Partners
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The following four agencies/organizations are the core partners involved in the operations of the Back Bay Science Center facility. This group makes decisions regarding the facility, including: event planning, operation and maintenance, scheduling, planning, etc.
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife owns and manages the Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve (752 acre parcel), and Shellmaker Island makes up part of the Ecological Reserve:
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Operating Partners:
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
County of Orange Health Care Agency
University of California Irvine
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Supporting Partners:
Boy Scouts of America, Troop 106
California Department of Public Health
California State University Fullerton
CREEC Network
Crystal Cove Alliance
Environmental Nature Center
HABwatch - USC Sea Grant
Explorocean
MBC Applied Environmental Sciences
Mountain & Sea Adventure
Newport Aquatic Center
Newport Seabase- BSA Orange County
Ocean Institute
Orange Coast College
Orange County Coastkeeper
Orange County Dept. of Education, Inside the Outdoors
Orange County Marine Protected Area Council (OCMPAC)
Orange County Parks
Orange County Society for Conservation Biology
Sea & Sage Audubon
Funding Partners
Wildlife Conservation & Restoration Act Program
U.S. Fish & Wildlife
American Trader Recreational Resource Subcommittee
Oil Spill Prevention & Response (OSPR)
The Irvine Company
MiOcean
State Coastal Conservancy
Pacific Life Foundation
Newport Bay Conservancy
Wildlife Conservation Board
California Wildlife Foundation
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