Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area - EcoHelpers: Restoration Program (U.S. National Park Service)

Get information about the EcoHelpers Summer Community Program.

A student assists a restoration ecologist with redeveloping native plant habitats in the Santa Monica Mountains.

High School

EcoHelpers is an ecological restoration program at Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. It provides field trips designed to bring Los Angeles and Ventura County high school students into the park. Click here to get more details about EcoHelpers (including the teacher's manual, evaluation forms, images of a past project and more)!

The EcoHelpers Program teaches students the importance of maintaining a healthy watershed and allow them to actively participate in the restoration process. Students help restore disturbed parkland while and enhance wildlife habitats while learning about the importance of watershed conservation. Field trips take place at various park sites within the mountains and free bus transportation may be provided.

EcoHelpers is funded by the California Coastal Commission and Cooperative Conservation Initiative. For more information please contact the EcoHelpers Field Trip Coordinator:

e-mail: samo_ecohelpers@nps.gov

Address:
SAMO EcoHelpers
401 West Hillcrest Drive
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360

Phone:
(805) 370-2312