To acquire and preserve natural areas; to develop, furnish, operate and maintain recreational facilities, and to extend the public’s knowledge of the state’s natural environment.

The Ocean Alaska Science and Learning Center (OASLC) is one of 17 Research Learning Centers established by the National Park Service to increase the communication, use, and effectiveness of scientific research in national parks. We support Alaska’s 11 coastal parks, which comprise over 3,600 miles of coastline and one-third of the coastline in the entire National Park System. Our mission is to promote stewardship of the marine-influenced ecosystems of Alaska’s coastal national parks through learning, education, and research.

To educate, inspire, and connect youth in underserved Pacific coastal communities through the study of migratory marine life. Ocean Connectors was founded on the realization that many schoolchildren do not have equal access to explore their coastal environment. Our vision is to cultivate a future generation of passionate, globally-­aware, and empowered coastal residents who take active steps to enjoy and protect ocean health.

Dedicated to honor, protect, and restore the health of the world's oceans and the life of the Earth's systems through conservation, research, education, science, and technology.