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powered by FreeFind	California Morro Bay Morro Bay State Park Museum of Natural History Morro Bay State Park Road Morro Bay CA 93442 Phone 805 772-2694 Web Site http://www.mbspmuseum.org/ E-mail mailto:info@morrobaymuseum.org Alt Web http://www.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=594 Description sits on a hill overlooking Morro Bay Estuary, remodeling complete in 2002 with interactive exhibits Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus Natural History Field of Study/Science Facility Ecology Owner/Operator: Central Coast Natural History Assoc & CA State Parks New or Updated: 05/08/2003 California Napa Carolyn Parr Museum Natural History 3107 Browns Valley Rd PO Box 4012 Napa CA 94558 Phone 707 255-6465 Web Site http://www.napanet.net/organizations/js/naturectr.html E-mail mailto:skonakis1@aol.com Description depicts animals of five local habitats, holds children's nature library Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus Natural History Research /Reading Library Owner/Operator: Napa Valley Naturalists CA Pleasant Hill Diablo Valley College Museum Diablo Valley College 321 Golf Club Road Pleasant Hill CA 94523 Phone 925 685-1230 Web Site http://www.dvc.edu/media/museum.htm Description Native American, indigenous wildlife, and ocean resources Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus Natural History Field of Study/Science Facility Planetarium Group Identity Native American New or Updated: 1/14/2004
Search this site	California Redding Turtle Bay Museums and Arboretum on the River PO Box 992360 Redding CA 96099 Phone 530 243-8850 Web Site http://www.turtlebay.org/new/home.html Toll Free 800 887-8532 E-mail mailto:info@turtlebay.org?subject=Web%20Page%20Questions/Comments Description Forest Camp, Art & History museum, Natural Science Museum, 220 acre arboretum with trails Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus Natural History Field of Study/Science Facility Arboretum California Ridgecrest Maturango Museum 100 E Las Flores Avenue Ridgecrest CA 93555 Phone 760 375-6900 Web Site http://www.maturango.org/ Description cultural & natural history & geology of Northern Mojave Desert - fossils, children's hands-on area Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus Natural History Field of Study/Science Facility Ecology
	California Riverside Jurupa Mountains Cultural Center 7621 Granite Hill Drive Riverside CA 92509 Phone 909 685-5818 Web Site www.the-jmcc.org/ Description features programs in archaeology, geology, paleontology & earth sciences Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus Natural History Field of Study/Science Facility Paleontology California Riverside World Museum of Natural History 4700 Pierce Street La Sierra University Riverside CA 92505 Phone 909 785-2209 Web Site www.lossierra.edu/wmnh Description Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus Natural History
	California San Diego San Diego Natural History Museum 1788 El Prado Balboa Park San Diego CA 92101 Phone 619 232-3821 Web Site www.sdnhm.org/ Description Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus Natural History California San Francisco California Academy of Sciences 55 Concourse Drive Golden Gate Park San Francisco CA 94118 Phone 415 750-7145 Alt Phone 415 750-7154 Web Site http://www.calacademy.org/ E-mail info@calacademy.org Description natural history museum with aquarium and planetarium Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus Natural History Field of Study/Science Facility Aquarium		Google
	CA San Jose Youth Science Institute Alum Rock Park 16260 Alum Rock Avenue San Jose CA 95127 Phone 408 256-4322 Web Site http://www.ysi-ca.org/AlumRock/AlumRock001.html Description live animal exhibits featuring birds of prey, bird collection, geology trail Type of Resource Science Primary Focus Natural History Nature of Group or Site Nature Center Field of Study/Science Facility Birds New or Updated: 2/24/2007 California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History 2559 Puesta del Sol Santa Barbara CA 93105 Phone 805 682-3224 Web Site www.sbnature.org/ Description Anthropology and biology of the area Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus Natural History Field of Study/Science Facility Biology Group Identity Native American
