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Go to www.dcyphr.org and register for an account. Head to the contribute tab to select an article to summarize. Or if you want to summarize a specific article you can request it under the request tab and then summarize it. Doing these tasks will make key scientific research and results more accessible to the general public and underprivileged populations.

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Go to www.dcyphr.org and register for an account. Head to the contribute tab to select an article to summarize. Or if you want to summarize a specific article you can request it under the request tab and then summarize it. Doing these tasks will make key scientific research and results more accessible to the general public and underprivileged populations.

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Dzivula Gube
Marine Conservationist & Underwater Photographer, Kenya

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iNaturalist is a social network for naturalists! Record your observations of plants and animals,
share them with friends and researchers, and learn about the natural world.

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Submit your tide photos to contribute to scientific research during specific seasons!

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The information on this page is for the most recent King Tides that took place January 10-12 and February 8-9, 2020. Please check back in the summer for details on next winter's King Tides.
Use your smart phone to participate in the Project by taking and uploading photos of king tides through the King Tides Photo Upload form. Start by choosing where you'll go to take your photos and then look at the map below to find out what time and how high your king tides will be. (Take your photos as near to high tide time as you can.) Your photos will be displayed on an interactive map. Check the map link starting on January 10 to see this year's photos.

* LEARN HOW TO UPLOAD YOUR KING TIDES PHOTOS *

The most important thing to remember is to be safe! Take extra precautions when you walk on slippery areas or near big waves, and always be conscious of your surroundings and the weather conditions. Don't turn your back on the ocean! Please be aware that shore birds may be taking refuge in areas above the tide line - don't flush them out in the process of getting your shot.

Some of the most powerful images are taken in areas that are subject to flooding and erosion, and of places where high water levels can be gauged against familiar landmarks (such as cliffs, rocks, roads, buildings, bridge supports, sea walls, staircases, and piers).

In addition to uploading your photos, you can also share them on social media using #kingtides. We'll be liking and sharing your posts throughout the King Tides season.

Join #KingTides:

2020 King Tides heights and times:
If you have trouble viewing this map, open it in a separate window. You can also check NOAA's Tides & Currents webpage directly.

UPLOAD PHOTOS

You can either upload photos via a web browser or with the free Survey123 app. Some coastal areas in California may be out of cell service range. If you think your photo location will be out of range, or if you prefer not to use your data for uploading photos, you can still participate by using the Survey123 app with a few preparatory steps as described below. Alternatively, you can upload later via your web browser. Be sure to have your phone's location services ON when you're taking your King Tides photos!
You can download a PDF of the instructions below, including screenshots of the app.

To use the app:

1. Download the Survey123 app from your app store (for iPhone or Android) and then exit the app. (At this point, if you open the app from your phone, it will ask you to sign in to an Esri account. Don't worry, you don't need an account. Close the app and move on to Step 2 below.)

2. Go to the King Tides Photo Upload form.

3. Select "Open in Survey 123 field app." If preferred, you can use the app without using data and complete the upload of your photos later. See instructions below.

4. IMPORTANT: Before the app launches, it will ask you to allow it to access your location while in use. Select "Allow".

5. After you've launched the form the first time, you'll be able to access it by simply opening the Survey123 app on your phone. Select "Collect" to launch the form.

6. Upload your King Tides photo and complete and submit the form by tapping the checkmark icon at the bottom of the screen. You will need to upload each photo individually. The app will tag each photo with its geographic location. Complete the form for each photo you want to upload.

To Use the App Offline:

1. While you're online, follow steps #1 through #4 above. Once you've done that, you'll be able to open the King Tides Project Photo Survey in the Survey123 app even when offline.

2. Forms completed while offline will be saved in the app's outbox. While at your King Tides location, submit a form for each photo you want to upload. (Tap the checkmark icon at the bottom of the screen to submit.) The app will tag each photo with its geographic location.

3. When you are in service range or on WiFi, go back into the Survey123 app on your phone and select the King Tides Project Survey under "My Surveys".

4. Select "Outbox" and then "Send".

To upload photos via a web browser:

1. Be sure to have location services ON for your camera when you take your photo! This is the default setting, but you can check on an iPhone by going toSettings > Privacy > Location Services > Camera. For Android, go toSettings > Location.

