Science Field Trips and Guest Speakers in the Los Angeles Area
Note: this information is in need of updating
AMERICANSOCIETY
Southern California Regional Office San Fernando Valley
2975 Wilshire Blvd., # 200 14602 Victory Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90010-1110 Van Nuys, CA 91411
(213) 386-7660 (818) 905-7766
speakers and materials on the biology of
AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
3460 Wilshire Blvd. #900
Los Angeles, CA 90020
(213) 381-3639
speakers and materials insulin-dependent Diabetes Mellitus
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
4741 LaurelBlvd
North Hollywood, CA
(818) 985-1156
speakers and materials on heart disease, hypertension, etc
AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY
5858 Wilshire Blvd. 3rd floor
Los Angeles, CA 90036-0926
213 935-LUNG
speakers and materials on smoking, respiratory system, air pollution, asthma, etc
AMERICAN RED CROSS
2700 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90057
213 739-5262
speakers and materials on health,drugs, hypertension, and first aid
AMGEN
1840 DeHavilland Dr
Newbury Park, CA 91320
(805) 447-1000; 447-2303
field trips: biotechnology labs, microbiology
ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION
4311 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 311
Los Angeles, CA 90010
213 938-6111
speakers and materials on arthritis
CABRILLO MUSEUM
(213) 548-7562: For hours and directions
(213) 548-7563: For group reservations & Ocean Outreach
(213) 832-4444: for whale watching
CALIFORNIA MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY
700 State Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90037
(213) 744-7400
field trip: educational tours: wide range of exhibits
CALIFORNIA DESERT POPPY PRESERVE
(805) 942-0662
15101 Lancaster Road
Lancaster, CA
field trip: botany, annual plants; blooms are maximum in early Spring
CALIFORNI DEPARTMENT OF FISH & GAME
330 Golden Shore St
Long Beach, CA 90802
(310) 590-5132
The department of Fish & Game will give the phone number of local wildlife biologists, marine biologists, botanists, and game wardens
CALIFORNIA TECHNOLOGY PROJECT
Current Online Resources in Education
PO Box 3842
Seal Beach, CA 90740
e-mail,. electronic bulletin boards, online databases. Call to receive an account
CATALINA MARINE INSTITUTE
PO Box 796
Avalon, CA 90704
909 510-1622
hands-on instruction in marine biology; two day stay
CALTECH PHYSICS DAY
(818) 356-3739 x 6163
(818) 356-6811
topic: field trip; student physics demonstrations
CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK
Visitor's Center
1901 Spinnaker Dr
Ventura, CA 93001
(805) 644-8262; 658-5730
Tours with Island Packers: (805) 642-1393
marine museum & field trips to islands
CHEVRON REFINERY
Chevron USA
324 W. ElSegundo Blvd
El Segundo, CA 90245
(310) 615-5483
tours of refinery
CLEAR CREEK OUTDOOR EDUCATION CENTER (LAUSD)
Star Route, La Canada, CA
(818) 352-5008
CLEAN WATER PROGRAM
City of Los Angeles
(213) 687-0259
speakers: wastewater treatment; water pollution
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES
Los Angeles County Health Education Unit
313 North Figueroa St
Los Angeles, CA 60012
213 974-7764
speakers and materials: communicable diseases
DEPARTMENT OF WATER & POWER
Department of Water & Power
111 N. Hope Street Room A-18
Los Angeles, CA. 90051 (213) 481-3136
speakers: water resources; chemistry
DEPARTMENT OF WATER & POWER
Jensen Filtration Plant
13100 Balboa Blvd., Sylmar, CA
(213) 217-6926
tours of water filtration plant
DESCANSO GARDENS
1418 Descanso Dr
LaCanada, CA
(818) 952-4401
tours: plant biology
EASTMAN KODAK
(213) 945-1255:
speakers: photography
EL DORADO NATURE CHETER
7550 E. Spring St
Long Beach, CA 90815
(562) 570-1749
nature trails and tours
GEORGE CARROLL OBSERVATORY
955 La Paz Rd
Montecito, CA
tours: astronomy
GOLDSTONE TRACKING STATION/ DEEP SPACE NETWORK
Ft. Irwin, near Barstow
(714) 288-8555
NASA tracking station for deep space probles; planetary radar studies
GRIFFITH PARK OBSERVATORY
2800 East Observatory Road
Los Angeles, CA 90027
(213) 664-1191
field trips & tours: astronomy
HUNTINGTON BOTANICAL GARDENS
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
tours of botanical gardens, world class cactus collection
HUMANE SOCIETY OF VENTURA COUNTY
402 Bryant Street, Ojai, CA 93023
(805) 656-5031
guest speakers, live animals, rain forest, humane treatment of animals
HYPERION WATER TREATMENT PLANT
1200 Vista Del Mar
Playa Del Rey, CA
