Public Programs & Events

State of the Lagoon 2026

Hosted by the Bolinas Lagoon Advisory Council (BLAC)
Location: Stinson Beach Community Center
Date: May 7, 2026
Time: 6:00 – 8:30 PM (Doors open at 5:30 PM)
Theme: Climate Resiliency in Bolinas Lagoon

About the Event
Join us for an evening focused on Bolinas Lagoon and the work happening to support its future. This year’s State of the Lagoon brings together local scientists, agencies, and partners to share what’s happening across the lagoon. From restoration at the South End and Bolinas Wye to infrastructure planning and wildlife updates, you’ll hear how the system is changing and what’s being done in response. Stay after, and connect with the people behind the work.

Program includes:

• How the Lagoon Changes: Past, present, and what comes next
• Highway 1 and the Lagoon: Caltrans coastal resiliency planning
• Wildlife of the Lagoon: What we’re seeing and why it matters

The evening will include a moderated Q&A, followed by a tabling session and time to talk with local organizations and project teams.

Agenda
5:30 PM: Doors Open
6:00 PM: Welcome and Opening Remarks (Jeff Loomans, Bolinas Lagoon Advisory Council)
6:10 – 7:30 PM: Featured Presentations and Q&A highlighting restoration projects, ecological research, and sea level rise planning.

• • How the Lagoon Changes: Past, present, and what comes next (Wendy Kordesch, NOAA Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary & Mischon Martin, Marin County Parks)
  • Highway 1 and the Lagoon: Caltrans coastal resiliency planning (Brooke Fulkerson Norall & Kevin O’Connor, Central Coast Wetlands Group)
  • Wildlife of the Lagoon: What we’re seeing and why it matters (Nils Warnock, All Hands Ecology)

7:30 PM: Poster Session and Networking with participating organizations

Open to the public. All are welcome.

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Art & Science Soirée

Sea Urchin Soirée

Saturday, March 18, 2023, 7-9:30pm—Join us and Greater Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries for the next Art & Science Soirée at the San Francisco Zoo! Enjoy an adult evening of sea urchin science and art, beginning with a reception that includes print making, science stations, multimedia projections and a no host bar. At 8pm, Rich Mooi, Curator of Invertebrate Zoology and Geology at California Academy of Sciences will share his findings on sea urchins, whose diversity in time and space tell us about biodiversity, adaptation, global change, and the origins of evolutionary novelties that continue to surprise and delight.

Age minimum 16. Space is limited. Registration required.

Camp

Marine Explorers Spring Break Mini-Camp

March 28th & 29th, 9am – 4pm—Ahoy! The popular Marine Explorers Spring Mini Camp is back! We are offering a 2-day mini camp for 9-13-year-olds that are curious about the ocean. The camps will engage your child in marine science learning during SFUSD Spring Break. Our focus for these camps will be Marine Ecosystem Science; our intrepid campers will explore the diversity of our local ecosystems and real techniques for how scientists study marine organisms.

Cost: $200/person (Scholarships available for a limited number of qualifying campers)
Location: Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Visitor Center
Ages: Recommended for 9-13 year olds

Family Workshop

Plankton Discovery Family Workshop

Saturday, February 25, 10-11:30am or 1-2:30pm—Join us for an exciting exploration of the weird and wonderful world of plankton in the waters just off Crissy Field. Be dazzled by diatoms, dinoflagellates, and copepods. Discover bizarre larvae from barnacles, crabs, and mussels. Participants collect their own samples and use their own microscopes. We will also have a projecting microscope to view wriggling and flitting microscopic monsters on the big screen!

Cost: $15/person
Location: Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Visitor Center
Ages: Recommended for 6-10 year olds and their families

Bolinas Lagoon Restoration Volunteer Dates

Multiple dates June 28 – September 2, 2022 —Join us in removing invasive species from Seadrift Lagoon to help create an overall healthier Bolinas Lagoon ecosystem. Participants in the project will collect important data, and help protect the local marine environment. Removed invasive green crabs are donated to local farms for use as fertilizer, making this a truly surf to turf project! All equipment and training are provided, and friends and family are welcome. Learn more and sign up.

Greater Farallones Kelp Restoration Network: Livestream of Kelp! Exhibit Policy and Restoration Panel

Thursday, October 13, 7:00–8:15pm—Tune in to a Kelp Policy and Restoration Panel to hear from decision makers from Greater Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, and The Nature Conservancy. Hosted by the Kelp! Exhibition at 836m, the event will be livestreamed by the Greater Farallones Kelp Restoration Network. Moderated by Mike Esgro, the Senior Biodiversity Program Manager and Tribal Liaison at the California Ocean Protection Council. Details.