2. Either at your photo location or later, go to the King Tides Photo Upload form and select "Open in browser".

3. Upload your King Tides photo and complete the form. Repeat for additional photos. Your phone's Location Services will allow us to confirm the location of your photo.

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The information on this page is for the most recent King Tides that took place January 10-12 and February 8-9, 2020. Please check back in the summer for details on next winter's King Tides. Use your smart phone to participate in the Project by taking and uploading photos of king tides through the King Tides Photo Upload form.

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The Globe at Night program is an international citizen-science campaign to raise public awareness of the impact of light pollution by inviting citizen-scientists to measure their night sky brightness and submit their observations from a computer or smart phone

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Globe at Night is an international citizen-science campaign to raise public awareness of the impact of light pollution by inviting citizen-scientists to measure & submit their night sky brightness observations. It's easy to get involved - all you need is computer or smart phone & follow these 6 Simple Steps!

Image courtesy NSF's NOIRLab

Join us for the July, 2021 campaign!

This year we're off to a great start with 19,002 observations already submitted. Help us reach our goal of 25,000 data points for 2021!

Check out the campaign dates & constellations for 2021!

Can you find Hercules?

Hercules the hero of Greece can be best seen by looking up and to the North in the summer. Find the brightest star Vega by looking North, then by looking just west of that you can make out the keystone, or body, of Hercules. The head of Hercules will be to the South, and his kneeling legs will be pointing northward.

Practice finding all the Globe at Night Constellations or review the Magnitude Charts.

The July 2021 campaign is using the Constellation Hercules. Check out the dates and constellations for our other campaigns during all 12 months of 2021.

How you can make a difference by participating in Globe at Night and why...

For Libraries

SciStarter and Arizona State University created a customizable citizen science kit with everything needed for patrons to engage in Globe at Night. Access all the materials and details at SciStarter.org/Library-Resources

Globe at Night and SciStarter

Globe at Night is proud to be one of SciStarter's Top 20 Projects of 2020! Register with SciStarter to take advantage of their tools to automatically track your contributions through a centralized SciStarter dashboard. Check out our project page to learn more.

Globe at Night's "Adopt-a-Street" program

Are you passionate about Dark Skies? Consider coordinating an Adopt-a-Street program in your area during the 2021 Globe at Night campaigns.

What is the Adopt-a-Street Program?
Globe at Night offers a "Call to Action" for those who want to take more measurements during the campaigns. Children and adults can "Adopt a Street" in their town to take visual and possibly sky-brightness meter measurements during the Globe at Night campaigns. The strategy is for people to adopt a different major or semi-major street and take measurements every mile or so for the length of the street (or for as long as they can). The grid of measurements will canvas the town, allowing for research later in comparison to wildlife, health, energy consumption and cost, among other things.

Sign up to be an Adopt-a-Street coordinator for your city!

Related phone apps

Globe at Night is pleased that two native smartphone apps have become available that integrate well with our campaigns. The Loss of the Night app is a free app. available for Android & iOS. And if you have an iPhone that can run iOS 10 or later, take a look at the Dark Sky Meter app, just $1.99 in the App Store.

See how your region is doing this year below. If you don't see very many data points, consider going outside tonight and contributing your own! Compare to other regions or previous years with our regional map generator.

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Loss of the night - Android Apps on Google Play

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Count stars for science! Help track how light pollution is changing worldwide.

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Take a look at citizen scientists programs happening around the globe!

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Volunteers needed for their citizen scientists programs

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In step with the Smithsonian museums in D.C. and New York and the National Zoo, the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center is temporarily closed to the public starting Saturday, March 14, as a public health precaution due to COVID-19 (coronavirus). This closure includes our buildings, trails and other parts of the campus.

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Using citizen scientists to better the world through a variety of projects!

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SciStarter connects people to citizen science projects, citizen scientists, and resources. Real science we can do together.

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Help contribute information regarding invasive species.

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CDFW's Invasive Species Program is enlisting the help of California's citizen scientists in launching a statewide effort to monitor for quagga mussels.

"What are citizen scientists?" you ask. Citizen scientists are concerned/interested members of the public that assist scientists, researchers, and resource managers by conducting surveys, collecting data, and reporting observations.

How can you join the effort? Read and print the instructions/data sheets provided below. Select any freshwater system that you would like to survey. Follow the instructions on where to survey and what data to collect, record geographic coordinates and take photographs, if possible, then return to this page to submit your survey results below. You surveyed and didn't find any quagga or zebra mussels? That's important information too! You observed other invasive species during your survey? Tell us about those too!

