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Office is Located:

Alameda
Contra Costa
Del Norte
El Dorado
Fresno
Humboldt
Kern
Lake
Los Angeles
Marin
Mendocino
Modoc


Monterey
Napa
Nevada
Orange
Placer
Riverside
Sacramento
San Benito
San Bernardino
San Diego
San Francisco
San Luis Obispo


San Mateo
Santa Barbara
Santa Clara
Santa Cruz
Shasta
Siskiyou
Sonoma
Trinity
Tuolumne
Ventura
Yolo


Alameda County:

California Coastal Conservancy
California Oak Foundation
Center for Ecoliteracy
Center for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence—California (COSEE-CA)
City of Berkeley, Marina Education Programs
City of Oakland Public Works Agency, Environmental Services Division, Watershed Improvement Program
Community Resources for Science
Crab Cove Visitor Center, East Bay Regional Park District
Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge
East Bay Regional Park District
East Bay Watershed Center at Merritt College
Ecology Center
Environmental Defense Fund
Friends of Five Creeks
Friends of San Leandro Creek
Friends of the San Francisco Estuary
Golden Gate Audubon Society
Hayward Shoreline Interpretive Center
Kids for the Bay
Lake Merritt Institute
Lawrence Hall of Science
Lawrence Hall of Science, MARE
Math/Science Nucleus
Mc Hugh Reading and Curriculum Resource Center
Oakland Museum of California
River of Words
Sailing into Science, at Lake Merritt Boating Center
San Francisco Bay Trail Project
Save The Bay
Seacology
Sierra Club, San Francisco Bay Chapter
Student Conservation Association
Tri-City Ecology Center
University of California Botanical Garden
Water Resources Center Archives


Contra Costa County:

Central California Council of Diving Clubs, Inc. (Cen Cal)
City of Concord
Dolphin Charters
Friends of Alhambra Creek
Port Costa Conservation Society
The Watershed Project


Del Norte County:

Northcoast Marine Mammal Center
Smith River Advisory Council
University of California, Sea Grant Extension


El Dorado County:

Sierra Nevada Alliance


Fresno County:

California Department of Fish and Game, Central Region
San Joaquin River Parkway and Conservation Trust, Inc.


Humboldt County:

AmeriCorps Watershed Stewards Project
California Conservation Corps, Fortuna Center
Friends of the Arcata Marsh
Friends of the Dunes
Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Humboldt Baykeeper
Humboldt County Division of Environmental Health
Humboldt North Coast Land Trust
Humboldt Redwoods Interpretive Association
Humbolt State University Marine Laboratory
Klamath River Inter-Tribal Fish & Water Commission
Mattole Restoration Council
Northcoast Environmental Center
Richardson Grove Interpretive Association
Sustainable Energy Institute/Culture Change Magazine
United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Redwood Sciences Laboratory


Kern County:

Kern Environmental Education Program


Lake County:

North Coast CREEC


Los Angeles County:

30-Minute Beach Cleanup
Algalita Marine Research Foundation
American Youth Hostels, Inc., Los Angeles Council
Aquarium of the Pacific
Arroyo Seco Foundation
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
California Native Plant Society, Los Angeles/Santa Monica Mountains
California State Parks, Point Mugu and Leo Carrillo State Parks
Catalina Island Conservancy
Children's Nature Institute
Educational Communications
El Dorado Nature Center, Long Beach
Friends of Colorado Lagoon
Guided Discoveries
Heal the Bay
Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors
Los Angeles County Department of Public Works, Environmental Defenders
Los Angeles Zoo
Malibu Creek Docents
Malibu Foundation for Environmental Education
Mountains Restoration Trust
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Seamobile Program
Ocean Conservation Society
Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy
Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains
Roundhouse Marine Studies Lab & Aquarium
Santa Monica Baykeeper
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
Santa Monica Pier Aquarium
TreePeople
University of Southern California, Sea Grant Program
University of Southern California, Wrigley Marine Science Center
Walt Disney Company


Marin County:

Audubon Canyon Ranch (ACR)
Bolinas Lagoon Foundation
California State Parks, Mt. Tamalpais State Park
Clem Miller Environmental Education Center
Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary
Environmental Action Committee of West Marin
Environmental Education Council of Marin (EECOM)
Friends of Corte Madera Creek Watershed
Friends of Novato Creek
Headlands Institute
Inverness Association
Marin Conservation Corps
Marin Conservation League
Marin County Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program
Muir Woods National Monument
Point Reyes Bird Observatory
Point Reyes Field Seminars
Romberg Tiburon Center for Environmental Studies
Salmon Protection and Watershed Network (SPAWN)
San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
Sea Turtle Restoration Project
Seaflow
Slide Ranch
The Bay Institute (TBI)
The Marine Mammal Center
Tiburon Audubon Center & Sanctuary
Tomales Bay Advisory Committee
United States Army Corps of Engineers, Bay Model Visitors Center
WildCare: Terwilliger Nature Education and Wildlife Rehabilitation


