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Traditional Yurok redwood carved canoes sitting on the bank of Humboldt Lagoon

Connect to Coast: In-Person Field Trip at Humboldt Lagoons

3-5, 6-8, 9-12, Climate, Humboldt Lagoons State Park, News, Oceans and Watersheds, PassPORTS Blended-Access Field Trips, People, Places, Science

Connect to Coast: In-Person Field Trip at Humboldt Lagoons Connect to Coast Field Trip at Humboldt Lagoons State Park! Thanks to generous funding through the California Coastal Conservancy, we are offering special field trips in Spring of 2024. “Connect to... Read MoreRead more about Connect to Coast: In-Person Field Trip at Humboldt Lagoons

An ocean cove at Point Lobos State Natural Reserve with a rocky shoreline covered in brush.

Kelp Forest Exploration

3-5, 6-8, Animals, K-2, Oceans and Watersheds, Plants, Point Lobos State Natural Reserve, PORTS On-Demand, Science

Kelp Forest Exploration Discover the less explored side of Point Lobos- the ocean! Giant kelp forests underneath the salt water surface lead to an alien world of beauty, wonder and wildness. Weather permitting, we will travel together in a kayak to explore... Read MoreRead more about Kelp Forest Exploration

Salmon and Sediment, Fueling The Forest

3-5, 6-8, Animals, Climate, Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, K-2, Oceans and Watersheds, Plants, PORTS On-Demand, Science, STEAM

Salmon and Sediment, Fueling The Forest Northern California offers insight into the ancient Redwood Forest while the “Salmon and Sediment, Fueling the Forest” PORTS program will offer your classroom insight into the connection between the Redwood Forest... Read MoreRead more about Salmon and Sediment, Fueling The Forest

Bridge over Lake Oroville with trees in background

Pollinators, Plants & People

3-5, 6-8, Animals, Insects, Lake Oroville State Recreation Area, Oceans and Watersheds, PORTS On-Demand, Science, STEAM

Pollinators, Plants & People Let’s review the parts of an insect and the different jobs they do at Lake Oroville State Recreation Area. Looking at honeybees, we will discover how the work that pollinators do provide us with up to one-third of all the food we eat.... Read MoreRead more about Pollinators, Plants & People

Image of Millerton Lake with brick building

Stories in Stone: Processes that Shape the Earth

3-5, 6-8, 9-12, Millerton Lake State Recreation Area, Oceans and Watersheds, PORTS On-Demand, Science, STEAM

Stories in Stone: Processes that Shape the Earth The story of the Earth is written in stone. In this program we explore the different kinds of rocks that make up the landscape at Millerton Lake. Discuss how the rocks and landforms were made and how they are... Read MoreRead more about Stories in Stone: Processes that Shape the Earth