We welcome and promote the development of partnerships with non-profit organizations, government agencies, private groups, secondary and high schools and universities. Our partners include those entities with whom we are engaging in activities that aid in the preservation and management of park resources.
Cooperators are encouraged to use the parks for research, classes, workshops, and other activities. Our goal is to help facilitate these activities by providing information on species and habitats, facilities when possible, and any additional expertise we can supply.
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Santa Monica Mountains Fund
The Santa Monica Mountains Fund provides funding for the annual Fellowships, intern stipends, and generally supports a multitude of research and education programs and projects in the network parks.
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Networked Remote Sensors in Parks
CMRLC collaborated with the High Performance Wireless Research and Education Network (HPWREN) to design and install wireless network connections which transmit real-time data from environmental sensors through HPWREN to the CMRLC Website.
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San Diego State University (SDSU) Field Programs has partnered with the CMRLC to design and implement remote sensor systems to promote research and education in National Parks. CMRLC and the SDSU Field Stations Programs frequently collaborate on joint research, education programs, and service learning activities.
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U. S. Geological Survey
USGS provided support and leadership for the Island loggerhead shrike
project on Santa Rosa and Santa Cruz Islands. Because of suspected low
numbers, and the likelihood of federal listing, there is an urgent need to
rigorously determine the number of remaining individuals and their
locations on the Islands. The project recruited volunteer citizen scientists, under the leadership of the project team, to employ statistically rigorous sampling methods to complete shrike surveys on both islands, toward the goal of estimating abundance and determining locations of birds.
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California Science Center
The partnership with the California Science Center links the CMRLC and Mediterranean Coast Network parks with students from the California Science Center's Curator Kids Club and Learn to Earn Interns.
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Santa Monica College
Faculty at Santa Monica College lead field excursions and undergraduate research experiences in the Network parks and Death Valley National Park.
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Western Foundation for Vertebrate Zoology
The CMRLC is working with the Western Foundation for Vertebrate Zoology (WFVZ) on projects which train groups of volunteer birders to serve as citizen scientists, assisting with various projects in the Mediterranean Coast Network of Parks.
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Global Change Research Group
Hosted the Pan-American Advanced Studies Institute (PASI), La Paz, Mexico June, 2007. The final PSAI addressed communication, education, and research recommendations associated with Global Climate Change in the Americas.
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University of California Natural Reserve System
The CMRLC is partnered with the many reserves of the University of California. These include Stunt Ranch in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area and the Santa Cruz Island Reserve in Channel Islands National Park.
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Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System
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United States Navy
The CMRLC has secured the use of US Navy officer’s quarters for housing for NPS staff while in San Diego. The Navy collaborated with the CMRLC and HPWREN to install wireless equipment at the T-17 location on Point Loma.
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United States Coast Guard
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StarDot Technologies assisted the CMRLC by providing a camera lens and mini weather station to capture images for a social science study which included tracking visitors at the tidepools.
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