Visitors of the Ocean Institute in Dana Point can sneak around the back and get guided tours of the many tide pools along the beach. The Institute and the city of Dana Point sponsor a Tide Pool ...

Puget Sound's lowest tides of the year arrived this week, exposing beaches, tide pools and marine life that are normally ...

Richard Ripperger, left, his father-in-law Scott Sill, and son Noah, 2, from Bakersfield scramble along the tide pools during an extreme low tide at Montaña de Oro on Tuesday, Dec. 31.

Whatcom tide pool enthusiasts can rejoice: Exceptionally low tides caused by a wobble in the moon’s orbit mean a slew of sea critters will be more visible than usual on Wednesday, June 15, and ...

The best discoveries are unexpected. One overcast morning, my husband and I set out for a long hike just north of Lincoln City, only to find the trail closed. So we walked to the beach as the tide ran ...

Now that summer’s here, families looking for indoor-outdoor activities for all ages are invited to drop in at Mass Audubon’s Joppa Flats Education Center for fun hands-on learning and to meet tide ...

It can be called the "squeal of discovery," says Tacoma Nature Center education program coordinator Brianna Charbonnel. "Like when there's a Sitka shrimp on the beach, and the kids don't think it's ...

Nestled between the powerful Pacific Ocean and the rugged Oregon coastline, within holes carved out of rough volcanic rock, life in tide pools exists... peacefully. Intertidal creatures thrive in ...