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Living Classrooms Project: Expanding Minds Since 2004
Welcome to our living classroom:
Arrange your activity with our experienced guides and "Sonoma Coast Watch" staff
We work with you to meet your business, educational and activity needs and provide up to three
interpretive/educational guides along with our kayak outfitting, dry bag storage and outerwear.
Group Educational Tours Hiking & Kayaking
Build Your Own Group
Please See Group Tour Pricing
Business Seminar Activities
Please See Group Tour Pricing
Maximum Group Size: 30
Education Providers
Call for a quote for education, youth and military veteran groups
Non-Profit Tours Middle School, College & Youth Groups
Maximum Group Size: 30 Maximum Group Size: 35
Living Classrooms Project: Science & History
We work with you to meet your curriculum needs
Middle school through college class groups
Video Clips
Estuary / Mammals
Mammoth / Whale
Priced to meet educational and family budgets
Maximum Group Size: 30 students plus 5 instructors /chaperones
Russian River Estuary By Kayak
All participants must have swimming skills
Standard Curriculum
Safety & Skill Review: Mandatory
Flora & Fauna Identification
Assist In Creating Local Field Guides
Marine Mammal Identification
Help Track Cetations & Pinnepeds
Water Testing (Sonoma Coast Watch)
Zooplankton & Phytoplankton
Debris Identification & Statistics
Tides, Waves & River Mouth Discussion
Sample Areas
Penny/Santos Island Hike (Two locations)
Goat Rock Beach (Three locations)
Harbor Seal Float: Possible Beach Walk
Tide Pool Flora & Fauna Hike
Also available through Stewards of the Coast and Redwoods
History, Flora & Fauna Hikes
Several trail routes available
Safety and trip planning review
Willow Creek
Red Hill Trail
Kortum Trail
State Beaches: Tidepools or Goat Rock / Includes Ocean Beach
Jenner Headlands / Willow Creek:
Scheduled in cooperation with or local California State Parks and Wildlands Conservancy
Other Available Topics
Native American History of the Russian River & Sonoma Coast
History & Commerce of the Lower Russian River
Estuary, River & Marine Wildlife, Ecology, Biology & Botany
Ask about arranging a topic or species specific guest speaker.
Coming Soon!
Leave No Trace Presentations
Low Cost Student: Smart Start to Kayaking! Skills/Safety/Etiquette
Lower Russian River & Sonoma Coast: Guided Only Location Access
Educational Enhancement Certifications
Ask about arranging a topic specific guest speaker:
Project Learning Tree
Save Our Seas
Project Wild
Guide & Recreation Safety Training
Also recommended for educators wishing to guide their own groups
Kayak & Hike Leadership Skills, Assessments & Certification
Safety & Rescue for Recreation & the Outdoors
American Red Cross
CPR / AED
Wilderness First Aid
American Canoe Association
River and Sea Kayaking
Paddle Board & Surf Kayaking
Swift Water Rescue: American River Location & Instructors
Deep Water Rescue: Sonoma and Marin County Locations
Recommended months for educational enhancement tours
Hiking: Midweek: Anytime of year, weather permitting
Kayaking for standard school year schedules
Midweek: September / October / November Field Research For Semester and Year Classes
March / April / May: Field Research or Field Trips.
Kayaking for summer school schedules
Midweek: June / July / August
Ask us about organizing seasonal fundraisers to support
educational & instructional youth scholarships
We volunteer services for annual cleanups! Join us!
Join our local California State Parks Volunteers with
Stewards of the Coast and Redwoods
Docent Training & Community Education Opportunities
Check out their Tidepool and Environmental Living Programs for students.