Port Townsend Marine Science Center

The Salish Sea is a phenomenal place 

One of the world’s largest and most biologically rich inland seas, it is an enormous watershed of habitats, species, processes and relationships.

Since 1982, the Port Townsend Marine Science Center has introduced hundreds of thousands of people to the wonders of the Salish Sea through our exhibits and programs at Fort Worden State Park and, since 2022, the Flagship Landing building in downtown Port Townsend.

The Port Townsend Marine Science Center fulfills its mission of “empowering conservation for a thriving Salish Sea” through engaging exhibits, hands-on educational programs, and vital citizen science projects, reaching people far beyond just Jefferson County.

 Why? Because these Salish Sea waters are amazing—beautiful, dynamic, and brimming with life—and because humans and oceans are interconnected. Our survival depends on healthy seas and oceans worldwide. 

Your donation today 

The donation you make today is going to support:

• PTMSC youth and family programs, including Summer Camps and Environmental Education Programs, 
• and PTMSC's active participation in the Marine Mammal Stranding Network, responding to sick, injured, distressed, or dead marine mammals. 

Explore the Marine Science Center's other projects and public programs:

• Public exhibits at Fort Worden S.P., including Hope, a fully-articulated orca, and the downtown Gallery, Visitor Center, and Whale on the Wharf.
• Guided low tide walks
• A public lecture series  
• Beach cleanups
• Repair events
• Citizen science projects - Marine Mammal Stranding Network, SoundToxins, pinto abalone restoration, and monitoring projects for larval Dungeness crab, sea stars, and the intertidal.