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Too good to be true?
How mussels turn the 'best' habitat into the most dangerous for their own survival

With guest speakers Dr. Patti Halpin, University of California, Los Angeles, Dr. Carlos Robles, California State University, Los Angeles
Saturday 1 December 2012
10:30 am - 6:00 pm

Pepperdine University
24255 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, CA 90263

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Ocean Acidification With guest speaker Dr. Anita Leinweber, University of California, Los Angeles Saturday 6 October 2012
8:00 am- 3:30 pm
University of California, Los Angeles
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Ocean Observing Systems Institute
for middle & high school teachers with various scientist speakers
*You must apply and be accepted to attend.*
M-F  30 July - 3 August
8:00 am - 4:00pm daily

Various locations in southern California

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Link to Application

Fish Tales: California Fisheries from Science to Management
With guest speaker Dr. Kevin Chu, National Marine Fisheries Service
Sat 12 May 2012
8:00 am- 3:30 pm

Back Bay Science Center Newport Beach

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From Information to Inspiration:
Using Data Visualizations to Teach and Motivate

With guest speakers Dr. Jerry Shubel, President, Aquarium of the Pacific, and Peter Falcon, Jet Propulsion Lab
Monday, March 19, 2012
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Aquarium of the Pacific
Long Beach

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Kelp Forests: Surviving in our Urban Ocean
With guest speaker Dr. Chuck Kopczak, California Science Center
Sat 10 Mar 2012
8:00 am- 3:30 pm

California Science Center Exposition Park
700 Exposition Park Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90037

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The El Niño you DON'T know and why it matters to YOU
With guest speaker Michelle Gierach, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Sat 18 February 2012
8:00 am- 3:30 pm

Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena
von Karman Auditorium

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Investigations of the Deep Oceans
With guest speaker Katrina Edwards, University of Southern California

Sat 3 December 2011
8:00 am- 3:30 pm

Cabrillo Marine Aquarium San Pedro

Driving Directions
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Tracing Invisible Patterns: Water Quality and Harmful Algal Blooms
with guest speakers, Dr. Anita Leinweber and Dr. Rebecca Shipe from UCLA
Sat 5 November 2011
8:00 am-3:30 pm

University of California, Los Angeles

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Wetlands Educator Workshop
4th - 12th grades
offered in collaboration with
NOAA MSRP
Saturday, October 8, 2011
8 am - 4 pm

Wetlands & Wildlife Care Center
21900 Pacific Coast Highway
Huntington Beach, CA 92646

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Ocean Observing Systems Institute
for middle & high school teachers with various scientist speakers

*You must apply and be accepted to attend.*

M-F 1 - 5 August 2011
8:00 am - 4:00pm daily

Various locations in southern California

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Application

Water in the West
Videoconferenced
Workshop #2

with activities and guest speaker Mr. Robert Glancy, NOAA National Weather Service
(Although this is one part of a three part course, this is a stand alone event and teachers are welcome to attend just for today.)

Sat 7 May 2011
8:00 – 11:00 am (Pacific)

(We will start promptly at 8am so please be on time!)

This workshop will be hosted at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and the lecture will be broadcast live from our partners at the COSEE-West Colorado Collaborative with two way interaction capability Los Angeles, CA
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Driving Directions and map of UCLA campus
Water in the West
Videoconferenced Workshop #1

with activities and guest speaker Dr. Nolan Doesken, CO State Climatologist, CSU
(Although this is one part of a three part course, this is a stand alone event and teachers are welcome to attend just for today.)

Sat 9 April 2011
8:00 – 11:00 am (Pacific)

(We will start promptly at 8am so please be on time!)

This workshop will be hosted at the University of Southern California and the lecture will be broadcast live from our partners at the COSEE-West Colorado Collaborative with two way interaction capability Los Angeles, CA
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Download PDF map of USC campus

Driving Directions

Water in the West
COURSE OFFERING in 3 parts from our Colorado partners including:

Workshop #1 (via videoconference, see above for description)

Workshop #2 (via videoconference, see above for description)

Summer Institute: Exploring Climate Connections between the Global Ocean and Climate, Ecosystems & Economy with various scientist speakers

*You must apply and be accepted to attend. COSEE-West will fund 5 teachers to attend the Summer Institute.*

 

 

Sat 9 April 2011
8:00 – 11:00 am (Pacific)

 
Sat 7 May 2011
8:00 – 11:00 am (Pacific)


 
M-F 27 June – 1 July 2011
8:30 am – 4:30pm daily

Both videoconferences will be broadcast from Boulder to Los Angeles (at USC) live so that teachers in L.A. can interact and attend the workshop that is physically being held in Boulder.
 
