From bhrian.resnik at gmail.com Mon Apr 1 09:53:36 2013 From: bhrian.resnik at gmail.com (bhrian resnik) Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2013 09:53:36 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Condpr April 3rd Message-ID: <5159bb8f.8219310a.2d25.fffffe73@mx.google.com> I mistakenly signed up for the 9:00am and 12:00 pm on this Wed. April 3rd on the Condor. I will be releasing these spots within the next five minutes. Sorry for the late notice. Bhrian Resnik -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From thusone at aol.com Mon Apr 1 14:23:02 2013 From: thusone at aol.com (thusone at aol.com) Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2013 17:23:02 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [CINC] tunicates! lovely tunicates! Message-ID: <8CFFD363A038627-B54-3CD0E@webmail-m178.sysops.aol.com> Interesting article about producing biofuels, ethanol from tunicates and/or making fish food from tunicates. shirley Johnson Troedsson also points out that using ascidiacea rather than trees is more environmentally friendly, because this does not occupy large tracts of land which could otherwise be used for other purposes, such as growing food. Another important point is that the ascidiacea are not in the food chain, probably because of their protective mantle. So there are no creatures dependent on the ascidiacea to survive. They also grow very quickly. 4-6 months after birth they are ready for harvesting. Tunicates are also found in all oceans, with an enormous growth potential that exceeds most land-based feedstock. http://www.ethanolproducer.com/articles/9677/researchers-win-funding-for-tunicate-biofuel-project -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From vfolson at cox.net Mon Apr 1 15:21:08 2013 From: vfolson at cox.net (Valerie Olson) Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2013 15:21:08 -0700 Subject: [CINC] UCSB Seminar on Channel Islands Message-ID: Hi All, Every quarter, the CCBER (Cheadle Center for Biodiversity & Ecological Restoration), at UCSB, presents a series of seminars on environmental topics of interest to our community. The Spring Quarter this year will focus on the Channel Islands (see attached) and could be very helpful in our work. These lectures are free of charge (do have to pay for parking) and held on Monday evenings (see attached). I have attended these seminars in the past and found the information presented to be very useful. Also, I have checked this posting with Shauna, and she agrees that these should be of interest to our volunteers ... and has further advised that those attending may charge hours associated with these lectures under the "Training" designation. 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These guys have been working non stop for 3 weeks. Great job Captain Scott, Captain Dave and that great chef Mike! Thank you for keeping the whale watches running. You guys are awesome!!! Debbie Shelley Sent from my iPad From staci at savzsea.com Mon Apr 1 17:59:39 2013 From: staci at savzsea.com (Staci Kaye-Carr) Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2013 17:59:39 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Santa Rosa Island 2016 References: Message-ID: > > > With Sequestration here and even bigger budget cut backs looming, Channel Islands National Park has come up with some very innovative ways to engage the public and their wallets. > In the not to distant future and just in time for the National Parks Centennial Celebration, Santa Rosa Island will be giving Channel Islands Naturalist Corp members a whole new way to "get their hours." > > Please see pdf for more on this exciting change to SRI. > > > Staci Kaye-Carr > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Debbie Shelley > > Sent from my iPad > _______________________________________________ > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org > http://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/channel_islands_naturalist_corps From thusone at aol.com Mon Apr 1 19:08:15 2013 From: thusone at aol.com (thusone at aol.com) Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2013 22:08:15 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [CINC] Tunicates, loverly tunicates! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <8CFFD5E11B86D87-B54-3EA01@webmail-m178.sysops.aol.com> My tunicate post seems to have gone missing. See link for complete article. It's not April Fools. I'll re try. Sorry if this is a re-post. 