WELCOME
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STAR ECO STATION
Environmental Science Museum & Exotic Wildlife Rescue Facility
We're open to the public on Saturdays & Sundays ONLY!
Our guided public tours start every hour on the hour!
10am - 4pm (last tour begins at 3pm)
Announcements!
SAVE the FROGS DAY!
Hours of Operation on Sunday, April 27th: 11am-3pm
The STAR ECO STATION Offers:
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​Educational Outreach
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Field Trips
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Museum on Wheels
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Walk Through Exhibits
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Birthday Parties
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Weekend Tours
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Private Tours
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Environmental Meeting
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Animal Rescue
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The Eco Station has summer camp and childcare services available 9 am - 3 pm in complete accordance to CDC & LA Public County guidelines. We have installed MERV-13 air conditioning filters (hospital operation room grade) at the location for the safety of all involved.
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Book Your Field Trip Today!
Field trips are offered on weekdays only, from 10am-12pm. The rate is $12 per child and $14 adult visitor with a $200 minimum. We offer one free adult per 10 children for groups of 40 or more (20 child min). Maximum capacity is 120 people per field trip. Book your field trip here :)
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Plan Your Birthday Party!
Party it up, while doing something wonderful for our animals at the same time!
For more information click here.
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Book Your Private Event Today!
Email us at ecostation@starinc.org to plan your Big Event!​
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​​​​​​​​​​Donate!
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​We invite you to join us in creating a brighter future. Every gift, large or small, demonstrates your commitment to the well-being of our rescued animals and our environment. As a non-profit 501c(3) organization, your contribution is tax-deductible.
You can send your donation directly to the STAR Eco Station at
10101 Jefferson Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 or click here.
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Covid Policy:
We follow all CDC Guidelines for Covid procedures.
You are Invited!
Sunday, April 27th: 11am-3pm
Eco Summer Camp is Located at the
STAR Eco Station in Culver City!
Address: 10101 Jefferson Blvd. Culver City, CA
All information, dates, locations, discounts and pricing are subject to change without notice.
Week 1: Celebrating Summer at Eco!
June 11th - June 13th
Start off your summer with a bang Eco style! Gators splashing around in pools! Help a lizard get vitamin D by sunbathing! Water fun with our parrots! Meet like minded animal lovers, and forge forever friendships!
Week 2 : African Adventures
June 16th - June 20th (No Camp On 19th for Juneteenth Holiday)
Join us on a savefari as we trek through the savannas of Africa! Meet marvelous monitor lizards. Caravan to the Congo to chat with an African Grey Parrot. Tour the African terrain with giant sulcata tortoises that can live over 150 years!
Week 3: Junior Eco Staff
June 23rd - June 27th
Welcome future animal keepers! Our most popular week, with enrollment typically filling up very fast, Junior Eco staffers work with our Eco Station’s Animal Husbandry Team in feeding and caring for many of our rescued exotic wildlife. Discover the many ways we can protect this wonderful world for ourselves and the rest of the animal kingdom!
Week 4: Stars and Stripes
June 30th - July 3rd (No Camp July 4th)
RED tegus, WHITE cockatoos, and BLUE and gold macaws! Celebrate our independence, Eco style!
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Meet and care for our American animal ambassadors.
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Party at the park with our plant based bbq!
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Blast off your very own water bottle rocket, and learn about jet propulsion in cephalopods!
Week 5: Junior Eco Staff 2
July 7th - July 11th
Due to high enrollment and increasing interest, we will be offering a second Junior Eco Staff week. Campers will work closely with our Eco Station educators caring for our creepy crawlies, tremendous tortoises, and lively lizards! Help feed some produce to our Pacu, meat to our Snapping Turtles, and meet new animals who have recently begun calling the Eco Station home!
Week 6: Reptiles Rock
July 14th - July 18th
Explore our remarkable reptiles! Rendezvous with an alligator, greet a gecko, babysit a baby iguana or marvel at our monitors! Learn all about these fierce friends and help us enrich the lives of our wondrous rescued reptiles!
Week 7: Jr Eco Staff 3
July 21st - July 25th
Third time's the charm! We are hosting a third week of Jr Eco staff! Walk a lizard on a leash, laser time with Lulu the bobcat! Find out fun ways we provide our rescued animals with enrichment. Animals are happier and healthier when we stimulate their bodies and minds, just like us!
Week 8: Best of Eco
July 28th - August 1st
Get groovy with our geckos, boogie with our birds or have some fun with our rescued furry friends, you won’t know what to expect from this wild week! Our most fun and exciting activities from the summer happen all week long! Campers have the opportunity to vote on which one of their favorite rotations they experience next!
Week 9: Jr Eco Staff 4
August 4th- August 8th
Back by popular demand! Our fourth and final week of Jr Eco Staff for the summer is packed with animal interactions. Assist our Husbandry Team in administering animal treatments (bathing, nail trimming, etc..). Join us to find out what it takes to provide animals with the care they need to thrive!
Week 10: Vip Eco Experience
August 11th- August 15th
Come join us for one of a kind VIP Animal Experience! Campers have the opportunity to work closely with our husbandry team, and find out all about the different diets, and care that the Animals at the Eco Station need to be happy and healthy! This week is packed with interactive animal experiences where campers will learn how to handle a variety of different animal species, and assist our husbandry staff with treatments for our rescued animals. Feed a carnivore a meal, prepare a salad for the tortoises, and much much more!