(310) 648-5000
tours: water treatment plant
ISLAND PACKERS TOURS
1-805-642-1393
whale watching field trips
tours of channel islands
JET PROPULSION LABORATORY
Public Education Office
4800 Oak Grove Drive
Pasadena, CA 91109
Make tour reservations In Aug & September
(818) 354-8593
tour: aerospace engineering; space exploration; astronomy
LA BREA TAR PITS
George C. Page Museum
5801 Wilshire Blvd
LA, CA 90036
213 936-2230; 774-3333
ancient fossils, exhibits, skeletons, geological history
LOCKHEED ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
(818) 847-3815
public relations: 818 847--6866
tour: computer graphics; research
LOS ANGELES CITY BUREAU OF SANITATION
(213) 485-6444
speaker: environmental issues, waste management, career information
LOS ANGELES COUNCIL OF BLACK PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS
Copntact: Walter Russell
323 777-6226
LOS ANGELES COUNTY ARBORETUM
301 N. Baldwin Ave
Arcadia, CA 91007
(818) 821-3222
field trips: plants from around the world
environmental education fair: held annually
LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY & FIRE WARDEN
(213) 267-2481 for general information
Speakers: fire safety ; erosion control; forestry
LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER
PO Box 111 Room 1514
Los Angeles, CA 90051
310 836-0873
818 994-0213
213 481-6357
Workshops and tours of DWP facilities
LOS ANGELES COUNCIL OF BLACK PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS
(213) 295-0867
LOS ANGELES ZOO
GLAZA tour office
5333 Zoo Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90027
(213) 666-5133
tours: zoology
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
900 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90007
Education Department (213) 744-3333
(213) 857-6000
museum: natural history
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & INDUSTRY
900 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90007
Education Department (213) 744-3333
(213) 857-6000
museum: earth science, mathematics; etc
MAGIC MOUNTAIN PHYSICS DAY
Generally in March
(805) 255-4100
Field Trip: physics of rides
MARCH OF DIMES BIRTH DEFECTS FOUNDATION
1111 S. Central Ave., PO Box 7280
Glendale, CA 91205-7280
(818) 956-8565
Educational materials available on topics such as genetics and how drugs affect unborn children
METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT
Education Programs
Public Affairs Division
P.O. Box 54153
Los Angeles, CA 90054-0153
(213) 250-6739
(213) 250-6398
(213) 250-6738
speakers: water; civil engineering; hydrology
MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE: DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Public Relations/ Education office
1340 W. Sixth St
Los Angeles, CA 90017-1297
(213) 894-2000
speakers: Offshore Drilling
MISA ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAM
210 MatilijaRoad
Ojai, CA 93023
(805) 646-8712
field trip: environmental studies
MONO LAKE COMMITTEE
1355 Westwood Blvd., Suite 6
Los Angeles, CA 90024
(213) 477-8229
Speaker: slide show on effects of water diversion from Mono Lake
MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM
886 Cannery Row
Monterey, CA 93940-1085
408 648-4800
marine biology and ecology
MOUNT WILSON OBSERVATORY
793-3100 Mt. wilson Observatory Association
796-9016 Telescopes in Education
Historical telescope and small museum atop 5700 foot Mt. Wislon
MUSEUM OF FLYING
Santa Monica Airport
2772 Donald Douglas Loop North at 28th St
(310) 392-8822
Museum of aviation history, collection of more than 65 vintage aircraft
NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY-EDUCATION DIVISION
Ballona Wetlands Education Program
200 Culver Blvd
Playa del Rey. CA 90293
(310) 574-2799
NATURE CONSERVANCY
213 Stearns Wharf
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
1-805 962-9111
field trip: marine ecology
NORTHROP CORPORATION AIRCRAFT DIVISION
Employee and Community Services
Northrop Coorporation
One Northroop Ave., 1234/32
Hawthorne, CA 90250
tour of assembly line of combat aircraft
OUTREACH CLASSROOM PROGRAM
(213) 847-9506
speakers: LA clean water program, waste treatment
ORCUTT RANCH HORTICULTURAL CENTER
23600 Roscoe Blvd, Canoga Park
(818) 883-6641
field trip: Plant Biology
PACIFIC MISSILE TEST CENTER at Point Magu
(805) 989-8094
field trip: marshlands ecology
tours: aircraft tours; control tower tours
PALOS VERDES PENINSULA LAND CONSERVANCY
904 Silver Spur Road, Suite 174
Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274
