Virtual science learning!
- Watch the video, do the fun at-home activity, learn more at the links below
- At each booth, find Ocean Actions we can all do every day to help protect the ocean in three ways: Stop Pollution, Save Species, Slow Climate Change
- Then play the Ocean Action Game for an instant giveaway sticker!
- Or take the Ocean Pledge
(TIP: Try to watch at least one video per action before you play the game...)
STOP POLLUTION
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
AT HOME: Download pdfs to make cool stuff from upcycled materials, get politically active for the ocean or volunteer at the Zoo!
LEARN MORE: pdza.org/plastic-free
OCEAN ACTION:
Refuse Single-Use Plastic
Tahoma Audubon
AT HOME: Download the the Seabird ID Sheet and spot birds! Find Ocean Fest youth Poetry in the Park thru Oct. 18.
LEARN MORE: tahomaaudubon.org
OCEAN ACTION: Clean up a beach
Jason Lee Middle School Science
AT HOME: Take the Tell 10 Challenge! Watch the science video, then tell 10 people on social media about the plastic problem. Then ask them to tell 10 more!
OCEAN ACTIONS: Refuse Single Use Plastic, Avoid Chemicals
SAVE SPECIES
Pierce County Libraries
AT HOME: Play the echolocation game in the video. Can orcas find food if it’s noisy?
LEARN MORE: piercecountylibrary.org
OCEAN ACTION: Save Salmon for Orcas
SR3 response unit
AT HOME: What are ways YOU can reduce, reuse and recycle?
LEARN MORE: sealifer3.org
OCEAN ACTIONS: Eat Ocean Friendly, Refuse Single Use Plastic
Citizens for a Healthy Bay
AT HOME: Mark up a drain or play Stormwater Bingo.
LEARN MORE: healthybay.org
OCEAN ACTION: Avoid Chemicals
Oikonos Lab at UPS
AT HOME: ID birds and plants just with your phone! Download MerlinBirdID or iNaturalist and start exploring.
LEARN MORE: oikonos.org
OCEAN ACTIONS: Clean Up a Beach, Refuse Single-Use Plastic, Protect Streams, Plant a Tree
SLOW CLIMATE CHANGE
Tacoma Public Utilities
AT HOME: Take this climate quiz
LEARN MORE: mytpu.org
OCEAN ACTION: Support clean energy
Citizens’ Climate Lobby Tacoma
AT HOME: Make a Naked Egg (download), write a letter to your representative, enter the Climate Art Contest and win a class prize!
LEARN MORE: ccltacoma.org/ocean-fest
OCEAN ACTION: Support clean energy
A Drop in the Ocean Shop

AT HOME: Snap a water selfie and upload to the #TacomaSplash challenge today!
ALSO: Offering super-cool prizes for the Ocean Action Game!
LEARN MORE: adropintheoceanshop.com
OCEAN ACTION:
Refuse Single-Use Plastic
Envirochallenger
AT HOME: Get outside and pick up trash. Is it recyclable? Use Recycle Coach to find out!
LEARN MORE: cityoftacoma.org/envirochallenger
OCEAN ACTION: Clean up a beach
City of Tacoma Stormwater
AT HOME: Do the Stormwater quiz for a free car wash!
LEARN MORE: cityoftacoma.org/stormwater
OCEAN ACTIONS: Avoid Chemicals
Washington Environmental Council
AT HOME: Download a Mad Libs Ocean Letter to send to your representatives (fillable or printable pdf), or make the Salish Sea pledge.
LEARN MORE: wearepugetsound.org
OCEAN ACTION: Save Salmon for Orcas
South Sound Surfrider
AT HOME: Download the Ocean Friendly Restaurant list or find one on the map!
LEARN MORE: southsound.surfrider.org
OCEAN ACTION: Eat Ocean Friendly
Pierce Conservation District
AT HOME: Do a Rainy Day hike (download pdf) or a Drop in the Bucket video activity. Do an Eco-Challenge or help make a rain-garden.
LEARN MORE: piercecd.org
OCEAN ACTION: Protect Streams
Zero Waste Washington
AT HOME: Play the Zero Waste game, find a Fix-It Fair and more (download pdf)
LEARN MORE: zerowastewashington.org
OCEAN ACTION: Refuse Single-Use Plastic
Harbor Wild Watch
AT HOME: Really look and listen to wildlife
LEARN MORE: harborwildwatch.org
OCEAN ACTION: Walk, Bike, Transit
Downtown On The Go
AT HOME: Do a Downtown walk (find maps here).
LEARN MORE: downtownonthego.com
OCEAN ACTION: Walk, Bike, Transit
Tacoma Tree Foundation
AT HOME: Plant a tree! The deadline for free Grit City Trees has officially passed but it’s still worth applying.
LEARN MORE: tacomatreefoundation.org
OCEAN ACTION: Plant a Tree

Kids – make climate-related artwork and win big prizes for your class! The Ocean Fest Climate Art Contest kicks off Sept. 13, sponsored by Citizens’ Climate Lobby. Ages 8-12, any medium. Click for details.