Mendocino County:

Coast Action Group
Coastal Land Trust
Friends of the Eel River
Mendocino Land Trust
Mendocino Seaweed Stewardship Alliance
Ocean Protection Coalition
Pacific Environmental Education Center
Point Cabrillo Light Station & Preserve
Redwood Coast Land Conservancy
SONAR (School of Natural Resources)


Modoc County:

Central Modoc River Center


Monterey County:

California State Parks, Monterey District
Camp SEA Lab
Carmel River Steelhead Association
Carmel River Watershed Conservancy
Defenders of Wildlife
Friends of Moss Landing Marine Laboratories
Friends of the Sea Otter
Garrapata Creek Watershed Council
Hopkins Marine Station, Stanford University
Landels-Hill Big Creek Reserve
LandWatch Monterey County
Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Center
Monterey Academy of Oceanographic Science (MAOS)
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Monterey Bay Dunes Coalition
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Monterey Bay Sanctuary Citizen Watershed Monitoring Network
Monterey Bay Sanctuary Foundation
Monterey Regional Water Pollution Control Agency
Moss Landing Marine Labs
Oceana
Otter Project
Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History
Save The Whales
Ventana Wildlife Society
Watershed Institute, CSU Monterey Bay


Napa County:

Acorn Soupe
California Department of Fish and Game, Bay-Delta Region


Nevada County:

Sierra Business Council


Orange County:

Acorn Naturalists
American Cetacean Society, Orange County Chapter
Amigos de Bolsa Chica
Bolsa Chica Land Trust
Children's Maritime Foundation
City of Anaheim, Oak Canyon Nature Center
City of Newport Beach
Clean Water Now! Coalition
Crystal Cove State Park
Defend the Bay
Doheny State Beach Interpretive Association
Earth Resource Foundation
Friends of the Newport Coast
Inside the Outdoors, Orange County Department of Education
Laguna Greenbelt, Inc.
Laguna Ocean Foundation
Marine Science Department, Orange Coast College
Mountain Trails Preservation Society
Newport Bay Naturalists and Friends (NBNF)
Ocean Institute
Orange County Coastkeeper
Orange County Watershed and Coastal Resources Division
Pacific Marine Mammal Center
Project AWARE Foundation
Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
Santa Ana Zoo
Save Our Beach
Sea and Sage Audubon Society
Southern California Coastal Water Research Project
Surfrider Foundation
Surfrider Foundation, Laguna Beach Chapter
The Ocean Adventure
Waterman Academy


Placer County:

American River Conservancy
American River Wildlands


Riverside County:

Resource Conservation District, Riverside Corona


Sacramento County:

California Association of Resource Conservation Districts
California Department of Conservation, California Geological Survey
California Department of Fish and Game, State Headquarters
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
California Department of Water Resources
California Fish and Game Commission
California Integrated Waste Management Board, Office of Education and the Environment
California State Parks
California Waterfowl Association
Californians Against Waste Foundation
Cosumnes River Preserve
Defenders of Wildlife
Norcal Environmental Student Network
Planning and Conservation League Foundation
State Water Resources Control Board
Water Education Foundation


San Benito County:

Bureau of Land Management, Fort Ord


San Bernardino County:

Shearwater Journeys


San Diego County:

Aquatic Adventures
Batiquitos Lagoon Foundation
Birch Aquarium at Scripps
California Native Plant Society, San Diego Chapter
California Sea Grant College Program
Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation
Center for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence—California (COSEE-CA)
Chula Vista Nature Center
City of Coronado
City of Oceanside
I Love A Clean San Diego
Jr. Surfers Inc.
La Jolla Friends of the Seals
National Wildlife Federation
Pro Peninsula
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 (SELC)
Sea to Sea Trail Foundation
SeaWorld San Diego
Surfrider Foundation, San Diego Chapter
Tijuana River National Estuary Research Reserve
Wildlife Research Institute


San Francisco County:

Aquarium of the Bay
Arc Ecology
California Academy of Sciences
California Trout, Inc.
Center for Biological Diversity
Crissy Field Center
Earth Island Institute
Environmental Careers Organization (ECO)
Farallones Marine Sanctuary Association
Greenbelt Alliance
Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary
Headwaters Institute
Literacy for Environmental Justice
Natural Resources Defense Council
Oceanic Society Expeditions
San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission


San Luis Obispo County:

