FREE California Tidepool App
January 2012
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 facts, and more. It is a great tool for teachers, LiMPETS student-scientists, and anyone who is curious about tidepool life on the California coast. Created by the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, UCSB Marine Science Institute, LiMPETS, and volunteers from Citrix Systems, Inc. Search for Tidepools in the Apple Store.
Stand Up and Count: A New Student-Produced Video
July 2011
This July 2011, students from the Treasure Island Boys and Girls Club in San Francisco created a short film about the LiMPETS program. The video was created by the Watershed Video Project, a student-created video series produced by high school students. Created as an instructional video, this short 5-minute piece is both inspirational and entertaining.
LiMPETS Involved in Historic State Effort to Create MPAs
June 2011
California is currently engaged in a historic effort to establish a system of marine protected areas (MPAs)—similar to national parks and forests on land—to protect and restore our ocean wilderness. Currently, two LiMPETS partners (Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and the Farallones Marine Sanctuary Association) have been awarded funding to support this effort. Students and LiMPETS staff are collecting new data and analyzing historic data within these new MPAs to document key aspects of these areas as they are established.
Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History: New Home for LiMPETS in Monterey
May 2011
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 area. Thanks to the museum, our network of informed and engaged student citizen scientists is growing fast.
