of my own state or the area that I lived in.” - Davin Holen

“And I think positive self talk is the kindest thing you can do to yourself. Being able to say 'It's OK, it takes time.' You know what you need to do, so why not start?” - Dina Abdel-Fattah

“If all my legacy is that I have produced one scientist, that's enough for me.” - Elena Sparrow

Alaska Voices is back March 15 with new episodes. Project leads Jessie Robertson and Bob Bolton also give a quick update on future Alaska Voices recordings.

The first season of Alaska Voices is coming to a close. Stay tuned for updates on future developments as we explore what comes next for the project. Thank you to our contributors, organizers, and listeners for all of your support.

"I was always the kid getting outside and getting lost and grimy and playing with frogs and cutting trees."

"I think that the first thing that agencies have to acknowledge is there's an extreme power imbalance between what value we put on scientific knowledge and what value we put on local knowledge."

“I'm more and more impatient with the slow pace of science and feel like at the rate the world is changing these days, we really need to make progress.”