Draft VIP Five-Year Plan

We’ve been working on developing a vision and strategy for our Volunteer-in-Parks program in the form of a plan that spells out where we would like to see our VIP program go over the next five years. Volunteers are encouraged to review the plan (link below) and are welcome to comment. Please send your feedback and suggestions to Debbie Sherman. Discussion on the draft five-year plan will take … Continue reading Draft VIP Five-Year Plan

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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

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