Action for Nature
Mission Statement: Action for Nature fosters respect and affection for nature through personal action. Action for Nature encourages young people around the world to carry out individual nature action initiatives of their own choosing and within the... more »
Contact: Adrienne Scroggie, 415-751-5903, ascroggie@gmail.com
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American River Conservancy
Mission Statement: The American River Conservancy serves our community by protecting and enhancing natural habitats where biodiversity can flourish. Through education, we promote a broad ethic of stewardship, assuring healthy ecosystems now and for... more »
Programs/Resources: Natural History Classroom Projects, Nature Bowl - Semi-Finals, Nature Center Exhibit Room, Nature Center Field Trips, Workshops for Educators
Contact: Michael Dotson, 530-621-1224, michaeld@arconservancy.org
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Anderson Marsh State Historic Park
Mission Statement: to provide for the health, inspiration and education of the people of California by preserving the state's most valued natural and cultural resources and by providing opportunities for high quality recreation experiences.... more »
Programs/Resources: Anderson Marsh State Historic Park
Contact: Tom Nixon, 707-994-0688, tnixo@parks.ca.gov
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Bay Area Wilderness Training
Mission Statement: To provide staff of youth service organizations and schools with professional wilderness training and high quality outdoor equipment, so that they, along with the youth they serve, may explore the power and beauty of California's ... more »
Programs/Resources: Introduction to Winter Sports for educators/ youth workers, Winter Sports Training for Youth Workers
Contact: Kyle Macdonald, 415-788-3666 x125, kylemac@bawt.org
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Bureau of Reclamation - Lake Berryessa
Mission Statement: The mission of the Bureau of Reclamation is to manage, develop, and protect water and related resources in a environmentally and economically sound manner in the interest of the American public.... more »
Programs/Resources: Lake Berryessa Water Education Program
Contact: Mike McGraw, mmcgraw@mp.usbr.gov
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Cache Creek Conservancy
Mission Statement: The Cache Creek Conservancy's mission is to:
Promote the restoration, enhancement and prudent management of the stream environment along Cache Creek from Capay Dam to the settling basin
Provide opportunities for environmental ed... more »
Programs/Resources: Cache Creek Nature Preserve
Contact: Lynnel Pollock, Executive Director, 530-661-1070, ccnp@yolo.com
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Calaveras Big Trees Association
Mission Statement: To support the interpretive and educational programs at Calaveras Big Trees State Park.... more »
, 209-795-3840, cbtvc@goldrush.com
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California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Mission Statement: Promote and coordinate the Project Learning Tree Program, annual Arbor Day Poster Contest (for grade 5), and "Leaf-it-to-Us" Grants Program (school tree planting grants).... more »
Programs/Resources: Arbor Day Poster Contest, Burning Issues - Fire Ecology and Management for Educators, Energy & Society, Exploring Environmental Issues: Focus on Forests, Exploring Environmental Issues: Focus on Risk, Exploring Environmental Issues: Municipal Solid Waste, Leaf-it-to-Us Tree Planting Grants, Project Learning Tree (4-6), Project Learning Tree (7-9), Project Learning Tree (K-3), Project Learning Tree - The Places We Live, The Changing Forest: Forest Ecology
Contact: Kay Antunez, 916-653-7958, Kay.Antunez@fire.ca.gov
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California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom
Mission Statement: To provide educators with information, materials and training to promote student understanding and appreciation of the importance of California agriculture.... more »
Programs/Resources: Commodity and Natural Resource Fact and Activity Sheet Set, Teacher Resource Guide about Agriculture
Contact: Kelly Cormier, 800-700-2482, cfaitc@cfbf.com
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California Native Bat Conservancy
Mission Statement: The mission is public education, bat rescue, rehabilitation and release, and conservation and protection of wild bat colonies.... more »
Programs/Resources: Indigo Wings Bat Educational Program
Contact: Dharma Webber, 530-642-2731
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California Waterfowl Association
Mission Statement: California Waterfowl Association has been working since 1945 to protect, restore, and enhance California’s waterfowl, wetlands and outdoor heritage. Through youth education programs, habitat enhancement and restoration, waterfowl ... more »
Programs/Resources: California Waterfowl Association Youth and Education Program, Federal Junior Duck Stamp Program, Marsh Madness Field Trip, Wild About Wetlands Resource Kit
, 916- 648-1406, cwaeducation@calwaterfowl.org
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Calpine Geothermal Visitor Center
Mission Statement: The Geysers is the world's largest geothermal energy source, using clean, renewable steam from the earth to make electricity. The Calpine Geothermal Visitor Center features hands-on interactive energy exhibits and free guided bus... more »
Programs/Resources: Visitor Center Exhibit Tours
Contact: Jill Gibbs, 707-987-4270, gibbsj@calpine.com
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Camp Winthers, San Juan USD
Programs/Resources: Camp Winthers Outdoor Education
Contact: Bill Rugg, 916-971-7577, brugg@sanjuan.edu
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Center for Ecosystem Survival
Mission Statement: Celebrating our 20th anniversary year, The Center for Ecosystem Survival (CES) is dedicated to creating global partnerships to inspire broadbased participation in the preservation of biological diversity through ecosystem conserva... more »
Programs/Resources: Adopt A Reef, Adopt An Acre, Insect Discovery Lab
Contact: Norman Gershenz, 415-648-3392, info@savenature.org
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Chico Creek Nature Center
Mission Statement: Our mission is to enhance the quality of all life by promoting understanding, awareness, appreciation, and knowledge of our environment through environmental education in Bidwell Park. It is the philosophy of the Chico Creek Natur... more »
Programs/Resources: Environmental Education Program, Nature Center/Nature History Museum
Contact: Tom Haithcock, Executive Director, 530-891-4671, info@bidwellpark.org
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City of Sacramento Recycling Program
Mission Statement: Our mission is "to partner with the residents, businesses and communities of the City of Sacramento to provide high quality, environmentally sound and cost-effective solid waste services".... more »
Programs/Resources: Sacramento City Recycling Education
Contact: Tyler Stratton, 916-808-4927, tstratton@cityofsacramento.org
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Coloma Outdoor Discovery School
Mission Statement: Coloma Outdoor Discovery School celebrates the culture, music, and folklore of the California Gold Rush using lessons of the past to awaken students’ interest and sense of responsibility for the environment.
