Food Web Cruise will be Saturday, March 30th, 2024 from 8:15am to 11:30am Spring is here and soon the herring will be too, and with them we’ll start to see the seas come to life with their own banquet beckoning…
Thursdays March 7th, 14th, 21st, & 28th from 6 to 8pm Join Pat Kehoe at the Sitka Sound Science Center to learn the basics of watercolor techniques and explore our aquarium. $100 registration covers all 4 classes and all…
Create your own fish skin leather keychain at the Science Center’s After Hours event this Tuesday, February 27th, from 6 to 9pm. Karen Denise McIntyre will lead students through the process of crafting your own beautiful beaded keychains using fish…
The early signs of the season’s change are upon us, and the whales have already been seen returning to Sheet’ká. Whales make up around 90 individual species and include the largest mammals on the planet. Living right outside our front door here…
Sitka Sound Science Center is closed February 16th in honor of Elizabeth Peratrovich. A woman unafraid to stand up for what is right. Elizabeth and her husband, both Lingít and indigenous to theses lands, became advocates for anti-discrimination after…
The chocolate won’t last, but your membership will. Instead of the traditional flowers and sweet treats this year consider giving your loved one a Science Center membership. ♥️ Imagine strolling along a bed of beautiful urchins and anemones, admiring…
Summer Camps 2024 Registration is open The theme for this year’s summer camps is “Journeys.” With 7 different camps available to rising 1st graders all the way to adults there is truly something for everyone. Join us to journey through…
After Hours 3 Part Series | Thursdays at 5:30pm starting February 1st, 2024 It’s just about impossible to live in Sitka without making a journey from Washington to Alaska. We usually make this journey by plane, or sometimes the ferry.
Join our own Matt Wilson at the first Natural History Seminar of 2024, hosted by University of Alaska Southeast Sitka campus. Join Matt on a guided walkthrough of jellyfish reproduction and culture methods. We’ll quickly establish what exactly jellyfish…
Last week the SSSC education team along with local fungi grower Levi Adams visited all the fourth-grade classes at Keet Gooshi Heen. Educators came with fun fungi facts to spur excitement…
