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BOLINAS
LAGOON is physically located at the heart of an impressive collection of
environmental resources, and a number of organizations dedicated to the protection
of those resources, conducting ecological research, and providing educational
services to students of all ages. Among those are:
Audubon Canyon Ranch, an organization conducting environmental research, conservation and education in the northern San Francisco Bay Area, can be found at:
www.egret.orgExploring Estuaries For Kids (created by the Environmental Protection Agency) is at http://www.epa.gov/owow/estuaries/kids/
Use the site to explore these unique environments, including some of the plants and animals that live there. Through a variety of games and activities, kids learn how to help protect these natural treasures, and how the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is working to restore and protect estuaries through the National Estuary Program.The Farallones Marine Sanctuary Association, whose purpose is to help protect the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary, within which is Bolinas Lagoon, can be found at:
www.farallones.orgGolden Gate National Recreation Area, the largest urban national park in the world, is located immediately south of Bolinas Lagoon, and can be found at:
http://www.nps.gov/goga/index.htmPoint Reyes Bird Observatory, a non-profit organization whose mission is to conserve birds and the environment using science to understand and find solutions to problems threatening wildlife populations and ecosystems, can be found at:
www.prbo.orgPoint Reyes National Seashore, located immediately to the north of Bolinas Lagoon, is truly a spectacular part of America, 100 square miles in size, and offering vast cultural and natural diversity, can be found at:
www.nps.gov/pore/Restore America's Estuaries is an alliance of 11 regional, coastal community-based environmental organizations with a combined membership of over 250,000 citizens. RAE's mission is to restore and protect America's estuaries and coastal heritage for our children before it disappears. On the WWW, RAE can be found at:
www.estuaries.orgAll of these resources are included within the Golden Gate Biosphere Reserve, an introduction to which can be found at:
www.nps.gov/ggbr/Natural Selection is a gateway to quality evaluated Internet resources in the natural world, coordinated by The Natural History Museum, London. Surf to http://nature.ac.uk. Natural Selection is part of BIOME, an integrated collection of Internet gateways covering the health and life sciences, located at http://biome.ac.uk/biome.html.