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Energy: Acorn Naturalists Acorn Soupe Adopt-A-Watershed Algalita Marine Research Foundation Banana Slug String Band California Conservation Corps, Fortuna Center California State Parks California State Parks, Carpinteria State Beach Center for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence—California (COSEE-CA) Central Modoc River Center Channel Islands National Park Citizens Planning Association City of Anaheim, Oak Canyon Nature Center City of Berkeley Marina Education Programs City of Ventura Interpretive Outreach Program Crissy Field Center Earth Resource Foundation East Bay Watershed Center at Merritt College Ecology Action Ecology Center Educational Communications Environmental Action Committee of West Marin Environmental Defense Center Environmental Studies Program, UC Santa Barbara Environmental Volunteers Headwaters Institute Hidden Villa Humboldt State University Marine Laboratory Information Center for the Environment Inverness Association Kern Environmental Education Program LightHawk Marine Science Department, Orange Coast College Mc Hugh Reading and Curriculum Resource Center Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Muir Woods National Monument Natural Resources Defense Council Norcal Environmental Student Network Northcoast Environmental Center Ocean Conservancy, Monterey Bay Field Office Ocean Futures Society Ocean Protection Coalition Oceana Pacifica’s Environmental Family/Beach Coalition Planning and Conservation League Foundation Pro Peninsula Rancho El Chorro Outdoor School, San Luis Obispo County Office of Education Redwood Coast Land Conservancy Resource Conservation District, Riverside Corona River of Words San Diego California Regional Environmental Education Community (SanDCREEC) San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara County Planning and Development Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Sea to Sea Trail Foundation Seacology Sierra Business Council Sonoma County Conservation Action Sonoma Ecology Center Sustainable Energy Institute/Culture Change Magazine Tri-City Ecology Center (TCEC) United States Geological Survey University of California Cooperative Extension, Santa Barbara County Walt Disney Company

Environmental Justice: 30-Minute Beach Cleanup Amigos de Bolsa Chica Arc Ecology California Association of Resource Conservation Districts Center for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence—California (COSEE-CA) Clean Water Now! Coalition Crissy Field Center Earth Island Institute Earth Resource Foundation East Bay Watershed Center at Merritt College Educational Communications Environmental Defense Center Friends of the Petaluma River Hidden Villa Humboldt Baykeeper Humboldt State University Marine Laboratory Kids for the Bay LandWatch Monterey County Literacy for Environmental Justice Ocean Conservancy, Monterey Bay Field Office Ocean Futures Society Orange County Coastkeeper Pro Peninsula River of Words Russian Riverkeeper San Diego California Regional Environmental Education Community (SanDCREEC) San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission Santa Monica Pier Aquarium Sierra Business Council Sierra Club, San Francisco Bay Chapter State Water Resources Control Board Sustainable Energy Institute/Culture Change Magazine Ventana Wilderness Alliance Wishtoyo Foundation/Ventura Coastkeeper

Fisheries: Acorn Soupe American River Conservancy AmeriCorps Watershed Stewards Project Birch Aquarium at Scripps Bodega Land Trust California Association of Resource Conservation Districts California Coastal Conservancy California Department of Fish and Game, Bay-Delta Region California Department of Fish and Game, Central Region California Department of Fish and Game, State Headquarters California Sea Grant College Program California Watershed Assessment Manual Camp SEA Lab Carmel River Watershed Conservancy Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation Center for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence—California (COSEE-CA) Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board Central Modoc River Center Channel Islands National Park Children's Maritime Foundation Clean Water Now! Coalition Defenders of Wildlife Educational Communications Exploring New Horizons Friends of the Eel River Friends of the Petaluma River Humboldt Baykeeper Humboldt State University Marine Laboratory Land Trust for Santa Barbara County Landels-Hill Big Creek Reserve Marine Science Department, Orange Coast College Mendocino Land Trust National Marine Fisheries Service/Fisheries Ecology Division Northcoast Environmental Center Ocean Conservancy, Monterey Bay Field Office Ocean Futures Society Pro Peninsula Project AWARE Foundation River of Words Russian Riverkeeper Salmon Creek Watershed Council Salmon River Restoration Council San Diego California Regional Environmental Education Community (SanDCREEC) San Diego Oceans Foundation San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission San Mateo County Resource Conservation District Santa Monica Pier Aquarium Seacology Seymour Marine Discovery Center at Long Marine Laboratory Sierra Nevada Alliance Sonoma Ecology Center Southern California Coast Water Research Project State Water Resources Control Board Surfrider Foundation Sustainable Fishery Advocates Ty Warner Sea Center University of California, Sea Grant Extension Ventura County Maritime Museum Waddell Creek Association Wishtoyo Foundation/Ventura Coastkeeper

