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The sand dunes, river, and beach at Ten Mile Beach State Marine Conservation Area (SMCA) are an enticing draw for people staying at MacKerricher State Park. Located off Highway 1 north of Fort Bragg, this marine protected area (MPA) is clearly a special place for beach walks and bird watching.  

CMSF created waterproof ocean recreation guides to acquaint visitors to the coast, its animal inhabitants and the local protected areas. These guides are excellent for use in ocean recreation businesses, by interpreters and educators, and more! These guides contain local information, fun facts and pictures of species you’re likely to see on the water, maps, […]

A printout for students to record their observations while visiting a tidepool. Part of a complete MPA Outreach Toolkit featuring conveniently packaged MPA curriculum, materials, and related activities for educators. Designed to improve MPA education, outreach, compliance and stewardship among students.

In draft phase. PDF slides providing a general overview of MPAs. Made by the Humboldt County MPA Collaborative and was incorporated into existing Kids’ Ocean Day programming.

Resources updated, revised and printed through the Small Grant Program to create Monterey MPA Outreach Toolkits. Additional resources to create mix-and-match Toolkits are available at http://californiampas.org/outreach-toolkit.