Channel Islands National Park

Channel Islands Live

An exciting new way to experience the wild, isolated land and seascapes of your national park and national marine sanctuary. Take a virtual visit to the Channel Islands through live interactive broadcasts and webcams (including the popular Bald Eagle Webcam) that highlight the remarkable natural and cultural resources of the islands and their surrounding waters.
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General Management Plan

A new General Management Plan is being undertaken to provide a vision for the park’s future, as well as guidance in resource preservation, protection, and management that will help achieve that vision. The new plan also will help identify how the National Park Service may best protect cultural and natural resources while providing for visitor enjoyment of the park.
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Multimedia Presentations

Learn more about the park through multimedia presentations. New multimedia webpages now offer streaming or download of the park's multimedia presentations.
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"From Shore to Sea" Lecture Series

Every month Channel Islands National Park and Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary jointly sponsor the “From Shore to Sea” lecture series. The purpose of the series is to further the understanding of current research on the Channel Islands and surrounding waters. Past lecture topics have included the recovery of the sea otter populations in southern California water, the French and Italian heritage of Santa Cruz Island, survival strategies of open water fishes, new approaches to understanding kelp forest ecosystem health, and park efforts to restore the Prisoners Harbor wetland.

The lectures occur at 7:00 p.m. on the 2nd Tuesday of the month, at Santa Barbara Maritime Museum, 113 Harbor Way in the Santa Barbara Harbor and the 2nd Wednesday of the month at the Channel Islands National Park Robert J. Lagomarsino Visitor Center, 1901 Spinnaker Drive in the Ventura Harbor. The programs are free and open to the public.
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