LiMPETS (Long-term Monitoring Program and Experiential Training for Students)

January 1st, 2002 - January 1st, 2002 | PROJECT

LiMPETS (Long-term Monitoring Program and Experiential Training for Students) is an environmental monitoring and education program for students, educators, and volunteer groups throughout California. Approximately 3,500 teachers and students along the coast of California are collecting rocky intertidal and sandy beach data as part of the LiMPETS network. Join us—learn the process of science and help to protect our local marine ecosystems.

Project Website(s)

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Project Products

http://www.birds.cornell.edu/citscitoolkit/projects/noaa/limpets/

Team Members

Claire Fackler, Contributor, NOAA
University of California Santa Barbara, Contributor
Farallones Marine Sanctuary Assocation, Contributor
University of California Santa Cruz, Contributor
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, Contributor
Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, Contributor

Funders

Funding Source: NOAA

Tags

Audience: Adults | Educators | Teachers | Elementary School Children (6-10) | General Public | Middle School Children (11-13) | Youth | Teen (up to 17)
Discipline: Ecology | forestry | agriculture | Geoscience and geography | Nature of science
Resource Type: Project Descriptions
Environment Type: Citizen Science Programs | Public Programs