Southeast Alaska Discovery Center

Public Programs

Friday Night Insights

Friday Night Insights start up each year in November and end with the Alaska Hummingbird Festival in April. Programs are held in the visitor center's auditorium. Join a diverse group of guest speakers, including book authors and researchers every Friday night at 7PM. Friday Night Insights are free to the public. We hope to see you.

Programs for School-aged Children

Educators may arrange special programs with Forest Service guides for students in pre-school through high school. During the winter the visitor center staff needs two weeks of advance notice to arrange for programs. Programs include indoor activities that focus on exhibits at the Southeast Alaska Discovery Center. Our more popular topics include senses, natural cycles, habitat, salmon, trees, and ecosystems. The Southeast Alaska Discovery Center offers education kits perfect for class room teaching. Additional programs may be available on request or to find out more about kits or to check out a kit, please contact Leslie Swada at (907) 228-6247.

Interpretive Programs
In winter films on wildlife are available upon request, and exhibits are available and self guided. In summer Forest Service interpreters presents films in the theatre on a variety of subjects and give interpretive programs on Alaska public lands and a variety of cultural and natural history subjects. Interpreters also board Princess cruise ships while docked and present interpretive programs. At the Discovery Center Summer fees apply to those who with to experience the movies or see the exhibits. For more information contact the Southeast Alaska Discovery Center at 907-228-6220.

Alaska Public Lands Information Centers
Alaska Division of Tourism • Alaska Department of Natural Resources • Alaska Department of Fish and Game • Bureau of Land Management • National Park Service • USDA Forest Service • US Fish and Wildlife Service • US Geological Survey •

Tongass National Forest