Sanctuary Explorations

The Sanctuary Explorations Series provides monthly opportunities for you to connect with, and experience, your national marine sanctuaries. Through these adventures we hope to inspire an ocean conservation ethic and wildlife etiquette through experiential learning while having fun and exploring the amazing habitats within and adjacent to the Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary. We hope you can join us for one of our upcoming Sanctuary Explorations!

For more information about the Sanctuary Exploration Series or to be added to our announcement list, please contact Carol Preston: carol.a.preston@noaa.gov.

Upcoming Sanctuary Explorations

For the health and safety of our participants, partners, and staff, and as a precautionary measure to limit the spread of COVID-19, in-person Sanctuary Explorations programs are suspended until further notice.

Past Sanctuary Explorations

elephant seals

Elephant Seal Walk

Tidepooling

playa painting

Playa Painting with Andres Amador

plankton

Bioluminescence Kayak Trip

Humpback whales lunge feeding

Farallon Island & Whale Watching Trip

Russian River Valley

Jenner Kayak Trip

snowy egret hatchlings

Alcatraz- Island of Seabirds

kayaks on the shore

Kayaking & Wildlife Viewing

boy paddle boarding

Stand Up Paddle Board Excursion

wild flowers near the coast

Coastal Wildflower Walk