Features:

Bay Area Hiker: Gorgeous, detailed site with everything you need to know about hiking in the Bay Area. Check out the hiking with kids link.

Nature Trails: Take a hike around Marin County with Marin Mom Kristin Pedersen.

Poisonous Plants: Know the plants in and around your home.

California Native Plant Society: Marin Chapter: Offers a great Junior Botanist program for kids in K - 8th grade.

Golden Gate National Recreation Area's Park News lists free events for families around the GGNRA.

Marin County Beaches: A list of beaches and nature resources in Marin.

Mount Tamalpais State Park Homepage: Guided hikes, special hikes, astronomy & railroad history.

Sierra Club: San Francisco Bay Area Chapter

Butterflies in the Bay: Coming Soon!

Virtual Tour of Marin Country: To view these fun 3-D interactive tours of Marin County you'll need to download Apple Quicktime from Apple's homepage. You can download for both Mac and PC. Many sites mentioned in Kristin's Nature Trails piece. Download Quicktime Now

Book Selection: Marin Flora:Manual of the Flowering Plants and Ferns of Marin County, California/With Supplement by John Thomas Howell
Click on the bookcover to order your copy today.

Also: Backpacking With Babies and Small Children: A Guide to Taking the Kids Along on Day Hikes, Overnighters and Long Trail Trips by Goldie Silverman

Best Hikes With Children: San Francisco's North Bay by Bill McMillon, Kevin McMillon