Coloma Outdoor Disco... more »
Programs/Resources: Coloma Gold Rush/Living History Program, Coloma Outdoor Discovery School, Coloma Outdoor Discovery School Science Program, Coloma Outdoor Discovery School Team Discovery Ropes Challenge
Contact: Kindra Garcia, 530-621-2298, kindra@cods.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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Cosumnes River Preserve
Mission Statement: The Cosumnes River Preserve Partners envision the permanent protection of a continuous riparian corridor extending from the Cosumnes headwaters to the Delta, including adjacent floodplain and wetland habitats, and a vast vernal po... more »
Programs/Resources: Cosumnes River Preserve V; Units 1-6, Cosumnes River Teacher Orientation Packet, Willow Slough Trail Guide
Contact: Jeff Rhoades or John Durand, 916-683-1700, info@cosumnes.org
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CREEC Region 3 -Capital CREEC
Mission Statement: To provide quality environmental educational resources to schools and teachers.... more »
Contact: Deborah Bruns, 530-668-3781, bruns@ycoe.org
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Discovery Museum Science & Space Center
Mission Statement: The Discovery Museum of Sacramento is a family-focused educational institution dedicated to enriching the lives of local residents and visitors to the Sacramento region by encouraging the exploration of history, sicence and space.... more »
Programs/Resources: Discovery Museum Outreach Programs, Discovery Museum Planetarium Shows, Discovery Museum Tours
Contact: Susan Douglas, 916-575-3941, susand@TheDiscovery.org
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Donner Trail School
Mission Statement: To provide Elementary students (grades 1-8) from the Northern California and Northern Nevada regions multi-seasonal outdoor learning opportunities, emphasizing winter survival education, and the natural and human history of the Si... more »
Programs/Resources: Winter Survival Field Trip
Contact: Mitch Dion, Coordinator, 530-426-3639, mitch@mdlabels.net
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Ecology Action of Santa Cruz
Mission Statement: Founded soon after Earth Day in 1970, Ecology Action is a nonprofit environmental consultancy delivering cutting edge education services, technical assistance, and program implementation for initiatives that assist individuals, bu... more »
Contact: Molly Ober, 831-426-5925, mollyober@ecoact.org
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Effie Yeaw Nature Center
Mission Statement: To create greater awareness, understanding, and appreciation of the natural and cultural resources of the Sacramento region, the need to conserve these resources, and their interrelationships and interdependencies within the Earth... more »
Programs/Resources: Effie Yeaw Aquatic Ecosystems Programs, Effie Yeaw Nature Area Tours, Frontier Ranch Life, Hands-on Science, Life Sciences, Maidu Field Day at Effie Yeaw
, 916-489-4918, info@effieyeaw.org
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Emandal Environmental Education Camp
Mission Statement: Four or five day residential Environmental Education camp for school children and home school groups from 3rd - 7th grade teaching from the base of sustainable agricultural and wilderness interpretation. We also offer shorter prog... more »
Programs/Resources: Emandal Environmental Ed & Farm Camp
Contact: Claudine Williams, 707-459-5439 or 1-800-262-9597, claudinew@emandal.com
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Environmental Education Farm Foundation
Mission Statement: The Environmental Education Foundation (EEFF) is committed to stimulating and facilitating the development of productive and environmentally sound agriculture and aquaculture practices through research and education.... more »
, 530-758-1387, Quailrid@QuailRidge.org
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Exploring New Horizons Outdoor School
Mission Statement: Exploring New Horizons provides outdoor education to Bay Area public and private schools. We operate programs at Loma Mar, Pigeon Point, and Boulder Creek. Our 4 and 5 day programs focus on the redwood, oak woodland, and marine en... more »
Programs/Resources: Exploring New Horizons at Camp Loma Mar, Pigeon Point Environmental Education Program, Sempervirens Outdoor School
Contact: Don Kleinfelder, 831-338-3013, don@exploringnewhorizons.org
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Explorit Science Center
Mission Statement: To involve people in science experiences that touch our lives.... more »
Programs/Resources: Explorit After School Explorations, Explorit Classroom Adventures, Explorit Discovery Lessons, Explorit Insect Safari, Explorit Professional Development Workshops, Explorit Science Center Fee Assistance, Explorit Science in Your World Family Science Night, Nature Labs and Safaris
Contact: Mackenzie Tysell, 530-756-0191, explorit@explorit.org
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Folsom City Zoo
Mission Statement: Teaching responsible human behavior toward all animals. This is a sanctuary zoo-all animals are non-releasable wildlife. We have injured, confiscated pets and orphaned wildlife - No breeding.... more »
Programs/Resources: Outreach - Zoo Mobile
Contact: Vicki Valentine, 916-351-3527, zookeepers@folsom.ca.us
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Foothill Horizons Outdoor School
Mission Statement: Provides classroom presentations, fieldtrips, teacher inservices, ROP training for high school students. Provides experiential science and Native American curriculum to visiting groups of 5th and 6th graders. Provide 4 & 5 day res... more »
Programs/Resources: Foothill Horizons Naturalist in the Classroom
Contact: Dan Webster, Head Naturalist, 209-532-6673, DWebster@stancoe.org
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