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David Kushner (CINPS)- Channel Islands National Park, Kelp Forest Monitoring Program, 30 years of monitoring and what does it all mean? April 22nd ? Christina Boser (TNC) ? Picnic is Over ? Argentine Ants and the Channel Islands April 29th ? Steve Whitaker (CINPS) Rocky Intertidal Monitoring on the Channel Islands with a special focus on rockweed restoration May 6th ? Annie Little (USFWS) ? Feral Cat Removal on San Nicolas Island and the 10th anniversary of rat eradication on Anacapa Island May 13th ? Tim Coonan (CINPS) ? Island Fox Recovery on the Channel Islands May 20th ? Mark Lowry (NOAA) ? Pinneped Monitoring on the Channel Islands May 27th ? Holiday June 3rd ? Jono Wilson (UCSB) ? Marine Protected Areas as Conservation and Management Tools. Sincerely, Lisa -- Lisa Stratton, Ph.D. Cheadle Center for Biodiversity & Ecological Restoration (CCBER) Harder South, Rm 1005 UCSB, MC 9615 Santa Barbara, CA 93106 Office: (805) 893-4158 Fax: (805) 893-4222 stratton at ccber.ucsb.edu http:\\ccber.ucsb.edu Begin forwarded message: > From: Valerie Olson > Date: April 1, 2013 3:21:08 PM PDT > To: cinms > Subject: UCSB Seminar on Channel Islands > > Hi All, > > Every quarter, the CCBER (Cheadle Center for Biodiversity & > Ecological Restoration), at UCSB, presents a series of seminars on > environmental topics of interest to our community. The Spring > Quarter this year will focus on the Channel Islands (see attached) > and could be very helpful in our work. 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Debbie Shelley Sent from my iPad From miramarragamuffin at yahoo.com Mon Apr 1 20:18:49 2013 From: miramarragamuffin at yahoo.com (Deborah Lee Clark) Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2013 20:18:49 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] Goleta beach breach Message-ID: <1364872729.94513.YahooMailRC@web182205.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> I was on the beach between More Mesa and Goleta pier at 3:20 Monday afternoon and saw two spectacular breaches about 200 yards off shore. >Deb Clark -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ppetrich39 at me.com Mon Apr 1 21:05:01 2013 From: ppetrich39 at me.com (Paul Petrich) Date: Mon, 01 Apr 2013 21:05:01 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Santa Rosa Island 2016 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <51379A59-8F2B-4F0E-B10D-C2367E5B0A36@me.com> Staci Really worked hard on this April 1st notice!! Well done, Staci! 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Please see pdf for more on this exciting change to SRI. Staci Kaye-Carr -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org http://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/channel_islands_naturalist_corps -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From oceanladytoo at yahoo.com Mon Apr 1 22:13:03 2013 From: oceanladytoo at yahoo.com (oceanladytoo at yahoo.com) Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2013 22:13:03 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] Santa Rosa Island 2016 Message-ID: <1364879583.98383.iosMobile@web121904.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> Lol... This is the best joke of the day!!!!
I was actually wondering if Russell and I needed to have a bit of a chat!!!???

Thanks for making me even more thankful! Oh, wait, that's not till November!

Happy April 1st!!!
Tina Stephens ;)


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Pam Yerger From: staci at savzsea.com Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2013 17:59:39 -0700 To: channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org Subject: [CINC] Santa Rosa Island 2016 With Sequestration here and even bigger budget cut backs looming, Channel Islands National Park has come up with some very innovative ways to engage the public and their wallets.In the not to distant future and just in time for the National Parks Centennial Celebration, Santa Rosa Island will be giving Channel Islands Naturalist Corp members a whole new way to "get their hours." Please see pdf for more on this exciting change to SRI. Staci Kaye-Carr _______________________________________________ Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org http://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/channel_islands_naturalist_corps -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cfrench1366 at aol.com Tue Apr 2 08:55:31 2013 From: cfrench1366 at aol.com (Catherine French) Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2013 08:55:31 -0700 Subject: [CINC] =?utf-8?q?Eye_on_environment=3A_Time_to_see_the_whales_off?= =?utf-8?q?_Ventura_County=27s_coast_=C2=BB_Ventura_County_Star?