EcoKayak

EcoKayak was an on-water after school program for middle schoolers in the Tacoma School District, which aided them in learning about environmental science while kayaking in the Thea Foss Waterway.

ON HIATUS FOR THE 2025-2026 SCHOOL YEAR. Interested in sponsoring the program? Please reach out to education@fosswaterwayseaport.org.

Advertisement for EcoKayak. Features picture of kids in sea kayaks on the water, and kids sitting on pavement practicing paddling. Text: EcoKayak - Learn about the marine ecosystem from the seat of a sea kayak during this 4-day afterschool program! Free Afterschool Program for TPS Students. Transportation & Equipment Provided.

About the program:

EcoKayak was a partnership between Foss Waterway Seaport and Parks Tacoma. Funding came from grants secured by Foss Waterway Seaport.

During the 2025-2026 school year, students from middle schools in Tacoma had the opportunity to pilot a new EcoKayak program - a 4-day after school program where students practiced the fundamentals of sea kayaking with qualified instructors, collected water samples while on the water, and tested the samples for coliform bacteria.

EcoKayak is not a field trip. For more information on our available programs, and to book a field trip, please click here.

ON HIATUS FOR THE 2025-2026 SCHOOL YEAR. Interested in sponsoring the program? Please reach out to education@fosswaterwayseaport.org.

Advertisement for EcoKayak. Features picture of kids in sea kayaks on the water, and kids sitting on pavement practicing paddling. Text: EcoKayak - Learn about the marine ecosystem from the seat of a sea kayak during this 4-day afterschool program! Free Afterschool Program for TPS Students. Transportation & Equipment Provided.

About the program:

EcoKayak was a partnership between Foss Waterway Seaport and Parks Tacoma. Funding came from grants secured by Foss Waterway Seaport.

During the 2025-2026 school year, students from middle schools in Tacoma had the opportunity to pilot a new EcoKayak program - a 4-day after school program where students practiced the fundamentals of sea kayaking with qualified instructors, collected water samples while on the water, and tested the samples for coliform bacteria.

EcoKayak is not a field trip. For more information on our available programs, and to book a field trip, please click here.

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