 
The Summer Institute will be hosted in Boulder, Colorado by the COSEE-West Colorado Collaborative

Announcement and Application

Dark Energy Biosphere Investigations
co-sponsored by Boeing with guest speaker Dr. Anand Patel, USC
Sat 26 March 2011
8:00 am - 3:30 pm

Aquarium of the Pacific
Long Beach, CA

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Driving Directions

Tiny but toxic! Harmful algal blooms: science, technology and you!
with guest speakers from the Caron Lab at USC, a speaker from SCCOOS, and two virtual tours
21 March -  8 April 2011
(website access available 24 hours/day, every day during this period)
Online workshop hosted on the College of Exploration Virtual Campus
Download informational flyer
Sign-up here
LACSSP Workshop
Energy in Earth Systems

with guest speaker Mr. Don Clarke, geologist
Sat 19 March 2011
8:00am-3:30pm for LACSSP participants
 8:00am-noon lecture & activities for other educators who pre-register

University of Southern California (USC)
Zumberge Hall (ZHS)

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Searchable Map
Driving Directions

Exploring Water Issues
co-sponsored by Target Science and Boeing with guest speaker Dr. John Dorsey, LMU
Sat 26 Feb 2011
8:00am - 3:30pm

The SEA Lab
Redondo Beach, CA

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Clearing the air about the ocean and climate
  co-sponsored by Boeing with guest speaker Dr. Joshua Willis, Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Sat 29 Jan 2011
8:00 am - 3:30 pm

Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena
von Karman Auditorium

Driving Directions
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Harmful algal blooms & coastal biogeochemistry
 with guest speakers Dr. Anita Leinweber and Dr. Rebecca Shipe, UCLA
Sat 11 Dec 2010
 8:30am-2:30pm

University of California, Los Angeles

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 Driving Directions

LACSSP Workshop
Waves and Energy

 with guest speaker from the USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Sat 4 Dec 2010
 8:00am-3:30pm for LACSSP participants
 8:00am-noon lecture & activities for other educators who pre-register

Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
 San Pedro, CA

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 Driving Directions

Evolution in the Marine Environment Online workshop
With guest speaker Dr. Patrick Krug (CSULA) with assistance from the post-doc and masters students of the Krug lab

1 - 19 Nov 2010

Online workshop hosted on the College of Exploration Virtual Campus

sign up here

download informational flyer here

LACSSP Workshop
Weather and Climate

lecture by Dr. John Keyantash, CSUDH

 

2 Oct 2010
8:30am-3:30pm for LACSSP participants
8:30-11:00am lecture & activities for other educators who pre-regis

University of Southern California (USC)
Taper Hall 202

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Searchable Map
Driving Directions

Ocean Observing Systems Institute
for middle & high school teachers
with various scientist speakers
*You must apply and be accepted to attend.*

2 - 6 August 2010
8:00 am - 4:00pm daily

Various locations in southern California

Download PDF Flyer
Application

Introduction to Marine Science Workshop (with an 8th grade CA standards focus)
with various scientist speakers
*You must apply and be accepted to attend.*

21 – 25 June 2010
9:00 am - 3:30 pm daily

Marina del Rey Middle School, Marine Science Academy
Los Angeles, CA

Flyer and Application

Arctic Sea Ice: Nay Sayers and Science
with activities and guest speaker, Dr. Walt Meier, CIRES Research Scientist (Although this is one part of a three part course, this is a stand alone event and teachers are welcome to attend just for today.)