= Message-ID: <306BFB25-CFCD-4F6C-8546-CAF0A64BB024@aol.com> Hey CINC members: I just saw this article that ran in the VC Star that I was asked to edit from an old article from years ago, that had been edited by someone else and not the way I wrote it. They ran the original article, not my corrected version, so see if you can find the things that don't jive. Also, some of the wording is clearly not my style. It comes across to me as a cub reporter's stab at a subject they know little about. My apologies to those who may have seen it and wondered what I was thinking. http://www.vcstar.com/news/2013/mar/01/time-to-see-the-whales-off-ventura-countys-coast/ Calm Seas, Catherine French Writer, mentor, naturalist 805.570.0432 To have us to own, to share is to enjoy. Sent from my iPad From massina at sbcglobal.net Tue Apr 2 11:00:45 2013 From: massina at sbcglobal.net (Rose Messina) Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2013 11:00:45 -0700 Subject: [CINC] IPCO April 1, 2013 Message-ID: A.M. Sightings 4 gray whales 1 Mola Mola 1500 Common Dolphins We got a great look at a lone Mola Mola in clear water. We next came upon four gray whales exhibiting slow travel with several shows of flukes. The dolphins were the grand finale to the morning trip. Happy passengers, naturalists and crew. P.M. Sightings 1 small lone gray whale 2 adult gray whales 2 Humpbacks, Cow and Calf pair We encountered a small gray whale traveling slowly, then came upon two more grays. We visited Anacapa and passengers were thrilled with the close look at the island and the sea life. Then we had a long look at cow-calf pair of humpbacks. Mother appeared to be teaching her calf. We had many views of flukes and one breach by the baby. Happy passengers were from all over California, and one couple from Austria who had seen no whales on their whale watch in Newport and decided to stop by Oxnard for another try before they left the USA. Now they know where to go whale watching on their next visit! Thanks to Captain Anthony, Pancho and James for a terrific day. Rose Messina, Gail Turner-Graham From tara_brown_sb at yahoo.com Tue Apr 2 11:23:31 2013 From: tara_brown_sb at yahoo.com (TARA BROWN) Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2013 11:23:31 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] Islander April 1st Message-ID: <1364927011.19340.YahooMailNeo@web161302.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> 50 common dolphin on the way out to Scorpian Anchorage. ? 24 people on my hike --- mostly families with young children from the colder states. ? - Tara Brown?? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From k.telleenlawton at alumni.stanford.edu Tue Apr 2 14:48:09 2013 From: k.telleenlawton at alumni.stanford.edu (Telleen-Lawton Karen) Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2013 14:48:09 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Santa Rosa Island 2016 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Perfect! My personal favorites: Conquer the trail or make your own! ?Isolation, bring it on!? Kudos to Staci! 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Message-ID: Maybe she was helping out with this amazing program I heard about on NPR yesterday. http://www.npr.org/2013/04/01/175956386/oral-history-project-hopes-to-preseve-memories-of-navy-dolphins They didn't explain how the dolphins got there. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ppetrich39 at me.com Tue Apr 2 19:45:08 2013 From: ppetrich39 at me.com (paul jr petrich) Date: Tue, 02 Apr 2013 19:45:08 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Rincon Sunset Picnic-6/4 Message-ID: CINC Spring Sunset Picnic Time Again! Mark your calendars for Tuesday, June 4th. We have Rincon Park reserved for our annual Spring Picnic. BBQ pits will be going for bring-your-own items to cook, and ice chests available for your beverages of choice. Pot luck details will given later. Boat crews are invited to come after work with no worries about pot-luck details. 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Sent from my iPhone From carole at earthlink.net Wed Apr 3 16:16:29 2013 From: carole at earthlink.net (Carole Rosales) Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2013 17:16:29 -0600 (GMT-06:00) Subject: [CINC] ESCI 4/6/13 Message-ID: <16181951.1365030990039.JavaMail.root@wamui-junio.atl.sa.earthlink.net> I planned to do the hike this weekend but took my name off the volunteer spot. IPCO has only 3 openings left so if anyone wants to go call soon. carole 805-405-1681 From nymeetsca at gmail.com Wed Apr 3 16:49:44 2013 From: nymeetsca at gmail.com (HAL ALTMAN) Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2013 16:49:44 -0700 Subject: [CINC] WE WERE ABOUT TO GET SKUNKED, WHEN... Message-ID: Nothing, nada, nil, no matter where Capt. Scott searched. Then, less than a half hour before the end of the tour...two Gray Whales. Juveniles. One even breached! John Kuizenga finally had something to photograph. And I had something to talk about. Plop, plop, fizz, fizz, oh what a relief it is! Oh, I forgot to mention the Steller Sea Lion. 