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This list is intended to provide employment ideas for environmental educators and field trip ideas for classroom teachers and families. It does not include Residential Outdoor Schools, which are listed in the Guide to Residential Outdoor Schools: California, available from Raincloud Publishing at http://raincloudpub.com/publications/ .
This information has not been extensively checked, and the specific opportunities available from each entry are not known. Paid, intern, docent, and volunteer employment opportunities may be available. Some day programs may offer instructor-led or self-led field trips, classroom visits, or teaching materials.
Note: This information was transferred from print to web page on May 20, 2001. It has not been updated yet, so reflects the paper publication date of early 2000.
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Ano Nuevo State Reserve , New Years Creek Rd, Pescadero 94060; 650-879-2025
Audubon Canyon Ranch , 4900 Hwy 1, Stinson Beach 94970; 415-868-9244
Bolinas Lagoon Preserve
Bouverie Audubon Preserve PO Box 1195, Glen Ellen 95442 707-938-4554
Camp Joy, 131 Camp Joy Rd, Boulder Creek 95006; 408-338-3651
Candlestick Park SRA, PO Box 34159, San Francisco 94134; 415-557-4127
Canon de Lana Nature Center & Model Farm, 8201 Winnetka, Woodland Hills 91364; 818-347-0551
Chico Creek Nature Center , 1968 E 8th St, Chico 95926; 530-891-4671
Coyote Point Museum for Environmental Education , 1651 Coyote Point Dr, San Mateo 415-342-7755
Deer Hollow Farm , 7550 St. Joseph Ave, Los Altos 94024; 415-966-6331
Desert Studies Center (Zzyzx) , CSU Fullerton, PO Box 34080, Fullerton 92634; 714-278-2428
East Bay Regional Park District ; 510-562-7275
Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve , Rte 1, Box 1402, Antioch 94509; 510-757-2620
Coyote Hills Regional Park & Visitor Center , 8000 Patterson Ranch Rd, Fremont 94536; 510-795-9385
Crab Cove Visitor Center , 1252 McKay Ave, Alameda 94501; 510-521-6887
Sunol Regional Wilderness , Box 82, Sunol 94586; 510-862-2244
Tilden Nature Area , Berkeley 94708; 510-525-2233
Effie Yeaw Nature Center , PO Box 579, Carmichael 95609; 916-489-4918
Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Reserve , 1700 Elkhorn Rd, Watsonville 95076; 408-728-2822
Elkus 4-H Ranch, PO Box 37, Half Moon Bay 94019; 415-726-9059
Emandal: A Farm on a River , 16500 Hearst Post Office Rd, Willits 95490; 800-262-9597
Environmental Living Program, Parks & Recreation, 396 Tesconi Ct, Santa Rosa 95401-4653; 707-938-1519
Fitzgerald Marine Reserve , PO Box 451, Moss Beach 94038; 415-728-3584
Hayward Area Recreation & Park District , 1099 E Street, Hayward 94541; 510-881-6700
Hidden Villa Environmental Education Program , 26870 Moody Rd, Los Altos Hills 94022; 415-949-8644
Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve , Stanford University, Stanford 94305; 415-723-1580
Jones Gulch YMCA, Camp La Honda 94020; 415-747-0221
Kule Loklo - Coast Miwok / MAPOM, Point Reyes NS, Point Reyes, 94956; 415-663-1092
Larsen Nature Preserve, Box 308, San Geronimo 94963; 415-488-9399
County of Los AngelesDepartment of Parks & Recreation
Catalina Island Interpretive Center, 1202 Avalon Canyon Center, Avalon 90704-2072; 310-510-2514
Devils Punchbowl Nature Center , 2800 Devil’s Punchbowl Rd, Pearblossom 93563; 805-944-2743
Eaton Canyon Nature Center , 1750 N Altadena Dr, Pasadena 91107; 818-398-5420
El Dorado Nature Center, 7550 E Spring St, Long Beach 90805; 310-421-943
Placerita Canyon Nature Center , 19152 Placerita Canyon Rd, Newhall 91321; 805-259-772
