The Whale Museum is open daily from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm with some exceptions. View our current hours here.
Upcoming Events & Programs:
July 26-27: *Cancelled due to low participation. A minimum # of participants is required for some of our events* 2024 Pod Nods. Pod Nods are sleepover parties for children ages 6 to 11. Supervised by Whale Museum educators, they feature games, crafts, a flashlight scavenger hunt, snacks, a movie and breakfast We promise a high adult to child ratio and a whale of a good time for the kids!
Learn more and register here: whalemuseum.org/products/pod-nods
July 31: Killer Whales Off the Beaten Path. Join us July 31 at 7 p.m. for a virtual lecture! Killer whales have been studied in the Salish Sea for many decades, but the full range of these whales extends far beyond our backyard. Greg Schorr and Erin Falcone have been collecting data from killer whales throughout their west coast range, using a variety of research methods and developing new technology along the way, to better understand their ecology when they aren’t so easy to find. They’ll review where they’ve gone, what they’ve learned, and what needs to be done next to protect these animals wherever they roam. Virtual via Zoom. Free and open to the public!
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85096296551?pwd=laWeP5BTR6jQNaakSruUAOR10JTc7P.1
August 1: Learning about large whale entanglements through disentanglement and research. Join us on August at 7 p.m. at The Whale Museum for an evening of education with Jenn Tackaberry and Doug Sandilands. The presentation will discuss efforts on the US West Coast to save individual whales and learn about the bigger picture of large whale entanglement from information collected during disentanglements and ongoing large whale population studies. Free and open to the public!
August 6-9: *SOLD OUT* 2024 Virtual Marine Naturalist Teachers' Program. A virtual session of our Marine Naturalist program for Teachers is returning this summer! This high quality program will be entirely virtual with no live components. Presentation videos will become accessible through the virtual platform Whova starting August 6 and be available for 6 months! Clock hours are available. To watch all presentations will take around 21 hours. The objective of this program is to provide a learning experience that enhances your knowledge and classroom lessons. The program highlights the ecology, current status and conservation efforts for the endangered Southern Resident killer whales and other local marine species as well as of the Salish Sea. The course includes presentations on cetaceans, other marine mammals, birds, invertebrates, geology, marine conservation, and more. Faculty includes professionals, experts and researchers. Thanks to a grant through NOAA, this program is completely FREE for qualified teachers* to participate! Our gift to you for the great work you do! Space is limited to the first 50, so donʼt wait to reserve your spot!
*To qualify, participants must be a current Classroom Teacher with a School Affiliation (Public, Private or Home School) Register here: https://whova.com/portal/registration/mntp_202408
Aug 8: Bright Extinction – Charting a Course for Southern Resident Orca Recovery. Join us on August 8 at 7 p.m. at The Whale Museum for an evening of education with Dr. Rob Williams. The critically endangered Southern Resident killer whale population is one of the most well-studied marine mammals on the planet. Why are they not recovering? Dr. Rob Williams will outline the results of a recent collaborative effort to understand why and what we must do to prevent the extinction of this iconic population. Free and open to the public!
August 27-28: 2024 Virtual Global Orca Workshop. Learn more and register here: https://whalemuseum.org/products/global-orca-workshop
Note: all times are listed in Pacific Time.