Upcoming events
More information about our special events is listed below. Explore our tours to see what else we may have going on!
Weekly Wildcrafting at Inspiration Ridge Preserve: Yarrow Salve
Learn about local medicinal plants and create your own healing yarrow salve!
Sensory Friendly Event: Tide Pool Exploration
Guided tide pool exploration, sensory friendly event. Family friendly, for all ages, and free for local families with scholarship code: LOCALS1
Crane Walks at Inspiration Ridge Preserve (Donor Appreciation Event)
Crane Walks give you the opportunity to view sandhill cranes as they gather for pre-migration staging, allowing participants to learn more about sandhill cranes, explore the ridge above Kachemak Bay, and capture incredible photos of Alaskan wildlife.
Weekly Wildcrafting at Inspiration Ridge Preserve: Clay Bouquet — Wildflower Exploration
Come and identify wildflowers with us, while also learning about our local pollinators! Once you’ve gather some wildflowers, we’ll press them into air dry clay to make little disks that can be coasters or ornaments to take home!
Crane Walks at Inspiration Ridge Preserve
Crane Walks give you the opportunity to view sandhill cranes as they gather for pre-migration staging, allowing participants to learn more about sandhill cranes, explore the ridge above Kachemak Bay, and capture incredible photos of Alaskan wildlife.
Community Chowder n' Chili Event (Free!)
Join us to enjoy Chili, Chowder, and Chatter with community members! Food provided, family fun!
Driving Bat Survey
Join us for a driving survey to record little brown bats on the bluff
Crane Walks at Inspiration Ridge Preserve
Crane Walks give you the opportunity to view sandhill cranes as they gather for pre-migration staging, allowing participants to learn more about sandhill cranes, explore the ridge above Kachemak Bay, and capture incredible photos of Alaskan wildlife.
Weekly Wildcrafting at Inspiration Ridge Preserve: Berry Jam
Join us for a responsible berry harvest and processing party. We will go over the basics of edible berry identification and honorable harvesting practices, and then turn the fruits of our labor into jam!
Crane Walks at Inspiration Ridge Preserve
Crane Walks give you the opportunity to view sandhill cranes as they gather for pre-migration staging, allowing participants to learn more about sandhill cranes, explore the ridge above Kachemak Bay, and capture incredible photos of Alaskan wildlife.
Crane Walks at Inspiration Ridge Preserve
Crane Walks give you the opportunity to view sandhill cranes as they gather for pre-migration staging, allowing participants to learn more about sandhill cranes, explore the ridge above Kachemak Bay, and capture incredible photos of Alaskan wildlife.
Crane Walks at Inspiration Ridge Preserve
Crane Walks give you the opportunity to view sandhill cranes as they gather for pre-migration staging, allowing participants to learn more about sandhill cranes, explore the ridge above Kachemak Bay, and capture incredible photos of Alaskan wildlife.
CoastWalk Kickoff
Kick off the 2026 Kachemak Bay CoastWalk by Joining us at Bishops Beach. Clean the beach, adopt a zone, grab some food, and play some games!
Pier 1 Tidepool and Cleanup
Between the fishing lagoon and the harbor the intertidal behind pier 1 is a great place to be on this -2 ft low tide. it is one of the few spots in the bay where sand dollars can be found with only a short walk. With all of the summer activity it can also hold a lot of debris. join us to check out this intertidal and then head a little higher and help clean the upper shore after a busy summer.
Tidepooling - 9:00- 10:30
Cleanup 10:30- 12:00
Glacier Spit Cleanup
Join us to clean up Glacier Spit. Sitting in front of Grewingk glacier, glacier spit is a popular destination for locals and visitors. it also catches debris in the current as it makes its way around the bay and is typically the largest cleanup by weight that takes place during CoastWalk.
Space on this cleanup is limited, and sign up is required
Transportation for this cleanup is donated by Mako’s Water Taxi!
Weekly Wildcrafting at Inspiration Ridge Preserve: Natural Dyes
Collect the colors of nature and learn the science behind natural dyes!
Weekly Wildcrafting at Inspiration Ridge Preserve: Devil’s Club Salve
Learn the basics of cyanotype printing at Inspiration Ridge! Join us for a short hike and an afternoon of printing with natural materials on paper and fabric.
Sensory Friendly Event: Guided Hike at the Wynn Nature Center
Guided hike at the Wynn Nature Center, including a scavenger hunt and sensory experience hike. Family friendly, for all ages, and free for local families with scholarship code: LOCALS1
Weekly Wildcrafting at Inspiration Ridge Preserve: Wild Tea Workshop
Create your own custom blend of wild tea from plants in this area!
Weekly Wildcrafting at Inspiration Ridge Preserve: Wire Wrapping
Learn about the geology of Kachemack Bay and wire wrap local stones!