San Dimas Canyon Nature Center , 1628 N Sycamore Canyon Rd, San Dimas 91750; 714-559-7512
Whittier Narrows Nature Center , 1000 N. Durfee Ave, South El Monte 91733; 626-575-5523
Oak Canyon Nature Center , 200 S Anaheim Blvd, Anaheim 92805; 714-998-8380
Occidental Arts & Ecology Center , 15290 Coleman Valley Rd, Occidental 95465; 707-874-1557
Old Borges Ranch, 1035 Castle Rock Rd, Walnut Creek 94598; 510-934-6990
Pacific Energy and Resources Center, Bldg 1055, Ft. Cronkhite, Sausalito 94965; perc@igc.org
Pacific Environmental Education Center, PO Box 33, Caspar 95420
Pacific Leadership Institute Ft. Miley Adventure Ropes Course , PO Box 16156, San Francisco 94116; 415-469-7277
City of Palo Alto
Rotary Natural Science Center, 1520 Lakeside Dr, Oakland 94612; 415-273-3739
San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge , PO Box 524, Newark 94560; 408-262-5513
Slide Ranch , Muir Beach 94965; 515-381-6155
Starr Ranch Santuary (Audubon) , 100 Bell Canyon Rd, Trabuco Canyon, CA 92679; 949-858-0309
Turtle Bay Museums and Arboretum on the River
Carter House Science Museum , 1701 Rio Dr, Box 185, Redding 96099; 916-225-4125
Wilderness Institute, 21118 Agoura Rd, Agoura 91301; 818-991-7327
William O. Douglas Outdoor Classroom, PO Box 2488, Beverly Hills 90210; 310-271-2222
Youth Science Institute (Alum Rock, Vasona), 16260 Alum Rock Ave, San Jose 95127; 408-258-4322
A Day in Nature, 1490 Sacramento St, San Francisco 94109
Adventures Beyond, PO Box 3239, Fremont 94539
Adventure Quest (Sierra Wilderness Seminars)
Biological Journeys, 1696 HAC Ocean Dr, McKinleyville 95521; 707-839-0178
California Institute of Man in Nature, PO Box 1026, Nevada City 95959; 916-432-3183
Community Environmental Education Program, Oceana HS, 401 Paloma Ave, Pacifica 94044
Constructive Communications, 2647 Las Gallinas Ave, San Rafael 94903; 415-472-2401
Eco-Tour, 2860 Country Dr, Fremont 94536; 415-796-4484
Environmental Living Program - SF Maritime, Fort Mason, Bldg 201, San Francisco 94123; 415-556-1871
Environmental Traveling Companions , Fort Mason Center, Bldg C, San Francisco 94123; 415-474-7662
Environmental Volunteers , 2448 Watson Ct, Palo Alto 94303; 415-327-6017
Great Adventure Tours , 529 Central Ave, Ste 2, Pacific Grove 93950; 800-700-1306
Inside the Outdoors Field & School Programs , Orange CSS, 200 Kalmus Ave, Costa Mesa 92628; 714-966-4377
Marin Discoveries, 11 First St, Corte Madera 94925; 415-927-0410
Marine Science Institute , 500 Discovery Pkwy, Redwood City 94063; 415-364-2760
Natural Encounters, 3318 Doral Ct, Walnut Creek 94598; 510-945-7560
Naturalist Associates, 107 Palm Ave, Corte Madera 94925; 415-924-3572
The Oceanic Society , Ft. Mason Center, Bldg E, San Francisco 94123; 415-441-5970
Our City Forest , 595 Park Ave, San Jose 95110; 408-998-7337
Roughing It Day Camp , Box 1266, Orinda 94563; 510-283-3795
Sharing Nature Foundation , 14618 Tyler Foote Rd, Nevada City 95959; 916-292-3893
Shearwater Journeys , PO Box 1445, Soquel 95073; 408-688-1990
Sierra Club Inner City Outings , 730 Polk St, San Francisco 94109; 415-923-5628
Sierra Pacific Educational Adventures , PO Box 1823, Vacaville 95696; 707-451-4453
Terwilliger Nature Education Center/WildCare , 50 El Camino Dr, Corte Madera 94925; 415-927-1670
Tree People , 12601 Mulholland Dr, Beverly Hills 90210; 818-753-4600
Water Environment Studies Program, 1936 Carlotta Dr, Concord 94519; 510-682-8000
Wilderness Transitions , 70 Rodeo Ave, Sausalito 94965; 415-331-5380
YMCA Point Bonita Outdoor & Conference Center , 981 Fort Barry, GGNRA, Sausalito CA 94965; 415-331-9622: In addition to residential outdoor school, Point Bonita offers day, adult, and school outreach programs.
