• The tidepools of Cabrillo National Monument

    Cabrillo

    National Monument California

Tidepool Monitoring Volunteers

Tidepools at Cabrillo National Monument
Volunteer Tidepool Monitors provide a critical service to Cabrillo National Monument, and help ensure the health of this fragile resource.
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Since 1990, Cabrillo National Monument has been engaged in a long-term monitoring effort of the tidepools. Thirteen key species are being monitored using four types of study techniques during spring and fall - and volunteers are a key component of the research. Click here for a in-depth primer for Tidepool Monitoring Volunteers.

Did You Know?

Old Point Loma Lighthouse

Did you know that the light from the Old Point Loma Lighthouse at Cabrillo National Monument could be seen by mariners 39 miles out to sea?