For questions or further guidance, contact the Invasive Species Program at Invasives@wildlife.ca.gov, or (866) 440-9530. For more information on quagga / zebra mussel monitoring and management, visit the quagga / zebra mussel page.

With such a large variety of on-going citizen science efforts in California, across the nation, and globally, there's a project out there to fit everyone's interests! Check out these other citizen science resources to find projects you can get involved in:

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Join the citizen monitoring program

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What is Citizen Monitoring?

Citizen monitoring is monitoring of the environment by community volunteers interested in watershed protection. Citizen monitoring activities include collecting water quality data, evaluating fish habitat, counting birds, or making visual observations of stream health. Community and resource managers use monitoring information to better protect California's waters.

Why is it Important?

By monitoring your local creek, river, or stretch of beach, you learn about its health, and the plants and animals it supports. You can help pinpoint pollution sources or identify widespread problems. You can provide the background information needed to develop restoration projects or pollution prevention measures. Your data could even evaluate the success or failure of those projects. Your actions can be instrumental to protecting or improving the waters in your community.

Water is a precious resource. California has over 200,000 miles of streams, home to wildlife, and a place for us to play and fish. Knowing the health of these streams is critical to protecting them. Choosing to join other members of your community to monitor your local stream helps ensure its protection.

Findings on Citizen Monitoring Contributions Towards the Monitoring of California Waters and Beneficial Uses - California's citizen monitors are contributing thousands of hours and millions of dollars' worth of science towards the stewardship of California's watersheds.

What is the State Water Board's Role?

The State Water Resources Control Board and many of the Regional Water Quality Control Boards, located throughout California, are actively involved in citizen monitoring. We have developed specific monitoring techniques and identified important ways to ensure your techniques are valid. We also will be able to teach you these monitoring techniques. We will certainly try to hook you up with other interested volunteers and local technical experts.

How Can You Be Involved?

Volunteers come from all walks of life. No specific skills are required, all you need is a desire to protect your watershed and a willingness to learn and perform simple monitoring techniques. Monitoring is a great activity for school children, youth groups, landowners, and community organizations. You or your business can support citizen monitoring by contributing:

Your time and enthusiasm;

Your knowledge of birds, bugs, or fish;

Funding or;

In-kind technical services, such as laboratory analyses, computer skills, taxonomic identification.

Getting Started

Navigate to our Clean Water Team "2019 California Monitoring Groups map."
Locate the program in your neighborhood and volunteer!

Start your own water quality monitoring program using Clean Water Team training and guidance documents found throughout this Website.

Water is a precious resource in California, and maintaining its quality is of utmost importance to safeguard the health of the public and the environment.

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Collect data and contribute your data for this program.

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Diversity Of Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve

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The Audubon Birds & Climate Change Report

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Note: Our latest 2019 climate report Survival By Degrees can be found here. The below FAQ is regarding our previous 2014 report.

1. What is the Audubon Birds and Climate Report?

2. What are the primary findings?

3. Where can I read the full report?

4. Where can I find peer-reviewed scientific papers on the study?

5. What geographical range does the study cover?

6. How are birds where I live projected to respond to global warming?

7. Are birds with ranges that are shown to expand or shift "safe" from climate change?

8. How do I interpret the projected range maps?

9. How do I interpret the Venn diagrams?

10. Why can't I find maps for a specific bird?

11. Are the projected range maps different from the range maps in field guides?

12. Will Audubon continue to conduct research into how global warming affects birds?

13. What can I do to help?

14. Got even more questions? CEO and President David Yarnold and chief scientist Gary Langham have answers.

What is the Audubon Birds and Climate Report?
It is a comprehensive, first-of-its kind study that predicts how climate change could affect the ranges of 588 North American birds.

Audubon scientists used three decades of citizen-scientist observations from the Audubon Christmas Bird Count and the North American Breeding Bird Survey to define the "climatic suitability" for each bird species-the range of temperatures, precipitation, and seasonal changes each species needs to survive. Then, using internationally recognized greenhouse gas emissions scenarios, they mapped where each bird's ideal climatic range may be found in the future as the climate changes. These maps serve as a guide to how each bird's current range could expand, contract, or shift across three future time periods (2020, 2050, and 2080). Back to top

What are the primary findings?
Of the 588 North American bird species Audubon studied, more than half are likely to be in trouble. Our models indicate that 314 species will lose more than 50 percent of their current climatic range by 2080.

