[CINC] Anacapa Island via IPCO 6/30 - 7/1/09

[Deb4nb at aol.com]

Greetings All,
 
Anacapa via Island Adventure 6/30/09 Highlights:
 
Three campers who stayed over the weekend cleaned up marine
debris around AI on their kayaks.  They brought back bags full of trash.  
Good work! 
 
The AI Landing Cove presently has a male garibaldi protecting a nest on the 
reef.  This and other critters, such as a female spiny lobster with eggs, 
were viewed on the Channel Islands Live Dive.  Thirty teachers from the South 
Coast Science Project (coordinated out of UCSB) were able to take the 
virtual kelp forest hike from the CINP VC.
 
Sisters Phoebe and Skylar aced their JR booklets and received their badges 
after the trip.  
 
Anacapa via Vanguard 7/1/09 Highlights:   
 
Common Dolphins (long-beaked) were seen mid-crossing to AI, and a blue 
whale cow/calf pair on the way back. 
 
Lovely CINC volunteers Leeza Charleboix and Shirley Johnson came to AI for 
the "Anacapa Brushes."  Coordinated through the Kelp Forest Monitoring 
Project, these brushes hang from the lower dock and gather information for water 
quality and recruitment studies.   
 
Some Western gull chicks are now "trampolining" which means continuous 
jumping up and down while flapping wings.  They should be taking their first 
flights soon.
 
Sisters Jacqueline and Julia completed JR booklets!  Woo hoo!
 
Debra
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
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