Atascadero Mutual Water Company
Mission Statement: To help offset the significant stress placed on our limited water resources by landscape irrigation, AMWC offers a range of conservation programs and FREE information aimed at decreasing high summer water usage, and saving you mon... more »
Programs/Resources: The Story of Our Water
Contact: Jaime Lien, 805-466-2428, jlien@amwc.us
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Avila Beach Marine Institute
Mission Statement: The Avila Beach Marine Institute is a nonprofit educational support organization dedicated to providing children, their parents and educators with unique opportunities to be delighted and amazed by the ocean, its inhabitants, its ... more »
Programs/Resources: Port San Luis Marine Institute
Contact: Margaux O'Quest, 805-595-7280, pslmi@charter.net
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Cal Poly Organic Farm
Mission Statement: Cal Poly Organic Farm seeks to provide educational opportunities in sustainable agriculture through an on-campus sustainable farm that serves as the center of a thriving network of producers and consumers.
Also provides farm-to-s... more »
Programs/Resources: Cal Poly Organic Farm
Contact: Cindy Douglas, 805-756-6139, orgfarm@calpoly.edu
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Cal Poly Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Administration
Mission Statement: University student community-based learning where students teach wilderness and environmental education activities and lessons in K-12 classrooms. Currently using K-8 Wilderness and Land Ethic curriculum and Project Wild.... more »
Contact: Jeff Jacobs, 805-756-7328, jacobs@calpoly.edu
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California Department of Fish and Game, Fortuna Office
Mission Statement: Classroom Aquarium Education Program providing salmon or steelhead eggs to teachers to raise in classrooms in Humboldt and Del Norte Counties. Provide hatchery tours at the Mad River Fish Hatchery February and March. Provide grant... more »
Programs/Resources: Classroom Aquarium Education Program, Fisheries Restoration Grants Program, Mad River Fish Hatchery Tours
Contact: Christine Ramsey, 707-725-1027, cramsey@dfg.ca.gov
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California Native Plant Society
Mission Statement: The California Native Plant Society (CNPS) is a statewide non-profit organization of amateurs and professionals with a common interest in California's native plants. The Society, working through its local chapters, seeks to incre... more »
Programs/Resources: School Gardens
Contact: David Krause, 805-927-5182, dwalters@calpoly.edu
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Camp Ocean Pines
Mission Statement: Providing facilities and high quality environmental education programs focused on marine science and forest ecology.... more »
Programs/Resources: Outdoor Education, Camp Ocean Pines
Contact: Chris Cameron, 805-927-0254, chris@campoceanpines.org
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Carrizo Plain Natural Monument
Mission Statement: The Carrizo Plain Natural Monument is a unique and diverse area influenced by the San Joaquin Valley on the east and the coast ranges on the west. It is a 250,000 acre area that remains open and relatively free of human alteration... more »
Programs/Resources: Carrizo Plain National Monument
Contact: Ryan Cooper, 661-391-6048, racooper@wildblue.net
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Central Coast Salmon Enhancement
Mission Statement: Central Coast Salmon Enhancement, Inc. is a non-profit, tax-exempt, volunteer corporation dedicated to the enhancement and restoration of the Central Coast salmon fishery and local creeks. Salmon Enhancement is also devoted to edu... more »
Programs/Resources: Education Programs, Pen Rearing Program, Trout In The Classroom, Central Coast
Contact: Stacy Halvorsen, 805-473-8221, stacy@centralcoastsalmon.com
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Charles Paddock Zoo in Atascadero
Mission Statement: The mission of the Charles Paddock Zoo is to provide an educational resource for conservation and wildlife awareness, and for an enriched recreational experience for the residents and visitors of the California Central Coast.... more »
Contact: Alan Baker, Zoo Director, 805-461-5080, abaker@atascadero.org
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Coastal Discovery Center at San Simeon Bay
Mission Statement: The interface of land and sea is unique, drawing people for its rich bounty, economic opportunity, recreation and inspiration. Protection of these special places preserves them for use and enjoyment for generations to come.... more »
Contact: Michele Roest, (805) 927-2145, michele.roest@noaa.gov
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Coastal San Luis Resource Conservation District
Mission Statement: For fifty years the Coastal San Luis Resource Conservation District (RCD) has assisted land users and local government officials in achieving resource management objectives including: prevention and control of soil erosion, the co... more »
Programs/Resources: Chorro Flats Enhancement Project
Contact: Watershed Coordinator, 805-772-4391, dbarker@coastal rcd.org
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Coastwalk
Mission Statement: Coastwalk is a California Statewide organization. Coastwalk conducts educational hiking and camping adventures along the California Coastal Trail. Coastwalks are for all ages!... more »
Programs/Resources: Coastwalk
Contact: Christy Helvajian, 707-829-6689 ext, 3, events@coastwalk.org
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Coyote Road School
Mission Statement: Coyote Road teaches lifelong skills in nature awareness and outdoor living and provides experiences that create a positive and lasting connection with the earth.
We offer In-Class, weekend and summer program for all ages. Focusin... more »
Programs/Resources: Primitive & Survival Skills
Contact: David Wilson, 805-423-3288, info@coyoteroadschool.com
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CREEC Region 8
Mission Statement: The mission of the CREEC Network is to link teachers with high quality environmental education resources to improve the environmental literacy of California students.... more »
Contact: Teresa Lees, 805-782-7265, tlees@slocoe.org
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Desert Tortoise Preserve Committee
Mission Statement: The Desert Tortoise Preserve Committee is a non-profit organization formed in 1974 to promote the welfare of the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) in its native wild state. Committee members share a deep concern for the contin... more »
Programs/Resources: Desert Tortoise Preserve Committee-Desert Tortoise Natural Area (DTNA), Desert Tortoise Preserve Committee-The Interpretive Center
Contact: Melissa Nicolson, 909-683-3872, dtpc@pacbell.net
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Dunes Center
Mission Statement: "Promoting the conservation of the Guadalupe-Nipomo dunes ecosystem through education, research, and the support of cooperative stewardship."
