June 2024 – Tides
Did You Know? Desalination Plant in Point Loma
The first desalination plant in California was constructed at the tip of Point Loma in the 1960s. The plant was built in an area adjacent to where the current Cabrillo tidepool parking lot is located. NAVWAR now occupies the buildings where the desalination plant existed. Let’s dive into the history of this plant and how it came to be built in Point Loma. The United … Continue reading Did You Know? Desalination Plant in Point Loma
What Are Those Blue Blobs Washing Up On SoCal Beaches?
By Karissa Duran, Scripps Institute of OceanographyMay 19, 2023 What are these blue jellyfish-like creatures? These creatures are called Velella velella. They have several different nicknames including “by-the-wind-sailors” and “little sails” as a reference to their sail-like, chitinous structure that sticks up above the water. Why are they washing up? They wash up on shore due to a combination of shoreward wind and current patterns. … Continue reading What Are Those Blue Blobs Washing Up On SoCal Beaches?
To All Cox.net Email Subscribers to the VIPVoice (Update)
(Update) Sorry for the additional post and confusion. I have been informed that not everyone had to change their email address when yahoo became your mail server. So if your email address didn’t change, you shouldn’t have to do anything. Sorry for any confusion this may have caused some people. Thank you. Continue reading To All Cox.net Email Subscribers to the VIPVoice (Update)
To All Cox.net Email Subscribers to the VIPVoice
If you have or had a cox.net email address and your email service has been moved to Yahoo, this notice is for you. If you are subscribed to the VIPVoice, you will need to unsubscribe with the cox email address and resubscribe with your new yahoo email address. If you have trouble unsubscribing, send a note to cnmvipvoice@gmail.com and we can remove it. In addition, Cabrillo volunteers, if your … Continue reading To All Cox.net Email Subscribers to the VIPVoice

