Bay-Ocean

Week Seven: 
Bay-Ocean, August 5 – 9

Bay-Ocean Adventures: Ages 5 – 7
Bay Ocean Explorers: Ages 8 – 11 

Description:

Explore the unique habitats of the San Francisco Bay and learn how the bay connects to the Pacific Ocean. Investigate the fascinating organisms that live in bay and ocean habitats and their adaptations. Meet bryozoans, sea sponges and sea anemones. Hold a shoreline crab, taste seaweed and learn how everything is interconnected in bay and ocean food chains. Test the salinity of creek, bay and ocean water and learn why the San Francisco Bay is an estuary. Take a special field trip to explore a beautiful ocean beach in Marin. Learn about the problems of marine plastic pollution to bay and ocean life, how to reduce this pollution at the source, and complete a beach cleanup project. 

Drop Off and Pick Up Locations:

Day	Date	Drop-off Location	Pick-up Location
Monday	August 5	Orchard Picnic Area	Orchard Picnic Area
Tuesday	August 6	Orchard Picnic Area	Orchard Picnic Area
Wednesday	August 7	Berkeley Marina	Berkeley Marina
Thursday	August 8	Berkeley Marina Special bus field trip to ocean beach*	Berkeley Marina
Friday	August 9	Lake Anza	Lake Anza

* Bus transportation for field trips is provided by KIDS for the BAY.