PORTS Programs
Bring a park expert straight into your classroom virtually with a live PORTS program. These programs are just for your class, highly engaging, and your students will love you for it.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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....
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...
Lighthouse Engineer Challenge
Lighthouses do all kinds of jobs all over the world! This 45 minute program challenges students to become lighthouse engineers. Students will learn about the...
State Capitol Exploration
Take your students on a LIVE journey discussing California’s past & present through the halls of the State Capitol Museum in Sacramento. Subjects discussed may...
“The Snail and the Whale” Story Time!
Join California State Parks Interpreter Kat at MacKerricher State Park in reading the story book “The Snail and the Whale” by Julia Donaldson! Students will...
Footprints of the Forest
Join us for a high-altitude virtual field trip up the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway to Mount San Jacinto State PArk and Wilderness! In the first...
Ancient Tools and Technology
Learn about the concept of technology and its historical applications in this STEAM focused program at Lake Perris State Recreation Area. You will learn about...
Jaw-some Great Whites
Join us at Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve for an unforgettable underwater adventure exploring the fascinating world of great white sharks! In this interactive, educational...
Eel River Escapade
Join us in learning about the Eel River watershed from Richardson Grove State Park! Watersheds are all around us and are made up of so...
The History of Coloma Told Through Trees
Join us at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP as we explore the history of the Coloma Valley before, during and after the Discovery of Gold. During...
Geology at Castle Rock
Students can explore the natural wonders of Castle Rock State Park from the comfort of their own classroom and can even take a virtual hike...
Growing Up on a Mexican Rancho
Explore the Mexican Rancho period of California history while learning about the Castro family who were some of the first pioneers in Alta California. You...
Why Do Redwoods Live Here?
Henry Cowell RSP is home to an abundance of biodiversity and during your virtual field trip you’ll have a chance to explore a glimpse of...
Explore the Coastal Sandhill Habitat
Explore one of the most sensitive and endangered ecosystems in the greater Santa Cruz area, the Santa Cruz Sandhills. This habitat does not support Coast...
Animal Habitats and Adaptations
Schedule your class for a virtual field trip to Half Moon Bay State Beach. In this program, we’ll get to know some of the many...
Shaping the Coast
Schedule your class for a virtual field trip to the San Mateo coast and visit beautiful Half Moon Bay State Beach. In this program, we’ll...