Family Float Trip on
the Skagit River
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Join Pacific Science Center on a
Destination Discovery experience to see the largest
gathering of Bald Eagles in the lower 48 states! Pacific
Science Center is partnering with Alpine Adventure's Wild
& Scenic River Tours to provide this incredible
opportunity. Every year, approximately 500 bald eagles
migrate to the Skagit River from all over the Northwest to
scavenge on spawned salmon. It is nature at its most basic
and magnificent! This ten-mile float includes the Bald
Eagle Sanctuary and lasts about two hours. The rapids on
this river section are rated Class I (moving water with
small waves). Suggested minimum age is six years old.
On our float we will learn about the Skagit River, bald
eagles and salmon as well as the Endangered Species Act and
the Wild & Scenic Rivers Act. This section of the
Skagit River is a conservation zone, managed by the North
Cascades National Park, U.S. Forest Services, Skagit County
Parks & Recreation, Seattle City Light, and Nature
Conservancy of Washington.
Price
- Pacific Science Center Members: $125 per adult; $85 per child under 13.
- Non-members: $150 per adult; $100 per child under 13.
- Includes hot lunch,
river gear, and sales tax PLUS all trip proceeds return
to benefit Pacific Science Center!
Please contact Leah Hausman, Development Manager at Pacific Science Center, at (206)443-3642 or email leah_hausman@pacsci.org to purchase your tickets. Please make your reservations by January 5, 2009. Tickets must be purchased in advance.
Meet Time & Location
10:00 a.m. at Howard Miller Steelhead County Park. You are responsible for your own transportation to and from the meeting location.
For more information, download the →trip flyer (924KB PDF). To register for this trip, please us this →registration form (168KB PDF).