The Dunes Center offers a wide variety of environmental education programs. Offered to ... more »
Programs/Resources: Sand Bandits, XanaDune!
Contact: Kanani Fox, 805-343-2455 x203, kfox@dunescenter.org
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Environmental Center of San Luis Obispo County (ECOSLO)
Mission Statement: ECOSLO strives to support and create resilient, healthy natural systems and life styles in San Luis Obispo County. We are committed to a sustainable future while working to improve our quality of life and economic vitality in our ... more »
Contact: Morgan Rafferty, 805-544-1777, morgan@ecoslo.org
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Exploration Station
Mission Statement: The Central Coast Exploration Station will provide a center for discovery through interactive learning and programs that encourage youth to participate in local and global communities.... more »
Programs/Resources: Exploring Creepy Crawly Critters in February
Contact: Deborah Love, (805)473-1421, info@explorationstation.org
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Freshwater Farms
Mission Statement: We are by nature and design, a full service wetland plant material center. Working together, with sound science, good design and nature's guidance, we can achieve your goal of ecological restoration. ... more »
Programs/Resources: Freshwater Farms Field Trip
Contact: Rick Storre, 707-444-8261, info@freshwaterfarms.com
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Guy L. Goodwin Education Center
Mission Statement: The Guy L. Goodwin Education Center opened in December of 1993. The structure was built with donated funds from many sources, both public and private. This included a grant from the Goodwin family, in memory of Guy L. Goodwin, a l... more »
Contact: Steve Larson, 805-475-2131 December-May, 661-391-6000 June-Novem, Stephen_Larson@ca.blm.gov
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Headlands Institute
Mission Statement: The Headlands Institute is a private, non-profit educational organization dedicated to teaching science and environmental education in nature's classroom to inspire a personal connection to the natural world and responsible action... more »
Programs/Resources: Environmental Educators Training Program (EETP), Headlands Institute, Headlands Institute Conference & Retreats, Teen Environmental Action Mentorship Program-(TEAM)
Contact: Melissa Meiris, Director of Education and Community Programs, 415-332-5771, hi@yni.org
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Joe Dabill - Instructor in Primitive Technology
Mission Statement: Joe Dabill, Instructor in Primitive Technology
Joe Dabill uses natural materials to make beautiful and fully functional tools. Tribes hire him to teach native skills to their children. Several museums have his work on display and ... more »
Programs/Resources: Native Skills Demonstrations
Contact: Joe Dabill, 805-466-4336
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Kern Environmental Education Program (KEEP)
Mission Statement: The Kern Environmental Education Program (KEEP)provides a five-day residential environmental education program for 8,000 fifth and sixth grade students annually! KEEP consists of two separate, beautiful campuses: KEEP Ocean at Mon... more »
Programs/Resources: KEEP Cambria Pines, KEEP Ocean, KEEP Sierra, Kern Environmental Education Program, Kern Environmental Education Program (KEEP)
Contact: Tom Anspach, 661-871-1883, toanspach@kern.org
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Las Pilitas
Mission Statement: A nursery selling only California native plants; a firm conducting biological surveys; a firm offering consultation for ecological restoration & landscapes and to educate people on the benefits of using California native plants in... more »
Programs/Resources: Las Pilitas, Las Pilitas/ Second Location, My Native Plants Website
Contact: Bert Wilson, 805-438-5992, bawilson@laspilitas.com
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Los Padres Forest Association (LPFA)
Mission Statement: LPFA is a forest-wide volunteer and educational organization formed to educate the public on the ecological, historical, scientific and recreational values of the Los Padres National Forest. As an official partner of the USDA For... more »
Programs/Resources: LPFA Natural Resources School, Wheeler Gorge Visitor Center
Contact: Jasonn Beckstrand, 805-886-5776, jasonnb@cox.net
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Los Padres National Forest
Mission Statement: Forest land and resource management.... more »
Programs/Resources: Natural Resources School, Volunteer Wilderness Rangers
Contact: Jennifer Gray, 805-968-6640, jsgray@fs.fed.us
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Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Mission Statement: Information on research, education, restoration, conservation, recreation, resource management. Marine and coastal topics include wetlands, beach, wildlife, bay habitats, water quality, open ocean, kelp forest, marsh/mudflats. E... more »
Contact: Dawn Hayes, 831-647-4201, dawn.hayes@noaa.gov
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Morro Bay Museum of Natural History School Tours
Mission Statement: School tours are held at the Morro Bay Museum of Natural History and the Pismo Beach Nature Center. Two-hour programs led by trained docents include the Morro Bay Estuary, Birds of Morro Bay, Marine Mammals, and Native Americans. ... more »
Programs/Resources: Morro Bay Natural History Museum - CCNHA
Contact: Sue Fong or Linda Winters, 805-541-6811 or 772-5913, suemfong@yahoo.com
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Morro Coast Audubon Society
Mission Statement: The mission of the Morro Coast Audubon Society is to promote the appreciation, conservation, and restoration of ecosystems, focusing on the biological diversity of birds, other wildlife, and their habitats, particularly in San Lui... more »
Programs/Resources: Audubon Adventures for SLO County
Contact: Steph Little, 805-545-8412, stephjoy13@hotmailcom
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