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Planning is underway to outfit the interior of the new Teaching Lab.

Educational programs will be aligned with the CA State Science Standards, targeting 7th-12th grade students.

Please check back often for event updates and important announcements.

Please note: Pursuant to Governor’s Executive Order S-16-08, California Department of Fish and Game office will be closed on the first and third Friday of each month.

MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the Back Bay Science Center is to provide a hands-on facility where students and the public can study and enjoy the estuarine ecology of Newport Bay and the marine ecology of the ocean, and to promote natural resource conservation and stewardship throughout the watershed.