LiMPETS is a community science program that monitors the coastal ecosystems of California and helps youth develop a scientific understanding of the ocean. LiMPETS monitors the biology in rocky intertidal and sandy beach ecosystems and aims to provide publicly accessible, scientifically sound, long-term data to inform marine resource management and the scientific community.
Effective Education Outcomes
Our partners at UC Davis profiled LiMPETS in the scientific journal Biological Conservation: “Youth-focused community science.”
🌊 Halloween Creature Feature: Polychaete Worm 🎃
This spooky season, let’s dive into the eerie world of the Neries genus of polychaete worms, also known as the ragworm! With their ghostly segments and wriggling forms, these marine creatures might just haunt your thoughts.
👻 Key Facts:
• Habitat: Dwelling in sandy and muddy seabeds, these worms are the ghoulish guardians of our benthic habitats.
• Diet: Carnivorous scavengers, they feast on detritus and small prey, making them the ultimate oceanic cleanup crew.
• Adaptations: Armed with bristle-like setae, they glide through the sediment like specters in the night.
🔍 Why They Matter: Neries worms are vital for maintaining the health of marine ecosystems, helping recycle nutrients and providing a feast for predators. Their eerie presence indicates a thriving underwater world!
This Halloween, remember that even the creepiest creatures play a crucial role in nature! Follow for more spine-tingling marine life features! #Halloween #MarineMonsters #Neries #PolychaeteWorms #OceanHorrors
🌊 Halloween Creature Feature: Polychaete Worm 🎃
This spooky season, let’s dive into the eerie world of the Neries genus of polychaete worms, also known as the ragworm! With their ghostly segments and wriggling forms, these marine creatures might just haunt your thoughts.
👻 Key Facts:
• Habitat: Dwelling in sandy and muddy seabeds, these worms are the ghoulish guardians of our benthic habitats.
• Diet: Carnivorous scavengers, they feast on detritus and small prey, making them the ultimate oceanic cleanup crew.
• Adaptations: Armed with bristle-like setae, they glide through the sediment like specters in the night.
🔍 Why They Matter: Neries worms are vital for maintaining the health of marine ecosystems, helping recycle nutrients and providing a feast for predators. Their eerie presence indicates a thriving underwater world!
This Halloween, remember that even the creepiest creatures play a crucial role in nature! Follow for more spine-tingling marine life features! #Halloween #MarineMonsters #Neries #PolychaeteWorms #OceanHorrors
🌊 We’re Back!! 🌊
… from our much-needed summer hiatus! 😎 We know y’all missed us, so here are some exciting updates:
🌅 Over the summer, LiMPETS staff took advantage of the EXTREMELY low tides, participating in the @calacademy #SolsticeSeaStarSearch & #SnapshotCalCoast. 🦭🪸🐟
🌟 The LiMPETS team also woke up EXTREMELY EARLY to help @marine_pacificrockyintertidal Scientists collect Long Term Monitoring data on the Northern California Coast, from Bodega Bay to Shelter Cove. 🦀🌿
📣 Before school let out, we said Goodbye & Good Luck to Hannah Sarver, the previous LiMPETS Manager for the @pgmuseum. In her 6 yrs with LiMPETS, she engaged over 10,000 students 😲 in marine science and spent countless hours supporting teachers. Hannah`s dedication and passion have kept LiMPETS thriving on California’s Central Coast. We will miss you, Hannah! 🐙🐚
🎉 During the 2023-24 school year, the LiMPETS network served 3,980 students from across California! One teacher shared, “LiMPETS provides the best combination of a fun, active outdoor field trip with a real science-based purpose. The prep materials educate and engage the students. It is always so fun to watch them have time together on the beach or at the tidepools.” 📋📊
🤩 We have some new faces across all our regions! Check our newsletter and website for their detailed bios. “Meet the Team” posts are coming soon!
📢 This Fall, we`re hosting 2 Sandy Beach Monitoring Teacher Training Workshops:
》Sat, Aug 31st, 10a- 4:30p in San Francisco
》Sat, Sept 14th, 8:30a- 3p in Pacific Grove
》》Links to register are in our bio《《
📆 The 2024-25 School Year program registrations will be ready by the end of August. If you have any questions, please contact your regional coordinator.😁
#LiMPETS #CommunityScience #MarineScience #OceanConservation #EnvironmentalEducation #BackToSchool #TeacherWorkshop #FieldTrips #CoastalMonitoring #DataCollection #MiddleSchool #HighSchool
🌊 We’re Back!! 🌊
… from our much-needed summer hiatus! 😎 We know y’all missed us, so here are some exciting updates:
🌅 Over the summer, LiMPETS staff took advantage of the EXTREMELY low tides, participating in the @calacademy #SolsticeSeaStarSearch & #SnapshotCalCoast. 🦭🪸🐟
🌟 The LiMPETS team also woke up EXTREMELY EARLY to help @marine_pacificrockyintertidal Scientists collect Long Term Monitoring data on the Northern California Coast, from Bodega Bay to Shelter Cove. 🦀🌿
📣 Before school let out, we said Goodbye & Good Luck to Hannah Sarver, the previous LiMPETS Manager for the @pgmuseum. In her 6 yrs with LiMPETS, she engaged over 10,000 students 😲 in marine science and spent countless hours supporting teachers. Hannah`s dedication and passion have kept LiMPETS thriving on California’s Central Coast. We will miss you, Hannah! 🐙🐚
🎉 During the 2023-24 school year, the LiMPETS network served 3,980 students from across California! One teacher shared, “LiMPETS provides the best combination of a fun, active outdoor field trip with a real science-based purpose. The prep materials educate and engage the students. It is always so fun to watch them have time together on the beach or at the tidepools.” 📋📊
🤩 We have some new faces across all our regions! Check our newsletter and website for their detailed bios. “Meet the Team” posts are coming soon!
📢 This Fall, we`re hosting 2 Sandy Beach Monitoring Teacher Training Workshops:
》Sat, Aug 31st, 10a- 4:30p in San Francisco
》Sat, Sept 14th, 8:30a- 3p in Pacific Grove
》》Links to register are in our bio《《
📆 The 2024-25 School Year program registrations will be ready by the end of August. If you have any questions, please contact your regional coordinator.😁
#LiMPETS #CommunityScience #MarineScience #OceanConservation #EnvironmentalEducation #BackToSchool #TeacherWorkshop #FieldTrips #CoastalMonitoring #DataCollection #MiddleSchool #HighSchool
🌎 Happy Earth Day!! 🌍
Them: What do you love about EARTH?
Us: The Ocean! 🤣
💙💚🩵
These Velella velella, also known as By-the-Wind Sailors were seen moseying through the tidepools.
🌊🏖
When not washing up on the shore in the thousands, this blue hydrozoan floats on the surface of the ocean where the wind pushes on its sail and its tentacles catch plankton in the water below.
🌬⛵️
#EARTH #OneOcean #CommunityScience #RockyIntertidal #Beaches #Tidepools #SailAway #Velella #EarthDay
🌎 Happy Earth Day!! 🌍
Them: What do you love about EARTH?
Us: The Ocean! 🤣
💙💚🩵
These Velella velella, also known as By-the-Wind Sailors were seen moseying through the tidepools.
🌊🏖
When not washing up on the shore in the thousands, this blue hydrozoan floats on the surface of the ocean where the wind pushes on its sail and its tentacles catch plankton in the water below.
🌬⛵️
#EARTH #OneOcean #CommunityScience #RockyIntertidal #Beaches #Tidepools #SailAway #Velella #EarthDay
✨️the best vibes ✨️
Take a moment to pause & breathe with the ocean #TidepoolTuesday
🥧 Happy Pi Day from the radial symmetrical echinoderms! 🥧
🏵 Echinoderm means "spiny skin." Phylum Echinodermata includes animals such as sea stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, brittle stars, and crinoids.
How many individuals of the following species do you count in this photo!?
❤️ Red Urchin (Mesocentrotus franciscanus)
💜 Purple Urchin (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus)
🤎 Ochre Sea Star (Pisaster ochraceus)
Do you see anything not listed!? 👀
🥧 Happy Pi Day from the radial symmetrical echinoderms! 🥧
🏵 Echinoderm means "spiny skin." Phylum Echinodermata includes animals such as sea stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, brittle stars, and crinoids.
How many individuals of the following species do you count in this photo!?
❤️ Red Urchin (Mesocentrotus franciscanus)
💜 Purple Urchin (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus)
🤎 Ochre Sea Star (Pisaster ochraceus)
Do you see anything not listed!? 👀
The Central Region of the LiMPETS Network is hiring a new Coordinator!!!
The LiMPETS Central Region Coordinator will be based at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History (@pgmuseum). This new role will be the Field Program Coordinator and will be responsible for managing both the LiMPETS Program and Watershed Guardians Project in the Monterey Bay Area.
Lead Community Science Data Collection with 6th-College Students in the following habitats:
>> Sandy Beach
>> Rocky Intertidal
>> Riparian/Streams
Program Management Responsibilities include:
>> Schedule Field Trips
>> Teach Curriculum
>> Facilitate Data Entry
>> Manage Program Budgets
>> Administer Evaluations
>> Lead Teacher Training Workshops
>> Participates in Statewide Network
Compensation:
Full-time, Non-Exempt, Eligible for Benefits
Pay Range: $22.66-$25.24/hr
To see the full job description, please see the link in our bio for more information.
If you have questions about the new role`s responsibilities, compensation, or to apply please contact Liese Murphree, (murphree@pgmuseum.org).
The Central Region of the LiMPETS Network is hiring a new Coordinator!!!
The LiMPETS Central Region Coordinator will be based at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History (@pgmuseum). This new role will be the Field Program Coordinator and will be responsible for managing both the LiMPETS Program and Watershed Guardians Project in the Monterey Bay Area.
