LiMPETS Programs

Sandy Beach Ecosystem Monitoring:

Discover the importance of sandy beach ecosystems through hands-on field science. In this interactive program, students explore the ecological role of Pacific mole crabs and participate in live field monitoring to collect essential environmental data.

- - - - Grade level: 6th – college
        
        Teachers must participate in a workshop before student participation
        
        Duration of program(s):
        
        60–90 minute classroom training, adaptable for virtual learning or two shorter classroom sessions
        
        2-3 hr Field Trip

Rocky Intertidal Ecosystem Monitoring:

Explore the biodiversity and importance of rocky intertidal ecosystems through immersive field science. In this hands-on program, students practice identifying more than 25 local algae and invertebrate species, examine intertidal zonation and species coverage, and conduct live field monitoring to gather scientific data.

- - - - Grade level: 9th – college
        
        Teachers must participate in a workshop before student participation
        
        Duration of program(s):
        
        60–90 minute classroom training, adaptable for virtual learning or two shorter classroom sessions
        
        2-3 hr Field Trip