To the Crew, Trying to stay cool? Cabrillo is always 10 to 20 degrees cooler due to our state of the art air conditioner XJ3000p: The Mighty Pacific Ocean.  However, the warmth has brought out the herp variety so please be mindful and careful when you are out in the Park or around San Diego. Don’t forget to plant your geophytes for summer rewards.  I … Continue reading annus mirabilis is

Hello All, I hope you are diligently watching the sunsets. There have been some pretty good ones as of late.  Balboa Park is celebrating.  It’s a nice time of the year to bring some food and camp under a ficus watkinsiana.  Enjoy it as people have for the last 100 years. AIR Out and About – February 19, 4:30pm to 8:30pm Our current AIR photographer is … Continue reading The Misfits and Me

Here’s the latest video from the Department of Interior: Continue reading This Week at Interior

It’s another exciting, activity-filled week at Cabrillo. Today, there’s the CNMF reception for CNMF members, VIPs, and CNMC members for the new exhibition from the New Bedford Whaling Museum, Yankee Baleeiros!, beginning at 5:30 PM.  You should have RSVPed to CNMF to attend the event. Relive World War II military history with Open Bunker Day from 10 AM to 4 PM on Saturday, 24 January. … Continue reading Next Week at Cabrillo

With some really great low tides ahead of us in January, here’s another in our continuing education series, taken from the Cabrillo National Monument Reference Manual (E-binder).  Enjoy! California Sea Hare (Aplysia californica) Contributed by Dr. Bonnie Becker Where found: Low tide zone up to upper tidepools. Interesting facts: A sea hare is a mollusc, related to the snails, but without the conspicuous outer shell. They … Continue reading Continuing Ed: California Sea Hare

Things are picking up in the New Year this week.  There’s plenty to see and do. Help guide the volunteer program at CNM by participating in the Volunteer Navigation Committee (VNC) meeting at 10:00 AM on Saturday, 10 January.  When you’re done, stick around to learn about life as a 16th century sailor at 1:30 PM. If you’ve coordinated with Tavio to be trained on … Continue reading Next Week at Cabrillo