Of the 314 species at risk from global warming, 126 of them are classified as climate endangered. These birds are projected to lose more than 50 percent of their current range by 2050. The other 188 species are classified as climate threatened and expected to lose more than 50 percent of their current range by 2080 if global warming continues at its current pace. Back to top

Where can I read the full report?
You can download a summary overview of the Audubon Climate Report in PDF form here, as well as the full Landscape Conservation Cooperatives report PDF here. The LCC report was the foundation of work for the Audubon Climate Report and provides detailed methods. Back to top
Where can I find peer-reviewed scientific papers on the study?

Langham GM, Schuetz JG, Distler T, Soykan CU, Wilsey C (2015) Conservation Status of North American Birds in the Face of Future Climate Change. PLoS ONE 10(9): e0135350. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0135350 [journals.plos.org]

Schuetz et al., Making Spatial Prioritizations Robust to Climate Change Uncertainties: A Case Study with North American Birds, Ecological Applications, 2015: [esajournals.org]

Distler et al., Stacked Species Distribution Models and Macroecological Models Provide Congruent Projections of Avian Species Richness Under Climate Change, Journal of Biogeography, 2015: [onlinelibrary.wiley.com] Back to top

What geographical range does the study cover?
The study covers Alaska, Canada, and the lower 48 states. Dozens of North American birds winter in Latin America, but because we lacked sufficient data to study the effects of global warming on those birds' winter ranges, it is likely that even more birds are threatened by global warming than we have been able to identify so far. Back to top

How are birds where I live projected to respond to global warming?
Visit our search page to find birds by state/province or species name. Back to top

Are birds with ranges that are shown to expand or shift "safe" from climate change?
Not necessarily. Our models look at the most fundamental climate needs each species requires for survival; they do not take specifics of habitat into account. A place in a grassland bird's new projected range might have the right mix of temperature and seasonality, but if that place is a major city instead of a grassland, the bird is not going to thrive there. Back to top

How do I interpret the range maps?
Each map is an animated guide to where a particular bird species may find the climate conditions it needs to survive in three future time periods (2020, 2050, and 2080). We call this the bird's "climatic range."

The shaded areas indicate where the bird may find suitable climate conditions for each time period. They are color-coded by season: blue for winter, yellow for summer (breeding season), and green for where they overlap (indicating the bird's presence year-round). The darker the shaded area, the more likely it is the bird will find suitable climate conditions in that area.

The first frame of the animation shows where the bird can find a suitable climate today (based on data from 2000). The outline of the approximate current range for each season remains fixed in each frame, allowing you to compare how the range will expand, contract, or shift in the future.

The map above shows the projected range of the Common Loon. By 2080, the call of the loon may disappear from Minnesota in the summer as its breeding range moves north. Its winter range is even more heavily affected, declining 62 percent by 2050. Back to top

How do I interpret the Venn diagrams?
The size of the circles roughly indicates the species' range size in 2000 (left) and 2080 (right). The amount of overlap between the 2000 circle and the 2080 circle indicates how stable the range will be geographically. Lots of overlap means the bird's range doesn't shift much. No overlap means the species will leave its current range entirely.

The Venn diagrams above represent the current and projected 2080 range of the Common Loon. Back to top

Why can't I find maps for a specific bird?
Right now, maps are available on audubon.org for the 314 birds our model identifies as either climate endangered or climate threatened. In the future, we will expand these to include additional birds from the study. Back to top

Are the projected range maps different from the range maps in field guides?
Our maps show the probability of a bird occurring in a location based on the climate in that area and the birds' known climatic needs. As such, they are an important part of a larger conversation about where birds occur today and will occur in the future. If a species is poorly known or hard to detect, or if it occurs in some places at the margins of it climatic tolerance zone, certain visualizations of this information on a map may lead to depictions that don't fully match observations in the field. This, of course, is true of any range map or model, and we're continually working to refine how we project and interpret the data.

