reserve a tour for your school group
Join the nearly 3,000 k-12 school children who visit PWM annually and take a tour with your classroom or organization and learn all about wildlife, wildlife conservation, and what we can do to protect global biodiversity!
Our trained docents will guide you and your students through a wildlife-conservation-themed tour of our museum showcasing our extensive collection of taxidermy, fossils, and artifacts. Inspire awe and wonder in your students as you get immersed in our dioramic exhibits and meet, first hand, some of the resident reptiles and amphibians in our live small animal collection!
School tours are available Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays throughout the academic school year (Sept. - May). Each tour begins at 10:45am and ends at approximately 12:10pm; optional flex time is available until 12:40pm. If bringing bag lunches, please feel free to enjoy in our courtyard area from 12:10-12:40.
The maximum group size admitted per tour is 60 individuals including chaperones. Tours are $5 per entrant and payment can be made up to the day of the trip (online payments are accepted via our webpage under the "donations" link below; checks should be made to "Petaluma Wildlife Museum"). Title 1 schools are free! Please note: full-size school buses must drop off your group in front of Petaluma High School and park on Fair Street (you will then take a short walk -approx. 400 yards- through the PHS student parking lot to our facilities).
Covid Protocols (in line with current Sonoma County and CDC recommendations)
In order to begin the process of reserving a tour, please click the link below and fill out the Google Form; you will need to enter your desired tour date. Please refer to the chart below for a list of available dates. Looking forward to meeting you and your group!
Our trained docents will guide you and your students through a wildlife-conservation-themed tour of our museum showcasing our extensive collection of taxidermy, fossils, and artifacts. Inspire awe and wonder in your students as you get immersed in our dioramic exhibits and meet, first hand, some of the resident reptiles and amphibians in our live small animal collection!
School tours are available Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays throughout the academic school year (Sept. - May). Each tour begins at 10:45am and ends at approximately 12:10pm; optional flex time is available until 12:40pm. If bringing bag lunches, please feel free to enjoy in our courtyard area from 12:10-12:40.
The maximum group size admitted per tour is 60 individuals including chaperones. Tours are $5 per entrant and payment can be made up to the day of the trip (online payments are accepted via our webpage under the "donations" link below; checks should be made to "Petaluma Wildlife Museum"). Title 1 schools are free! Please note: full-size school buses must drop off your group in front of Petaluma High School and park on Fair Street (you will then take a short walk -approx. 400 yards- through the PHS student parking lot to our facilities).
Covid Protocols (in line with current Sonoma County and CDC recommendations)
- All students, teachers, and chaperones must be fully-masked throughout the entire tour (please bring your own PPE; a limited quantity will be available on-site)
- Our docents will remain fully-masked throughout the entire tour as well
- Chaperones are expected to do your best to maintain proper social distancing of your students whenever possible
In order to begin the process of reserving a tour, please click the link below and fill out the Google Form; you will need to enter your desired tour date. Please refer to the chart below for a list of available dates. Looking forward to meeting you and your group!
AVAILABLE TOUR DATES FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE 2022 SCHOOL YEAR:
January: 20, 21, 24, 25, 27, 28, 31
February: 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 15, 17, 18, 22, 24, 25, 28
March: 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 14, 15, 17, 18, 21, 22, 24, 25
April: 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 14, 15, 18, 19, 21, 22, 25, 26, 28, 29
May: 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 13, 16, 17, 19, 20, 23, 24, 26, 27, 31
June: 2, 3, 6, 7
(reservations for tours during the 2022-2023 will be available in early August, 2022)
January: 20, 21, 24, 25, 27, 28, 31
February: 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 15, 17, 18, 22, 24, 25, 28
March: 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 14, 15, 17, 18, 21, 22, 24, 25
April: 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 14, 15, 18, 19, 21, 22, 25, 26, 28, 29
May: 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 13, 16, 17, 19, 20, 23, 24, 26, 27, 31
June: 2, 3, 6, 7
(reservations for tours during the 2022-2023 will be available in early August, 2022)
