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** Spots Available **3-5HistoryPeoplePORTS ProgramsScienceSTEAMWildwood Canyon State Park

Hi Up House: Resilience in the Canyon

This program uses the story of the McCollough family and the Hi-Up House, built in Wildwood Canyon during the Great Depression, to explore universal themes....

** Spots Available **6-8AnimalsMendocino Headlands State ParkOceans and WatershedsPORTS ProgramsScienceSTEAM

Gray Whale’s Great Migration

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** Spots Available **6-89-12AnimalsPORTS ProgramsScienceSilver Strand State BeachSTEAM

Raptors to Raptors: the Evolution of Birds (Block Schedule)

Meet the missing link between reptilian dinosaurs and modern-day birds! Join us at Silver Strand State Beach as we walk through time and evolution to...

** Spots Available **3-56-89-12AnimalsClimateEd Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State ParkPeoplePlantsPORTS ProgramsScience

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...

** Spots Available **3-56-89-12AnimalsHumboldt Redwoods State ParkPlantsPORTS Programs

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...

** Spots Available **3-56-89-12ClimateHistoryMillerton Lake State Recreation AreaOceans and WatershedsPORTS Programs

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...

** Spots Available **3-56-89-12Carnegie State Vehicular Recreation AreaHistoryPeoplePlacesPORTS Programs

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...

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California Redwoods vs. Climate Change

Watch this special broadcast with Hendy Woods State Park and Calaveras Big Trees State Park

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Fire! A California Story

Watch this special broadcast with Columbia State Historic Park and Calaveras Big Trees State Park

** Spots Available **3-56-89-12California Citrus State Historic ParkHistoryPeoplePlacesPlantsPORTS Programs

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...

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The Mysterious World of Kelp

Explore this incredible instructional resource!

** Fully Booked **3-5K-2Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation AreaPlantsPORTS ProgramsScience

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...

** Spots Available **3-5AnimalsK-2Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation AreaPlantsPORTS ProgramsScience

Discovering The Dunes

Join us at Oceano Dunes SVRA for a 45-minute virtual field trip to learn all about how sand dunes are formed! This program is designed...

** Spots Available **3-56-8AnimalsBidwell-Sacramento River State ParkOceans and WatershedsPORTS ProgramsScienceSTEAM

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...

** Spots Available **3-56-8AnimalsDonner Memorial State ParkHistoryPeoplePlacesPlantsPORTS ProgramsScience

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...

** Spots Available **3-56-8Arts and CultureColonel Allensworth State Historic ParkHistoryPeoplePlacesPORTS ProgramsSTEAM

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...

** Spots Available **3-56-8AnimalsChino Hills State ParkHistoryK-2PlacesPlantsPORTS ProgramsScienceSTEAM

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...

** Spots Available **6-89-12AnimalsChino Hills State ParkClimatePlacesPORTS ProgramsScienceSTEAM

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...

** Spots Available **6-8AnimalsMendocino Headlands State ParkOceans and WatershedsPORTS Programs

Salmon in the Trees

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...

** Spots Available **3-5AnimalsClimateHistoryK-2Oceans and WatershedsPeoplePlacesPoint Dume State BeachPORTS ProgramsScience

The Gray Whale Road Trip at Point Dume State Beach!

Gray whales migrate along the shores of Malibu every year in an ever-changing environment. This program gives an in depth look at what this migration...

** Spots Available **3-5Arts and CultureHistoryMonterey State Historic ParkPeoplePlacesPORTS Programs

Monterey Custom House: Trade and Government in Alta California

Explore California State Historical Landmark #1 here at Monterey State Historic Park. The Custom House was the center of trade at a time when California...

** Spots Available **3-56-89-12AnimalsChino Hills State ParkPlantsPORTS ProgramsScienceSTEAM

Wild Adaptations with Chino Hills State Park

Explore plant and animal adaptations within different five habitats. In this 45-minute virtual visit, students will learn about habitats found throughout the Southern California region...

** Spots Available **3-56-8AnimalsClimateK-2Oceans and WatershedsPlantsPoint Lobos State Natural ReservePORTS ProgramsScience

Kayak Quest: Explore Above and Below the Ocean’s Surface

Join us for an unforgettable kayaking adventure at the “crown jewel of the California State Park System”, Point Lobos State Natural Reserve. We will paddle...

** Spots Available **3-56-89-12AnimalsClimateEd Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State ParkK-2PeoplePORTS Programs

Tahoe’s Urban Bears

Come meet Rubi the bear at Sugar Pine Point State Park. In this program we will explore the differences between wildland bears of the Tahoe...

** Spots Available **3-5AnimalsAnza-Borrego Desert State ParkPORTS ProgramsScienceSTEAM

Desert Adaptations: The Game Show!

Classmates compete to create an imaginary animal that can survive in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Solve riddles, guess words, and spin your way to survival!...

** Spots Available **3-56-89-12AnimalsJedediah Smith Redwoods State ParkOceans and WatershedsPlantsPORTS Programs

Salmon and Sediment: Fueling the Redwood Forest

Learn about the anadromous life cycle of Salmon living on the north coast of California. These fish, and many other systems, connect the Redwood Forest...

** Spots Available **3-56-89-12AnimalsArts and CultureChino Hills State ParkK-2PeoplePlacesPORTS ProgramsScienceSTEAM

Wild Journals with Chino Hills State Park

Learn different journaling techniques while watching wildlife and exploring habitats. In this 45-minute virtual STEAM visit, students will learn about nature, literary, and science journals....

** Spots Available **3-56-89-12AnimalsAnza-Borrego Desert State ParkK-2PlacesPORTS ProgramsScienceSTEAM

Animal Detectives at Anza Borrego Desert State Park

Can you find evidence of hidden desert wildlife? Learn how prints, scat, and other signs can reveal animal activity to scientists. Practice the secrets of...

** Spots Available **3-56-89-12Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve State Natural ReserveClimatePlacesPlantsPORTS ProgramsScience

Mojave Desert Grassland Adaptations

The Mojave Desert can be a harsh place to live. The Antelope Valley CA Poppy Reserve sits on the western border of the Mojave desert....

** Spots Available **3-56-8ClimateHistoryOceans and WatershedsPeoplePlacesPlantsPORTS ProgramsScienceSouth Yuba River State ParkSTEAM

Geology of the South Yuba River

Geology of the South Yuba River explores the relationship our river’s geology has on the history and ecology that surround it. Students will learn about...