California State Parks, Montaña de Oro State Park
California State Parks, San Luis Obispo Coast Dist.
Cayucos Land Conservancy
Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board
Central Coast Salmon Enhancement
Citizens for a Vehicle Free Nipomo Dunes
CREEC Network, Region 8
Environmental Center of San Luis Obispo County (ECOSLO)
Friends of the Elephant Seal
Greenspace—The Cambria Land Trust
Kern Environmental Education Program
Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County
Morro Bay National Estuary Program
Pacific Wildlife Care
Rancho El Chorro Outdoor School, San Luis Obispo County Office of Education
San Luis Obispo County Parks
San Luis Obispo Parks, Open Space & Trails Foundation


San Mateo County:

Citizens Committee to Complete the Refuge
City of Palo Alto, Open Space
Coastside Habitat Coalition
Committee for Green Foothills
Coyote Point Museum for Environmental Education
Elkus Youth Ranch
Environmental Volunteers
Field Trip Foundation
Hidden Villa
MAGIC
Marine Science Institute
Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
Pacifica’s Environmental Family/Beach Coalition
Peninsula Open Space Trust
San Bruno Mountain Watch
San Francisquito Watershed Council
San Gregorio Environmental Resource Center
San Mateo Coast Natural History Association
San Mateo County Resource Conservation District
San Mateo Outdoor Education, County Office of Education
San Pedro Creek Watershed Coalition
United States Geological Survey
Whole Access


Santa Barbara County:

Art From Scrap Watershed Resource Center
Carpinteria Creek Committee
Carpinteria State Beach
Channel Islands Marine & Wildlife Institute
Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
Citizens Planning Association
City of Lompoc
City of Santa Barbara, Waterfront Department
CONDOR Cruises
Dunes Center
Environmental Defense Center
Environmental Studies Program, UCSB
Gaviota Coast Conservancy
Goleta Slough Management Committee
Heal the Ocean
Land Trust for Santa Barbara County
Los Padres National Forest
Ocean Futures Society
Santa Barbara Channelkeeper
Santa Barbara City College
Santa Barbara County Parks Department
Santa Barbara County Planning and Development
Santa Barbara County Project Clean Water
Santa Barbara County Trails Council
Shoreline Preservation Fund
Terra Marine Research and Education
University of California Cooperative Extension, Santa Barbara County
Westmont College, Biology Department


Santa Clara County:

City of San Jose, Youth Watershed Education Team
Creek Connections Action Group
Santa Clara Valley Water District


Santa Cruz County:

Arana Gulch Watershed Alliance
Banana Slug String Band
City of Santa Cruz Water Department
City of Watsonville
Coastal Watershed Council
Ecology Action
Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve
Exploring New Horizons
Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks
Land Trust of Santa Cruz County
National Marine Fisheries Service/Fisheries Ecology Division
O'Neill Sea Odyssey
Ocean Conservancy, Monterey Bay Field Office
Resource Conservation District of Santa Cruz County
Save Our Shores
Seymour Marine Discovery Center at Long Marine Laboratory
Surfrider Foundation, Santa Cruz Chapter
Sustainable Fishery Advocates
University of California Santa Cruz, Predatory Bird Research Group
Ventana Wilderness Alliance
Waddell Creek Association
Watsonville Wetlands Watch


Shasta County:

Resource Conservation District, Western Shasta
Sacramento Watersheds Action Group (SWAG)


Siskiyou County:

Salmon River Restoration Council


Sonoma County:

Bodega Land Trust
Coastwalk
Community Clean Water Institute
Dutch Bill Creek Watershed Group
Friends of the Petaluma River
Occidental Arts and Ecology Center
Russian River Watershed Cleanup Group
Russian Riverkeeper
Salmon Creek Watershed Council
Sonoma County Conservation Action
Sonoma Ecology Center
Sonoma Land Trust
Sotoyome Resource Conservation District
Southern Sonoma County Resource Conservation District
Stemple Creek Technical Advisory Committee
Stewards of the Coast and Redwoods
United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
University of California, Bodega Marine Laboratory


Trinity County:

Adopt-A-Watershed


Tuolumne County:

Yosemite Institute


Ventura County:

Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
Channel Islands National Park
City of Moorpark
City of Ventura Interpretive Outreach Program
Friends of the Santa Clara River
Ojai Valley Land Conservancy
ORCA, Inc. (Organization for Respect and Care of Animals)
Partners In Progress for a Beautiful Ventura
Ventura County Maritime Museum
Wishtoyo Foundation/Ventura Coastkeeper


Yolo County:

Cache Creek Conservancy
California Watershed Assessment Manual
Information Center for the Environment
Oiled Wildlife Care Network
Quail Ridge Wilderness Conservancy
Sierra Nevada Network for Education and Research
University Research Expeditions Program
Watershed Support Program
Yolo Basin Foundation