15 May 2010
8:00 – 11:00 am
(We will start promptly at 8am so please be on time!)

This workshop will be hosted at the University of Southern California and the lecture will be broadcast live from our partners at the COSEE-West Colorado Collaborative with two way interaction capability Los Angeles, CA

Download PDF Flyer
Download PDF map of USC campus
Driving Directions

Contaminants of Emerging Concern
with activities and guest speaker, Steven Bay, SCCWRP

1 May 2010
8:00 am – 3:30 pm

Public Lecture
9:00 am - 10:00 am

Southern California Coastal Water Research Project offices
Costa Mesa, CA

Driving Directions
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Moorea, French Polynesia
Online workshop
With guest speakers Dr. David Jacobs, Dr. Peggy Fong

April 12 - April 30, 2010
(required for credit)

May 3 - May 21, 2010 (optional to follow student field research)

June 11, 2010 (optional to see final student project presentations)

Online workshop hosted by the College of Exploration

Log in here

Arctic Sea Ice: an Introduction
with activities and guest speaker Dr. Mark Serreze, Director of National Snow and Ice Data Center (Although this is one part of a three part course, this is a stand alone event and teachers are welcome to attend just for today.)

10 April 2010
8:00 – 11:00 am
(We will start promptly at 8am so please be on time!)

This workshop will be hosted at the University of Southern California and the lecture will be broadcast live from our partners at the COSEE-West Colorado Collaborative with two way interaction capability Los Angeles, CA

Download PDF flyer
Download PDF map of USC campus
Driving Directions

COURSE OFFERING in 3 parts from our Colorado partners including:

Arctic Sea Ice: an Introduction (via videoconference, see above for description)

Arctic Sea Ice: Nay Sayers and Science (via videoconference, see above for description)

Summer Institute: Linking Global Oceans to Weather and Climate with various scientist speakers

*You must apply and be accepted to attend. COSEE-West will fund 5 teachers to attend the Summer Institute.*

 

 

 

10 April 2010
8–11 am

 

15 May 2010
8–11 am

 

 

28 June – 2 July 2010
8:00 am – 4:00pm daily

Both videoconferences will be broadcast from Boulder to Los Angeles (at USC) live so that teachers in L.A. can interact and attend the workshop that is physically being held in Boulder.

 

 

The Summer Institute will be hosted in Boulder, Colorado by the COSEE-West Colorado Collaborative

Announcement and Application

Fish Parasites
with activities and guest speakers Ione Madinabeitia, Hiroshima University and Dr. Julianne Kalman, Cabrillo Marine Aquarium

20 March 2010
8:00 am – 3:30 pm

Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
San Pedro, CA

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CloudSAT
with activities and guest speaker, Dr. Terence Kubar, Jet Propulsion Laboratory

6 February 2010
8:00 am – 3:30 pm
(no public lecture)

Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, CA

Driving Directions
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Humboldt Squid!
with activities and guest speaker, Dr. James Wood, Director of Education, Aquarium of the Pacific

30 January 2010
8:00 am – 3:30 pm
public lecture: 9:00 - 9:55 am Honda Theater

Aquarium of the Pacific
Long Beach, CA

Driving Directions
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Urban Intertidal Ecology
with activities and guest speaker, Dr. Jayson Smith, California State University Fullerton

5 December 2009
8:00 am – 3:30 pm

Ocean Institute, Dana Point

Driving Directions
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Online Workshop: “Ocean Observing Systems (OOS)”
with guest speakers
Dr. Rebecca Shipe, UCLA
& Dr. Edith Widder, ORCA

October 23 - November 13, 2009
(website access available 24 hours/day, every day during this period)

Website & Registration

http://www.coexploration.org/cosee_west/
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Ocean Observing Systems Institute
for middle & high school teachers

10-14 August 2009
8:00am - 4:00pm daily

Various locations TBA

Announcement &
Application (PDF)

Introduction to Marine Science Workshop
with various scientist speakers

22-26 June 2009
9:00 am - 3:30 pm daily

Marina del Rey Middle School, Marine Science Academy, Los Angeles

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Mitigating Threats to Pelagic Birds
Heather Nevill, DVM, Clinical Veterinarian and Research Coordinator

30 May 2009
8:30am - 3:30pm

Marine Mammal Care Center, San Pedro

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Driving Directions & Map

Grants, Grant Writing, Field Trips, and Teacher Field Experiences!
a workshop FOR teachers BY teachers
Saturday, March 28, 2009
8:00 am - 12:30 pm

Marina del Rey Middle School, Marine Science Academy, Los Angeles

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The Ocean in a Warming Climate
with activities and guest speaker Dr. Josh Willis, Jet Propulsion Laboratory

21 March 2009
8:00am – 3:30 pm
(no public lecture)

Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena

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Driving Directions & Map

Marine Protected Areas and the Marine Life Protection Act
Online workshop
With guest speakers Dr. Steven Murray, Dr. Satie Airame, Dr. Christopher Lowe

16 March - 3 April 2009
(website access available 24 hours/day, every day during this time)

Online workshop hosted by the College of Exploration.

