4-H Agua Pura Program
Mission Statement: Agua Pura (Pure Water), began in 1999 as a partnership of the University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension's Give Water A Hand, Santa Barbara County UCCE 4-H Youth Development Program and Santa Barbara City College. Its goal was ... more »
Programs/Resources: Agua Pura
Contact: Edith Moreno, 323-630-9310, emoreno@bren.ucsb.edu
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4-H GreenNet Program
Mission Statement: The Neighborhood GreenNet Project is a collaborative project engaging low-income families and their children in small horticultural (green) business startups that utilize cutting edge computer technology. By working with these fam... more »
Programs/Resources: 4-H GreenNet
Contact: Michael Marzolla, 805-692-1730, ammarzolla@ucdavis.edu
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Arroyo Hondo Preserve
Mission Statement: The Guiding Principles of the Arroyo Hondo Preserve include the protection of Arroyo Hondo as a natural and historic preserve. Its foremost goal is the preservation of extraordinary historic, cultural, natural and scenic resources... more »
Programs/Resources: Hike the Arroyo Hondo Preserve
Contact: John Warner & Jennifer Dunn, 805-567-1115, arroyohondo@sblandtrust.org
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Art from Scrap
Mission Statement: To gather and disseminate ideas, resources, and curricula to support and encourage creative exploration and expressions in the arts, while promoting a greater understanding of environmental issues.
The concept behind Art From Scr... more »
Programs/Resources: Art From Scrap Fieldtrips, Art From Scrap Green Schools Fieldtrips to the Watershed Resource Center, Art From Scrap Green Schools Program, Art From Scrap's Creek Kids Series, Art From Scrap's Green Kids Series, Art From Scrap's Green School Gardening and Composting Program, Art From Scrap's Green Schools Recycling Center Tours
Contact: Tahara Ezrahti, 805-884-0459 x12, enviroed@ArtFromScrap.org
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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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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 Highland
Programs/Resources: Camp Highland Outdoor Science School
Contact: Andrew Yoon, 951-769-1113, andrew@welsamerica.comt
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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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Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, Santa Barbara County
Mission Statement: The Mission of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary is to protect the marine life, habitats and cultural resources in the waters surrounding the Channel Islands. This is accomplished through research, education and resour... more »
Programs/Resources: Channel Islands Marine Reserves Poster, Channel Islands Naturalist Corps Lectures, Long-term Monitoring and Experiential Training for Students (LiMPETs)
Contact: Laura Francis, 805-884-1463, laura.francis@noaa.gov
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Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, Ventura County
Mission Statement: The mission of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary is to protect the marine life, habitats and cultural resources in the waters surrounding the Channel Islands. This is accomplished through research, education and resour... more »
Programs/Resources: Exploring the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary CD ROM
Contact: Julie Bursek, 805-382-6149 x101, julie.bursek@noaa.gov
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Channel Islands National Park
Mission Statement: The mission of Channel Islands National Park is to protect and interpret the natural ecosystems and cultural values of the Channel Islands and adjacent marine waters and to provide present and future generations appropriate opport... more »
Programs/Resources: A Day in the Life of a Park Ranger, Cool Kelp, Home Sweet Home, Island of the Blue Dolphins, Neat Beaks, Not a Store in Sight, Pinniped Fashion Show, Visitor Center Programs
Contact: Carol Peterson, 805-658-5735, carol_peterson@nps.gov
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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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City of Lompoc
Mission Statement: The city of lompoc is a municipal utility supplying both water and electricity to its customers and is dedicated to suppling quality water and electricity to the residents in a safe, efficient and economical manner. The City's Wat... more »
Programs/Resources: Electric Conservation Program - City of Lompoc, Electric Generation Program - City of Lompoc, Groundwater Program - City of Lompoc
Contact: Mary Kammer, 805-875-8298, m_kammer@ci.lompoc.ca.us
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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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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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Community Alliance with Family Farmers-- Farm-to-School Program
Mission Statement: The Community Alliance with Family Farmers is building a movement of rural and urban people to foster family-scale agriculture that cares for the land, sustains local economies and promotes social justice.
CAFF's Farm-to-School... more »
Contact: Ildi Carlisle-Cummins, 831-761-8507, ildi@caff.org
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Community Environmental Council (CEC)
Mission Statement: The Community Environmental Council is a nonprofit resource and education organization with projects focusing on renewable and sustainable energy resources. Our programs aim to move our region away from fossil fuels within one gen... more »
Programs/Resources: Art From Scrap, CEC School Gardening Program, Creek Kids Program, Green Schools Program, Natural Resource Presentation, Recycling Center Tours, South Coast Watershed Resource Center
Contact: Christa Backson, 805-963-0583 x100, christa@cecmail.org
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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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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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Gevirtz Research Center
Mission Statement: Youth Enrichment Adventure - Our mission is to provide students in the middle grades an enriching, outdoor experience that will increase academic achievement in science, math and language arts. Our program emphasizes a collaborati... more »
Contact: Vishna Herrity, 805-893-5350, vishna@education.ucsb.edu
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Goleta Valley Beautiful
Mission Statement: Goleta Valley Beautiful provides leadership and inspires community stewardship to enhance public beauty and environmentalhealth inthe Goleta Valley.
Primary Goals:
-Provide environmental education
-Support a healthy urban forest
-... more »
Contact: Ken Knight, 805-685-7910, kennethknight@cox.net
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Goleta Water District
Mission Statement: To provide an adequate supply of quality water at the most reasonable cost to the present and future customers within the Goleta Water District. The District's Water Conservation Program offers free educational programs to inform ... more »
Programs/Resources: Goleta Water District, Goleta Water District Conservation
Contact: Katie Klein, 805-964-6761, kklein@goletawater.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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