Cabrillo National Monument

San Diego’s only National Park. Home of the Old Point Loma Lighthouse✨ protected tide pools 🐙 16th century exploration 🌊 and the best view of San Diego 🌇

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Caught a full rainbow at Cabrillo National Monument this weekend. Nature really said, “Welcome back!” 🌈✨

NPS Photo | S. Hernandez

#Nature #Rainbow #CabrilloNationalMonument #NPS #NationalParkService #NationalParks #SanDiego

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What do you call a plant that only blooms once in its lifetime? Monocarpic also known as a century plant.

Most Shaw’s Agaves (_Agave shawii_) bloom anywhere from 25 to 50 years old.

#NPS #FindYourPark #EncuentraTuParque #MotherNature #Nature #NatureLovers #PlantPower

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There are so many things to be thankful for this time of the year, and we are thrilled to see our #ShawsAgave (_Agave shawii_) starting to #bloom!

Shaw’s #Agaves around the park are finally starting to open to expose their florescent yellow #Flowers to the world.

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The past, present, and future of our ecosystems with #Environmental Historian Cyrus Forman!
#NaturalySpeaking #History #Science #Environment #EnvironmentalHistory #Historian #Environmentalist #Nature #NPS #ParkRanger #SanDiego #SanDiegoHistory

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The past, present, and future of our ecosystems with #Environmental Historian Cyrus Forman!
#NaturalySpeaking #History #Science #Environment #EnvironmentalHistory #Historian #Environmentalist #Nature #NPS #ParkRanger #SanDiego #SanDiegoHistory

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Unicorns are real 🦄 ... dark unicorn whelks, that is 🐚 Join ecologist Anthony Truong for a talk on unicorn whelks & climate change: https://t.co/4NzouTYcJP
#UnicornsAreReal#Science#ClimateChange #Intertidal#Invertebrate#Ecology#ConservationLegacy#NPS #Nature#TidePools#SCRLC

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Today and tomorrow, a FREE virtual workshop on food webs! Learn how everything has its place in Cabrillo’s kelp forest and tidepools https://t.co/XJpsU7nSSe
@ventureunified #EcoLogik #STEM #STEAM #STEMEducation #Youth #Kids #Nature #Science #Tech #MarineScience #NPS#SanDiego

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Should unicorn whelks stay or go? Ecologist Anthony Truong discusses our changing tidepool communities in this free science talk: https://t.co/4NzouTYcJP
#UnicornsAreReal #Science #ClimateChange #Intertidal #Invertebrate #Ecology #ConservationLegacy #NPS #MarineScience #Nature

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Ever heard of a dog-eat-dog world? It’s an EVERYTHING-eat-EVERYTHING world @cabrillonps 🤯
Explore these complex food webs in two free, virtual workshops:
https://t.co/XJpsU7nSSe
@ventureunified #EcoLogik #STEM #Science #NPS #FindYourPark #EncuentraTuParque #Youth #SanDiego

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What are the redwood forests of the sea? Kelp forests 🦦(No Dad joke here, sorry not sorry) https://t.co/XJpsU7nSSe

#EcoLogik #STEM #Halloween #Science #MarineScience #NPS #FindYourPark #EncuentraTuParque #STEMEducation #STEAMPowered #Youth #SanDiego @NPSYouth

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���� Once more for the people in the back! 📢 Have you heard of our FREE, virtual #STEM (#science, technology, engineering, math) workshops?! https://t.co/XJpsU7nSSe

#EcoLogik #STEMEducation #Youth #Kids #Nature #Science #Tech #MarineScience #MarineBiology #NPS

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Imagine sailing across the ocean with no modern tech, medicine, or knowledge ⛵ Join Dr. Ray Ashley of @sdmaritime for a free talk about Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo's ship: https://t.co/3Qz73rd76U
#SanSalvador #History #SanDiego #Sailing #Ships #NPS #FindYourPark #EncuentraTuParque

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There are three main differences between these #MarineMammals:

👂#SeaLions have external ears, while #Seals have internal ears.

🏃Sea lions can "walk" while seals slide.

📣#CaliforniaSeaLions are more vocal and noisier, while #HarborSeals are quieter.

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Did you solve the mystery? If you guessed the #CaliforniaSeaLion (Zalophus californianus), you were right! These large #MarineMammals haul out on the buoys at the entrance to #SanDiegoBay.

If you thought it was the call of a seal, tune in tomorrow to discover the differences.

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📞New number, who dis?

While overlooking the city of #SanDiego, one can sometimes hear the mysterious call of an animal. Can you identify the #MysteryAnimal? Post your guess below, and tune in tomorrow to see if you’re right!

#AnimalCalls #Wildlife #TheMarineMammalCenter @TMMC

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Ghosts underwater? Skeletons of the sea? Marine pumpkins? 👻💀Free virtual workshop on the ocean's spookiest creatures! Register at: https://t.co/XJpsU76htE
#EcoLogik #STEM #Halloween #Science #MarineScience #NPS #FindYourPark #EncuentraTuParque #STEMEducation #SanDiego

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Free virtual hands-on, gamified, and interactive #STEAM workshops 😮
https://t.co/XJpsU7nSSe scroll down to “Virtual Workshops” for registration link
#EcoLogik #STEM #STEAM #STEMEducation #Youth #Kids #Nature #Science #Tech #MarineScience #MarineBiology @sd_fdn #NPS

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Improve memory, lower anxiety, increase gratitude, &discover the wonders of #nature through #NatureJournaling! Join jouralist Karen TODAY and tomorrow: https://t.co/mMjCZ0VGox
@sd_fdn @SanDiegoCounty #JuniorRanger#EcoLogik#NatureJournal#NatureExploration #NPS

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Weed-out you, we are nothing. 🌾 So, come celebrate National Public Lands Day (NPLD) with us! The entire park is FREE for the day and we have plenty of activities for you all to enjoy. #NPLD #FindYourPark #EncuentraTuParque #DayOfService #DiaDeServicio

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Flowers that remind us of elote 🌽 and plants that make their own sunscreen?! Learn from youth apprentices Maya and Lucinda at Junior #Scientist Days THIS Friday and Saturday! https://t.co/mMjCZ0Wee5
@sd_fdn @SanDiegoCounty #JuniorRanger #EcoLogik #STEM #Nature #Science #NPS