The California Center for Natural History is a collective of naturalists based in and around the San Francisco Bay Area, organizing events throughout the California region. CCNH is fiscally sponsored by Yggdrasil Urban Wildlife Rescue, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization.

Mission Statement

The mission of the California Center for Natural History is to:

• Facilitate inquiry into the past, present and future of California's diverse ecosystems;

• Create communities of culturally and experientially diverse naturalists; and

• Illuminate the interdependence between humans and California’s wildlife.

Partners

• Bay Nature Institute

• East Bay Regional Park District

• Insect Sciences Museum of California

• Manylabs

• Owls 4 Oakland

• Redwood Coast Tours

• Wild Oakland

• Yggdrasil Urban Wildlife Refuge