MSI's Bay Area Resource Guide is a helpful tool for educators interested
in developing environmental education curricula and/or incorporating environmental
education into their classroom. Choose one of the following options or
scroll through the entire resource guide to find the resources best suited
to you and your needs.
Ano Nuevo State Reserve
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415-879-2025 or 879-0227
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New Year's Creek Rd.
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Pescadero, CA 94060
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Contact:Gary Strachan
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Purpose: Ano Nuevo State Reserve was established to
protect the habitat and breeding grounds for the Northern Elephant Seal
and is a unique landscape of the California Coast.
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Education Programs: Guided walks are scheduled to
minimize disturbance to the animals and take about 2.5 hours.
Audubon
Canyon Ranch
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415-663-8203
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Cypress Grove Preserve
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P.O. Box 808
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Marshall, CA 94940
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Purpose: Conservation, bird study, and education
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Education Programs: Audubon adventures for groups
and classes interested in general bird information.
Bay Institute of San Francisco
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415-721-7680
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625 Grand Ave., suite 250
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San Rafael, CA 94901
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Contact: David Behar
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Purpose: To research biological, economic, hydrologic,
and legal issues of San Francisco Bay and to advocate protection and restoration
of the Bay-Delta Estuary.
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Education Programs: Adults only
Bay Model Visitor
Center
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415-332-3871
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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2100 Bridgeway
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Sausalito, CA 94965
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Contact: Ron McDonald or Suzette Widergren
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Purpose: The Bay Model is a hydraulic model used by
researchers to gather data and analyze proposals for projects having impacts
on the San Francisco Bay. The Visitor Center offers information on the
model and public education programs.
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Education Programs: Current education
programs for grades K and up - educational films, exhibits, and audio tours
for a variety of languages. Handicap access is available.
BayKeeper
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415-567-4401
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Fort Mason, Building A
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San Francisco, CA 94123-1394
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Contact: Michael Herz
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Purpose: The BayKeeper supplements the enforcement
activities of regulatory agencies mandated to protect the Bay, raise awareness
about Bay problems and issues, and build a larger, more effective constituency
for the Bay. Baykeeper provides a hotline(1-800-KEEP BAY) for citizens
to report oil slicks, fish or bird kills, filling of marshes and wetlands,
floating sewage, water discoloration, leaking landfills, or deformed and/or
sick-looking marine life.
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Education Programs: Staff will travel to present State
of the Bay enforcement programs. Water testing programs can be conducted
on site for high school students.
Bodega Bay Marine Lab
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707-875-2211
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University of California
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P.O. Box 247 - Westside Rd.
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Bodega Bay, CA 94923
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Purpose: Research and instruction in cell biology/biochemistry,
population biology, aquaculture and fisheries.
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Education Programs: Docent-led tours. Classes in marine
invertebrate physiology, marine and coastal field ecology, and fisheries
biology.
California Academy of Sciences
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415-750-7100
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Golden Gate Park
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San Francisco, CA 94118
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Contact: David Shaw
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Purpose: The Academy of Sciences is a private, scientific
institution supported by donations, admission fees, royalties from the
City and County of San Francisco, and membership dues. The Academy is devoted
to the study, display, and interpretation of scientific collections that
teach visitors about their relationship to the natural world.
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Education Programs: Free guided tours for grades 3
and above. The Docent Supervan brings science programs to school classrooms
and other centers free of charge. The Academy also offers a variety of
courses for adults in natural history and field trips to places of scientific
interest.
California Center for Wildlife
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415-456-7283
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76 Albert Park Lane
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P.O. Box 150930
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San Rafael, CA 94915-0957
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Contact: Julie Neumanville or Cynda Vyas
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Purpose: To preserve the abundance and diversity of
wildlife. Center treats injured, orphaned, and distressed wildlife for
return to nature. Center teaches awareness, understanding, and respect
for wildlife through community education programs.
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Education Programs: Classes and field trips for adults,
children, and families are offered on a regular basis.
California
Coastal Commission
California Marine Mammal Center
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415-289-7325
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Marin Headlands, Fort Cronkite
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Sausalito, CA 94965
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Contact: Ann Bauer
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Purpose: To rehabilitate marine mammals, educate the
public, and to conduct scientific research. The goal of the CMMC is always
to return the animal, once it has recovered, to its natural habitat.
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Education Programs: On-site programs feature rehabilitation
of marine mammals and a drop-in public access with an informal docent led
interpretation of marine mammals. Out-reach programs to school and community
groups.
Coyote Point Museum
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415-342-7755
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1651 Coyote Point Drive
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San Mateo, CA 94401-1097
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Contact: Lori Mann
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Purpose: Environmental education and natural history
of the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Education Programs: Education programs include field
trips, slide shows, and lectures that range from natural history to environmental
ethics, geared to all age groups. The Museum also offers classes, camps,
and annual events for youth and families. Docent led exhibit and animal
center tours are offered as well. Call to book docent tours for the Fitzgerald
Marine Reserve; for self-guided tours call 415-340-7208.
Ecology Center
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510-548-2220
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2530 San Pablo Ave.