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URL: From cfrench1366 at aol.com Thu Apr 4 08:30:39 2013 From: cfrench1366 at aol.com (Catherine French) Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2013 08:30:39 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Dolphin Pod Certified... In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <0D675AC7-51BC-4C73-99F3-46BBB46AE023@aol.com> Lets add the Humpback Pod to the list. There names and email address are included in this email. Welcome all. All are certified for whale watching. It's been a pleasure to work with these bright and enthusiastic people! Calm Seas, Catherine French Writer, mentor, naturalist 805.570.0432 To have us to own, to share is to enjoy. Sent from my iPad On Apr 4, 2013, at 8:00 AM, "Joel E. Justin" wrote: > All, > > We've received several requests for the names of our newest Dolphin Pod naturalists are. Here they are: > > Marsha Brumana > Chuck Carter > Jim Dinges > Michael Fontaine > Norma Hogan > Susan Lascher > Roberta Soto > Gail Turner-Graham > > Please give them a hearty welcome when you see them on the boats or at outreach events. And as they continue to come up the learning curve, I know you'll gladly answer any questions they have, especially when they're with a new boat operator for the first time. > > Thanks, Joel and Tina... > > > _______________________________________________ > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org > http://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/channel_islands_naturalist_corps -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jdinges251 at aol.com Thu Apr 4 11:08:21 2013 From: jdinges251 at aol.com (jdinges251 at aol.com) Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2013 14:08:21 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [CINC] 4-3-2013 Island Adventure Message-ID: <8CFFF768643008E-1DF0-CC98@webmail-m233.sysops.aol.com> Morning Trip: 400 common dolphin 2 humpback whales (mom and calf) 1 fin whale Afternoon Trip: 1 gray whale 2 humpback whales (mom and calf) breaching!! 1 mola mola This was my certification trip and a BIG thanks to Joel Justin, Tina Stephens and Dick Bellman! The AM trip had foreign passengers from Germany and Argentina. Many parents with children on spring break from Utah, Georgia and Montana. Massive feeding frenzy which the passengers enjoyed watching with action both above and below the surface. The PM trip had foreign passengers from France and Italy. Again, parents with children on break. Visitors from the states included Ohio, Mississippi & Utah. We saw our whales very shortly after we left Ventura Harbor. Spectacular tail flukes and breaching behavior was observed. The Island Adventure crew of Skipper Jimmy, crew Steve & Matt, helped make it a spectacular day for all the passengers. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From klez18 at sbcglobal.net Thu Apr 4 17:21:38 2013 From: klez18 at sbcglobal.net (Marty Flam) Date: Thu, 04 Apr 2013 17:21:38 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Ipco I Adv Th 4/4/13 ESCI Message-ID: 1 bottlenose Ven Harb 10 common dolphin 1 grey whale 1 Stellar? Marty F Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S? III, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ppetrich39 at me.com Thu Apr 4 17:54:50 2013 From: ppetrich39 at me.com (Paul Petrich) Date: Thu, 04 Apr 2013 17:54:50 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Dolphin Pod Certified... In-Reply-To: <0D675AC7-51BC-4C73-99F3-46BBB46AE023@aol.com> References: <0D675AC7-51BC-4C73-99F3-46BBB46AE023@aol.com> Message-ID: Hey All New Corps members, Hope we see you at our annual CINC Picnic at Rincon Park on June 4th. It is a great event to to get introduced and socialize . More info to come. It is not an official event, just a fun gathering. Paul Petrich On Apr 4, 2013, at 8:30 AM, Catherine French wrote: > Lets add the Humpback Pod to the list. There names and email address are included in this email. > > Welcome all. All are certified for whale watching. It's been a pleasure to work with these bright and enthusiastic people! > > Calm Seas, > Catherine French > Writer, mentor, naturalist > 805.570.0432 > To have us to own, to share is to enjoy. > > Sent from my iPad > > On Apr 4, 2013, at 8:00 AM, "Joel E. Justin" wrote: > >> All, >> >> We've received several requests for the names of our newest Dolphin Pod naturalists are. 