	California Santa Cruz Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History 1305 East Cliff Dr Santa Cruz CA 95062 Phone 831 420-6115 Web Site www.webcom.com/~vmc/SCM Description Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus Natural History Nature of Group or Site Municipal Group Identity Native American California Saratoga Youth Science Institute Sanborn Nature Center 16055 Sanborn Road Saratoga CA 95070 Phone 408 867-6940 Web Site http://www.ysi-ca.org/Sanborn/SBHome.html Description one of three YSI sites, Nature center is located in Sanborn Park - insects, live animals, garden Type of Resource Science Primary Focus Nature History Nature of Group or Site Nature Center Field of Study/Science Facility Insects New or Updated: 06/08/2003
	California Stockton World Wildlife Museum 1245 West Weber Ave Stockton CA 95203 Phone 209 465-2834 Web Site BROKEN http://www.worldwildlifemuseum.org/ Description 2000 mounted specimens in natural settings Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus Natural History Field of Study/Science Facility Zoology Collection N-Z Taxidermy New or Updated: 06/14/2003 CA Three Rivers Ash Mountain Visitors Center Sequoia & Kings Canyon NP Three Rivers CA 91362 Phone 559 565-3135 Web Site http://www.sequoia.national-park.com/sights.htm - ash Alt Web http://www.sequoiahistory.org/index.htm Description headquarters for 2 parks, focus on Sierra foothills ecosystem, Crystal Cave tickets Type of Resource Nature Primary Focus Natural History New or Updated: 6/6/2006 CA Walnut Creek Lindsay Wildlife Museum 1931 1st Avenue Walnut Creek CA 94596 Phone 925 935-1978 Web Site www.wildlife-museum.org Description learning to live with nature, 50 species of live wildlife in wildlife rehabilitation facility Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus Natural History Nature of Group or Site Animals Field of Study/Science Facility Wildlife New or Updated: 09/26/2003		Country Inns Web Only Rates
	California Yosemite National Park Le Conte Memorial Lodge 9002 Southside Drive Yosemite National Park CA 95389 Phone 209 372-4542 Web Site www.sierraclub.org/education/leconte Description built to honor geologist, now houses conservation education materials and programs Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus Natural History Field of Study/Science Facility Ecology Research /Reading Library Era 1903 California Yucca Valley Hi-Desert Nature Museum 57116 Twenty-Nine Palms Highway Yucca Valley CA Phone 619 369-7212 Web Site http://www.yucca-valley.org/services/museum.html Description natural history diorama, kids corner, mini zoo of small desert animals, rock and mineral collection Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus Natural History Owner/Operator: Town of Yucca Valley New or Updated: 10/13/2002		Now Get it all for Less. Visit Cheap Tickets today.
	CO Boulder Geological Society of America 3300 Penrose Place PO Box 9140 Boulder CO 80301 Phone 303 447-2020 Web Site http://www.geosociety.org Description professional association for geologists of all stripes Type of Resource Science Primary Focus Natural History Nature of Group or Site Association Field of Study/Science Facility Geology New or Updated: 3/26/2005 CO Boulder U CO Museum of Natural History Henderson Building, 15th & Broadway UCB 218 Boulder CO 80309 Phone 303 492-6892 Web Site http://cumuseum.colorado.edu/ Description collections in geology, anthropology and paleontology, children's Discovery Corner, butterflies Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus Natural History Field of Study/Science Facility Anthropology New or Updated: 3/24/2005		1,300 Titles. 50 Categories. LOWEST PRICES Online. MAGAZINES.com.
	CO Colorado Springs May Natural History Museum & Museum of Space Explo 710 Rock Creek Canyon Road Colorado Springs CO 80926 Phone 719 576-0450 Web Site http://www.maymuseum-camp-rvpark.com/museum_center.htm Toll Free 800 666-3841 Alt Web http://www.pikes-peak.com/NaturalHistory/ Description tropical invertebrates including insects, butterflies and bats, space museum is mostly NASA photos and films, plus aircraft and space vehicle models Type of Resource Science Primary Focus Natural History Field of Study/Science Facility Insects Collection A-F Butterflies New or Updated: 4/29/2005
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