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View fullsize FLUKE YEAH FRIDAY!! This week’s local spotlight- 🌋MAGMA 🌋 🐋 A mysterious and captivating whale, Magma (SEAK-2006) was named to honor her long standing friendship with another female, Crater (SEAK-0924). 💕 While naming whales is more an ar
View fullsize It’s HUMPDAY, and this week we’re diving into… bubbles. 🐋💨 The lungs of a humpback whale are a powerful toolkit, used for more than just breathing. Bubbles are used to hunt, flirt, protect, and maybe even communicate with humans
View fullsize 🦷Odontocetes, or toothed whales, are some of the most intelligent, social, and curious creatures in the oceans. 🌊Cachalot whales (more commonly known as sperm whales), are the largest of this category. 🦷Growing to 60 feet long and 45 tons, the
View fullsize HAPPY PRIDE TO ALL OUR #WLWLW girlies, gays, theys and allies! 🐋🌈✨🌊🫡
View fullsize 🐋FLUKE YEAH FRIDAY 🌊 This week’s Spotlight: BARNACLES (SEAK-2070) 🌊 First documented in 2000, she is a mother to 4 recorded calfs, Kelp, Urchin, Acorn, and Limpet. A very social whale; Barnacles is most well-known for her unique relations
View fullsize Have you ever heard a humpback whale breach has the power of a Boeing 747 or a fighter jet? I definitely have! But is it true? Where do we find fact versus fiction? 🐋 🌊In a 2020 study on breaches there were a few conclusions: 🌊first of all, that
View fullsize Rachel Carson was best known for her book Silent Spring, which brought awareness to pesticide overuse and the ecological consequences. What many don’t know is her queerness, while not confirmed, she did have some historically close best friends

MEET THE FOUNDERS

  • A woman in a black waterproof jacket waving and smiling, standing on a boat with a body of water in the background.

    Chloe Brown

    Chloe is Marine Naturalist, Sailor, and Outdoor Educator with a bachelor’s in geoscience from Hobart and William Smith and aboard at University of Canterbury in New Zealand. Her passion for whales, sailing and ocean conservation has taken her everywhere from the remote islands of Tonga to lush St. Vincent. Chloe has a commitment to making science clear and engaging, writing much of our science communication and combining those words with her stunning photography. She aims to inspire curiosity, stewardship and a deeper connection to our ocean.

  • A young woman outdoors standing among rocks with a forest background, smiling, wearing a gray jacket, maroon top, and mustard yellow pants.

    Rylee Landen

    Born and raised in Juneau, Rylee grew up on the water and is passionate about Southeast, Alaska. Rylee has a degree interdisciplinary environmental studies and completed an outdoor studies certification at UAS. Her goal is to create harmony between people and their environment. In addition to being a marine naturalist, Rylee owns a sustainability focused landscape company and loves exploring the connection between land and sea. Rylee uses her entrepreneurial energy to plan and coordinate our community events and to be an advocate. She is married to Sam!

  • A young woman with shoulder-length light brown hair smiling outdoors on a rocky trail with green foliage and trees in the background, wearing a turquoise shirt with dolphins and orcas, and light blue jeans.

    Sam Carmack

    After graduating from East Tennessee State University and working in consulting for a variety of non-profits and government agencies, Sam followed her dream to be a nature interpreter and found herself in Southeast Alaska. For the last 4 seasons, she has worked as a marine naturalist in Juneau and will be following humpbacks to Hawaii, Patagonia and Mexico as a science communicator. She is passionate about conservation, human-wildlife conflict, and the power of citizen science. An avid writer and photographer, she makes graphics for WLW and loves using creativity and enthusiasm to connect other’s with nature. She is married to Rylee!