Mission Statement
To provide a hands-on facility where students and the public can study and enjoy the estuarine ecology of Newport Beach and the marine ecology of the ocean, and to promote natural resource conservation and stewardship throughout the watershed.
Upcoming Events: Explore the Bay in 2027
-
January 9
-
February 20
-
March 13 - FULL!
-
April 10
-
May 22
-
June 26
-
July 17
-
August 14
-
September 11
-
October 9 - FULL!
-
November 6
-
December 5
Email maya.shaffer@wildlife.ca.gov to reserve your spot!
Be a Naturalist!
Participate in citizen science by logging any living thing that you see when you visit the Back Bay Science Center.
​
-
Download the iNaturalist app.
-
Create a free account.
-
Take photos of plants, animals, fungi, or any other living thing.
-
Upload your observations through the app.
-
Observations made within the Back Bay Science Center project area will automatically be added to our project.