Environmental Education

Audubon Canyon Ranch acts as guardian of four main nature preserves in Marin, Sonoma and Lake counties. These tidal flats, marshlands, coastal prairie, oak woodlands and redwood groves provide significant habitat to wildlife and have been placed in our care to steward and protect.

Located on Richardson Bay in Sausalito, California, is a unique scientific tool for exploring water movement patterns in the San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary.

An outdoor and social organization.

Our mission is to increase understanding and appreciation of California's native plants, and to preserve them in their natural habitat through scientific activities, education, and conservation.

CYES, a program of Berkeley-based Rising Sun Energy Center, every summer provides FREE green house calls to Marin homeowners and renters - free CFLs and showerheads, a basic home energy audit, and more.

Information on volunteer opportunities, Clean Marin, Earth Day, Coastal Cleanup Day, and local citizen creek groups.

Information on gardening, composting, pest management, water conservation and more can be found on this page.

Promotes a sustainable world through environmental education.

To advise the Board of Supervisors on matters pertaining to fish and game propagation, habitat, and conservation.

Environmental field science education program.

HealthyMarin.org presents nonbiased data and information about our community.

Information for horse owners and owners/managers of horse boarding facilities.

Information about stormwater pollution prevention in Marin County including illegal discharge reporting forms.

Information on the MCSTOPPP/Straw Restoration Project.

Program to create a digital communications infrastructure.

Formerly Point Reyes Bird Observatory. Conserve birds and the environment.

Information on rainwater capture and management, rain gardens, Low Impact Development, water conservation and more can be found on this page.

Additional resources for educators.

A variety of educational and informative publications for the residents or people doing business in Marin County.

Resources for teachers, students and schools

San Francisco Bay watershed conservation.

The Marine Mammal Center is a nonprofit veterinary hospital, research and educational center dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation of ill and injured marine mammals - mostly seals and sea lions - and to the study of their health. The hospital is open to the public.

Science based solutions for communities, farms and environment.

An outdoor science school and retreat/conference center in WesternMarin, owned and operated by the Marin County Office of Education.

WildCare is a nature education and wildlife rehabilitation center in San Rafael, whose aim is to help our community peacefully coexist with wildlife. Every year we share the wonders of nature with more than 40,000 school children and rehabilitate nearly 4,000 wild patients in our rehabilitation hospital. Come be a part of this wonderful organization!