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Fish, Fishing, and Fisheries
with activities and guest speaker Dr. Carolynn Culver, UC Cooperative
Extension, Sea Grant Extension Program

28 February 2009
8:00am – 3:30 pm

Sea Lab, Redondo Beach

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Map

The Ocean in a Warming Climate
with activities and guest speaker Dr. Josh Willis, Jet Propulsion Laboratory

7 February 2009
POSTPONED until 21 March 2009
(see above)

 

Algae Around Us
with activities & guest speaker Ms. Susan Zaleski, USC Sea Grant

24 January (Sat.) 2009
8:00 am - 3:30 pm

Marine Mammal Care Center,
San Pedro

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Driving Directions & Map

Weather, Sea Level Rise and Climate Change
Online Workshop
with guest speakers
Dr. Yi Chao, JPL
Dr. Eric Rignot, JPL & UCI
Dr. William Hamner, UCLA

November 3 – 23, 2008

(website access available 24 hours/day, every day during this time)

Online workshop hosted by the College of Exploration To register, please visit:

http://coexploration.org/
cosee_west/nov08/index.html

Marine Protected Areas
with activities & guest speaker Dr. Chris Lowe, CSULB

18 October (Sat.)
8:00 am - 3:30 pm
public lecture:
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Cabrillo Marine Aquarium,
San Pedro

Driving Directions & Map
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Offshore Natural Oil and Gas Seeps
(boat trip)
27 September, 2008
830 am - 10:30 am

Onboard Condor Express at Sea Landing in Santa Barbara

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Ocean Observing Systems Institute
for middle & high school teachers

11-15 August, 2008
8:00 am - 4:00 pm daily

USC, Ocean Institute, Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, JPL, UCLA

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Introduction to Marine Science Seminar
featuring 5 lectures by
Dr. Wm. Hamner, UCLA
& classroom activities

23 - 27 June, 2008
9:00 am - 3:30 pm daily

Marina Del Rey Middle School
Los Angeles

Download the PDF flyer
and map

The LiMPETS Coastal Monitoring Program
for middle & high school educators

8 June, 2008 (Sun.)
9:00 am - 3:30 pm

Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
& Point Fermin Beach
San Pedro

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A new look at the deep sea
with activities & guest speaker Dr. Edie Widder, deep sea explorer & marine conservationist

26 April, 2008 (Sat.)
8:30 am - 3:30 pm

University of Southern California

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and map

Natural History and Evolution of Pinnipeds: (Sea Lions, Seals & Walruses)
with activities, tours & lecture by
Dr. Peter Adam, UCLA

29 March, 2008 (Sat.)
8:30 am - 3:30 pm
lecture at 11 am

Fort MacArthur Center for Marine Studies
San Pedro

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The CO2 Shuffle:
Roles of the Ocean and Atmosphere in Earth's Carbon Cycle

with lecture by JPL scientist
& hands-on activities

02 February, 2008 (Sat.)
8:00 am - 3:30 pm
Pre-registration by Jan. 17
is mandatory!

Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena

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Ocean Observing Systems in the Classroom
With activities & guest speaker
Dr. George Matsumoto,
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute

