Welcome to the Bridge's Gateway to the Pacific Coast page. Here, teachers will find selected Pacific Coast regional resources and a link to the official Bridge Pacific Coast page sponsored by NAME (Northwest Aquatic and Marine Educators). If you have a site you would like to see posted on the Pacific Coast page, please contact your Regional Coordinator Vicki Osis. And, don't forget to check out the Bridge for a complete online listing of national ocean sciences education material.

Teaching Materials & Resources

General

• El Niño Links
• New Millennium Observatory - Exploring the Juan de Fuca Plates
• Ocean Link
• Plate Tectonics, the Cause of Earthquakes
• U.S. Geological Survey Learning Center

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Professional Development

Northwest

• COSEE (Center for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence) West
• Northwest Aquatic and Marine Educators
• Washington Science Teachers Association

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Outreach & Field Trips

General

• Mr. & Mrs. Fish
• The Ocean Adventure

Northwest

• Alaska SeaLife Center
• Alaska Islands and Ocean Visitor Center
• Alaska State Parks
• Alaska's National Parks
• Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies
• Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium (WA)
• Port Townsend Marine Center (WA)
• Salish Sea Expeditions (WA)
• Seattle Aquarium (WA)
• Washington State Parks
• Washington's National Parks
• Columbia River Maritime Museum (OR)
• Hatfield Marine Science Center (OR)
• Oregon State Parks
• Oregon's National Parks
• Oregon Coast Aquarium

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Organizations & Agencies

Northwest

• Alaska Department of Fish and Game
• Friday Harbor Marine Laboratory (WA)
• Puget Sound Water Quality Action Team (WA)
• Washington Department of Ecology
• Columbia River Environment (CORIE) (OR)
• Hatfield Marine Science Center (OR)
• Lower Columbia River National Estuary (OR)
• Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
• Oregon Institute of Marine Biology
• Oregon Trout
• Tillamook Bay National Estuary Project (OR)

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NMEA Regional Chapters

• National Marine Educators Association
• Northwest Aquatic and Marine Educators
• Oceania
• Southwest Marine/Aquatic Educator's Association

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Sea Grant Regional Offices

• National
• Alaska
• Washington
• Oregon
• California
• Southern California
• Hawaii

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State Departments of Education

• Alaska
• Washington
• Oregon
• California
• Hawaii

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Tips & Tools Other Bridge pages with related information:

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