Hello TPERP Volunteers, There is still plenty of room to sign up for shifts next week and into the weekend. We are coming up on some of our last low tides of the season. There will only be a handful in April and May. I did get a glimpse of blooming surfgrass on the last low tide out in Zone 2. There’s sure to … Continue reading TPERP Next Week – Permits
Roger began volunteering at Cabrillo National Monument in 2004 after retiring from his career as an east coast college professor. He found retired life lacked structure and even a bit boring, and he knew that volunteering would bring back some structure and occupy his time. Roger visited the tidepools one day and saw the sign seeking volunteers, so he signed up and started his volunteer … Continue reading Featured VIP: Roger C.
The tidepool education table is a brand new visitor contact station located near the entrance to the tidepool trail. Rangers and park volunteers spent countless hours planning, preparing and building a physical space for education and interpretation of this precious natural resource, which continues to face many challenges. One of the greatest threats to this rare habitat comes from humans. The lower, west, coastal side … Continue reading Tidepool Education Table
Hello TPERP VIP’s, We could use help in the tidepools this coming week – starting tomorrow, Sunday 3/9, and continuing throughout the week for this next low tide cycle. We’ll have quite a bit of exposure for the tides that are .6 or lower. We have openings throughout the week and also next weekend. If any of you have some time, or perhaps just haven’t … Continue reading TPERP Help Needed – March
Hello TPERP VIP’s, There’s a sea lion pup on the cliffs of the tidepools today 2/26. It looks a little thin, but may still be okay. We’ll see if it’s there tomorrow, or if it departs on its own. You’ll remember there was a record event of young sea lion strandings last year due to a shortage of smaller sized fish. SeaWorld tells us the … Continue reading Sea Lion Pup in the Pools
The March/April/May calendars are now full of available shifts for both low tides and the education table. (All on the same TPERP calendar now). Please log into Volgistics and sign up!! Thanks to all of you who attended the tidepool committee meeting today. We divided into subcommittees to work on displays for the summer education table, including “no take” education, birds, wildlife, plants and geology … Continue reading TPERP – Spring Shifts Available
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