Mendocino Area Parks Association

Mendocino Area Parks Association

Appreciation, through education, leads to preservation.

 

 

 

 
 

Welcome to Mendocino Area Parks Association (MAPA)
& Mendocino Area California State Parks

Our Parks include some of the finest ocean views, redwood groves,
beaches, ocean bluffs, lake shore, trails, and campgrounds in the world.

MAPA's educational mission is to nurture appreciation of our interconnection with the animals, plants, air, water and land around us, and to inspire protection and personal stewardship of our irreplaceable parklands - and our planet.

"All things are connected like the blood that unites us. We did not weave the web of life.
We are merely a strand in it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves."
- Ted Perry, attributed to Chief Seattle
 

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Abalone Cook-Off & Festival 2009 - Click here for more info.
Saturday, October 3, 2009, South Noyo Harbor Drive, Fort Bragg

BUY NOW! MAPA Members click here for tickets at $50 each.

July 1: NON-MEMBERS may purchase tickets at $60 each.
Join MAPA & Purchase Abalone Judge Tasting Tickets

COOKS, Register for a chance to win!

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Arts for the Parks 2010

ARTISTS - $6000 IN CASH PRIZES. Drawings, Painting, Photography, Other.
A juried art competition with CASH PRIZES. Artwork to be based on one of our beautiful 17 California State Parks in Mendocino County
ARTISTS, click here for more information, Rules, and for Entry Form.

ART LOVERS: Picnic-in-the-Parks & Auction, April 17, 2010 Click here
Mendocino Headlands Logo MENDOCINO HEADLANDS CAMPAIGN

When you spend the night with our B&B partners, you can help us restore Mendocino Headlands State Park. Your voluntary donation of a few dollars per night will help restore the 1854 Ford House and preserve the historic and natural beauty of the Headlands forever. Read more.

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JOIN MAPA Renew or become a MAPA member

JOIN MAPA & Purchase ABALONE JUDGE TASTING TICKETS

Advanced opportunity to purchase Abalone Judging Tickets and at a discounted price.
10% discount at 6 Visitor Centers
5 Free Day-Use Passes

Your membership supports education programs in local state parks.
 

What is MAPA?

Mendocino Area Parks Association (MAPA) is a non-profit cooperating association formed to benefit the State Parks in the Mendocino District. Supported by volunteers, MAPA's goals include providing top-quality educational activities, interpretive programs and exhibits in our local state parks. MAPA also assists with the Visitor Centers in six State Parks, publishes and sells publications on local natural and cultural history, and consistently raises money to "keep things local" and improve the park experiences for visitors, local residents, and the abundant flora and fauna that thrive along the magnificent Mendocino Coast.

MAPA helps to preserve our parklands and cultural history through:

  • MAPA Facts:

  • MAPA’s Interpretive programs reach more than 5000 school children and adults each year
     
  • MAPA’s visitor center and museums impact over 1/2 million people each year.  Stop by a Visitor Center next time you’re in one of our State Parks.
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    Park Interpreters (Experts who interpret the language of nature to humans)
  • Nature Programs, Campfire programs and Jr. Rangers
  • School Nature programs and Field Trips
  • Greenwood/Elk Visitor Center - Logging History
  • Ford House State Park Visitor Center, Mendocino Headlands State Park/ Logging History
  • Hendy Woods State Park Visitor Center - Nature Exhibits
  • MacKerricher State Park Visitor Center - Nature Exhibits
  • Van Damme State Park Visitor Center - Underwater-scene Diorama
  • Pine Grove
  • Gray Whale Reconstructed Skeleton Exhibit, MacKerricher State Park
  • Volunteer Docent Councils at various District State Parks
  • Permanent and seasonal exhibits at District State Parks
  • Educational publications, materials and equipment.

    How you can help:

    Join the MAPA team as a Member, Donor or Volunteer, and shop in our six visitor centers. Participating in the many MAPA programs and events make a positive influence on our natural and cultural history programs in our local state parks, which, in turn, makes a positive impact on our parklands, and even more important, enriches the quality of your life.

    What MAPA funds::

    Junior Rangers; Campfire Programs; Nature Walks/Talks; School Field Trips; In-school Programs; Living History Programs; Park Interpreters; Volunteer/Docent Councils and Trainings; Natural and Cultural History Seminars; Exhibits; Interpretive Trail Signage; and six Museums/Visitor Centers.

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    Last updated: June 1, 2009