http://www.nps.gov/chis News releases from Channel Islands National Park. en-us http://www.nps.gov/chis/parknews/shipwreck-lecture.htm Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:16:50 EST During the December “From Shore to Sea” lectures, sanctuary and park cultural resource experts Robert Schwemmer and Kelly Minas will discuss current research about historic shipwrecks and submerged airplanes around the islands. http://www.nps.gov/chis/parknews/heat-related-incident-on-santa-cruz-island.htm Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:42:18 EST On Friday, October 16, 2009, a 49-year-old man died of what appears to have been a case of heat stroke following a prolonged hike in unseasonably hot weather on Santa Cruz Island within Channel Islands National Park. http://www.nps.gov/chis/parknews/first-people-on-san-nicolas-island.htm Sun, 04 Oct 2009 12:47:45 EST Steve Schwartz, U.S. Navy senior archaeologist and historian, will discuss the intriguing question of who were the first people to live on San Nicolas Island during the November “From Shore to Sea” lectures. http://www.nps.gov/chis/parknews/climate-change-film.htm Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:43:31 EST Join us to view “A Sea Change,” a documentary film that explores the effects of climate change on the world’s oceans. The rapid rise of carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere since the Industrial Revolution is increasing acidification of the sea.  http://www.nps.gov/chis/parknews/sea-otters.htm Mon, 21 Sep 2009 10:41:50 EST During the October “From Shore to Sea” lectures, Greg Sanders, a senior biologist with Minerals Management Service, will share some of his favorite sea otter tales while offering information on how sea otters are an indicator of our ocean’s health. http://www.nps.gov/chis/parknews/monitoring-air-pollution-in-the-santa-barbara-channel.htm Thu, 06 Aug 2009 18:47:36 EST Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District (SBCAPCD) Manager Tom Murphy will talk about steps the county is taking to monitor and reduce air pollution along the coast and in the Santa Barbara Channel during the August “From Shore to Sea” lecture. http://www.nps.gov/chis/parknews/ledture-marine-life-protection-act-initiative.htm Sun, 26 Jul 2009 13:59:34 EST Kelly Sayce, Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) Initiative Public Outreach and Education Coordinator, and Dr. Satie Airamé, MLPA Science Advisor, will be the featured speakers at the July “From Shore to Sea” lecture series.  Together, they will discuss the Marine Life Protection Act Initiative planning process in the south coast region. http://www.nps.gov/chis/parknews/wilderness-planning.htm Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:48:16 EST Channel Islands National Park Superintendent Russell E. Galipeau Jr. invites the public to attend open houses on June 17th in Ventura and June 18th in Santa Barbara to learn about and comment on the wilderness proposal process for Channel Islands National Park. http://www.nps.gov/chis/parknews/coastal-wetland-restoration.htm Fri, 29 May 2009 11:46:09 EST Channel Islands National Park Superintendent Russell E. Galipeau Jr. announced today the availability of the Prisoners Harbor Coastal Wetland Restoration Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for public comment. The National Park Service (NPS) is proposing to restore a portion of the coastal wetland and associated stream channel at Prisoners Harbor on Santa Cruz Island.   http://www.nps.gov/chis/parknews/construction-begins-on-new-pier-for-santa-rosa-island.htm Wed, 27 May 2009 20:00:13 EST After several weeks of setting up a base camp and staging materials construction has begun to replace the pier at Bechers Bay on remote Santa Rosa Island. During construction the pier will be closed to the public with completion planned for December 2009.