Join us for summer adventures, marine discoveries, and opportunities to explore!
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Red Sea Cucumber (Cucumaria miniata) photo by Wendy Feltham
JULY 2026 OCTOPRESS
Join us for summer adventures, marine discoveries, and opportunities to explore!
JUNE HIGHLIGHTS
Port Townsend Pride
Pride-goers add fiber of all colors to our "Tapestry of the Salish Sea"
Early this month, PTMSC was proud to participate in Port Townsend Pride and celebrate the vibrant LGBTQ+ community that makes our region so special. As part of the celebration, we invited community members to help create a collaborative tapestry—a colorful piece of art filled with the creativity and personal touches of community members celebrating Pride together.
Intertidal Monitoring
PTMSC recently completed our annual intertidal monitoring surveys at two local sites with the help of an incredible team of dedicated volunteers, including Bob Lemon and Wendy Feltham, our two experienced volunteer naturalists. Together, volunteers worked alongside our staff to document the health and diversity of our rocky shore ecosystems, collecting important data on the species that live in the intertidal zones.
PTMSC volunteers at Kenzie Beach for Intertidal Monitoring this month photo by: Betsy Carlson
Celebrate the new aquarium exhibit Our Kelp Forests
We officially opened the Our Kelp Forests exhibit on June 26, and we’re excited to welcome the public to explore this engaging new space at the Port Townsend Marine Science Center in Fort Worden.
Come discover the beauty and complexity of our local marine ecosystems, learn about the species that call the kelp forest home, and experience the wonder of the underwater world right here in Port Townsend. We can’t wait to share this new exhibit with you!
If you haven’t visited us in a while, now is the perfect time to explore our all-new exhibit. Visit us at PTMSC in Fort Worden and dive into the kelp forest!
When you think of fjords, images of Norway and New Zealand may flash through your mind, but did you know that we have fjords right here in the Salish Sea? Hood Canal is actually not a canal at all but a fjord! Read more...
Seal Pup in Dinghy from Kelly Kingdon
Summer on the Olympic Peninsula is an exciting time no matter who you are, but for the Port Townsend Marine Science Center Marine Mammal Stranding Network, summer begins our busiest time of year for one main reason, Read more...
What's a Low Tide Walk like? by Gabriella Sewell
Participants get paired with volunteers, and all of a sudden it’s off to the race – or more like a hunt in this case. Read more...
COMING UP
Tool Library Celebration & Tool Sale at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds
Saturday, July 18 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Come out to celebrate the first anniversary of the tool library and support the future of the JeffCo Repair program! All funds raised support the Tool Library and Repair Events. Help us reach our goal of $20,000, and double your impact thanks to our anonymous challenge match!
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