Belugas Count! 2024
Schedule
Sat Sep 21 2024 at 10:00 am to 04:00 pm
Location
Anchorage and the greater Cook Inlet area (Girdwood, Hope, Kenai) | Anchorage, AK
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NOAA Fisheries and partners invite members of the public to participate to the sixth annual “Belugas Count!” — being held Saturday, September 21st, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. AKST in the greater Anchorage, Alaska area!No registration is required. People worldwide can join in on the Belugas Count Facebook page, where there will be live broadcasts.
From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. AKST, members of the public are invited to help spot and count Cook Inlet beluga whales at numerous staffed stations throughout Cook Inlet. All public viewing stations will be marked with signs.
From 1 to 4 p.m. AKST, join us for free Beluga Festival at the Alaska Zoo in the Gateway Building with booths, family activities, and beluga-themed scientific talks throughout the afternoon. Meet beluga staff from our aquarium partners, escape a marine debris obstacle course, see and touch marine mammal bones, pose for photos in the photobooth, and learn how you can be a community scientist with the Alaska Beluga Monitoring Partnership! (Note: At the Alaska Zoo, admission is free to the event only, which is hosted outside the zoo gates).
This all-day citizen science celebration aims to bring together members of the public to focus on the endangered Cook Inlet beluga whale, fostering local pride, awareness, and stewardship. It’s a collaboration among a variety of federal and state agencies, local and national organizations, as well as individuals.
For more event details, visit: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/event/2024-belugas-count
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Where is it happening?
Anchorage and the greater Cook Inlet area (Girdwood, Hope, Kenai), Anchorage, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays: