Meet Your New Underwater Parks! [Free Event, February 4th]
Join us to celebrate our new Marine Protected Areas on February 4th (MPAs)
Come “Meet Your New Underwater Parks”
Saturday February 4th from 10 AM – 1 PM at the Tijuana River Estuary Visitor Center -- 301 Caspian Way, Imperial Beach, CA 91932.
Join WiLDCOAST and The Tijuana River Estuary to learn more about our new Marine Protected Areas in San Diego, and take a guided nature walk through the estuary to better understand its connection to the ocean. Special guest speaker Dr. Octavio Aburto from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography will discuss “Cabo Pulmo: Marine Protected Area Success Story.”
10 AM- San Diego Marine Protected Areas 101
11 AM - Cabo Pulmo: Marine Protected Area Success Story.
12 PM - Tijuana River Estuary Nature Walk. Learn about the importance of the estuary to ocean connection.
FREE EVENT.
Bring your family and friends for a day of learning, exploring and chances to win cool prizes like: surfing lessons, kayak tours and tickets to the Birch Aquarium.
For more information on the event, or on MPAs, please contact WiLDCOAST’s Conservation Program Coordinator Diane Castaneda at diane@wildcoast.net.
Special thanks to Dr. Octavio Aburto and Dana Roeber Murray for providing us with their wonderful underwater images.