Lead Community Science Data Collection with 6th-College Students in the following habitats:
>> Sandy Beach
>> Rocky Intertidal
>> Riparian/Streams
Program Management Responsibilities include:
>> Schedule Field Trips
>> Teach Curriculum
>> Facilitate Data Entry
>> Manage Program Budgets
>> Administer Evaluations
>> Lead Teacher Training Workshops
>> Participates in Statewide Network
Compensation:
Full-time, Non-Exempt, Eligible for Benefits
Pay Range: $22.66-$25.24/hr
To see the full job description, please see the link in our bio for more information.
If you have questions about the new role`s responsibilities, compensation, or to apply please contact Liese Murphree, (murphree@pgmuseum.org).
Happy #TidepoolTuesday from LiMPETS and their invertebrate fronds!
The Northern LiMPETS Region has spots open in their Rocky Intertidal Monitoring Teacher Training Workshop on March 9th!
🐚🦀
Teachers in the Greater Bay Area who would like their students to participate in this 21 year long term community science program should contact their local LiMPETS Coordinator or DM us for details!
🌊📋
The Link to register for the Half Moon Bay workshop is in our bio.
#limpetsmonitoring #communityscience #coastalmonitoring #scienceteacher
The Northern LiMPETS Region has spots open in their Rocky Intertidal Monitoring Teacher Training Workshop on March 9th!
🐚🦀
Teachers in the Greater Bay Area who would like their students to participate in this 21 year long term community science program should contact their local LiMPETS Coordinator or DM us for details!
🌊📋
The Link to register for the Half Moon Bay workshop is in our bio.
#limpetsmonitoring #communityscience #coastalmonitoring #scienceteacher
Extreme low tides are here, Dec 10-27, for the #SolsticeSeaStarSearch! 🌊🌟
We encourage you to participate in the statewide community search for sea stars led by @calacademy and @inaturalistorg.
To participate:
🐚 Explore California tidepools with a friend during low tide
🌱 Search for sea stars
🦀 Photograph sea stars and upload to @inaturalistorg
To find the low tide nearest you, check out the link in our bio! Happy Searching!! 🥾
#CommunityScience #KingTides #LowTide #RockyIntertidal #iNat #Ochre #Pisaster #SunflowerStar #Pycnopodia #Henricia #BloodStar #Leptasterias #6ArmedStar #BatStar #Patiria #BrittleStar #TidepoolTuesday
Extreme low tides are here, Dec 10-27, for the #SolsticeSeaStarSearch! 🌊🌟
We encourage you to participate in the statewide community search for sea stars led by @calacademy and @inaturalistorg.
To participate:
🐚 Explore California tidepools with a friend during low tide
🌱 Search for sea stars
🦀 Photograph sea stars and upload to @inaturalistorg
To find the low tide nearest you, check out the link in our bio! Happy Searching!! 🥾
#CommunityScience #KingTides #LowTide #RockyIntertidal #iNat #Ochre #Pisaster #SunflowerStar #Pycnopodia #Henricia #BloodStar #Leptasterias #6ArmedStar #BatStar #Patiria #BrittleStar #TidepoolTuesday
Winter has some amazing low tides in store! Some of which are happening this week! To find the low tides near you check out the link in our bio.
When exploring:
🌊 Always be aware of waves
🌿 Leave any animals or "plants" attatched to the rocks
📸 Take only photos & trash
🐙 Follow the signage
🥾 Have fun exploring and be safe!! 🥾
Winter has some amazing low tides in store! Some of which are happening this week! To find the low tides near you check out the link in our bio.
When exploring:
🌊 Always be aware of waves
🌿 Leave any animals or "plants" attatched to the rocks
📸 Take only photos & trash
🐙 Follow the signage
🥾 Have fun exploring and be safe!! 🥾
Happy Phycology Friday!
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Check out this California Sea Palm algae, Postelsia palmaeformi, situated on some mussel covered rocks!
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This sturdy kelp thrives in cold, nutrient waters with intense wave action. So if you ever find yourself sharing a rock with a sea palm, safely move to higher ground and keep your eyes on the ocean.
📸 Jordan Gorostiza
#intertidal #palmseaweed #postelsia #lowtide #phycology #wavewatch #fieldwork #safetytip
Happy Phycology Friday!
🌊🌱
Check out this California Sea Palm algae, Postelsia palmaeformi, situated on some mussel covered rocks!
🏝
This sturdy kelp thrives in cold, nutrient waters with intense wave action. So if you ever find yourself sharing a rock with a sea palm, safely move to higher ground and keep your eyes on the ocean.
📸 Jordan Gorostiza
#intertidal #palmseaweed #postelsia #lowtide #phycology #wavewatch #fieldwork #safetytip
Squeezed in one more field trip before the incoming storms. 🌊⛈️
Check conditions and be safe out there!
Squeezed in one more field trip before the incoming storms. 🌊⛈️
Check conditions and be safe out there!