Habitat Restoration: Acorn Naturalists Acorn Soupe Adopt-A-Watershed Algalita Marine Research Foundation American Cetacean Society, Orange County Chapter American River Conservancy AmeriCorps Watershed Stewards Project Amigos de Bolsa Chica Aquatic Adventures Arana Gulch Watershed Alliance Arroyo Seco Foundation Audubon Canyon Ranch Banana Slug String Band Batiquitos Lagoon Foundation Birch Aquarium at Scripps Bodega Land Trust Bolinas Lagoon Foundation Bureau of Land Management, Fort Ord Cabrillo Marine Aquarium Cache Creek Conservancy California Association of Resource Conservation Districts California Coastal Conservancy California Conservation Corps, Fortuna Center California Department of Fish and Game, Bay-Delta Region California Department of Fish and Game, Central Region California Department of Fish and Game, State Headquarters California Department of Water Resources California Fish and Game Commission California Integrated Waste Management Board, Office of Education and the Environment California Native Plant Society, Los Angeles/Santa Monica Mountains California Native Plant Society, San Diego Chapter California Oak Foundation California Sea Grant College Program California State Parks California State Parks, Carpinteria State Beach California State Parks, Monterey District California State Parks, Mt. Tamalpais State Park California State Parks, San Luis Obispo Coast District California Trout, Inc. California Waterfowl Association California Watershed Assessment Manual Carmel River Steelhead Association Carmel River Watershed Conservancy Carpinteria Creek Committee Cayucos Land Conservancy Center for Ecoliteracy Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation Center for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence—California (COSEE-CA) Central California Council of Diving Clubs, Inc. Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board Central Coast Salmon Enhancement Central Modoc River Center Channel Islands National Park Chula Vista Nature Center Citizens Committee to Complete the Refuge Citizens for a Vehicle Free Nipomo Dunes City of Lompoc City of Palo Alto, Open Space City of San Jose, Youth Watershed Education Team City of Santa Cruz Water Department City of Ventura Interpretive Outreach Program Clean Water Now! Coalition Clem Miller Environmental Education Center Coastal Land Trust Coastal Watershed Council Coastside Habitat Coalition Cosumnes River Preserve Crab Cove Visitor Center, East Bay Regional Park District Creek Connections Action Group Crissy Field Center Crystal Cove State Park Defend the Bay Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Dunes Center Dutch Bill Creek Watershed Group Earth Island Institute East Bay Watershed Center at Merritt College Ecology Center Educational Communications Earth Resource Foundation East Bay Regional Park District El Dorado Nature Center, Long Beach Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve Environmental Action Committee of West Marin Environmental Center of San Luis Obispo County (ECOSLO) Environmental Defense Fund Environmental Defense Center Environmental Studies Program, UC Santa Barbara Friends of Alhambra Creek Friends of Colorado Lagoon Friends of Corte Madera Creek Watershed Friends of Five Creeks Friends of Moss Landing Marine Laboratories Friends of Novato Creek Friends of San Leandro Creek Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks Friends of the Dunes Friends of the Eel River Friends of the Petaluma River Friends of the San Francisco Estuary Friends of the Santa Clara River Friends of the Tuolumne, Inc. Garrapata Creek Watershed Council Gaviota Coast Conservancy Golden Gate Audubon Society Goleta Slough Management Committee Greenspace—The Cambria Land Trust Guided Discoveries Hayward Shoreline Interpretive Center Headlands Institute Headwaters Institute Heal the Bay Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge Humboldt State University Marine Laboratory Information Center for the Environment Inverness Association Kids for the Bay Klamath River Inter-Tribal Fish & Water Commission Laguna Greenbelt, Inc. Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County Land Trust for Santa Barbara County Land Trust of Santa Cruz County LightHawk Literacy for Environmental Justice Los Padres National Forest MAGIC Malibu Creek Docents Marin Conservation Corps Marin Conservation League Marin County Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program Marine Science Department, Orange Coast College Mattole Restoration Council Mendocino Land Trust Merced River Stakeholders Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Monterey Bay Sanctuary Citizen Watershed Monitoring Network Monterey Bay Sanctuary Foundation Morro Bay National Estuary Program Moss Landing Marine Labs Mountains Restoration Trust Muir Woods National Monument National Wildlife Federation Natural Resources Defense Council Newport Bay Naturalists and Friends Norcal Environmental Student Network Occidental Arts and Ecology Center Ocean Conservancy, Monterey Bay Field Office Ocean Futures Society Ocean Laguna Foundation Oceana Oceanic Society Expeditions Ojai Valley Land Conservancy Orange County Coastkeeper Orange County Watershed and Coastal Resources Division Pacific Environmental Education Center Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History Pacifica’s Environmental Family/Beach Coalition Peninsula Open Space Trust Petaluma Watershed Partnership Planning and Conservation League Foundation Point Cabrillo Light Station & Preserve Point Reyes Bird Observatory Quail Ridge Wilderness Conservancy Resource Conservation District of Santa Cruz County Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains Resource Conservation District, Riverside Corona Resource Conservation District, Western Shasta River of Words Romberg Tiburon Center for Environmental Studies Roundhouse Marine Studies Lab & Aquarium Russian Riverkeeper Sacramento Watersheds Action Group Salmon Creek Watershed Council Salmon Protection and Watershed Network Salmon River Restoration Council San Bruno Mountain Watch San Diego California Regional Environmental Education Community (SanDCREEC) San Diego Coastkeeper San Diego Natural History Museum San Diego Oceans Foundation San Dieguito River Park San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve San Francisco Bay Trail Project San Francisquito Watershed Council San Gregorio Environmental Resource Center San Joaquin River Parkway and Conservation Trust, Inc. San Luis Obispo County Parks San Mateo County Resource Conservation District San Pedro Creek Watershed Coalition Santa Barbara Channelkeeper Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara County Parks Department Santa Barbara County Project Clean Water Santa Catalina Island Conservancy Santa Clara Valley Water District Santa Monica Baykeeper Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Save Our Shores Save The Bay Sea and Sage Audubon Society Sea to Sea Trail Foundation Seacology Sea Turtle Restoration Project Shoreline Preservation Fund Sierra Club, San Francisco Bay Chapter Sierra Nevada Alliance Sierra Nevada Network for Education and Research Smith River Advisory Council SONAR (School of Natural Resources) Sonoma Creek Watershed Conservancy Sonoma Ecology Center Sonoma Land Trust Sotoyome Resource Conservation District Southern Sonoma County Resource Conservation District State Water Resources Control Board Stemple Creek Technical Advisory Committee Stewards of the Coast and Redwoods Student Conservation Association Surfrider Foundation Surfrider Foundation, San Diego Chapter Terra Marine Research and Education The Bay Institute (TBI) The Watershed Project Tijuana River National Estuary Research Reserve TreePeople Tri-City Ecology Center (TCEC) Ty Warner Sea Center United States Army Corps of Engineers, Bay Model Visitors Center United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service United States Geological Survey University of California Botanical Garden University of California Cooperative Extension, Santa Barbara County University of California, Sea Grant Extension University Research Expeditions Program Ventana Wildlife Society Waddell Creek Association Walt Disney Company Water Education Foundation Water Resources Center Archives Watershed Institute, CSU Monterey Bay Watsonville Wetlands Watch Whole Access Wishtoyo Foundation/Ventura Coastkeeper Yolo Basin Foundation Yosemite Institute

Islands: Acorn Naturalists Aquarium of the Pacific Aquatic Adventures Cabrillo Marine Aquarium California Academy of Sciences California Fish and Game Commission California Native Plant Society, Los Angeles/Santa Monica Mountains California Native Plant Society, San Diego Chapter California State Parks California State Parks, Carpinteria State Beach California State Parks, San Luis Obispo Coast District Center for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence—California (COSEE-CA) Central California Council of Diving Clubs, Inc. Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Channel Islands National Park Children's Maritime Foundation CONDOR Cruises Dolphin Charters Earth Island Institute Educational Communications Environmental Defense Fund Environmental Defense Center Environmental Studies Program, UC Santa Barbara Guided Discoveries Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Humboldt State University Marine Laboratory Lawrence Hall of Science Lawrence Hall of Science, MARE LightHawk Los Padres National Forest Marine Science Department, Orange Coast College Natural Resources Defense Council Ocean Conservancy, Monterey Bay Field Office Ocean Futures Society Ocean Institute Oceanic Society Expeditions Point Reyes Bird Observatory Pro Peninsula Rapture Marine Expeditions Redwood Coast Land Conservancy River of Words San Diego California Regional Environmental Education Community (SanDCREEC) San Diego Natural History Museum Santa Barbara Channelkeeper Santa Barbara City College Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Santa Monica Pier Aquarium Seacology Sea Turtle Restoration Project Seymour Marine Discovery Center at Long Marine Laboratory Southern California Coast Water Research Project Terra Marine Research and Education The Ocean Adventure Ty Warner Sea Center United States Geological Survey University of California Cooperative Extension, Santa Barbara County University of Southern California, Wrigley Marine Science Center University Research Expeditions Program Walt Disney Company Water Resources Center Archives Waterman Academy Westmont College, Biology Department Whole Access Wildlife Research Institute

