A Walk in the Park – May 16, 2020
The Walks in the Park will start winding down soon now that the park is opening up again. Here again is Pauline’s walk to help all of us enjoy the park. Remember you can find all the photos taken during the Coronavirus shutdown here. Continue reading A Walk in the Park – May 16, 2020
Octopus Babies
While we aren’t going to show you cat videos or other pet videos (you can find those for yourself all over the internet), we can share a different kind of animal video to get your day started off right. The Living Coast Discovery Center in Chula Vista released a video showing off their octopus babies. These is the Two spotted Octopus that we find in … Continue reading Octopus Babies
Virtual Nat Chat: The Bioluminescent Red Tide of 2020
If you are interested in learning more about the recent Red tide and the bioluminescent effect, there is a virtual lecture tonight (Tuesday) at 7:00pm. This lecture is sponsored through the San Diego Natural History Museum. Dr. Michael Latz of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego studies this spectacular phenomenon. In this short Zoom talk, he’ll touch on the mechanism behind this strange … Continue reading Virtual Nat Chat: The Bioluminescent Red Tide of 2020
VIP Spotlight – Sandy Woodhouse
Setareh Nouriboshehri, Community Volunteer Ambassador (CVA) You know what time it is: VIP Spotlight Monday! If you’ve ever visited the park on a Friday, chances are you have run into VIP Sandy in the Visitor Center. For the past ten years, Sandy has welcomed visitors from all over the world to the park, sworn in Junior Rangers, and answered questions from “where can I find … Continue reading VIP Spotlight – Sandy Woodhouse
True Facts: Freaky Nudibranchs
Hey TPERPs (and everyone else too)! It’s time for some Continuing Education. This fun ten minute video found its way to us through former TPERP Coordinator, Ranger Bonnie. There is good information as well as lots of humor and bad puns. Enjoy! Continue reading True Facts: Freaky Nudibranchs
Random Observations and Thoughts
Perhaps we have been quarantined too long, or bored, or hungry, or just going crazy. While viewing some of the recent statistics on the VIP Voice, we saw the following under the top search parameters. Needless to say we were a little concerned when we saw these search items. We started to wonder what the VIPs were thinking about. But don’t worry. After more investigation … Continue reading Random Observations and Thoughts

