The SRDC is located in Red Bluff, California at Lake Red Bluff. The Natural Resource Academy , administration, visitor services, public tours, and interactive displays form school and community groups are temporarily housed in a 1400 square foot building. The conceptual design for the permanent Sacramento River Discovery Center is complete.
Young visitors explore an interpretive display created by students.
The 20,000 square foot permanent building will include an interpretive center and an education and research academy focused on the Sacramento River and its watershed. A non-profit public benefit corporation has been established to facilitate funding for this center. The Sacramento River Discovery Center provides opportunities for learning about the Sacramento River watershed on varying levels ranging from short visits of a few hours to ongoing research by students and community groups. The SRDC serves as a site for data gathering and distribution using field and internet technology, as well as providing a Natural Resource Academy in which high school and college students serve internships. This academy completed the second year of its pilot program working with Red Bluff Union High School, Shasta College, and Lassen Volcanic National Park , and started its first semester of regular operations with student interns from high schools in the region in January 1996.