Point Reyes Reference Information:

Overview:
http://www.nps.gov/pore/
http://www.gorp.com/gorp/resource/us_ns/ca_ptrey.htm
http://www.pointreyes.net
California Coastal Ecology - This is an interesting website in progress. It is excerpts from the California Coastal Resource Guide. If you select plants or trees, the first page has bottom links to coastal ecology sections that are informative and would be helpful for project or investigative research papers.
Photos

Fire ecology (Oct, 1995):
http://www.sfsu.edu/~geog/bholzman/ptreyes/tripfire.htm
http://www.nps.gov/pore/fire_visionfire.htm
Fire management photo gallery - This site has lots of information for teachers and students. If you look under the science menu, there are pages of information on ecosystems in Pt. Reyes. There are also photo galleries including Mt. Vision fire photos.
Scientific paper: Gardali, T., G. R. Geupel, A. L. Holmes, and S. L. Small. 2005. After the
Vision fire: monitoring songbirds in the riparian zone. Proceedings of the
Vision Fire Symposium, Point Reyes National Seashore, National Park Service.
Scientific paper: Gardali, T., G. R. Geupel, A. L. Holmes, and D. L. Humple. 2003. Songbird
response to wildfire in a coastal riparian system. In California Riparian
Systems: Processes and Floodplain Management, Ecology, and Restoration
(Faber, P.M. ed.). 2001 Riparian Habitat and Floodplains Conference
Proceedings, Riparian Habitat Joint Venture, Sacramento, CA.

Natural history:
http://www.sfsu.edu/~geog/bholzman/ptreyes/introlnd.htm
Point Reyes Bird Observatory home site - The bird and ecosystem research website for Pt. Reyes. They are also tied to the eBird website.
Database of native plants - This is an extensive photo field guide. Don't be afraid to play with it. Should be helpful to identify trees, plants, and flowers on the hike.
ebird - Lots of information and help identifying California's native birds. Also, a place to report bird observations that assists its research and volunteer opportunities available.
(Thanks to Ms. L. Taylor for the website summaries!)

Cultural history (Coastal Miwoks, Sir Francis Drake).

Local and School Libraries.

Kiosks and Informational Packets at the park and at the youth hostel.