This list is a small fraction of the hundreds of natural history and docent organizations which support various natural areas throughout the state. To find additional organizations, locate the natural area of interest and then look for educational or volunteer opportunities.
American River NHA , PO Box 241, Carmichael 95609; 916-489-4918
Angel Island Association , PO Box 866, Tiburon 94920; 415-435-3522
Fort Mason Foundation , Bldg A, Fort Mason, San Francisco 94123; 415-441-5706
Friends of the Dunes Preserve, PO Box 186, Arcata 95521; 707-822-4360
Humboldt Redwoods Interpretive Association , Box 276, Weott 95571; 707-946-2263
North Coast Redwood Interpretive Association , Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, Orick 95555
Point Reyes NS , Point Reyes 94956; 415-663-1092
Miwok Archeological Preserve of Marin (MAPOM) , 2255 Las Gallinas, San Rafael 94903; 415-663-1092
Point Reyes Field Seminars , Point Reyes NS, Point Reyes Station 94956; 415-663-1200
Mountain Parks Foundation , 525 N Big Trees Park Rd, Felton 95018; 831-335-3174
Santa Monica Mountains NRA , 401 West Hillcrest Dr, Thousand Oaks 91360; 805-370-2301
Coastal Docent Program, 30401 Agoura Rd, #100, Agoura Hills 91301
The Children's Nature Institute , 1440 Harvard St, Santa Monica 90404; 310-998-1151
Friends of Satwiwa , 41126 Potrero Rd, Newbury Park 91320; 805-499-2837
Cold Creek Docents , 24955 Pacific Coast Hwy, #B-201, Malibu 90265; 310-456-5625
Strybing Arboretum Society , 9th Ave at Lincoln Way, San Francisco 94122; 415-661-0668
Valley of the Moon NHA , 2400 London Ranch Rd, Glen Ellen 95442; 707-938-1519
Bay Area Discovery Museum , 557 E. Fort Baker, Sausalito 94965; 415-332-9646
Bay Model Visitor Center , 2100 Bridgeway Blvd, Sausalito 94965; 415-332-3870
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium & Museum , 3720 Stephen White Dr, San Pedro 90731
California Academy of Sciences , Golden Gate Park, San Francisco 94118; 415-221-5100
Morrison Planetarium
Natural History Museum
Steinhart Aquarium
Children’s Discovery Museum , 180 Woz Way, San Jose 95110; 408-298-5437
Explorit Science Center , PO Box 1288, Davis 95617; 916-756-0191
Desert Interpretive Center, 831 Barstow Rd, Barstow 92311
Exploratorium , 3601 Lyon St, San Francisco 94123; 415-563-7337
Junior Museum and Zoo , 1451 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto 94306; 415-329-2234
Lawrence Hall of Science , UC Berkeley, Berkeley 94720; 510-642-5132
Lindsay Wildlife Museum , 1901 First Ave, Walnut Creek 94596; 510-935-1978
The Living Desert , 47-900 Portola Ave, Palm Desert 92260; 619-346-5694
Los Angeles Zoological & Botanical Garden , 5333 Zoo Dr, Los Angeles 90027; 213-666-4650
The Marine Mammal Center , Marin Headlands, Fort Cronkhite 94965; 415-289-7325
Marine World Africa USA, Marine World Parkway, Vallejo 94589; 707-644-4000
Monterey Bay Aquarium , 886 Cannery Row, Monterey 93940; 408-649-6466
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County , 900 Exposition Blvd, Los Angeles 90007; 213-744-3430
The Oakland Museum , 1000 Oak St, Oakland 94607; 510-238-3884
Oakland Zoo , 9777 Golf Links, PO Box 5238, Oakland 94605; 510-632-9525
Palm Springs Desert Museum , PO Box 2288, Palm Springs 92263; 619-325-7186
Randall Museum , 199 Museum Way, San Francisco 94114; 415-554-9600
Discovery Museum Learning Center, 3615 Auburn Blvd, Sacramento 95821; 916-449-8255
Sacramento Zoo , 3930 W Land Park Dr, Sacramento 95822; 916-264-5166
San Diego Natural History Museum , PO Box 1390, San Diego 92112; 619-232-3821
San Francisco Zoo , 1 Zoo Road, San Francisco 94132-1098; 415-753-7080
Santa Ana Zoo , 1801 E Chestnut Ave, Santa Ana 92701; 714-836-4000
Warm Springs Dam Visitor Center , 3333 Skaggs Springs Rd, Geyserville 95441; 707-433-9483
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