The solid lines on the maps depict a conservative core range area from the year 2000. In some cases, birds' current ranges can be broader than suggested by these lines. The colored pixels are a better representation of likely range, but for some species these might be too faint to see clearly in certain web representations, depending on monitor settings and other factors. The underlying information behind the maps provides a framework for understanding which birds are most threatened by global warming and which places are most important for birds so that we can start taking action to protect them. We know that this information will help us make good decisions to help birds, and we know that the maps will keep getting better as we crowdsource the collection of more data about where birds are now and how they're responding to climate change. Back to top

Will Audubon continue to conduct research into how global warming affects birds?
Audubon's scientists are already furthering the climate research in many ways. They're identifying priority areas for conservation, the "strongholds" where birds live now and that are forecast to remain critical for birds even as the climate changes. Audubon's scientists are also already working to incorporate additional data to generate even more robust projections. Next they will try to clarify how places the current model points to as climatically suitable for species in the future could fall short in other ways: They could be developed areas with roads and parking lots, for instance, or be impossible for a species to reach because of distance or fragmentation. And as more data become available, they'll incorporate the information into the models to continue refining our understanding of how global warming will affect birds. Back to top

Take Action

Climate change threatens the birds we see every day. I pledge to help build a brighter future for the 314 birds at risk.

Share Your Pledge

Thank you for pledging to help save the birds most at risk due to climate change. Share this urgent message with your friends and family.

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What can I do to help?
Audubon's new science sends a clear message about the serious dangers birds face in a warming world. Protecting them will require both redoubling conservation efforts to safeguard critical habitat and curbing greenhouse gas emissions.

Take the pledge to help protect the 314 birds at risk by providing your email address below. You'll receive the latest findings, be the first to hear about climate-related volunteer opportunities in your state or local area, and see how you can enlist in Audubon's forthcoming citizen science projects to help monitor birds and document how they respond to a changing climate.

And for even more actions, see our guide to five things you can do right now to make a difference for birds threatened by climate change. Back to top
Got even more questions? CEO and President David Yarnold and chief scientist Gary Langham have answers.
Listen to David Yarnold and Gary Langham answer questions about the climate study in a town hall phone call.

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WHAT IS GENERATION EARTH

The Generation Earth program empowers students in grades 6 - 12 in Los Angeles County to take action and address environmental waste and water issues. We do this by providing support for environmental service learning projects happening at your school, including personalized assistance that connects students and teachers with opportunities to learn content, and project resources such as community partners, toolkits, guides, and a free bus for project-related field trips, and funding opportunities. Generation Earth is a free program offered to all public and private schools in Los Angeles County. In exchange for project support, we want to know about your project and get your feedback about the program!

NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS (NGSS) WORKSHOP

Saturday

February 22, 2020
9 am - 3 pm More Details

SUMMER INSTITUTE

Session Begins
Wednesday
July 22, 2020
9 am - 3 pm More Details

THE WATER WISE CAMPUS

Session Begins
Saturday
September 19, 2020
9 am - 1 pm More Details

TELL US ABOUT YOUR PROJECT
We want to hear about your project! Let us know how it went, send us pictures, surveys, and what resources you used along the way. Take advantage of your free bus!
Get Involved

HIGHLIGHTED PROJECT

Campus Beautification Promotes Water Conservation and Reduces Trash!

Members of El Camino High School's EcoClub were excited to beautify their campus. As part of the preparation, members assessed the soil to determine which native plants would succeed and got the plants donated. They created a promotion plan to invite fellow students to join them on their beautification day. Over 180 teens showed up to help care for trees, plant natives, remove invasive species, mulch the soil and pick up trash. Afterwards, the impact was inspiring. Sahar Hassanpour, the president of ECHS' EcoClub shared, "I never would have imagined that so many people would come out to help. It was the first of hopefully many successful events for the EcoClub."

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Volunteer divers needed for CA Coasts to contribute to scientific research on invasive species and climate change impacts on native species.

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Opportunities to learn more about coastal impacts and to get involved! The Crystal Project is a community science program.

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Crystal Cove Conservancy - Nonprofit public benefit partner to Crystal Cove State Park

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Crystal Cove Conservancy is the nonprofit public benefit partner to Crystal Cove State Park, employing a social enterprise model to fund important preservation, education, and conservation initiatives that will cultivate our planet's next generation of environmental stewards ensuring that Crystal Cove, and places like it, live on for generations.

