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This page provides supplemental material that may be useful for trained docents/volunteers, as well as for those still in training. It does not provide all the materials docents/volunteers receive during their training to work at the coastal State Parks.

Training Manuals

2011 Año Nuevo docent training manuals

Audio Presentations

April 2011 Research Talk

Research Talk April 2011 (Part 1) - [.mp3 file, 30 MB]

Research Talk April 2011 (Part 2) - [.mp3 file, 30 MB]

Research Talk April 2011 (Part 3) - [.mp3 file, 24 MB]

Research Talk April 2011 (Part 4) - [.mp3 file, 24 MB]


May 2011 Shark Talk

Shark Talk May 2011 (Part 1) - [.mp3 file, 29 MB]

Shark Talk May 2011 (Part 2) - [.mp3 file, 29 MB]

Shark Talk May 2011 (Part 3) - [.mp3 file, 30 MB]

Shark Talk May 2011 (Part 4) - [.mp3 file, 28 MB]


December 2010 Elephant seal research lecture: Dan Costa
August 2010 Año Nuevo Island Restoration lecture: Michelle Hester
May 2010 Pigeon Point Shipwrecks lecture: Mark Hylkema     


Pigeon Point Shipwrecks - Mark Hylkema
(Part 1) [.mp3 file, 19.4 MB]

Pigeon Point Shipwrecks - Mark Hylkema (Part 2) [.mp3 file, 19.5 MB]

Pigeon Point Shipwrecks - Mark Hylkema (Part 3) [.mp3 file, 23.9 MB]

2009 Año Nuevo docent training


Año Nuevo Island: Interview with Steele family descendant 08.25.09 [.wma file, 3.4 MB]


Año Nuevo Island: Interview with Steele family descendant 10.27.09 [.mp3 file, 6.6 MB]

Año Nuevo Wildlife (Part 1) - Gary Strachan 10.21.09 [.mp3 file, 23.8 MB]

Año Nuevo Wildlife (Part 2) - Gary Strachan 10.21.09 [.mp3 file, 26.4 MB]

E-Seal Research (Part 1) - UCSC 11.18.09 [.mp3 file, 24.1 MB]

E-Seal Research (Part 2) - UCSC 11.18.09 [.mp3 file, 24.1 MB]

E-Seal Research (Part 3) - UCSC 11.18.09 [.mp3 file, 23.3 MB]

E-Seal Research (Part 4) - UCSC 11.18.09 [.mp3 file, 20.1 MB]

E-Seal Research (Part 5) - UCSC 11.18.09 [.mp3 file, 20.1 MB]


E-Seal Research (Part 6) - UCSC 11.18.09 [.mp3 file, 21.5 MB]

Elephant Seals (Part 1) - Frank Balthis 09.23.09 [.mp3 file, 25.8 MB]

Elephant Seals (Part 2) - Frank Balthis 09.23.09 [.mp3 file, 25.2 MB]

Elephant Seals (Part 3) - Frank Balthis 09.23.09 [.mp3 file, 20.2 MB]

Elephant Seals (Part 4) - Frank Balthis 09.23.09 [.mp3 file, 19.6 MB]


Geology (Part 1) - Gerald Weber 10.17.09 [.mp3 file, 27.6 MB]

Geology (Part 2) - Gerald Weber 10.17.09 [.mp3 file, 28.7 MB]

Marine Mammals (Part 1) - John Sanders 09.12.09 [.mp3 file, 16.2 MB]

Marine Mammals (Part 2) - John Sanders 09.12.09 [.mp3 file, 16.2 MB]


Marine Mammals (Part 3) - John Sanders 09.12.09 [.mp3 file, 16.2 MB]

Marine Mammals (Part 4) - John Sanders 09.12.09 [.mp3 file, 13.1 MB]

Marine Mammals (Part 5) - John Sanders 09.12.09 [.mp3 file, 21.9 MB]

Ohlone History (Part 1) - Mark Hylkema 09.30.09 [.mp3 file, 27.5 MB]

Ohlone History (Part 2) - Mark Hylkema 09.30.09 [.mp3 file, 27.5 MB]

Ohlone History (Part 3) - Mark Hylkema 09.30.09 [.mp3 file, 27.5 MB]


Ohlone History (Part 4) - Mark Hylkema 09.30.09 [.mp3 file, 36.3 MB]


Other Training Materials

April 2010 Año Nuevo roving season training     

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