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A website for the Volunteers in Parks (VIPs) at Cabrillo National Monument, San Diego, CA
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Continuing Education

ACS Lecture Series – End of the Year 2022 Wrap Up of Cetaceans and Other Things Seen!

The next virtual webinar sponsored by the American Cetacean Society (ACS) will be held on Wednesday December 14 at 7:00pm over Zoom. Domenic Biagini will speak on the “End of the Year 2022 Wrap Up of Cetaceans and Other Things Seen!”. No registration is required. About the Speaker: Captain Domenic Biagini, better known as DolphinDroneDom on social media, is a renowned Wildlife Cinematographer based in San … Continue reading ACS Lecture Series – End of the Year 2022 Wrap Up of Cetaceans and Other Things Seen!

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Continuing Education

Naturally Speaking Series – Should I Stay or Should I Go – Range Shifts in the Tidepools

This a hybrid event – in-person in the auditorium (masks are optional) as well as a free event on Zoom. Many species are shifting their ranges as a response to climate change. The dark unicorn whelk (Mexicanthina lugubris) is native to the tidepool communities of Baja California, Mexico, but their range has shifted northward over 60 miles into Southern California since the 1980s. While dark … Continue reading Naturally Speaking Series – Should I Stay or Should I Go – Range Shifts in the Tidepools

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December 2022 calendar with single squiggly horizontal line through squares indicates high and low tides. Everyday the line goes down twice and up twice. Contact edparnell@ucsd.edu for more details about the calendar.
TPERP

December 2022 – Tides

Our dedicated volunteers at Cabrillo National Monument take photos of the exciting flora and fauna down in the tidepools! We want to try and capture the wonderful photos that volunteers are taking in the tidepool area. This blog post is published on a monthly basis, but we need your help. We encourage you to keep contributing by submitting your memorable photos and/or short videos to cnmvipvoice@gmail.com. These can … Continue reading December 2022 – Tides

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Do You Have Bookkeeping Experience?

The Cabrillo National Monument Foundation has an opening for a bookkeeper. If you have interest in that position, you can find out more at https://cnmf.org/work-for-us/bookkeeper/ BOOKKEEPER Cabrillo National Monument Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, is seeking a highly skilled and experienced part-time Bookkeeper to join our team. Candidate will reconcile, organize, and maintain financials for retail, fundraising, and administrative operations. Office is located at the … Continue reading Do You Have Bookkeeping Experience?

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Cabrillo

The Early VIP Gets the Plant

Thank you VIPs Greg, Dave, Gene and Rise for helping with the Monument planting event last week. They installed 54 plants around the base of the statue. So far, there are no rodent causalities to report! They couldn’t have hoped for better post-planting weather with thunderstorms Tuesday night and drizzly overcast days the following few days. The next early bird planting session will be happening on Tuesday … Continue reading The Early VIP Gets the Plant

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