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We welcome your application to become an Aquarium volunteer. To begin your volunteer journey, please review the opportunities below and complete the appropriate application form as noted. Depending upon the position a training period may be required and there may be a waiting period as openings become available. For your convenience, you can print out the volunteer application.

For more information on volunteer opportunities, please send us an email or call 310-548-7562.

CURRENT VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Beach Cleanup
On the first Saturday of each month, join CMA Educators and volunteers in a beach cleanup, clearing the shore of marine debris. Meet at the steps in front of the auditorium.

Groups are required to make reservations by the Thursday before the event: Call Monday through Friday, 9am to 5pm, 310-548-7562.

FREE; open to all ages.

* Saturday, May 2, 2020 * 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
* Saturday, June 6, 2020 * 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Beach Cleanup - Cancelled
On the first Saturday of each month, join CMA Educators and volunteers in a beach cleanup, clearing the shore of marine debris. Meet at the steps in front of the auditorium.

Groups are required to make reservations by the Thursday before the event: Call Monday through Friday, 9am to 5pm, 310-548-7562.

FREE; open to all ages.

* Saturday, April 4, 2020 * 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Earth Day - Take Action Day!
Celebrate 50 years of Earth Day by coming out and making an immediate and tangible difference in our own little corner of the planet.Learn about the impact of micro plastics and help clean our community's beautiful Cabrillo Beach on #CMAtakeactionday!

Event Highlights
* Beach Cleanup: 9 am – 12 pm (Registration: 9 am – 11:30 am)
* Interactive activities on the beach including a nurdle and microplastic challenge with prizes, a sand crab station, a beach wrack station, a bird watching station and grunion hatching on the hour.
* Kayak Kleanup — B.Y.O.B (Bring Your Own Boat and provide your own life vest) If you are interested in the kayak kleanup, please email programs@cmaqua.org
* Free 4 hour parking for beach cleaners

Help make this a "ZERO WASTE" event - bring your own gloves, trash buckets and re-usable water bottle!

Free; open to all ages.

* Saturday, April 18, 2020 * 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Research Program Icebreaker
Each year of high school student research at CMA, the Young Scientists Program, begins with a Research Program Icebreaker to meet and interview new applicants. Applications are provided below and must be
submitted online by Sunday, April 19, 2020.

The Research Program Icebreaker takes place in the aquarium and in the laboratory so please dress appropriately for lab work (close toed shoes are a must). A sandwich lunch and light snacks will be provided. If you have special dietary restrictions we recommend bringing your lunch. Attendance throughout the entire icebreaker, which starts promptly at 10am, is required for the program application. Please arrive a few minutes early to check in.

Space is limited. Applicants must RSVP by April 12 to aquaticnursery.research@cmaqua.org.

Click here to access Young Scientist Program online application form

Click here to learn more about the Young Scientists Program.

This event is for high school students only.

YSP-Teacher-Recommendation.pdf

* Sunday, April 19, 2020 * 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

COMMUNITY SERVICE AND SERVICE-LEARNING
Opportunities are offered to help students fulfill academic service hour requirements and to help us fulfill our mission to educate the public about our local Southern California marine environment. For more information on community service or service-learning requirements, please click here.

Per City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks policy we may not provide opportunities for individuals who are court referred. Contact the Volunteer Center, South Bay/Harbor/Long Beach at 310-212-5009 for court referred assignments.

ON-GOING VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Once accepted into our program, volunteers are registered with the City of Los Angeles. Volunteers, 14 years and older, must be fingerprinted. All volunteers under 18 years of age must have parent/legal guardian permission to volunteer. Name badges are provided and t-shirts are available for purchase. Volunteers are encouraged to become a member of our support organization, FRIENDS of Cabrillo Marine Aquarium.

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We welcome your application to become an Aquarium volunteer. To begin your volunteer journey, please review the opportunities below and complete the appropriate application form as noted. Depending upon the position a training period may be required and there may be a waiting period as openings become available.

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Promoting Environmental Literacy through the Arts and Cultural Exchange.

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The 2024 River of Words Competition is now open for submissions!
Click Here to Submit an Entry!
2024 River of Words Competition

Our free, annual, international youth poetry and art contest - the largest in the world - inspires students ages 5 to 19 to translate their observations into creative expression.

