A red crab with two large claws in the front

What’s in the Tidepools? – May 2022

(NPS Photo/T. Woods) This is a shortened version for this month as we have reached the end of our good tidepool viewing. We will resume these monthly summaries in the Fall when our tidepool season gets going again. In the meantime, keep enjoying the coastal area during the summer, especially the extended sunset hours. Remember to send in your photos, we truly appreciate sharing them … Continue reading What’s in the Tidepools? – May 2022

A fiery red sunset over the Pacific Ocean viewed from the Kelp Forest Overlook at Cabrillo National Monument.

Cabrillo Open Until Sunset During Summer Weekends

Cabrillo National Monument News Release Release Date: May 24, 2022  Contact: Elizabeth Skinner 619-885-5675 (Elizabeth_Skinner@nps.gov)   San Diego, CA – Cabrillo National Monument will be open until sunset on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays starting Friday, May 27 for Memorial Day weekend through Sunday, September 4 of Labor Day weekend. The tidepool area will be open until 30 minutes before sunset. Normal operating hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., … Continue reading Cabrillo Open Until Sunset During Summer Weekends

From the TPERP Training Archives

Thanks to VIP Beth, we can share the presentation by Gary Evans at the initial TPERP Training in 1996. Beth was one of the original TPERPers, along with Mike Moser, attending this training and luckily she saved the videotape all these years. With a little digital enhancing we were able to restore the video for viewing. Beth says: “This was part of the first TPERP … Continue reading From the TPERP Training Archives

Wildspot AR Lands in San Diego

Augmented Reality game is designed to attract new audiences to urban National Parks  In the new mobile game WildSpot, a disturbance in the space/time boundry between Earth’s dimension and a neighboring one threatens to introduce unusual and potentially destructive organisms and phenomena to our planet. Fortunately, WildSpot players can locate, document and control these bizarre outbreaks before they destabilize our world.  Developed by the American Association … Continue reading Wildspot AR Lands in San Diego

You’ve Been Asking, So…

A lot of the volunteers have been asking for photos of Ranger Elizabeth’s baby, Julian, so she wanted to share these with everyone. “Julian is already 8 months old! He loves going for stroller walks and looking at trees, and playing with his water mat to practice his tidepool observation skills. He is starting to crawl and is finally starting to like eating solid food. … Continue reading You’ve Been Asking, So…