Environmental Living and Environmental Studies Programs

Sutter's Fort ELP activity
Environmental Living Programs (ELPs) and Environmental Studies Programs (ESPs) are school group programs that give children opportunities to explore the interaction between people and their environment. Immersed for a brief time in the past, students learn from their own experiences about earlier cultures and lifestyles.  ELPs are overnight programs, and ESPs do not include an overnight stay. Both are coordinated with concepts taught in the classroom. Programs incorporate pre-visit preparation, in-park demonstrations and hands-on activities, and follow-up student assignments.

The following parks offer ELPs and/or ESPs:

Angel Island State Park (SP): ELP
415-435-3161
http://angelisland.org/history/angel-island-state-park-living-history-program/

Fort Ross State Historic Park (SHP): ELP, ESP
707-847-3437
Fort Ross ELP programs

Fort Tejon SHP: ELP
661-248-7001

Ide Adobe SHP: ESP
530-529-8599

Malakoff Diggins SHP: ELP
530-265-2740
http://www.malakoffdigginsstatepark.org/

Marshall Gold Discovery SHP: ESP
530-622-3069

Monterey SHP: ESP
(831) 649-7109

Petaluma Adobe SHP: ELP
707-762-4871
http://www.petalumaadobe.com/

Shasta SHP: ESP
530-225-2065

Sonoma SHP: ESP
(Information and reservations through Petaluma Adobe SHP)
707-762-4871

Sutter's Fort SHP: ELP
916-323-8112

Tomales Bay SP: ELP
415-898-4362

Wilder Ranch SHP: ESP
831-426-0505