Schools, Camps and Youth Organizations
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We have started receiving many inquiries to bring our touch tanks to different groups in and around Halifax - thank you for this interest!
We do plan to offer programming for all ages, including day camps, schools, Scouts, Sparks and other similar groups and even birthday parties! However, in order to respect our catch-and-release philosophy, we are not yet in a position to offer these programs in the off-season. If you are interested in making a possible booking in the future, please express your interest in the form below! By doing so, your name will be added to our list and you will be among the first to find out when we open up our programming. Your entries will also help determine which direction our public programming takes as we move forward. |
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Conferences and Other Events
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Back to the Sea Society is available for conferences, museum events, open houses and other events that strive to promote science literacy.
Thanks to the support of Dalhousie University, we can obtain animals for large scale events that will help promote the importance of ocean conservation and spread the word about the work that Back to the Sea is undertaking. Please send your booking inquiries to info@backtothesea.ca. |
Standard Setup
We typically show up to events with the following:
- One touch tank filled with local intertidal species (e.g. sea stars, urchins, snails, mussels, hermit crabs, etc.)
- One sandy-bottom tank showcasing scallops, moon snails, clams and sand dollars (we do not guarantee all these species)
- A variety of naturalized specimens with magnifying glasses for close-up observations
- Plush toys
Our knowledgeable and passionate volunteers remain with the touch tanks to interpret the animals and engage with visitors.
Short presentations may also be offered.
If you have a specific idea in mind, please do not hesitate to contact us. If it supports our mission and values, we will do what we can to accomodate!
Cost
Cost is dependent on the type of event and its location.
Although we are currently entirely volunteer-run, there is equipment maintenance, transportation and many other logistics involved with travelling touch tanks containing live animals.
As a non-profit, we do our best to keep costs to a minimum. All booking payments are invested back into the Society. Payments and donations are used to better our current programming or are put towards the future creation of the Back to the Sea Aquarium.
We will consider doing events for free when we can. In these cases, honorarium fees that can be offered to us go a long way!
We thank you for your support!
Cost is dependent on the type of event and its location.
Although we are currently entirely volunteer-run, there is equipment maintenance, transportation and many other logistics involved with travelling touch tanks containing live animals.
As a non-profit, we do our best to keep costs to a minimum. All booking payments are invested back into the Society. Payments and donations are used to better our current programming or are put towards the future creation of the Back to the Sea Aquarium.
We will consider doing events for free when we can. In these cases, honorarium fees that can be offered to us go a long way!
We thank you for your support!
Setup Requirements
To ensure the safety and well-being of our animals throughout the day, we ask that you please provide us with the following:
For all questions please contact info@backtothesea.ca.
To ensure the safety and well-being of our animals throughout the day, we ask that you please provide us with the following:
- A parking space
- An unloading area close to our setup location or, in the absence thereof, a dolly or platform trolley
- If the the location is not on a main level floor and there is no elevator, we may require a second set of helping hands capable of lifting heavy coolers and containers
For all questions please contact info@backtothesea.ca.
