NORTH COAST, Calif. – An education guide for the exhibit “A Passion for Plants & Place: Carl Purdy of Mendocino County” is now downloadable from the Mendocino County Museum’s Web site.

The digital guide includes pre-visit activities, an on-site scavenger hunt, and post-visit projects.

It encourages students and teachers to make a fall or winter visit to this special homegrown exhibit, which remains on view until March 18, 2012.

Support for this publication came from the Bradford Foundation, Sparetime Supply, Landcestry, Phyllis Curtis, and Cathy Monroe.

Guide activities link to science and history curriculum standards for grades fourth through sixth. Some activities will accommodate younger children and high school students.

Everyone, especially teachers and home schooling parents, is invited to view the guide at www.mendocinomuseum.org. It’s two clicks away under the heading “Carl Purdy.” The beauty of the digital model is that users may print out just the sections they want to use.

The museum, at 400 E. Commercial St, in Willits, is open Wednesdays through Sundays from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For information, contact 707-459-2736 or visit www.MendocinoMuseum.org.