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Using Park Resources
to
Teach,
Inspire and
Motivate
Students
Want to visit Point Reyes National Seashore with
your class?
It's easy and free of charge! We begin taking taking
reservation requests for ranger-led
education programs for the 2006-2007 school year on August
7, 2006. Last year over 5,000 students toured the lighthouse,
went inside a Coast Miwok roundhouse or watched elephant seals,
gray whales or other wildlife in their natural habitats. This
year, older students may also participate in the reconstruction
of the sweatlodge at Kule Loklo, our Coast Miwok exhibit village.
Others can help park staff monitor creek health or remove
invasive non-native plants. Check out our full list of ranger-led
education programs. and remember to sign up as soon as
possible!
If you want to bring a group out for a self-guiding experience,
please call the park as soon as possible @ 415-464-5139 or
submit your reservation request online.
Groups will be limited depending on site carrying capacity
and previous reservations.
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FREE "Science Behind the Scenery" DVD
Available to Middle School and High School Educators!
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This 54-minute DVD explores the following topics: Science
at Point Reyes National Seashore, Northern Elephant
Seals, Tomales Bay Biodiveristy Inventory and Partnership,
Myrtle's Silverspot Butterfly, Tule Elk, Cordell Bank
National Marine Sanctuary, Coho Salmon and Steelhead
Trout, Fire Management, Vegetation Mapping, and National
Park Service Science and Learning Centers.
Each video segment can be viewed independently or the
entire DVD can be viewed continuously. English and Spanish
subtitle options are included for the entire DVD. Contact
Christie Anastasia, Science and Learning Center Education
Coordinator at (415) 464-5132 for more information.
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FREE "Coastal Science Review" Publication
Available to High School Educators!
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"Coastal Science Review" is dedicated to sharing research supporting
science-based management and preservation of coastal resources.
Previous issues include Issue
1, Fall 2003 (736 KB PDF), Issue
2, Summer 2004 (687 KB) and Issue 3, Fall 2005 (675 KB). Contact Christie Anastasia,
Science and Learning Center Education Coordinator at (415)
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Creating Coastal Stewardship through Science
All seven curriculum guides
are now available to middle school science teachers. Each
of these guides is aligned with the State and National Science
Standards and strives to help students understand scientific
inquiry and stewardship of special places.
High School Summer Internship Program
 A
total of eleven high school students are working as paid interns
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. Because of the tremendous success of this program,
this model high school internship program has expanded to
Golden Gate National Recreation Area and Pinnacles National
Monument with Pacific Coast Science
and Learning Center support and guidance. Visit the internship
webpage to learn more.
Community Service Projects for Students
The park could really use your help!This year the park will
be rebuilding the roundhouse and sweatlodge at Kule Loklo,
our Coast Miwok exhibit. We are looking for students,ages
13 and older, to help out with various tasks such as peeling
bark off the 500 poles that will make the roof. We can accommodate
groups or individuals. Learn more by calling Mary Beth at
(415) 464-5219.
LearnNPS
If you would like to learn more about education throughout
your National Parks, visit LearnNPS.
Here you'll find curriculum, fun and games, a guide to park
Junior Ranger programs and a host of other fun and educational
media created by the National Park Service and our partners.
Also...
The Clem
Miller Environmental Education Center, a facility where
school groups stay overnight for 3 or 5 days, had 42 school
groups with over 1400 students visit last year. Classroom
teachers lead their own programs in this 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, fees are
charged, 80 person capacity.
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