Curriculum Guides
We have seven curriculum guides created by teachers for teachers. The curricula provide middle school students with opportunities to observe natural processes at Point Reyes National Seashore and to stimulate interest in science and environmental stewardship. Each curriculum is available for download on this website and a CD with all seven can be ordered by calling 415-464-5139. All activities are linked to the California State Science Standards (2000) and the National Science Standards.

Clem Miller Environmental Education Center
The Clem Miller Environmental Education Center is an overnight facility available to school groups for 3- or 5-day stays September through June. Each year, about 40 school groups with over 1400 students use the facility. Teacher training workshops are provided. The Point Reyes National Seashore Association runs this facility and fees are charged. 80 person capacity.

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Pacific Coast Science and Learning Center at Point Reyes National Seashore
Learning centers have been developed to facilitate science and research efforts and provide educational opportunities for the American people to gain new knowledge about the national parks. Learning Centers are field stations for collaborative research activities, providing researchers with laboratory, office, and dormitory facilities. Each center's education specialist will work with park interpreters and partners to make new information about park resources available to the public. Learning centers will also provide hands-on learning experiences for people of all ages, connecting the learner and the researcher.

Learning Centers are a part of the Natural Resource Challenge, a strategic long-term approach to the management and care of the nation's most precious resources found within the over 390 parks in the National Park System. The Challenge started as a five-year action plan to expand the National Park System's ability to inventory, monitor, and care for the historical and natural resources under its care.

Seventeen Learning Centers have been established as of 2007. Each of these centers is strategically placed at key areas across the country. The hope is that a system of 32 learning centers nationwide will eventually be established.

For questions regarding the Pacific Coast Science and Learning Center, please contact:

Ben Becker, Ph.D.
Research Director
415-464-5247
email

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The following Bay Area organizations also offer formal education programs:

Point Reyes National Seashore Association, Point Reyes Station, CA 415-663-1200
Tomales Bay State Park, Inverness, CA 415-669-1140
Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park, Petaluma, CA 707-762-4871
Sonoma State Historic Park, Sonoma, CA 707-938-1519
East Bay Regional Parks, Oakland, CA 510-562-PARK
The Marin Museum of the Native American, Novato, CA 415-897-4064
The Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, CA 510-238-2200

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