LiMPETS (Long-term Monitoring Program and Experiential Training for Students) is a citizen science program that monitors the coastal ecosystems of California and helps youth develop a scientific understanding of the ocean. LiMPETS monitors the biology in rocky intertidal and sandy beach ecosystems and aims to provide publicly accessible, scientifically sound, long-term data to inform marine resource management and the scientific community. LiMPETS is for school groups, informal education centers, and community organizations serving students from the 6th to the 12th grade. Teachers and educational leaders need to participate in a workshop to join the program.  Offices are in San Francisco, Monterey, and Santa Barbara and work is typically conducted within 50 miles of those locations (although they have other accommodations for exceptions).