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- EIN 94-2228894
- (415) 663-1200
- 1 Bear Valley Road Building 70 Point Reyes Station CA 94956-9703 USA
- www.ptreyes.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Animals, Environment, Environmental Education, Natural Resources Conservation & Protection, Wildlife Preservation & Protection
Mission: Point reyes national seashore association (prnsa) is a nonprofit, public benefit corporation, which helps the national park service (nps) enhance the extraordinary natural, cultural and recreational resources of the point reyes national seashore (park). Prnsa is the primary nonprofit partner of the park. Prnsa works in partnership with the park and the public to preserve, restore and maintain wildlife habitat, trails and historic sites to enrich a beautiful, coastal park.
Programs: National park service - prnsa, in conjunction with the nps, coordinates grants, activities and environmental restoration projects at the park. Current projects include watershed monitoring in the giacomini wetlands, coho salmon and steelhead trout monitoring, snowy plover monitoring, purchases of parcels of land for inclusion in the park, trail maintenance and an ocean-education outreach campaign.
point reyes field institute (institute) offers a wide variety of field classes in areas such as birding, natural history, arts, crafts, photography, kayaking, boating and family programs that focus on the natural world in and around the park and beyond. Led by experts in their fields, institute classes provide an opportunity for participants to connect with the park and other natural lands, strengthen their understanding of the natural environment, develop their artistic and outdoor skills and enjoy the benefits of healthy outdoor recreation. During the year ended september 30, 2015, institute offered 135 classes to 1,922 participants in the areas of natural history, birding, photography, the arts outdoor skills, kayaking, boating and family adventures. Additionally, the institute organized five beach and trail cleanup and improvement days and organized the christmas bird count for kids, a citizen science field day for 150 children and parents.
point reyes summer camp - point reyes summer camp (summer camp) provides two residential camp experiences four to six days in length: nature science camp, with separate sessions for ages 7-9, 9-11 and 10-12 and adventure camp, with separate sessions for ages 12-14 and 14-16. Trained counselors and professional naturalists lead excursions in and around the park, emphasizing marine and coastal field ecology, leave-no-trace wilderness backpacking and traditional summer camp activities. Summer camp maintains a 3-to-1 camper to staff ratio and more than 60% of participants return for multiple summers. During the summer of 2015, 416 children attended summer camp programs, including 69 scholarship awardees, all of whom came from families living at or below the very low-income level identified by the u. S. Department of housing and urban development for the san francisco bay area.