David Tarcy and Jennifer Romer will explore the less well-known impacts of the 1964 earthquake on smaller communities in Prince William Sound and the Kodiak Archipelago. These were predominately Alaska Native, Alutiiq communities, or communities largely comprised of Alaska Native inhabitants.

Despite massive publicity in 1989, the sea otter “rescue” effort has received scant attention in later retrospectives examining the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Prince William Sound. Over the years a mythology has grown up, portraying the wildlife rehabilitation project as a futile, expensive publicity stunt. In this talk, Shana Loshbaugh describes the history of the project, including information about conflicts among Exxon, agencies, and staff factions with agendas as disparate as embezzlement and animal rights.