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Sensory Friendly Event: Tide Pool Exploration

Aug

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Sensory Friendly Event: Tide Pool Exploration

Saturday, August 15, 2026
10:00 AM 11:00 AM
Pier One Theater Beach (map)
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Guided tide pool exploration, sensory friendly event. Family friendly, for all ages, and free for local families with scholarship code: LOCALS1

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Special Event: Low Tide Guided Tide Pooling at Pier One Beach

Jul

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Special Event: Low Tide Guided Tide Pooling at Pier One Beach

Tuesday, July 14, 2026
8:30 AM 10:00 AM
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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!

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Celebrate Pride! - Creatures of the Dock 🌈

Jun

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Celebrate Pride! - Creatures of the Dock 🌈

Friday, June 26, 2026
3:30 PM 4:30 PM
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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.

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Jun

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Celebrate Pride! - Creatures of the Dock 🌈

Friday, June 27, 2025
3:00 PM 4:00 PM
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Join us on a free 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.

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Our Summer Tours

Living Ocean Tour

This 3-hour boat tour immerses you in one of Alaska’s most vibrant and diverse marine ecosystems.

Creatures of the Dock Tour

Step onto the dock and dive into an unexpected world of Alaskan wildlife!

Sea to Tree Tour

Explore one of the most biodiverse places in Alaska on this full-day natural history tour at the Peterson Bay Field Station .

Inspiration Ridge Preserve Guided Hikes

Traverse rolling trails and summer wildflower meadows with stunning views of Kachemak Bay on these one-and-a-half or three-hour guided tours of the 700-acre Preserve.