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A website for the Volunteers in Parks (VIPs) at Cabrillo National Monument, San Diego, CA
What’s in the Tidepools? – October 2024
(Sea Hares with eggs – NPS Photo/D. Orr) Welcome back to tidepool season. We’ve highlighted some tidepool photos from this month along with a few from over the summer. Here is a sampling of what our volunteers observed during this month — thank you to everyone who contributed. Remember to send in your photos; we truly appreciate sharing them with everyone. Don’t forget to visit … Continue reading What’s in the Tidepools? – October 2024
Oceanside Trail Interpretative Plant Guide
Science Technician Patricia has created an interpretative guide for the plants along the Oceanside Trail. This guide will help volunteers identify the native plants for visitors as they hike the trail. You can find the new interpretative plant guide as part of the ebinder in the Terrestrial Plants section. Enjoy and thank you Patricia! Continue reading Oceanside Trail Interpretative Plant Guide
The U.S. gets a new national marine sanctuary, the first led by a tribe
Lauren Sommer, NPR Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationCredit: Connie Hanzhang Jin/NPR More than 4,500 square miles of ocean will soon be protected by the federal government off the Central California coast. The Biden administration is creating a new national marine sanctuary, which will be the third largest in the U.S. The sanctuary is also the first to be led by Indigenous people. It was … Continue reading The U.S. gets a new national marine sanctuary, the first led by a tribe
October 2024 – Tides
Encore Perfomance of the Glowing Fireworms
Fireworms are mating! If you are interested in watching small worms mating & glowing like green light sticks now is the season. VIP Mary has selected August and September for the more intense light show. These fireworms or glowworms, Odontosyllis phosphorea, swim up from the bottom to mate on the surface water for half an hour. When thousands of these worms glow, it makes for a wonderful … Continue reading Encore Perfomance of the Glowing Fireworms
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