The sun had yet to rise for dawn and a steady trickle of volunteers made their pilgrimage down to the tidepools. Their quest: to help remove trash from the rocky intertidal area at Cabrillo. The -0.9 low tide at 6:11am not only allowed easier access to the trash but allowed the volunteers a unique experience: early morning within Cabrillo National Monument’s amazing tidepools without the … Continue reading O Dark Thirty
Colleagues (of the esteemed variety), I hope summer fun is treating you well. Thanks to all those participating in our Tidepool trash clean up. We had a great turnout and hope to do another one in the next three months. “Special” projects for volunteers to get involved with are in abundance this summer, and we thank you for answering the Calls to Action. Cabrillo cannot … Continue reading Hanky Panky is #1
Hello Volunteers, Summer is providing some nice blues in the ocean to distract one from work. I hope you are enjoying yourselves and exploring the County and beyond. I like to live vicariously through you so thanks for sharing your summer travels with me. Super jealous. We have an interesting couple of months staffing-wise and could use some help in the Visitor Center or with … Continue reading Taylor’s Tight Around the Cholera
Hello All, The Fin whale is still dead. It is reported to be a juvenile, male about 50ft. There is a lot of buzz from visitors asking about it due to news coverage. It is beached in a cove on the wastewater treatment complex and is not visible from Cabrillo. I hear the wind say they might tow it to perform a necropsy but you … Continue reading Angel of the Battlefield
Hello TPERP VIP’s, We now have 3 additional VIP radios. Tavio and I added one to the main case in the interp library/office area with all the others. Two additional ICOM radios will be on single charger units in the NRMAS Field office (the office next to mine) for now. They should still be signed out at the main sign out location in the library. … Continue reading TPERP – Radio Update
From the Cabrillo National Monument website, here’s a brief reminder of how special the ecosystem at CNM really is: At the time Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo sailed into San Diego Bay in 1542, a rich diversity of life was present, ranging from desert cactus to moisture-loving algae, tarantulas to sea slugs, and gray foxes to sea lions. Approximately 3,000 Native Americans lived in the San Diego … Continue reading A Natural “Island” in the Big City
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