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Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
Workshops for Teachers

Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area offers teacher workshops in partnership with California Lutheran University. Teachers can earn a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Credit. Take advantage of this opportunity to explore a national park and earn credits-- class size is limited.  

 

Have you been wondering about ways to integrate climate change education into your classroom? Come to a free, one-day workshop focused on phenology (the study of seasonal timing of life events, such as when a flower blooms in the spring), citizen science, and climate change to find out how! more>>
The need for plants used in restoration projects loomed large for many years, but volunteers made it happen.  

Did You Know?
A core group of dedicated National Park volunteers, often laboring in the hot sun, built a native plant nursery from the ground up in 2002. Native plants, from the common Ceanothus to the endangered Lyons pygmy daisy germinated in this volunteer-run nursery will help restore disturbed habitat.

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Last Updated: August 28, 2009 at 14:21 EST