Kelp Forest: Adopt-A-Watershed Algalita Marine Research Foundation Aquarium of the Pacific Aquatic Adventures Banana Slug String Band Birch Aquarium at Scripps Cabrillo Marine Aquarium California Coastal Conservancy California Fish and Game Commission California Sea Grant College Program California State Parks California State Parks, Carpinteria State Beach California State Parks, Point Mugu and Leo Carrillo State Parks California State Parks, San Luis Obispo Coast District Camp SEA Lab Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation Center for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence—California (COSEE-CA) Central California Council of Diving Clubs, Inc. Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Channel Islands National Park Children's Maritime Foundation Defenders of Wildlife Educational Communications Environmental Studies Program, UC Santa Barbara Environmental Volunteers Friends of Moss Landing Marine Laboratories Friends of the Sea Otter Guided Discoveries Hopkins Marine Station, Stanford University Humboldt State University Marine Laboratory Kern Environmental Education Program Landels-Hill Big Creek Reserve Lawrence Hall of Science Lawrence Hall of Science, MARE Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Center Marine Science Department, Orange Coast College Marine Science Institute Monterey Bay Aquarium Monterey Bay Sanctuary Foundation Moss Landing Marine Labs Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Seamobile Program Natural Resources Defense Council O'Neill Sea Odyssey Oakland Museum of California Ocean Conservancy, Monterey Bay Field Office Ocean Futures Society Ocean Institute Ocean Protection Coalition Orange County Coastkeeper Otter Project Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History Rancho El Chorro Outdoor School, San Luis Obispo County Office of Education Rapture Marine Expeditions River of Words Roundhouse Marine Studies Lab & Aquarium San Diego California Regional Environmental Education Community (SanDCREEC) San Diego Coastkeeper Santa Barbara Channelkeeper Santa Barbara City College Santa Monica Baykeeper Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Santa Monica Pier Aquarium Save Our Shores SeaWorld San Diego Seymour Marine Discovery Center at Long Marine Laboratory Southern California Coast Water Research Project Surfrider Foundation, Santa Cruz Chapter Terra Marine Research and Education The Marine Mammal Center The Ocean Adventure Ty Warner Sea Center United States Geological Survey University of California Cooperative Extension, Santa Barbara County University of Southern California, Wrigley Marine Science Center Walt Disney Company Waterman Academy Westmont College, Biology Department Wildlife Research Institute

Marine/Estuary Reserves & Sanctuaries: Acorn Soupe AmeriCorps Watershed Stewards Project Art From Scrap Watershed Resource Center Bolinas Lagoon Foundation California Academy of Sciences California Coastal Conservancy California Sea Grant College Program California State Parks California State Parks, Carpinteria State Beach Camp SEA Lab Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation Center for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence—California (COSEE-CA) Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board Channel Islands National Park City of Berkeley Marina Education Programs City of Newport Beach Clean Water Now! Coalition Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary Crissy Field Center Educational Communications Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve Environmental Defense Center Exploring New Horizons Farallones Marine Sanctuary Association Friends of Colorado Lagoon Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks Friends of the Petaluma River Golden Gate Audubon Society Guided Discoveries Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Headwaters Institute Humboldt Baykeeper Humboldt State University Marine Laboratory Kern Environmental Education Program Kids for the Bay Landels-Hill Big Creek Reserve Lawrence Hall of Science, MARE Marine Science Department, Orange Coast College Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Monterey Bay Sanctuary Foundation Ocean Conservancy, Monterey Bay Field Office Ocean Futures Society Ocean Laguna Foundation Orange County Coastkeeper Orange County Watershed and Coastal