They’re baaaackkk! The Velella velella jellyfish, also know as By the Wind Sailor, are back in the tidepools. It has been 3-4 years since we have seen these in the tidepools. TPERP Patrick took this photo of these stunning blue jellyfish. You can read more about these unique jellyfish in the ebinder. Read more… Continue reading Tidepool Tips – By the Wind Sailor
Thanks to Keith Ballard and Mona Feliz, the ebinder volumes and books, which are used at the Education Table, have a new shelf in the Visitor Information Station at the tidepools. Keith, who also built a lot of the furniture, has added a shelf to hold all of these materials. Continue reading Tidepool Tips – Information Station Update
If you want to read about some interesting marine research at California State Fullerton, read on. From their website you can learn about Environmental DNA (eDNA) and Aggressive Sea Anemones, among other reaearch. Deep Dive Into Marine Life Continue reading Tidepool Tips – Deep Dive Into Marine Life
Most TPERPs, if not everyone, is aware of the hanging rock at the entrance to the tidepools. If you are not, take a look the next time you are down there. Unfortunately, lots of visitors take this route passing underneath this rock to get down to the water. Most visitors doesn’t even look up to notice the rock. No one knows when that rock will … Continue reading Tidepool Tips – Watch for Falling Rocks
With apologies to Dr. Seuss… You will see all sorts of interesting things around the tidepools as you volunteer there. Here are some of our favorites over the past few years. Faces have been blurred. Underwater Basket Weaving (No, really) A man received permission to sit in the tidepools and perform his underwater basket weaving. The water made the wood fibers more pliable. Merman It … Continue reading Tidepool Tips – Oh The Things You Will See…
Have you noticed the log which is now behind the Education Table at the tidepools? Would you like to know how this mysterious log got there? Well read on to hear from VIP Mona as she describes this story. I was chatting with three women at the education table when I saw something odd in my peripheral vision. A log was floating through the … Continue reading Tidepool Tips – Case Of The Mysterious Log
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