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City of Berkeley
Marina Education Programs
www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/marina/default.html
Organization Type:
Government Agency
Mission:
To provide environmental education programs to students, teachers, docents, and general public through hands-on activities
Contact:
Patty Donald
City of Berkeley, Marina Education Programs
Shorebird Park Nature Center
160 University Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94710
Phone: (510) 981-6720
Fax: (510) 981-6725
pdonald@ci.berkeley.ca.us
Geographical Focus:
Local, Regional, State
Counties Served:
Alameda, Contra Costa
Activities:
Research, Education, Recycling, Conservation, Tourism, Recreation, Water Monitoring, Water Pollution Prevention, Reuse of Building Materials
Topic:
Cultural History, Beaches, Rocky Intertidal, Wildlife, Watershed Hydrology, Endangered Species, Water Quality/Storm Water Runoff, Bay & Estuary Habitats, Boating, Open Ocean/Oceanography, Marine/Estuary Reserves & Sanctuaries, Wetlands, Green Buildings, Solar Heating and Electricity
Educational Resources:
Curriculum, Maps, Outreach Programs, On-Site Programs, Guided Walks, Field Trips, Nature Trails, Brochures, Exhibits/Displays, Website, Speaker/Lecture Series, Adventure Playground, Education, Advocacy, Restoration, Water Monitoring, Water Pollution Prevention
Education Programs:
Tours of the Straw Bale Building:
Topics cover reusing waste products for building materials, solar heating and electricity (Active and Passive), certified lumber, wheat paneling, recycled glass countertops, fly ash in the cement, recycled doors. Video and DVD.
Animal Programs (November-February):
All programs are up to 3 hours. They include 40-50 minute interactive slide and video presentation and 2 hours of hands-on stations.
- Birds (K-12): Identification of local species, adaptations, sounds, feathers, nesting, conservation, and weather permitting, walk w/binoculars
- Fish (1-12): Fish anatomy, Gyotaku (Japanese fish printing), aquarium bingo, touch table, close up look at scales and gills
- Bay Scientist (3-12): Use lab sheets and microscopes to explore water chemistry, living rocks, dock life, and plankton.
- Marine Mammals (K-12): Mammal identification through sound, feeding techniques with artifacts, insulation station and conservation
Low Tide Programs (K-12):
This program consists of a 40-50 minute introductory slide show, hands on exploration of the touch table, observation of the Bay Aquarium in the Nature Center and two hours of outdoor explorations to three habitats: Rocky Shore, Dock, Pier.
- Research Boat Trip (5-12) Includes: Two teachers' in-services (one for Low Tide Program and one for the boat trip), and 2 class field trip dates
Day 1: a three hour Low Tide Program, (see above description) with the addition of Bay history
Day 2 (one week later): two hours land prep and two hours on a research vessel, where we will trawl for fish, collect plankton, examine Bay mud, study navigation
- Sailing Experience (4-12): Experience sailing on the Bay in the 51 ft ketch Pegasus. 15 kids sail on the Pegasus while the other half of the class learns the mechanics and vocabulary of sailing by handling the sails and lines on a small Lido sailboat on land. Class then rotates.
Target Audiences:
K-12
Group Size Accommodated:
Up to 30
In-Service Training:
Teachers, Docents/Volunteers, Naturalists, Students/Interns, General Public
17 training sessions for docents which cover geology, history, creative teaching, fish, birds, marine mammals
Volunteer Opportunities
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