Living Classrooms Project
Expanding Minds Since 2004
Welcome to our Living Classroom:
Arrange your activity with our experienced guides and staff
We work with you to meet your educational, youth or health and well being supporting activity needs and provide up to three interpretive / educational guides along with our kayak outfitting, dry bag storage and outerwear.
Priced to meet educational budgets
We created our extensive tourism activities
to help fund our core of community education.
Schools, Scouts,Youth, Military Veteran, or other Health and Well Being Non-Profit Groups:
Call for our partially funded rates.
It's best for partially funded groups to reserve at least a month or two in advance. Large groups may require us closing rentals for safety staff to cover the extra guide positions needed.
Our tourism activities fund our ability to drop rates for community education guided tours.
Please try to reserve for Monday through Friday during Summer months as the tourism weekends are what fund us. Monday through Friday are available mid September through the first week of November, and March through May, prior to Memorial Weekend Each year. Note that mid April through Mid June can be the windiest months of the year and are subject to wind or rain reschedules or cancellations. During drought years, any month of the year may have hot and calm periods when we are also open.
Non-Profit Tours: Scouts, Veterans and more.
Maximum Group Size: 30
Middle School through College Field Research
Riparian and Marine Ecology and Biology
We work with you to meet your curriculum needs.
Outdoor educational enhancement certificates.
Save our Seas, Project Wild and Project Learning Tree
Maximum Group Size: 35
Example: 30 students plus 5 instructors /chaperones
Video Clips
Estuary / Mammals
Mammoth / Whale
Other Available Topics
Native American History of the Russian River & Sonoma Coast
History & Commerce of the Lower Russian River
Estuary, River & Marine Wildlife, Ecology, Biology & Botany
Ask about arranging a topic or specific guest speaker.
Russian River Estuary By Kayak
All participants must have swimming skills
or a dedicated travel companion.
Standard Curriculum
Safety & Skill Review: Mandatory
Flora & Fauna Identification
Assist In Creating Local Field Guides
Marine Mammal Identification
Help Track Cetations & Pinnepeds
Water Testing (Sonoma Coast Watch)
Zooplankton & Phytoplankton
Debris Identification & Statistics
Tides, Waves & River Mouth Discussion
Sample Area Options
Penny/Santos Island Hike (Two locations)
Goat Rock Beach (Three locations)
Harbor Seal Float: Possible Beach Walk
Recommended months for educational enhancement tours
Kayaking for standard school year schedules
Midweek: September / October / November
These are the most reliably calm and still warm months of the year.
Sundays: Scouts and Youth Groups
Field Research For College Semester and Middle or High School Classes
Midweek: March: Field Research or Field Trips.
April into early June: High potential for afternoon wind or full day wind cancellations. These are the windiest months of the year.
Kayaking for Summer School and Scout schedules
Midweek: June / July / August
We cannot discount weekends during Summer Months.
We lead volunteer teams for annual cleanups! Join us!
Earth Day: April
End of Winter Cleanup
End of Summer Pre-rain Season Cleanup
Incorporated into our Fall School Groups
Also Available!
Leave No Trace Presentations
Low Cost Student: Smart Start to Kayaking! Skills/Safety/Etiquette
Guide & Recreation Safety Training
Also recommended for educators wishing to guide their own groups
Kayak & Hike Leadership Skills, Assessments & Certification
Safety & Rescue for Recreation & the Outdoors
American Red Cross
CPR / AED
Wilderness First Aid
American Canoe Association
Tour and River Kayaking
Paddle Board & Surf Kayaking
Swift Water Rescue: American River Location & Instructors
Deep Water Rescue: Sonoma County Locations
Join our local California State Parks Volunteers with
Stewards of the Coast and Redwoods
Docent Training & Community Education Opportunities
Check out their Tidepool and Environmental Living Programs for students.
