With settlement funds from the Torch Platform Irene Oil Spill, the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and LiMPETS has established three new rocky intertidal sites ranging from Pismo Beach to Los Angleles County: Shell Beach, Coal Oil Point (at left) and Point Fermin. LiMPETS training has been provided to 15 new teachers in Santa […]
[…] Hello LiMPETS educators, and welcome to the second edition of Climate Connections, where we connect you to the latest information on our changing climate. With a new year came a new administration and a new federal (re)focus on climate change. Hurrah! Considering 2020 tied with 2016 as the hottest year ever, and the […]
The LiMPETS network has a new, key partner in the Monterey Bay area. In Spring 2011, the Pacific Grove Museum became the new “home” of LiMPETS along the central California Coast, in regards to day-to-day operations. Ann Wasser, the LiMPETS coordinator at the museum, is busy recruiting and training new teachers and students in […]
[…] the Farallones Marine Sanctuary Association has completed a 5-unit pilot curriculum for the LiMPETS Sandy Beach and Rocky Intertidal Programs. Evolved from a simple teacher handbook, this new curriculum is packed with scientific background materials and an array of classroom activities for grades 6 through 12. Evaluation of students who completed the LiMPETS program […]
Next time you head to the tidepools, bring your iPhone or iPad (waterproof case recommended). A new California Tidepool App is now available to answer your burning questions about intertidal life like, why are chitons so cool? –and– how long can sea urchins live? Much like a field guide, the App has photos, fun […]
For better or worse, LiMPETS has officially joined the blogosphere. Read the new citizen science blog on the OceanSpaces website. The blog, written by Amy Dean, highlights the unique successes of the LiMPETS program. Excerpt from the blog follows. Why engage teens in citizen science? They are a diverse, moody bunch. The field of […]
[…] oversee and fund restoration efforts. Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary was awarded funding, in part, to partner with Cabrillo High School in Vandenberg Village and establish a new LiMPETS monitoring site on base. In November 2011, members of the Cabrillo High Aquarium Club joined CINMS staff and the Torch trustees to visit the site […]
[…] teachers to improve our trainings and protocols. Our curriculum has been updated to align with Next Generation Science Standards and California state teaching standards. We’ve created a new and improved quality control plan which we are piloting this year. Increasing LiMPETS scientific rigor is a big goal of 2015! The roll-out of our new […]
[…] educators, and welcome to the first edition of Climate Connections, where we connect you to the latest information on our changing climate. Not only is it a new year, but a new decade, so first let’s focus on where things stand and what this means for the special coast and ocean places we love. […]
[…] splash their ankles. “It’s a really wonderful investment,” said retired Modesto Junior College professor Richard Anderson, who with wife Lynn Hansen helped start the field trips. With free admission from Monterey Bay Aquarium, free training and a beach science project through the nonprofit LiMPETS, and parent and community chaperones donating their time, Anderson figures he gets […]
