The Restoration of San Diego’s Operational Lighthouse

La Playa Trail Association presents its next history lecture, and you are invited. Tuesday, March 12, 2024 Point Loma Assembly 3035 Talbot Street, Point Loma Doors open 5:30 pm. Lecture from 6:00 to 7:00 pm $10 suggested donation The Restoration of San Diego’s Operational Lighthouse By authors-historians Kim Fahlen and Karen Scanlon Also, Contractor Neil Gardis, if his travel schedule permits. The leggy iron tower … Continue reading The Restoration of San Diego’s Operational Lighthouse

Flyer with two headshots of a scientist out in the field; in one image she is wearing a black polo that says "U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service", in the other she is wearing the green-and-gray uniform of a National Park Service ranger. In both photographs she smiles at the camera.

Naturally Speaking Series – The Endangered Species Act and How Everyone can Contribute to Conservation

Kaye London, Fish and Wildlife Biologist, works for US Fish and Wildlife Service as a Classification Biologist. She works with the species’ experts and Agency managers to apply the Endangered Species Act regulations. She provides input for determinations regarding listing status for at-risk and listed species. She got her start at Cabrillo National Monument as a volunteer in 2006 where she loved assisting with herp … Continue reading Naturally Speaking Series – The Endangered Species Act and How Everyone can Contribute to Conservation

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ACS Lecture Series – Thomas Jefferson

The next virtual webinar sponsored by the American Cetacean Society (ACS) will be held on Wednesday February 21 at 7:00pm over Zoom. Thomas Jefferson will be the speaker. No registration is required. About the Presentation: Thomas Jefferson will be presenting on the disappearance of Pilot Whales from Southern California.  About the Speaker: Thomas Jefferson has been studying marine mammals for 40 years, since 1983, and … Continue reading ACS Lecture Series – Thomas Jefferson

Flyer with two scientists out in the field; one sorts seeds in a greenhouse, the other uses a white net on a long pole to catch insects.

Naturally Speaking Series – San Diego’s Native Bees and the Plants They Love

San Diego County is a biodiversity hotspot for both plants and pollinators. Patricia and Jess will be talking about native bees and the plants they depend on in the county and ways to support them in your backyard. When: Wednesday, January 31, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Where:  Zoom Cost: Free RSVP today Sponsored by the Cabrillo National Monument Foundation Continue reading Naturally Speaking Series – San Diego’s Native Bees and the Plants They Love

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ACS Lecture Series – Ric Matthews

The next virtual webinar sponsored by the American Cetacean Society (ACS) will be held on Wednesday January 10 at 7:00pm over Zoom. Ric Matthews will be the speaker. No registration is required. About the Presentation: Please join as Ric presents a brief history of ACS-San Diego and Marine Mammals he has encountered.  About the Speaker: Ric Matthews graduated from the Univ. of Calif Davis campus with … Continue reading ACS Lecture Series – Ric Matthews

It’s Time to Start Counting Spiders

Arachnophobia is pretty bad, but disappearing spiders are much scarier. Popular Science – Published Nov 12, 2023 9:00 PM EST This article was originally featured on Knowable Magazine. I’m obsessed with jumping spiders. But it wasn’t always so. While never a spider hater or arachnophobe, I was pretty ambivalent about them for most of my life. Then I learned about jumping spiders: I’ve reported on their impressive … Continue reading It’s Time to Start Counting Spiders