(310) 373-0272
Naturalists, historians, geologists, nature walks
PLACERITANATURE CENTER
19152 PlaceritaRoad
Newhall, CA 91321
(805) 259-7721
field trip: nature center, nature hikes, animal show
RAIN FOREST COALITION NETWORK
450 Sansome #700
San Francisco, CA 94111
415 398-4404
guest speakers on rain forests
ROCKETDYNE
D. 091 Mail Code:AB57
6633 Canoga Ave
Canoga Park, CA
(818) 710-3852; 710-2380
speakers: aerospace engineering, space program etc
tours: chemical, electronics labs; shuttle engine assembly
ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE CENTER
(805) 373-4126: Sylvia Savage
1045 Camino do Rios
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
Speakers: superconductivity, laser technology etc
SANTA BARBARA BOTANIC GARDEN
1212 MissionRoad
Santa Barbara, CA 91305
(805) 682-4726
field trip: Plant biology
SANTA BARBARA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
2559 Puesta Del Sol Road
Santa Barbara, CA
(805) 682-4711
natural history museum, plantarium,
SANTA MONICA COLLEGE PLANETARIUM
1900 Pico Boulevard
Santa Monica, CA 90405-1628
(310) 452-9223
pulbic lecture series on issues of astronomy and space science
Sea Center
211 Stearns Wharf
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
(805) 962-0885; 963-1067
museum: marine biology
SEA WORLD
Education Department
1720 South Shores Rd
San Diego, CA 92109-7995
(619) 226-3834
animal shows, aquarium
SICKLE CELL DISEASE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
4401 S. Crenshaw Blvd. Suite 208
Los Angeles, CA 90043
(213) 299-3600
Pasadena: (818) 405-0072
Speakers: sickle cell anemia
SIERRA CLUB
Ken Horner (714) 626-0336
speakers: ecology
SMITH KLEIN BEECHAM LABS
7600 Tyrone Ave
Van Nuys, CA 91405
818 376-6160
field trip of biochemistry and microbiology labs
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON
Educational Services
PO BOX 800
Rosemead, CA. 91770
(818) 302-6246
Speakers: Power, energy
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EARTHQUAKE PREPAREDNESS OFFICE
600 South Commonwealth Suite 1100
Los Angeles, CA 90005
(213) 739-6695
speakers: training for earthquake preparedness
STECKEL PARK
Ojai Road, CA 93060
(805) 654-3951
field trip: Ventura County Aviary; Stream habitat
THEODORE PAYNE FOUNDATION FOR NATIVE PLANTS
10459 Tuxford St
Sun Valley, CA
(818) 768-1802
Plant biology
TOPANGA-LAS VIRGENES CONSERVATION DISTRICT
Education Reservations (310) 455-1449
(310) 455-1030
field trips: Estuarine studies; Natural Communities; Archeology
TOPANGAFOSSIL BED
Old TopangaRoad, 3.6 km south of Mulholland Highway
The road cuts in this region are approximatey 4 meters high and contain many fossilized shells including "turbin shell" Turritella topangensis, an important fossil of the Miocene Epoch
Tree People
12601 Mullholland Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
(818) 769-2663
speakers: trees
TUCKER WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
29322 ModjeskaRoad
Silverado, CA 92676
(714) 649-2760
Plant biology, Wildlife Museum
UCLA Ocean Education Center
Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica
aquariums, videos, computers, hands-on participation
(310) 825-9302
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
Public Affairs Office
Norton Air Force Base, CA
(714) 382-1100
Speakers: construction engineering, fire prevention, aircraft accident investigation, aircraft engine operation, aircraft maintenance
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food & Nutrition Branch
(213) 894-3178
Speakers: nutrition, food poisoning
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
Public Affairs Office
Edwards Air Force Base, CA
(805) 277-1110
Speakers: emphasis on design, development and testing of new aircraft and concepts
UCLA MED-STAR PROGRAM
UCLA Medical Center
(213) 206-8224
slide shows, tour of facilities, etc
VAN NUYS AIRPORT TOUR
16461 Sherman Way, Van Nuys
818 785-8838
field trip: aircraft mechanics
WILD LIFE WAY STATION
14831 Little TujungaRoad
Lake View Terrace, CA 91342
(818) 899-5201
Rehabilitation of wild animals
Wilderness Institute
818 991-7327
28118 Agoura Road
Agoura Hills, CA 91301
outdoor education
WILDLIFE ON WHEELS (WOW)
PO Box 43784
Los Angeles, CA 90043
(213) 299-2500
Assembly & classroom programs
ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO
Balboa Park
San Diego California 92103
(619) 231-1515
San Diego Zoo and San Diego Wild Animal Park
excellent collection of animals and plants
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