City Nature Challenge – BioBlitz
A BioBlitz is a concentrated effort to discover and document as many species of plants, animals, and other organisms in a certain period. This helps map the biodiversity of a given area and can be used as a tool to measure impacts and changes over time. This “snapshot” of biodiversity is a great way to connect the community with science and the outdoors in a … Continue reading City Nature Challenge – BioBlitz
ACS – Virtual Speaker Series – Gray Whales
Wednesday January 12, 2022 at 7pm on Zoom Dr. Steven Swartz will present a talk on Gray Whales for the San Diego Chapter of the American Cetacean Society. This talk is free for everyone and will be given on Zoom. Meeting Information Meeting ID: 513 147 5168Passcode: Whales Steven is a 1986 graduate of the University of California at Santa Cruz and has researched has and … Continue reading ACS – Virtual Speaker Series – Gray Whales
January 2022 – Tides
What’s in the Tidepools? – December 2021
(NPS Photo/T. Woods) Our dedicated volunteers at Cabrillo National Monument take photos of the exciting flora and fauna down in the tidepools! We want to try and capture the wonderful photos that volunteers are taking in the tidepool area. This blog post is published on a monthly basis, but we need your help. We encourage you to contribute by submitting your memorable photos and/or short … Continue reading What’s in the Tidepools? – December 2021
Happy New Year!
As the sun sets on 2021, let us hope for good things in 2022. Thank you VIP Romi for this amazing sunset over Cabrillo as seen from La Mesa in early December. We start off 2022 with king tides over New Year’s Day weekend on January 2nd and 3rd. These are going to be the highest and lowest tides of the year so huge crowds … Continue reading Happy New Year!
Tidepool Safety Reminders
The king tides this past weekend remind us to be extra safe while volunteering around the tidepools. The high tides continue to erode the cliffs. The entrance to the tidepools continues to get narrower. Small bluff collapses make walking over the terrain more dangerous. Watch out for the blocks of sandstone that are breaking loose. Know where they are so that if you are down … Continue reading Tidepool Safety Reminders
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