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Please Help Us Protect Our Tidepools
- Never remove
animals, shells or rocks from the tidepools.
- Never pick
up animals . . . observe them where they are.
- Walk gently,
taking care not to step on plants or animals.
- Never turn
over rocks.
- Do not touch
moving shells
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For
more information on tidepools, volunteer opportunities, and
teacher ressources fpr Orange County's Marine Life Refuge please
visit www.ocparks.com/tidepools/ |
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Orange County Offers Many
Other Marine Experiences
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| Beaches: |
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Big Corona
949-644-3038
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Wide open beach, plenty of
space for young groups. |
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Dana
Point Marine
Life Refuge
949-496-2274 |
Many recreation and educational opportunities
are within Dana Point Harbor. For more information please
check these web sites:
http://www.ocean-institute.org/index.html
http://www.ocparks.com/danapointharbor/
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Doheny
State Beach
949-496-2704 |
Small indoor tidepool, easy
access to beaches, marsh for bird watching, some tidepooling,
safe for small children. (Dana Point) |
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| Aquariums
& Museums: |
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Cabrillo Marine Museum
310-548-7562
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A museum / aquarium devoted
to promoting awareness of plants and animals of the Southern
California waters |
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Long Beach Aquarium
562-951-1639
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Large aquarium / museum with
exhibits and collection of live marine life. |
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Orange Coast
College Aquarium
714-432-5602
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Six large aquariums containing
a collection of local animals and marine life. |
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Birch Aquarium 858-534-3474 |
Large aquarium
/ museum with exhibits and collection of live marine life. (San
Diego) |
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| Marine Reserves: |
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Glenn E.
Vedder Ecological Reserve
949-497-6571 |
Laguna Beach
Underwater Park and Tidepools Natural Reserve - for marine life,
plants, game fish, shells and rocks. Main Beach to Crescent
Bay Drive. Lots to see and explore for divers. |
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Upper Newport Bay
Ecological Reserve
949-648-6746
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The Ecological
Reserve was created in 1975 as result of the purchase of 527
acres of land in and around the bay from the Irvine Company
and the transfer of 214 acres of tidal wetlands from the County
of Orange to the State. An additional 11 acres of land in Big
Canyon was added in 1982 bringing the total acreage of the Ecological
Reserve to 752 acres. In 1990 the County of Orange acquired
140 acres of bluffs on the north and northwest sides of the
bay for the creation of a Regional Park. The Regional Park was
rededicated as a Nature Preserve in 2000. |
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Upper Newport
Bay Interpretive Center
949-640-1751 |
Visitors learn
about life in and around an estuary and why Upper Newport Bay
is such an important estuary. The knowledge and understanding
gained here will give people an even greater appreciation of
the Bay when they take guided walking and water tours or explore
the Bay on their own. |
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| Books
on Marine Life: |
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| ISBN: 0876142269 |
Where
the Waves Break, by Anita Malnig |
| ISBN: 071676511X |
One
Small Square-Seashore, by Donald M. Silver |
| ISBN: 0805032738
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Exploring
the Ocean Tidepool, by Jeanne Bendick |
| ISBN: 0912550104
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Pacific
Intertidal Life, by Ron Russo and Pam Olhausen |
| ISBN: 0520059247
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Seashore Life of Southern
California, by Sam Hinton
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