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Berkeley, CA 94702
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Contact: Librarian
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Purpose: environmental education and promotion of
recycling; operates city-wide curbside recycling for city of Berkeley.
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Education Programs: Classes offered on gardening and
a variety of environmental issues. Education programs available for ages
6 and up. Library has curriculum, text books, and educational games about
natural history and ecology.
Fitzgerald Marine Reserve
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415-728-3584
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P.O. Box 451
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Moss Beach, CA 94038
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Contact: Bob Breen
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Purpose: Protection of marine life forms at Moss Beach
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Education Programs: Docent led field trips for grades
3-12. Also offered is the Fitzgerald Marine Reserve Junior Program for
children 9-12.
Hayward Shoreline Interpretive Center
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510-881-6751
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4901 Breakwater Ave.
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Hayward, CA 94545
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Contact: Cam Wolff
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Purpose: To provide educational and recreational programs
and information on the Hayward Shoreline and San Francisco Bay.
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Education Programs: Programs on a reservation basis
are offered for K-12, college students, and community groups. Free weekend
and some holiday naturalist-led programs focus on human and natural history
of the shoreline.
Hayward State University
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510-885-3000
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Environmental Education Lab
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Hayward, CA 94544
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Contact: Dr. Esther Railton-Rice
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Purpose: To serve as a curriculum resource center
to make environmental education materials available to educators, student
teachers, and members of community organizations who work with people of
all ages.
Headlands Institute
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415-332-5771
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GGRNA Bldg. 1033
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Sausalito, CA 94965
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Contact: John Carlstroem
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Purpose: Environmental Education
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Education Programs: Education programs target groups
K-12, adults, corporations, and senior citizens. The Residential Field
Science Program is a one to five day program designed for students to take
full advantage of surrounding resources in the area within the Institute.
Subject areas include birds, mammals, invertebrates, Miwok cultures, Redwood
forest ecology, human history, geology, hydrology, botany, meteorology,
marine science, and ecological concepts.
Point Reyes Bird Observatory
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415-868-1221
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4990 Shoreline Highway
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Stinson Beach, CA 94970
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Contact: David Cothran
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Purpose: Research, monitoring, and conservation of
birds, marine mammals, and their habitats.
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Education Programs: 1-2 hour bird banding demonstrations
every day from May to November and three times/week from December to April.
Tours of the Palomarin banding facility are offered as well. In addition,
the observatory offers local, in-state, and international natural excursions.
Santa
Clara Valley Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Program
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408-265-2600
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Provides free non-point source pollution posters and materials.
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Contact: Cathy Machado
San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory
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408-946-6548
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P.O. Box 247
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1290 Hope Street
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Alviso, CA 95002
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Contact: Don Starks
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Purpose: Volunteer research and educational organization
working with wildlife in the southern portion of San Francisco Bay.
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Education Programs: Wildlife identification classes
are offered as well as natural history tours.
San Francisco Estuary Institute
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510-231-9539
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1325 South 46th St.
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Richmond, CA 94804
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Contact: Kathy Kramer
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Purpose: SFEI is an independent, non-profit corporation
with a legislative mandate to coordinate all pollutant-related research
and monitoring programs in the San Francisco Bay and Delta. The Institute
is also charged with developing a data management system that will allow
easier access to information on these research programs and their results.
The Institute has developed a computerized Bay Information Network (BIN)
that serves as a centralized clearing house for scientific information
about the Estuary.
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Education Programs:Programs are
targeted to high school classes. SFEI, in conjunction with the Lawrence
Hall of Science, the Oakland Museum, and NOAA, has developed a portable,
computerized public education display on the San Francisco Bay and Delta.
San Francisco
Bay National Wildlife Refuge
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510-792-0222
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P.O. Box 524
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Newark, CA 94560
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Contact: John Steiner
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Purpose: Wildlife-oriented education, habitat conservation,
endangered species preservation, and management of San Francisco Bay, the
largest estuary on the west coast of the United States and the largest
urban wildlife refuge.
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Education Programs: Hands on field trips offered for
K-12 that emphasize the exploration of four habitats: uplands, salt ponds,
sloughs, and salt marshes.
San Francisco
Estuary Project
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510-286-0460
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2101 Webster St., suite #500
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Oakland, CA 94612
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Contact: Marcia Brockbank
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Purpose: To restore and maintain water quality and
natural resources while promoting effective management of Bay and Delta
waters. The project is in the process of developing a comprehensive conservation
and management plan with actions, schedules, and possible legislation.
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Education Programs: General Public-guest speakers
and slide shows, as well as TV public service announcements on the Estuary's
problems. Youth-curriculum for K-12 on the Estuary.
Shorebird
Nature Center
Terwilliger Nature Education Center
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415-927-1670
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50 El Camino Dr.
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Corte Madera, CA 94925
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Contact: Cynda Vyas
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Purpose: To teach children an awareness and appreciation
of nature so that as adults they will be able to make informed decisions
about protecting and preserving the environment.
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Education Programs: School programs are geared toward
nursery school through sixth grade and their families. Education books
and materials, free loan films, classroom nature kits, center tours, and
exhibits are offered as well. A visiting nature van will travel from the
center to schools in 11 counties.
