The first desalination plant in California was constructed at the tip of Point Loma in the 1960s. The plant was built in an area adjacent to where the current Cabrillo tidepool parking lot is located. NAVWAR now occupies the buildings where the desalination plant existed. Let’s dive into the history of this plant and how it came to be built in Point Loma. The United … Continue reading Did You Know? Desalination Plant in Point Loma
By Karissa Duran, Scripps Institute of OceanographyMay 19, 2023 What are these blue jellyfish-like creatures? These creatures are called Velella velella. They have several different nicknames including “by-the-wind-sailors” and “little sails” as a reference to their sail-like, chitinous structure that sticks up above the water. Why are they washing up? They wash up on shore due to a combination of shoreward wind and current patterns. … Continue reading What Are Those Blue Blobs Washing Up On SoCal Beaches?
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If you have or had a cox.net email address and your email service has been moved to Yahoo, this notice is for you. If you are subscribed to the VIPVoice, you will need to unsubscribe with the cox email address and resubscribe with your new yahoo email address. If you have trouble unsubscribing, send a note to cnmvipvoice@gmail.com and we can remove it. In addition, Cabrillo volunteers, if your … Continue reading To All Cox.net Email Subscribers to the VIPVoice
(NPS Photo/P. Geisler) April brought several other happenings at the park beside the tidepools. The new Oceanside Trail opened to the public. A group of volunteers and staff had a rare opportunity to visit the new Point Loma Lighthouse. We had the first Monumental Conference along with participating in the City Nature Challenge. We have images of an Osprey pulling a fish out of the … Continue reading What’s in the Tidepools? – April 2024
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