After 2 to 5 years out in the wild the pink and chum are pushing at our barrier nets ready to come home. We are prepping our hatchery to receive the incoming salmon and soon will be starting to spawn…
Sitka’s diversity of culture, environment, and industries sets it apart from much of the world, a fact that Sharon Bohn Gmelch and George Gmelch know all too well having traveled much of it themselves. Sharon and George first found their…
We were so thrilled to host Gale McCrary as an intern through the Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) Opening the Box STEAM program. Gale brought his enthusiasm for science and for the past…
Featuring a morning adventure for pre-k students with hands on exploration of the salmon lifecycle followed by fish art prints and open admission to the aquarium. Our pre-k program will run from 10:00 am to 11:00 am. All children must…
You might wonder what would possess a pre-dental student from Utah to travel thousands of miles north to Fairbanks, Alaska. It was the love of getting his hands dirty and discovery–not within a person’s mouth, but within layers of rock…
There is still room to sign up for our Revolution Camp! Join us to learn all about designing, modeling, building, and testing boogie boards. Using various materials, designs, and innovative ideas, we will make our very…
Join our evening Watercolors class with Pat Kehoe July 16th through 19th This watercolor class will explore the aquarium’s critters and weather permitting-landscapes near the Science Center. All with expert guidance from local watercolorist Pat Kehoe. There will be four…