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New after school programs are open and ready for your students to sign up. Our first starts this Friday! Our after school programs are available free of charge thanks to support from the Busch STEAM Education Fund, but space is…
Hone your cold-water snorkeling skills while exploring different underwater zones around Sitka Sound with a small group and trained Science Center staff. Plunge into 2025! January 9th, 16th, 23rd, and 30th 8:00-9:30 am on Thursdays in January. Series participants will…
Help us open the doors to updated research laboratories, an inspiring new aquarium, and fully accessible grounds. Since its construction in 1929, the Sage building has served our community as a hub of learning and connection. The Aquarium, Laboratories,…
Tomorrow is Giving Tuesday officially starting the giving season. As we reflect on our busy year we are filled with gratitude to everyone who has supported Sitka Sound Science Center. Whether you’ve visited us, volunteered, donated, or simply shared…
Yesterday we had the honor of unveiling Tutu’s Tide Pool to all the students at Xóots Elementary. Tutu’s Tide Pool is a fully mobile touch tank that will allow our education staff the ability to show the intertidal world…
Over the past ice age, glaciers sculpted Southeast Alaska into the dynamic and awe-inspiring landscape we see today. Dramatic fjords and steep forested hillsides jut up from the ocean. The forests that have taken root here only have a…
Join us for the 28th Annual Sitka WhaleFest Sitka WhaleFest celebrates marine life through science, art, culture, and adventure. Attendees of all ages and backgrounds leave WhaleFest with a deeper connection to the ocean. Our Science Symposium theme this…
Join us for the annual Haunted Aquarium! Activities include owl pellet dissections, spooky experiments, cookie decorating, face painting, and a haunted house. Tickets are $10 for those age 4yr and over (3yr and under come in free) at Old Harbor…
Late in September, SSSC Research Director Lauren Bell traveled south to learn and participate in the Haida Gwaii Abalone Summit: Gud ahl tl’ hlG̱anggulas Galgahl’yáan damaan an hl tla ḵinggaa (People working together to take care of abalone). Co-hosted by…
As people of the sea our lives are intrinsically connected with the ebb and flow of the tides and all that dwells within the oceans. Over generations and eons these relationships have grown in importance and hold tremendous weight within…
