May 2023 – Tides
What’s in the Tidepools? – April 2023
(NPS Photo/P. Geisler) April’s highlights were brittle stars, sea hares, keyhole limpets, octopus, By the Wind Sailors and Spring flowers. Here is a sampling of what our volunteers observed during this month — thank you to everyone who contributed. Remember to send in your photos; we truly appreciate sharing them with everyone. Don’t forget to visit the Tidepool Videos page. The Keyhole limpet is often … Continue reading What’s in the Tidepools? – April 2023
By the Wind Sailor
People have been asking “What are all the blue things that are washing up on the local beaches? ” They are called By the Wind Sailor or Velella velella. While being lumped into the Cnidarian phylum, along with jellyfish, anemones and coral, they are more closely related to the Portuguese Man Of War. We’ve included information about the By the Wind Sailor from the ebinder … Continue reading By the Wind Sailor
April 2023 – Tides
What’s in the Tidepools? – March 2023
(NPS Photo/N. Cheng) March was the last month for the extreme low tides of the season, and it didn’t fail to produce outstanding critter sightings from nudibranchs to octopus. Here is a sampling of what our volunteers observed during this month — thank you to everyone who contributed. Remember to send in your photos; we truly appreciate sharing them with everyone. You can find videos … Continue reading What’s in the Tidepools? – March 2023
Spring Flowers are in the Air
The atmospheric rivers that have brought much needed rain to the area has also allowed the spring flowers to start blooming. It looks like we are in store for a very colorful Spring. The VNC is trying to arrange with Park staff for a walking tour of Spring flowers and plants along the upper monument. A tentative date of Friday May 12th from 3-4pm has … Continue reading Spring Flowers are in the Air
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