Farallones Marine Sanctuary Association protecting our ocean wilderness through public stewardship

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To be notified of future workshops, please contact: Amy Dean, FMSA Education Manager at 415.561.6625 x 303

The most visited habitat of the Sanctuary starts below the waterline, but can reach hundreds of yards inland. Every year, as Sanderlings, Willets, and Plovers come and go, the very foundations of this habitat are pushed offshore by strong storm waves in the winter, and pulled back to land by the milder summer seas.
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Coastal Ecosystem Workshop 2009

Teachers! Looking for new ways to make science come alive in your classroom?

This year our summer workshop will focus on one of the most diverse and productive regions of the world - California’s rocky intertidal. This unique ecosystem is truly an interdisciplinary classroom providing opportunities to learn about geology, climate change, biology, ecology, evolution and the myriad of connections between humans and the ocean. Participants will broaden their knowledge of the rocky intertidal, connect and collaborate with local teachers and scientists, and receive background materials and classroom resources from the Sanctuary’s Coastal Ecosystem Curriculum (all activities linked to CA State Science Standards).

Workshop presentations, activities, and content are geared for middle and high school biology and environmental science teachers; however, all teachers and educators are welcome.

Location: Sanctuary Office, San Francisco, CA

Agenda: Lectures by guest scientists will be followed by classroom activities and hands-on demonstrations:

     July 8th, 10 AM - 3 PM:       Tidepool Ecology and Evolution
      Speaker Dr. Rebecca Johnson, California Academy of Sciences, will discuss the
      evolution of color in these fascinating invertebrates.

     July 9th, 10 AM - 3 PM:       Tidepool Science and Conservation
     Speaker Mary Elaine Helix, MARINe Manager (US Minerals Management Service),
     will discuss the MARINe partnership. This program conducts long-term monitoring
     along the west coast and is developing indices to determine the health of these
     diverse systems.

     July 10th, 8 - 10 AM:       Field Excursion to Fitzgerald Marine Reserve

TO REGISTER : Download a registration form click here.

COST: Free. $50 stipend for 6th-12th grade teachers

CREDIT: Continuing Education Unit (1) available through Dominican University of California

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact Sara Heintzelman at (415) 561-6625 x 304, sheintzelman@farallones.org