Promoting Environmental Literacy through the Arts and Cultural Exchange

River of Words® (ROW) is a program of The Center for Environmental Literacy and a part of the Kalmanovitz School of Education. Acknowledged pioneers in the field of place-based education, River of Words has been inspiring educators and their students for over twenty-five years with an innovative blend of science and the arts.

River of Words is its own watershed: a linked network of people throughout the United States and the world who are committed to teaching the art and poetry of place to young people. Since 1995, River of Words has encouraged young people to explore and savor the watersheds where they live and trained educators to guide them with inspiration and passion. Through professional development and other educational services, traveling exhibits, publications and community programs, ROW reaches thousands of educators and young people around the world.

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The 2024 River of Words Competition is now open for submissions! Click Here to Submit an Entry! 2024 River of Words Competition Our free, annual, international youth poetry and art contest - the largest in the world - inspires students ages 5 to 19 to translate their observations into creative expression.

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Be part of the change with Heal the Bay programs! They offer free classroom speakers as well under their Speakers Bureau program.

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What: Attend one of our Volunteer Orientations to learn more about Heal the Bay, our current issues, and how you can get involved with our exciting Aquarium, Beach, Outreach, Community Science, and Youth volunteer programs When: 6:30pm-8:30pm on January 10, March 14, May 9, June 13, July 11, August 8, September 12, November 14 in 2022

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Become an ambassador for your community and connect with others to make a difference today!

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The Ambassador program is a network of like-minded individuals who want to take action against plastic pollution. Ambassadors are key volunteers with the most recent and relevant resources on plastic pollution research, policies, and solutions. We provide the tools to help you become leaders.

1,400 Ambassadors from 45 American states and 67 countries, ages 8-80!

Downloadable presentations

Monthly webinar series

Volunteer opportunities on our programs, events and activities

Access to private Facebook group

Opportunity to takeover over 5 Gyres Instagram channel

Raise awareness about reducing plastic or living a zero-waste lifestyle. Actions can include:

In-person speaking or virtual events at a classroom, business, or festival

Promoting a social media initiative or campaign

Conducting science research on plastic pollution

Producing a video

Positively promote 5 Gyres in a professional way with accurate information provided through Ambassador Resources

Strive to live plastic-free by embodying and promoting reusable culture

Amplify message through the #5GyresAmbassador hashtag on Instagram

Speak up about long lasting harms of discarded plastic

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The Ambassador program is a network of like-minded individuals who want to take action against plastic pollution. Ambassadors are key volunteers with the most recent and relevant resources on plastic pollution research, policies, and solutions. We provide the tools to help you become leaders.

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Sign up to participate in monthly community science programs to contribute to scientific research today!

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Aquarium of the Pacific | Citizen Science | Citizen Science

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Take a journey of discovery through the world's largest ocean at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, California.

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Connect with female STEM professionals! Connect a female student with a STEM mentor as well.

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About FabFems

FabFems are women from a broad range of professions in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). They are passionate, collaborative, and work to make the world a better place. Many girls have similar interests but aren't connected to adults who exemplify the STEM career pathway. This is where you come in. Create a FabFems profile to expand girls' career options, dispel stereotypes and spark their interests - just by being you.
Learn More About the FabFems Project
How to Be a Role Model

Sign up today to be a role model! How you choose to be a role model is completely up to you! When creating your profile, you choose whether you want to just have an online profile and no contact all the way to offering job shadowing opportunities. It's up to you! If you choose, students, parents, and educators can contact you securely through the site with opportunities to act as a role model. From school career days to email mentorship, how you choose to be a role model is up to you!
Create your FabFems Role Model Profile
How to Connect with a Role Model

Looking for someone to ask questions about a field you're interested in? Hoping to get some female STEM role models to join a career day at a school? The FabFems role model database is the perfect place to find women in STEM who are passionate about acting as role models. Search the database by zip code, field of interest, and more! Once you've found a role model that fits what you're looking for, if the role model is willing to be contacted, you'll see a green contact button below their profile picture.
Find a FabFems Role Model

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FabFems are women from a broad range of professions in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). They are passionate, collaborative, and work to make the world a better place. Many girls have similar interests but aren't connected to adults who exemplify the STEM career pathway. This is where you come in.

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Host a guest scientist in your class for a variety of content needs.

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Skype a Scientist matches your classroom, scout troop, or library with scientists for Q&amp;A sessions for free!

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Connect with STEM professionals and host guest speakers in your class!