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
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
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
The next virtual webinar sponsored by the American Cetacean Society (ACS) will be held on Wednesday September 11 at 7:00pm over Zoom. Dr. Audra Ames will be the speaker. No registration is required. About the Presentation: Dr. Audra Ames will be speaking on Communication sounds of narwhal and beluga whales. About the Speaker: Dr. Audra Ames is a bioacoustician studying the communication and echolocation systems … Continue reading ACS Lecture Series – Dr. Audra Ames
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