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2007 NSF Ocean Science Field Trip Sites
2007 NSF Ocean Science Field Trip Sites
2007 NSF Ocean Science Field Trip Sites
COSEE-West Program
Center for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence-West
INTRODUCTION
This compilation of field trips and resources related to the ocean sciences is designed
for student, teacher and parent use.
The enclosed list of field trip organizations, contacts and brief descriptive summaries
should be used as an overview. Interested field trip participants must contact the field
trip organizations to obtain cost of visit, hours of operation, specific location,
availability of programs and instructional materials as well as appropriateness to
individual, small groups, or class involvement.
NOTE: On a PC, access any web site by pressing the Ctrl key at the same time you
click on its address. On a Mac the links are active simply by clicking on the address if
the file is opened with Acrobat.
For an extensive guide to California sites farther north, visit the Habitat pages on the
Lawrence Hall of Sciences MARE web site,
http://www.lawrencehallofscience.org/mare/oiresources/index.html.
COSEE-West Staff
University of California Los Angeles University of Southern California
Dr. William Hamner Dr. Anthony Michaels
Dr. Peggy Fong Dr. Linda Duguay
Ms. Peggy Hamner Dr. Judith Lemus
Dr. Sid Sitkoff Ms. Lynn Whitley
Ms. Gwen Noda Ms. Jane Lee
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Playa del
Rey
Inside the www.insidetheoutdoors.org Full day and half day field trips to 13
Outdoors TEL (714) 708-3885 sites around Orange County.
FAX (714) 649-0162 Gr. K-7: In-class 1- hour Traveling
Orange 200 Kalmus Dr. Scientist programs;
County P.O. Box 9050 Gr. 5-6: Week long Outdoor Science
Costa Mesa, CA 92628 School programs in San Bernardino
insidetheoutdoors@ocde.us Mountains.
Pre and post trip teaching materials
available online. Funding available for
qualified schools.
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Leo Carrillo (818) 880-0350 (general information) Tidepool workshops for teachers
State Beach 805-488-1827 (school groups) Field trips for classrooms:
35000 W. Pacific Coast Highway Grades K-9
Malibu Malibu, CA 90265
Los Angeles For both, contact Gary Widdison, Floating Lab Boat Program: shipboard
Co. Office of Consultant, Outdoor and Marine Science program for schools
Education tel. 562-922-6889; e-mail: Departs from Rainbow Harbor, Long
widdison_gary@lacoe.edu Beach
Long Beach Fax: 562-401-5405 L.A. County Outdoor Science School
& Malibu 9300 Imperial Highway, Clarke Bldg Malibu
Downey, CA 90266 outdoor science school in Little
Sycamore Canyon, n. of Malibu:
lessons on riparian and intertidal
ecosystems
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The following is a brief list of organizations that offer many environmental education programs related to the coast
and ocean. They may provide tours, field trips, workshops, informational material, expert advice and more. While
they are organized by region, most provide resources of interest to educators throughout the state. Check out their
websites or call for information. For an up-to-date, more extensive list of organizations, along with detailed
information about their programs, visit the California Coastal Commissions Marine, Coastal & Watershed
Resource Directory at www.coastforyou.org.
