Tidepool Cleanup and Graffiti Removal
A group of TPERPs were spotted in the tidepools early Saturday morning, July 6. They took advantage of an early low tide to cleanup some of the trash in the tidepools. This low tide during the summer allows the volunteers to get to some of that debris that is usually not accessible. They also removed the graffiti found in the area. Thank you to all … Continue reading Tidepool Cleanup and Graffiti Removal
Training Opportunity – Visitor Center
On Saturday July 13 at 10:00 am Ranger Elizabeth, Ranger Julieanne and Community Volunteer Ambassador Setara will be hosting a Visitor Center Training.This is an opportunity for current VC volunteers, new VC volunteers, or people who are interested in working the desk to come together and gets some hands-on training. Everyone is welcome! It will last one hour and coffee and donuts will be provided. … Continue reading Training Opportunity – Visitor Center
July 2019 – Tides
Cabrillo Field Notes – Three Summer Blooms
As we move into the summer months and the drought deciduous plants of spring begin to go dormant, the summer blooms arrive to add their splash of color to Cabrillo National Monument. Clustered Tarweed (Deinandra fasciculate), California Flattop Buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum), and Tall Stephanomeria (Stepanomeria virgate ssp. Pleurocarpa) are currently in bloom at our park. With the yellow, pink and white, and lavender colors respectively, … Continue reading Cabrillo Field Notes – Three Summer Blooms
Cabrillo Field Notes – We Brake for Snakes!
Cabrillo National Monument is home to six different snake species – one of these species, the San Diego Gopher Snake (Pituophis catenifer annectens), is an oft-misidentified and harmless backyard reptile that keeps our ecosystems healthy. Read on to learn more about this slithering species, and why it’s important to break for snakes! Read the rest of the Field Note. Continue reading Cabrillo Field Notes – We Brake for Snakes!
Did You Know – TOURISM TO CABRILLO NATIONAL MONUMENT CREATES $67.5 MILLION IN ECONOMIC BENEFITS FOR SAN DIEGO REGIONAL ECONOMY
SAN DIEGO, CA – A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 842,000 visitors to Cabrillo National Monument in 2018 spent $49.7 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 654 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the San Diego economy of $67.5 million. “Cabrillo National Monument welcomes visitors from across the country and around the world,” said … Continue reading Did You Know – TOURISM TO CABRILLO NATIONAL MONUMENT CREATES $67.5 MILLION IN ECONOMIC BENEFITS FOR SAN DIEGO REGIONAL ECONOMY
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