Educational Offerings

Ranger Programs

Ranger programs are held at the Channel Islands National Park Visitor Center in Ventura.

Channel Islands Live Program. Want a cool sneak preview of the islands and the colorful sea life below? Experience them virtually through the Channel Islands Live Program, which takes you on interactive tours of the park. In the Live Dive Program, divers armed with video cameras explore the undersea world of the kelp forest off Anacapa Island. Images are transmitted to monitors located on the dock at Landing Cove, in the mainland visitor center, and online. The Live Hike Program takes you on a similar interactive virtual tour of Anacapa Island. Live webcams also connect you 24/7 with panoramic views of Anacapa Island, bald eagle and peregrine falcon nests, and Santa Cruz Island (from Mt. Diablo, the island's highest peak). California, 93001. www.nps.gov/chis/planyourvisit/channel-islands-live-nps.htm. Free. Summer, Wed.–Sat., visit website for times.

Tidepool Talk. Explore the area's marine habitat without getting your feet wet. Rangers at the Channel Islands Visitor Center demonstrate how animals and plants adapt to the harsh conditions found in tidal pools of the Channel Islands. The talks generally take place at 11 am and 3 pm on weekends and most holidays. Channel Islands National Park Visitor Center, 1901 Spinnaker Rd., Ventura, California, 93001. 805/658–5730; www.nps.gov/chis/planyourvisit/programs.htm. Free. Weekends and holidays at 11:30 (11 in winter) and 3.