Back Bay Science Center - Teaching Lab (Newport Beach, California)

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600C Shellmaker Road
Newport Beach, CA 92660
www.backbaysciencecenter.org

The Back BayScienceCenter provides a state-of-the-art facility for education and research related to the ecology and conservation of the Back Bay. The Center's mission is to provide a hands-on facility where students and the public can study and enjoy the estuarine ecology of NewportBay and the marine ecology of the Ocean, and promote natural resource conservation and stewardship throughout the watershed.

The BBSC is a partnership between the California Department of Fish and Game, the City of Newport Beach, the University of California Irvine, and the County of Orange Health Care Agency. The Center is located on Shellmaker Island in Newport Beach, which is owned and managed by the California Department of Fish & Game and is part of the Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve.

Please note that the Back Bay Science Center is not regularly open to the public or groups without being pre-scheduled or pre-registered for a specific function.

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