Special Event: Low Tide Guided Tide Pooling at Pier One Beach
Join us for a special guided tide pooling event with a -4.8 ft low tide; great for seeing sea stars, anemone, sand dollars, and urchins!
Celebrate Pride! - Hike at the Wynn Nature Center
Join us for a 1.5 hour guided hike of the Wynn Nature Center while learning about queer animals and occurrences in nature that blur the binary. 🌈
Celebrate Pride! - Creatures of the Dock 🌈
Join us on a dock tour to celebrate Pride month! Get to know the fascinating queer lives of sea stars clinging to the docks, seagulls nesting on the rocks, or orcas that venture into the bay.
Spring Fling 2026
Join us for the 2026 Spring Fling 🌿 on Saturday, June 6th, at Alice's Champagne Palace. "The Moose is Loose” is our raucous theme, and you will find good food, drinks, games, a silent auction, a moose-pie making contest, and so much more!
We’re moose-ly sure you’ll have a good time!
Your attendance at our Spring Fling helps support hands-on environmental education, citizen science, and coastal stewardship.
Welcoming Spring - Wynnter Sundays
Join Wynn naturalists to welcome spring with special spring-themed activities! Learn what spring looks like in the boreal forest. Free!
Iditarod Activities - Wynnter Sundays
Spend the afternoon exploring activities inspired by Alaska’s iconic dogsled race! Free program!
Snow Science - Wynnter Sundays
How much water melts from a pile of snow? Come find out! Free program. Activity subject to change based on snowpack.
Snow Shelters - Wynnter Sundays
Learn the science of snow shelters and try your hand at building one! Free! Activity subject to change based on snowpack.
Great Backyard Bird Count
Participate in the global event! Join naturalists to make observations and submit your own reports to help scientists continue to monitor, understand, and protect bird populations across the world.
Wynnter Olympics - Wynnter Sundays
The torch is lit—let the 2026 Wynnter Olympic Games begin! Come test your skills in a series of winter races and competitions. FREE family event!
Winter Crafts - Wynnter Sundays
Spend a cozy afternoon crafting with us! Enjoy a bonfire and snacks. All materials provided. Free program at the Wynn Nature Center.
Snow Sculptures - Wynnter Sundays
We're creating a snow sculpture garden at the Wynn Nature Center! Whether you're interested in realistic snow sculpture, abstract snow blocks, or a classic snowman, come express your creativity! Enjoy a bonfire and snacks. Free program.
Tracking - Wynnter Sundays
Join naturalists at the Wynn Nature Center to learn who lives in the forest and learn the basics of tracking! Enjoy a bonfire and snacks. Free program.
Fire Building - Wynnter Sundays
Build a fire and test its marshmallow-toasting power at this family-friendly activity! Free program at the Wynn Nature Center.
Winter Scavenger Hunt - Wynnter Sundays
Welcome to Wynnter! Join naturalists for a special winter-themed scavenger hunt at the Wynn Nature Center. Enjoy a bonfire and win prizes! Free program.
Wintry Wynn Open House
Cozy up in the cabin and celebrate Coastal Studies’ 2025 season! Free cider, bonfire, and stargazing with naturalists.
2026 Day Camps Information Sessions
Join CACS staff for an info session about our 2026 Day Camps! Learn about some changes we’re making, and have your questions answered. Hybrid—in-person and virtual attendance welcome.
2026 Day Camps Information Sessions
Join CACS staff for an info session about our 2026 Day Camps! Learn about some changes we’re making, and have your questions answered. Hybrid—in-person and virtual attendance welcome.
CoastWalk Clean-Up: Mud Bay to Miller’s Landing
Join us Oct 11th to walk from Mud Bay up to Miller’s Landing and clean the beach along the way! Every year we host public clean-up days to get people outside, and collecting data about debris movement through Kachemak Bay.
Field Station Shutdown
Help us close up the Field Station for the winter! Cleaning, organizing, light carpentry all needed. No cost to participate. Ages 16+.
CoastWalk Clean-Up: McKeon Spit
McKeon Spit at the mouth of China Poot Bay is part of CoastWalk Zone 21. Volunteer for a day and help us give our beaches some love. Free!
CoastWalk Clean-Up: Diamond Creek to Homer
Join us Sept 27th to hike Diamond Creek down to Bishop’s Beach and clean the beach along the way! Every year we host public clean-up days to get people outside, and collecting data about debris movement through Kachemak Bay.
CoastWalk Clean-Up: Glacier Spit
Every year we host public clean-up days to get people across the bay, cleaning up marine debris, and collecting data about debris movement through Kachemak Bay. Join us Sept 20th for a FREE trip across the bay to Glacier Spit!
Wynn Closing Work Party
Help us spruce up the Nature Center before winter! Volunteers will help install new sign posts, do trail maintenance, organize and maintain tools, and more.
Our Summer Tours