STATEWIDE
Adopt-A-Watershed California Department of California State Parks
P.O. Box 1850 Conservation 1416 Ninth Street
Hayfork, CA 96041 California Geological Survey Sacramento, CA 95814
(530) 628-5334 801 K Street, MS 12-30 (800)777-0369
www.adopt-a- Sacramento, CA 95814 www.parks.ca.gov
watershed.org (916)445-1825
www.consrv.ca.gov/cgs California State Parks
Algalita Marine Research Foundation
Foundation California Department of Fish 800 College Avenue
148 Marina Drive and Game P.O. Box 548
Long Beach, CA 90803 1416 Ninth Street, 12th Floor Kentfield, CA 94914
(562)598-4889 Sacramento, CA 95814-5511 (415)258-9975
www.algalita.org (916)445-0411 www.calparks.org
www.dfg.ca.gov/coned/ind
American Cetacean Society ex.html California Regional
P.O. Box 1391 Environmental Education
San Pedro, CA 90733-1391 California Department of Water Community (CREEC) Network
(310)548-6279 Resources www.creec.org/
www.acsonline.org 1416 Ninth Street
Sacramento, CA 95814 Keep California Beautiful
California Academy of Sciences (916)653-5791 3914 Murphy Canyon Road,
55 Concourse Drive www.dwr.water.ca.gov Suite A-218
Golden Gate Park San Diego, CA 92123
San Francisco, CA 94118 California Integrated Waste (858)505-9936
(415)321-8000 Management Board www.keepcaliforniabeautif
www.calacademy.org Office of Integrated Education ul.com
California Coastal Commission 1001 I Street, MS #14A
45 Fremont Street, Suite 2000 P.O. Box 4025 National Marine Sanctuaries:
San Francisco, CA 94105-2219 Sacramento, CA 95812-4025 LiMPETS
(800)Coast-4U (916)341-6000 NOAA's National Marine
www.coastforyou.org www.ciwmb.ca.gov/schools Sanctuaries
California Native Plant Society 735 State Street, Suite 617
California Coastkeepers 2707 K Street, Suite 1 Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Alliance Sacramento, CA 95816 Phone 805.963.3341
Linda Sheehan (916)447-2677
Executive Director www.cnps.org Claire Johnson, Program
P.O. Box 3156 Manager, Email
Fremont, CA 94539 claire.johnson@noaa.gov
(510) 770-9764 http://limpets.noaa.gov/welcome
www.cacoastkeeper.org/ .html
California Environmental Organizations and Programs
Seymour Marine Discovery Chula Vista Nature Center I Love A Clean San Diego
Center 1000 Gunpowder Point Dr. 4891 Pacific Highway Suite 115
Long Marine Lab Chula Vista, CA 91910 San Diego, CA 92110
100 Shaffer Rd. (619)409-5900 (619)291-0103
Santa Cruz, CA 95060 www.chulavistanaturecent www.ilacsd.org
(831)459-3800 er.org
seymourcenter.ucsc.edu/ Malibu Foundation for
Community Environmental Environmental Education
Watershed Institute Council 1471 S. Bedford St. #3
CSU Monterey Bay 930 Miramonte Dr. Los Angeles, CA 90035
100 Campus Center Santa Barbara, CA 93109 (310)652-4324
Seaside, CA 93955 (805)963-0583 www.malibufoundation.org
(831)582-3689 www.communityenvironm
watershed.csumb.edu/ entalcouncil.org Natural History Museum of Los
Angeles County
COSEE-West 900 Exposition Blvd.
phamner@ucla.edu Los Angeles, CA 90007
SOUTHERN jdlemus@usc.edu (213)763-3348
CALIFORNIA www.usc.edu/org/cosee- www.nhm.org
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Aquarium of the Pacific Newport Bay Naturalists and
100 Aquarium Way Crystal Cove State Park Friends
Long Beach, CA 90802 8471 North Coast Highway 600 Shellmaker
(562)951-1603 Laguna Beach, CA 92651 Newport Beach, CA 92660
www.aquariumofpacific.org (949)494-3539 (Main) (949)640-6746
Aquatic Adventures Science (949)497-7647 (Interpretive) www.newportbay.org
Education Foundation www.crystalcovestatepark.
1010 Santa Clara com Ocean Institute
San Diego, CA 92109 24200 Dana Point Harbor Dr.
(858)488-3849 Earth Resource Foundation Dana Point, CA 92629
www.aquaticadventures.org 230 E. 17th St. #208 (949)496-2274
Costa Mesa, CA 92627 www.ocean-institute.org
Bolsa Chica Conservancy (949)645-5163
3842 Warner Ave. www.earthresource.org Orange County Coastkeeper
Huntington Beach, CA 92469 441 Old Newport Blvd. Suite
(714)846-1114 El Dorado Nature Center 103
www.bolsachica.org 7750 East Spring St. Newport Beach, CA 92663
Long Beach, CA 90815 (949)723-5424
Boojum Institute for (562)570-1471 www.coastkeeper.org
Experiential Education www.ohwy.com/ca/e/eldo
P.O. Box 711 nace.htm Resource Conservation District
Pioneertown, CA 92268 of the Santa Monica Mtns.
