Cabrillo Field Notes – Three Summer Blooms
As we move into the summer months and the drought deciduous plants of spring begin to go dormant, the summer blooms arrive to add their splash of color to Cabrillo National Monument. Clustered Tarweed (Deinandra fasciculate), California Flattop Buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum), and Tall Stephanomeria (Stepanomeria virgate ssp. Pleurocarpa) are currently in bloom at our park. With the yellow, pink and white, and lavender colors respectively, … Continue reading Cabrillo Field Notes – Three Summer Blooms
Cabrillo Field Notes – We Brake for Snakes!
Cabrillo National Monument is home to six different snake species – one of these species, the San Diego Gopher Snake (Pituophis catenifer annectens), is an oft-misidentified and harmless backyard reptile that keeps our ecosystems healthy. Read on to learn more about this slithering species, and why it’s important to break for snakes! Read the rest of the Field Note. Continue reading Cabrillo Field Notes – We Brake for Snakes!
Did You Know – TOURISM TO CABRILLO NATIONAL MONUMENT CREATES $67.5 MILLION IN ECONOMIC BENEFITS FOR SAN DIEGO REGIONAL ECONOMY
SAN DIEGO, CA – A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 842,000 visitors to Cabrillo National Monument in 2018 spent $49.7 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 654 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the San Diego economy of $67.5 million. “Cabrillo National Monument welcomes visitors from across the country and around the world,” said … Continue reading Did You Know – TOURISM TO CABRILLO NATIONAL MONUMENT CREATES $67.5 MILLION IN ECONOMIC BENEFITS FOR SAN DIEGO REGIONAL ECONOMY
Snakes On A Trail
Snakes on a plane, we mean trail. While working on the Bayside Trail installing new waysides, this gopher snake wanted to see what we were doing. As the weather gets warmer, this is a good time to remind everyone, including visitors, to be observant when walking around the park. To learn more about the reptiles and amphibians at Cabrillo here are some documents from the … Continue reading Snakes On A Trail
June 2019 Tides
Did You Know – Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery
In honor of Memorial Day, we thought it was a good opportunity to provide some information about Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery. Visitors are moved by the drive through Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, and they often ask Cabrillo National Monument rangers and volunteers a number of questions about the cemetery. Read more… Continue reading Did You Know – Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery
