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Mount San Jacinto State Park
Learn about the resources available at Mount San Jacinto State Park.
Silverwood Lake State Recreation Area
Learn about the resources available at Silverwood Lake State Recreation Area.
Trees of the Tahoe Basin
Learn about the amazing trees of Sugar Pine Point State Park, and their adaptations to the harsh mountain climates of the Tahoe Basin! We will...
People Shape Ecosystems
Join us in exploring the unique and varied ecosystems of Humboldt Redwoods State Park! Humans are a part of nature, and we have the ability...
Water: California’s Most Precious Resource
Come along as we explore how agriculture in California’s Central Valley demand for water led to the creation of one of the world’s largest water...
From Coal to Clay
Join us for a trip back in time to over 125 years ago to the first coal mines in California and the long lost Brick...
Ethnic Studies Lesson: The Life and Legacy of Pío Pico, The Last Governor of Mexican California
Click to explore this Ethnic Studies lesson plan!
Ethnic Studies Lesson: Exploring Colonel Allensworth, A Historic Journey Through Time
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Ethnic Studies Lesson: Exploring Alaxuluxen and Chumash Heritage
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California Redwoods vs. Climate Change
Watch this special broadcast with Hendy Woods State Park and Calaveras Big Trees State Park
Small Actions, BIG TREES: The Story of the Coast Redwood and Giant Sequoia Forests
Watch this special broadcast with Big Basin Redwoods State Park and Calaveras Big Trees State Park
Tough Trees: Fire Adaptations of Giant Sequoias and Coast Redwoods
Watch this special broadcast with Big Basin Redwoods State Park and Calaveras Big Trees State Park
Battle of the Extremes: Giant Sequoia vs. Coast Redwood
Watch this special broadcast with Big Basin Redwoods State Park and Calaveras Big Trees State Park
Fire! A California Story
Watch this special broadcast with Columbia State Historic Park and Calaveras Big Trees State Park
The Cost of Gold: Environmental Impacts of the Gold Rush
Watch this special broadcast with Columbia State Historic Park and Calaveras Big Trees State Park
Ocean Predator Adaptations: A Marine Mystery in Monterey Bay
Put on your detective caps and solve an underwater mystery in Monterey Bay! Presented from either Point Lobos State Natural Reserve or Asilomar State Beach,...
Working Hands: The Labor that Built the California Dream
Explore the work and the workers that created the massive success of the California citrus industry. Follow your guide through the citrus groves and packing...
Wagon Wheel of Fortune
Students play a series of minigames in teams to identify art types, themes and motifs. Students also learn about Shasta and California Gold Rush History...
Japanese History Project: Japanese Farm Sites at Crystal Cove State Park
Click to explore these primary and secondary sources about Japanese farm sites in Southern California!
Interactive Virtual Exhibit: Japanese American Pioneering Community at Crystal Cove State Park
Click to explore this interactive virtual exhibit of the pioneering Japanese American community at Crystal Cove!
The Mysterious World of Kelp
Explore this incredible instructional resource!
Amazing Monarchs: Milkweed, Migration and Conservation!
California State Park Interpreters will take students on a virtual journey to discover the Western monarch overwintering habitat at Pismo State Beach. The Pismo State...
The Smallest Superheroes
Students will see live examples of decomposition and participate in an engaging environmental activity focusing on decomposers, producers, and consumers. Decomposers benefit the web of...
Travelers of the Sierra Nevada Mountains
Join a Donner Memorial State Park Interpreter sharing stories of the diversity of people who came through the Donner Lake area in the Sierra Nevada...
A Dream Redrawn: the Architecture of Allensworth
Colonel Allen Allensworth was a man of great vision- a Civil War Veteran, Minister, City Planner and Leader of the Buffalo Soldiers (all-African American army...
Collections Show and Tell with Chino Hills State Park
Take a casual virtual visit into Chino Hills State Park history and nature with interpreter Shelly In this 30 minute program. We will look at...
Bird Migration with Chino Hills State Park
Migratory Birds have been a main visitor to Chino Hills State Park since before its inception. Come visit the park in this virtual program to...
Rockin’ the Bay
Explore the dynamic geological forces that have shaped Tomales Bay—from Earth’s layers and rock types to the tectonic plate movements and earthquakes that continue to...
Following the Paper Trail
Learn about California’s first paper mill at Samuel P. Taylor State Park! Following a paper trail is about finding and analyzing evidence to understand how...