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Kristine Stepping
Outdoor Education and
Environmental Literacy
Coordinator\r\n
kstepping@sjcoe.net
(209) 292-2715
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Address:
Durham Ferry
Outdoor\r\n Education Center
29442 Airport Way
Manteca CA 95337
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\r\n \r\n Durham Ferry has, throughout its history,\r\n been an important site for people of the surrounding region.\r\n Our site lies within the ancestral homelands of the Yokuts native Californian people.\r\n In the mid-1800s it was the location of a ferryboat crossing, where pioneers and hopeful explorers in search\r\n of gold, land, and adventure crossed the great San Joaquin River.\r\n From 1971-1980, the land was a county-operated park called South County Regional Park, and served as a place\r\n for families and friends to picnic, ride horses, fish, and enjoy the outdoors. In 1980, the property changed\r\n hands to the state of California, and it became known as Durham Ferry State Recreation Area. Finally in 1997,\r\n when state and county funds didn't suffice to manage the park, the land was given to SJCOE for educational\r\n purposes. Since 1999, it has been owned and operated by SJCOE. The land is also currently home to\r\n Durham Ferry Academy, a charter school within the Venture Academy Family of Schools. For information about\r\n Durham Ferry Academy,\r\n you can visit the Venture Academy middle school and high school academies website.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n Durham Ferry has, throughout its history,\r\n been an important site for people of the surrounding region.\r\n Our site lies within the ancestral homelands of the Yokuts native Californian people.\r\n In the mid-1800s it was the location of a ferryboat crossing, where pioneers and hopeful explorers in search\r\n of gold, land, and adventure crossed the great San Joaquin River. Read More...\r\n From 1971-1980, the land was a county-operated park called South County Regional Park, and\r\n served as a place\r\n for families and friends to picnic, ride horses, fish, and enjoy the outdoors. In 1980, the property changed\r\n hands to the state of California, and it became known as Durham Ferry State Recreation Area. Finally in 1997,\r\n when state and county funds didn't suffice to manage the park, the land was given to SJCOE for educational\r\n purposes. Since 1999, it has been owned and operated by SJCOE. The land is also currently home to\r\n Durham Ferry Academy, a charter school within the Venture Academy Family of Schools. For information about\r\n Durham Ferry Academy,\r\n you can visit the Venture Academy middle school and\r\n high\r\n school academies website.\r\n \r\n\r\n
\r\nDurham Ferry is home to an incredible diversity of wildlife, including several large\r\n mammals, many reptiles and amphibians, insects, and over 200 species of birds. It is also one of the best\r\n places to encounter native plants of our area. Check out all of our residents with fur, feathers, scales,\r\n fins, wings, roots, and spores by visiting our iNaturalist Project, where visitors can record observations of\r\n wildlife they see and contribute to a worldwide Citizen Science database. You can also learn about our local\r\n plants and animals by browsing these iNaturalist wildlife guides of Durham Ferry.
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\r\n Come explore our local environment at the Durham Ferry Outdoor Education Center located on\r\n the San Joaquin River in Manteca, CA. There are several miles of hiking trails, seasonal ponds, oak woodlands,\r\n various picnic areas, a working farm, and access to over 80 acres of wild riparian ecosystem. We offer student\r\n field trips, summer camps, and environmental literacy professional learning for teachers. Outdoor pavilions,\r\n classrooms, and equestrian facilities are available for rent!\r\n
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\r\nTamara Basepayne
Director of Outdoor Education &
STEM Programs
Environmental\r\n Literacy
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(209)\r\n 817-8053
Kristine Stepping
Outdoor Education and
Environmental Literacy
Coordinator
\r\n kstepping@sjcoe.net
(209) 292-2715
Lissa Gilmore
Principal
\r\n Outdoor Ed and Environmental Literacy
Sky Mountain
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(530) 389-2008
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