Surfer at Salt Creek Beach, Photo by Matthew Richards

California Coastal Voices

Resources for A Sense of the Coast: Getting to Know the Golden Shore

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Activity #1, Invitation to Engage: The Global Perspective

Activity #2, Exploration: A Place-Based Perspective on the California Coast

  • Daily Phenomenon #2, images Copyright (C) 2002-2014 Kenneth & Gabrielle Adelman, California Coastal Records Project, www.californiacoastline.org and Google 2016
  • Getting to Know the Golden Shore image sets:
    • North Coast Headlands, images Copyright (C) 2002-2014 Kenneth & Gabrielle Adelman, California Coastal Records Project, www.californiacoastline.org, and Google 2016
    • North Coast Rivers, images Copyright (C) 2002-2014 Kenneth & Gabrielle Adelman, California Coastal Records Project, www.californiacoastline.org, and Google 2016
    • North Coast Towns, images Copyright (C) 2002-2014 Kenneth & Gabrielle Adelman, California Coastal Records Project, www.californiacoastline.org, and Google 2016
    • Central Coast 1, images Copyright (C) 2002-2014 Kenneth & Gabrielle Adelman, California Coastal Records Project, www.californiacoastline.org, and Google 2016
    • Central Coast 2, images Copyright (C) 2002-2014 Kenneth & Gabrielle Adelman, California Coastal Records Project, www.californiacoastline.org, and Google 2016
    • South Coast 1, images Copyright (C) 2002-2014 Kenneth & Gabrielle Adelman, California Coastal Records Project, www.californiacoastline.org, and Google 2016
    • South Coast 2, images Copyright (C) 2002-2014 Kenneth & Gabrielle Adelman, California Coastal Records Project, www.californiacoastline.org, and Google 2016
  • California coastal park brochures
  • California coastal trail video segments
  • Additional Resource: California Geomorphic Provinces, © California Department of Conservation, California Geological Survey, 2002
  • Californiat State Parks PORTS Program

Activity #3, Explanation: From Rainforest to Desert (Part 1)

  • Daily Phenomenon #3, images Copyright (C) 2002-2014 Kenneth & Gabrielle Adelman, California Coastal Records Project, www.californiacoastline.org and Google 2016
  • Getting to Know the Golden Shore image sets:
    • North Coast Headlands, images Copyright (C) 2002-2014 Kenneth & Gabrielle Adelman, California Coastal Records Project, www.californiacoastline.org, and Google 2016
    • North Coast Rivers, images Copyright (C) 2002-2014 Kenneth & Gabrielle Adelman, California Coastal Records Project, www.californiacoastline.org, and Google 2016
    • North Coast Towns, images Copyright (C) 2002-2014 Kenneth & Gabrielle Adelman, California Coastal Records Project, www.californiacoastline.org, and Google 2016
    • Central Coast 1, images Copyright (C) 2002-2014 Kenneth & Gabrielle Adelman, California Coastal Records Project, www.californiacoastline.org, and Google 2016
    • Central Coast 2, images Copyright (C) 2002-2014 Kenneth & Gabrielle Adelman, California Coastal Records Project, www.californiacoastline.org, and Google 2016
    • South Coast 1, images Copyright (C) 2002-2014 Kenneth & Gabrielle Adelman, California Coastal Records Project, www.californiacoastline.org, and Google 2016
    • South Coast 2, images Copyright (C) 2002-2014 Kenneth & Gabrielle Adelman, California Coastal Records Project, www.californiacoastline.org, and Google 2016
  • Sea Surface Temperature image, image credit NOAA
  • Geography/Vegetation Map, Atlas of the Biodiversity of California, California Department of Fish and Game
  • Climate/Topography Map, Atlas of the Biodiversity of California, California Department of Fish and Game
  • Esri Story Maps
  • Average Global Sea Surface Temperature, 1880-2015, Spreadsheet, U.S. EPA
    Graphic showing the data graphed, EPA
    Documentation for the data, EPA

Activity #4, Elaboration: From Rainforest to Desert (Part 2)

Activity #5, Extend and Evaluate: Sense of Place, Sense of Truth