Ph. Fax (760) 228-1994 Heal the Bay 122 N. Topanga CA 90290
www.boojum.org 3220 Nebraska Ave. 310-455-1030 ext. 103
Santa Monica, CA 90404 www.rcdsmm.org/
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium (800)HEAL-BAY
3720 Stephen White Dr. www.healthebay.org/ San Diego Bay Keeper
San Pedro, CA 90731 2924 Emerson St. Ste 220
(310)548-7562 Heal the Ocean San Diego, CA 92106
www.cabrilloaq.org P.O. Box 90106 (619)758-7743
Channel Islands National Santa Barbara, CA 93190 www.sdbaykeeper.org
Marine Sanctuary (805)965-7570
3600 S. Harbor Blvd. Suite 217 www.healtheocean.org/
Oxnard, CA 93035
(805)382-6151
www.cinms.nos.noaa.gov
California Environmental Organizations and Programs
University of Southern
California
Sea Grant Program
University Park, 209
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0373
(213)740-1961
www.usc.edu/org/seagrant/
University of Southern
California Wrigley Institute for
Environmental Studies
University Park, AHF 232
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0371
(213) 740-7680
e-mail: wies@wrigley.usc.edu
wrigley.usc.edu
Appendix B. Wetlands of California*
* from Waves, Wetlands, and Watersheds:
California Coastal Commission Science Activity Guide
Wetlands are among Californias most diverse habitats. They support a food web that includes large mammals and
predatory birds, provide habitat for diverse terrestrial and aquatic plants and animals, protect shorelines from
erosion, and control sediment and naturally treat toxic substances that wash down from stream and rivers. Wetlands
are also valuable to humans for recreation, research, education, harvestable plants, and historical significance. This
appendix contains a partial list of wetlands throughout California. Visit a wetland near you!
NORTH COAST
Big River State Park MacKerricher State Park Don Edwards San Francisco
This brand new park includes a This park, near the town of Fort Bay National Wildlife Refuge
50 mile stretch of the river and Bragg, encompasses nearly The Refuge spans 23,000 acres
its tributaries, and more than 2,300 acres, of which 454 of open bay, salt pond, salt
1,500 acres of coastal wetlands. offshore acres are designated as march, mudflat, upland and
The 8.3-mile estuary is the an underwater park. The vernal pool habitats located
longest undeveloped estuary in MacKerricher Visitor Center throughout south San Francisco
northern California. contains interpretive displays on Bay. A Visitor Center is near the
(707)937-5804 terrestrial and ocean ecology. east end of Dumbarton Bridge
www.mendocinolandtrust. www.mcn.org/1/macpark and the Environmental
org /macpark.htm Education Center is on Zanker
www.parks.ca.gov www.parks.ca.gov Road in Alviso.
http://desfbay.fws.gov
Humboldt Bay National Wildlife SAN FRANCISCO BAY
Palo Alto Baylands
Refuge AREA This 2,100 acre preserve has a
This refuge exists primarily to
large resident population of
protect and enhance wetland Bolinas Lagoon Preserve birds, and is a major migratory
habitats for migratory waterbirds Bolinas Lagoon Preserve stopover on the Pacific Flyway.
using the Bay. In the winter, it is contains 1,100 acres of tidal The preserve, which includes an
not unusual for over 100,000 estuary supporting a rich interpretive center, is north of
birds to use the Bay as a feeding biodiversity, with several rare, Highway 101, and can be
or resting site. Humboldt Bay threatened and endangered reached from the southeast from
Refuge is adjacent to Highway species. It is located along the Shoreline at Mountain View
101, near the cities of Arcata San Andreas Fault, 15 miles Park.
and Eureka. northwest of the Golden Gate www.city.palo-
http://pacific.fws.gov/hum Bridge on Hwy 1. alto.ca.us/ross/naturepres
boldtbay www.bolinaslagoon.org erve/baylands.html
Wetlands of California