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Educational Opportunities:
The Point Reyes National Seashore Association, in conjunction with the park, offers a variety of educational opportunities, including ranger-led programs as well as self guiding experiences. To bring a group out for a self-guiding experience, call the park ahead of time at 415-464-5139. Groups will be limited depending on site carrying capacity and previous reservations. Curriculum-based, programs for students K-8 include wildlife identification programs, tours of a recreated village of the Coast Miwok people to study traditional ways and land-use ethics, tours of the Point Reyes Lighthouse, elephant seal or and migratory whale watching, and more.
Elephant Seals at Point Reyes National Seashore
copyright © Darren Smith and his licensors. All rights reserved.Paid internship programs at the park enable high school students to assist the resource management team in all aspects of science, inventorying, and monitoring. Projects include electrofishing, habitat restoration, cultural artifacts collection assessment, vegetation transects, water quality sampling, and rare plant studies.
The Clem Miller Environmental Education Center, a facility where school groups stay overnight for 3 or 5 days, offers classroom teachers the opportunity to lead their own programs in a low-cost, hands-on environmental education program. Curriculum units, training and teaching materials available to users. The Point Reyes National Seashore Association runs this facility. The maximum capacity is 80 people and fees are charged.
Seven curriculum guides were created by teachers for teachers to provide middle school students with the opportunity to observe natural processes at Point Reyes National Seashore so they might take a greater interest in science and environmental stewardship. Each guide is carefully designed to facilitate a hands-on learning experience using science and the environment. Natural resources such as tule elk, California quail, Pacific gray whales, northern elephant seals, and the San Andreas Fault are highlighted because they are easy to identify and observe. All activities are linked to the California and National Science Standards. All the guides are downloadable in PDF format.
Junior Ranger Program
Point Reyes National Seashore offers lots of fun opportunities for kids. While at Point Reyes, children can discover the wonders of wildlife watching, hike along a variety of trails, build sand castles, watch for whales, seals and sea lions, discover the lighthouse, check out our visitor centers with interactive displays, or become a Junior Ranger. The two self-guided Junior Ranger programs include a study at the lighthouse, as well as an exploration of the history of the Coast Miwok people. For further information on the Junior Ranger program, stop at the Bear Valley Visitor Center or the Lighthouse Visitor Center.
Summer Camps
Point Reyes offers a variety of summer camps for children of all ages. For children aged 7-12, the Nature Science Camps focus on exploring the natural world of Point Reyes and include activities such as canoeing, tidepooling, backpacking, bird and mammal observation, night hikes, storytelling, arts and crafts and much, much more! Sessions are organized around the age of campers, with separate 5-day sessions for 9-11 and 10-12 year olds. For teenagers 13-16, the park offers a six-day adventure, which features a four-day backpack trip within the park. For further information on Point Reyes Summer Camp, call (415) 663-1224.
Field Seminars
Point Reyes Field Seminars, established in 1976, offers a range of adventure learning seminars in natural history, birding, art and photography for adults and families with children. For further information ion. For further information, call 415-663-1200.
Education Centers:Clem Miller Environmental Education Center 415-663-1920 Point Reyes Field Seminars 415-663-1200 Point Reyes Bird Observatory 415-868-1221 Marine Mammal Center 415-289-7325 WildCare Terwilliger Center 415-454-6961
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