01 December, 2007 (Sat.)
9:00 am- 3:30 pm
public lecture at 10 am

UCLA
Westwood Village,
West Los Angeles

Download the PDF flyer and UCLA map

Catch on!  Fish Contamination, Bioaccumulation and Healthy Fishing

9 June, 2007
8:00 am - 3:30 pm

public lecture:
10:30 am-noon

Cabrillo Marine Aquarium,
San Pedro

Google Ocean – from Sneakers to Sea Lions
12 May, 2007 (Sat.)
8:30 am – 3:00 pm

Center for Marine Studies
San Pedro

Polar Regions
14-28 April, 2007
Online Workshop
Antarctica: Life in a Polar Sea

24 March, 2007 (Sat.)
8:00 am - 3:30 pm

public lecture:
11 am - noon

Santa Monica Alternative School House (SMASH),
Santa Monica

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Coral Reef Ecosystems

03 March, 2007
8:00 am - 2:30 pm

public lecture:
1:00 - 2:00 pm

Aquarium of the Pacific,
Long Beach

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Climate Change and Ocean Currents

03 February, 2007 (Sat.)
8:00 am - 3:30 pm

(no public lecture)

Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
Pasadena

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Hydrothermal Vent Communities in the Deep Sea

2 December, 2006 (Sat.)
8:00 am - 3:30 pm

(no public lecture)

University of California
Los Angeles,
Westwood

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Seabirds & Satellites:
Science & Language Arts

28 October, 2006 (Sat.)
8:00 am - 3:30 pm

public lecture:
11 am-noon

Cabrillo Marine Aquarium,
San Pedro

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Bringing Nature to Students

23 September, 2006 (Sat.)
8:00 am - 3:30 pm

public lecture:
11 am-noon

Cabrillo Marine Aquarium,
San Pedro

Kelp Forests and Coastal Ecosystems

3 June, 2006 (Sat.)
8:00 am - 3:30 pm

Cabrillo Marine Aquarium,
San Pedro

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Genetics, Mutations, and Food Webs

29 April, 2006 (Sat.)
8:00 am - 3:30 pm

University of Southern California, Los Angeles

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Hurricanes

25 March, 2006 (Sat.)
8:00 am - 3:30 pm

University of California Los Angeles, Westwood

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Harmful Algal Blooms

4-19 March, 2006

Online Workshop

Deep Sea Benthic Ecosystems

11 February, 2006 (Sat.)
8:00 am - 3:30 pm

Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, Exposition Park, Los Angeles

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Midwater ecosystems

28 January, 2006 (Sat.)
8:00 am - 3:30 pm

Hollenbeck Middle School, Los Angeles (Boyle Heights)

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Glaciers and Global Sea Level Rise

19 November, 2005 (Sat.)
8:00 am - 3:30 pm

Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, Exposition Park, Los Angeles

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Coral Reef Adventure

QuikSCience/COSEE IMAX event
Bob McKnight, Quiksilver CEO

2 October, 2005 (Sun.)
6:30 - 8:30 PM

California Science Center IMAX Theater, Los Angeles

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Tall Ships
(Los Angeles Maritime Inst., San Pedro)

Field Trip
22 May, 2005 (Sun.)

Los Angeles Harbor, San Pedro Basin

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Shifting Sands - From Mineralogy to Coastal Processes

14 May, 2005 (Sat.)
8:30 am - 3:30 pm

Ocean Institute, Dana Point

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Satellite Oceanography

16 April, 2005 (Sat.)
8:00 am - 3:30 pm

University of California Los Angeles, Westwood

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Channel Islands

5 March, 2005 (Sat.)
8:00 am - 3:30 pm

Museum of Natural History, Exposition Park, Los Angeles

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Seabirds

22 January, 2005 (Sat.)
8:00 am - 3:30 pm

Sepulveda Basin Park, Van Nuys

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Coastal Ecosystems and Watersheds

20 November, 2004 (Sat.)
8:00 am - 3:30 pm

Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, San Pedro

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Learning with Whales

co-sponsored by the American Cetacean Society

11 November, 2004 (Thur.)
9:00 am - 4:00 pm

m/v Queen Mary, Long Beach

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Polar Seas
24 April, 2004 (8:00 am to 3:30 pm)
L.A. County Natural History Museum
Oceans and Human Health
13 Mar, 2004 (8:00 am to 3:30 pm)
Redondo SEA Lab, Redondo
Coral Reefs & Invertebrates
7 February, 2004 (8:00 am to 3:30 pm)
Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach 
Deep Sea
13 December, 2003 (8:00 am to 3:30 pm)
Sherman Oaks CES, Reseda
Coastal Oceans
22 November, 2003 (8:00 am to 3:30 pm) 
Malibu Lagoon, Malibu

 

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