Resources Division Pro Peninsula Project AWARE Foundation River of Words Roundhouse Marine Studies Lab & Aquarium Sailing into Science, at Lake Merritt Boating Center San Diego California Regional Environmental Education Community (SanDCREEC) San Diego Natural History Museum San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve San Luis Obispo Parks, Open Space & Trails Foundation San Mateo County Resource Conservation District Santa Barbara Channelkeeper Save Our Shores Sea to Sea Trail Foundation Seacology Seymour Marine Discovery Center at Long Marine Laboratory Southern California Coast Water Research Project State Water Resources Control Board Surfrider Foundation Surfrider Foundation, South Orange County Chapter The Marine Mammal Center Ty Warner Sea Center University of Southern California, Wrigley Marine Science Center Wishtoyo Foundation/Ventura Coastkeeper

Open Ocean/Oceanography: American Cetacean Society, Orange County Chapter Aquarium of the Bay Aquarium of the Pacific Aquatic Adventures Banana Slug String Band Birch Aquarium at Scripps Cabrillo Marine Aquarium California Academy of Sciences California Coastal Conservancy California Fish and Game Commission California Department of Fish and Game, State Headquarters California Sea Grant College Program California State Parks California State Parks, Carpinteria State Beach California State Parks, Montaña de Oro State Park California State Parks, Point Mugu and Leo Carrillo State Parks California State Parks, San Luis Obispo Coast District Camp SEA Lab Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation Center for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence—California (COSEE-CA) Central California Council of Diving Clubs, Inc. Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board Central Coast Salmon Enhancement Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Channel Islands National Park Children's Maritime Foundation City of Berkeley, Marina Education Programs Clem Miller Environmental Education Center CONDOR Cruises Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary Crystal Cove State Park Defenders of Wildlife Doheny State Beach Interpretive Association Dolphin Charters Earth Island Institute Educational Communications Environmental Action Committee of West Marin Environmental Center of San Luis Obispo County (ECOSLO) Environmental Defense Fund Environmental Defense Center Environmental Studies Program, UC Santa Barbara Environmental Volunteers Farallones Marine Sanctuary Association Friends of Moss Landing Marine Laboratories Friends of the Newport Coast Guided Discoveries Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Headlands Institute Heal the Bay Heal the Ocean Hopkins Marine Station, Stanford University Humboldt State University Marine Laboratory Inverness Association Jr. Surfers Inc. Kern Environmental Education Program Lawrence Hall of Science Lawrence Hall of Science, MARE LightHawk Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Center Marine Science Department, Orange Coast College Marine Science Institute Monterey Academy of Oceanographic Science (MAOS) Monterey Bay Aquarium Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Monterey Bay Sanctuary Foundation Moss Landing Marine Labs Mountain Trails Preservation Society Muir Woods National Monument National Marine Fisheries Service/Fisheries Ecology Division Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Seamobile Program Natural Resources Defense Council Newport Bay Naturalists and Friends Oakland Museum of California Ocean Conservancy, Monterey Bay Field Office Ocean Futures Society Ocean Institute Ocean Protection Coalition Oceana Oceanic Society Expeditions Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History Pacifica’s Environmental Family/Beach Coalition Point Reyes Bird Observatory Project AWARE Foundation Redwood Coast Land Conservancy River of Words Roundhouse Marine Studies Lab & Aquarium San Diego California Regional Environmental Education Community (SanDCREEC) San Diego Natural History Museum San Luis Obispo Parks, Open Space & Trails Foundation Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara County Parks Department Santa Barbara County Project Clean Water Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Santa Monica Pier Aquarium Save Our Shores Save The Whales Sea Turtle Restoration Project Seymour Marine Discovery Center at Long Marine Laboratory Shearwater Journeys Slide Ranch Sonoma County Conservation Action Southern California Coast Water Research Project State Water Resources Control Board Surfrider Foundation Sustainable Energy Institute/Culture Change Magazine Terra Marine Research and Education The Marine Mammal Center The Ocean Adventure The Watershed Project Ty Warner Sea Center United States Geological Survey University of California Cooperative Extension, Santa Barbara County University of Southern California, Wrigley Marine Science Center Ventura County Maritime Museum Walt Disney Company Waterman Academy WildCare: Terwilliger Nature Education and Wildlife Rehabilitation

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