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A website for the Volunteers in Parks (VIPs) at Cabrillo National Monument, San Diego, CA
Visitor Center Training and Lighthouse Continuing Education Day
Join us Saturday, 5 November 2016 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Two awesome separate training events—rolled into a day of fun. If you volunteer in the Visitor Center you are highly encouraged to attend this training. If you plan on working for Open Tower Day or just want to know more about the lighthouse please come to this training too. If you know nothing about either area of the … Continue reading Visitor Center Training and Lighthouse Continuing Education Day
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National Geographic Celebrates NPS Centennial
National Geographic magazine has stepped up with a series of interesting articles and videos that celebrate the centennial of the National Park Service. You can check out some of them here: Explore the Power of Parks How the National Parks Tell Our Story—And Show Who We Are Can the Selfie Generation Unplug and Get Into Parks? Yellowstone: Wild Heart of a Continent Are We Losing the … Continue reading National Geographic Celebrates NPS Centennial
Native STEAM: Exploring the fusion of science and native culture at Cabrillo National Monument
“One morning, as the tide went out, the old people came down to sit and watch by the shore. That was the way it was done in the old days.” [1] Strumming his banjo in accompaniment, Park Ranger Tavio del Rio shares the Nootka story of the “Octopus and Raven.” For the students of Native STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math), this is how … Continue reading Native STEAM: Exploring the fusion of science and native culture at Cabrillo National Monument
September is Suicide Awareness Month
The NPS takes the physical and emotional well-being of its employees and volunteers seriously, and we feel it’s important to take a moment during Suicide Awareness Month to reduce the stigma associated with suicide by having open, honest conversations, and to provide tools, resources, and support to those who may be struggling. Our goal is to lose no more of our NPS sisters and brothers to suicide, and it … Continue reading September is Suicide Awareness Month
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