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URL: From dbellman28 at gmail.com Thu Apr 4 18:25:15 2013 From: dbellman28 at gmail.com (dbellman28) Date: Thu, 04 Apr 2013 18:25:15 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Congratulations Message-ID: Congratulations to Jim Dinges of the CINC class of 2013. ?Jim had a very successful certification grip aboard the Island Adventure yesterday. Dick Bellman Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Smartphone -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mbucholtz at me.com Thu Apr 4 21:48:57 2013 From: mbucholtz at me.com (Mary Bucholtz) Date: Thu, 04 Apr 2013 21:48:57 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Condor Sunday, April 7 9:00 and 12:00 slots open Message-ID: <0D09C264-4C39-4B51-90B0-7AC6F1256724@me.com> My flu has turned into an infection. I've had to give up my 9:00 and 12:00 spots on the Condor this Sunday. I hope someone can pick them up so the PID person isn't all alone out there. Mary *********************** Mary Bucholtz mbucholtz at me.com *********************** From larry.driscoll at sbcglobal.net Fri Apr 5 07:20:28 2013 From: larry.driscoll at sbcglobal.net (Larry Driscoll) Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2013 07:20:28 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] Fw: Fwd: Dolphin Pod Certified... In-Reply-To: <8CFFF65DEE8548F-1DA8-D3E7@webmail-d214.sysops.aol.com> References: <0D675AC7-51BC-4C73-99F3-46BBB46AE023@aol.com> <8CFFF65DEE8548F-1DA8-D3E7@webmail-d214.sysops.aol.com> Message-ID: <1365171628.57286.YahooMailNeo@web181501.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> All,? Below in Catherine's note are all the email addresses for the recently certified Humpback pod. ?They're already out there on the boats so if you if you haven't met them yet, you probably will soon. ?They are a great group of very dedicated and interesting folks and I'm sure you will enjoy meeting and working with them!!? ? Larry Driscoll larry.driscoll at sbcglobal.net ----- Forwarded Message ----- >From: Catherine French >To: larry.driscoll at sbcglobal.net >Sent: Thursday, April 4, 2013 9:09 AM >Subject: Fwd: [CINC] Dolphin Pod Certified... > > >My RAIN list is disabled, can you please send this out for me? >Calm Seas, >? >Catherine French >Writer, mentor, naturalist >805.570.0432 >To own is to have; to share with friends, is to enjoy. >-----Original Message----- >From: Catherine French >To: Joel E. Justin >Cc: CINC ; Bonne Brown ; Sophie Busch ; Maura Jacobs ; Hank Mitchel ; Mike Siminski ; Steffanie Wise ; Ralph Daniel >Sent: Thu, Apr 4, 2013 8:31 am >Subject: Re: [CINC] Dolphin Pod Certified... > > >Lets add the Humpback Pod to the list. There names and email address are included in this email. > > >Welcome all. All are certified for whale watching. It's been a pleasure to work with these bright and enthusiastic people! > > >Calm Seas, >Catherine French >Writer, mentor, naturalist >805.570.0432 >To have us to own, to share is to enjoy. > > Sent from my iPad > >On Apr 4, 2013, at 8:00 AM, "Joel E. Justin" wrote: > > >All, >>? >>We've received several requests for the names of our newest Dolphin Pod naturalists are. Here they are: >>? >> >>Marsha Brumana >>>Chuck Carter >>>Jim Dinges >>>Michael Fontaine >>>Norma Hogan >>>Susan Lascher >>>Roberta Soto >>>Gail Turner-Graham >>> ? >>Please give them a hearty welcome when you see them on the boats or at outreach events. And as they continue to come up the learning curve, I know you'll gladly answer any questions they have, especially when they're with a new boat operator for the first time. >>? >>Thanks, Joel and Tina... >>? >>? >> >_______________________________________________ >>Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list >>Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org >>http://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/channel_islands_naturalist_corps >> > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sbusch414 at gmail.com Fri Apr 5 20:24:49 2013 From: sbusch414 at gmail.com (Sophie Busch) Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2013 20:24:49 -0700 Subject: [CINC] 4/5 Double Dolphin Message-ID: Despite foreboding weather forecasts, the DD embarked on 2 whale watch adventures today! Capt. Gary and crew Ari were very friendly! I highly enjoyed working with them! (being a newbie- my first time on the DD) The first trip, very intimate with only 7 guests, yielded one gray whale per passenger! All slow traveling in small groups or alone. We did see some flukes and one adult with a Very distinctive large, solid white mark on its left flank. Skies cleared for the second trip, which was booked solid, yet no whales were seen. :/ However, the kids had a grand old time getting splashed from behind at the bow, and the passengers enjoyed themselves and asked many questions. Sophie Busch class of 2013 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shauna.bingham at noaa.gov Sat Apr 6 07:50:03 2013 From: shauna.bingham at noaa.gov (Shauna Bingham - NOAA Federal) Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2013 07:50:03 -0700 Subject: [CINC] April Whale Watch - Get Out There! Message-ID: Hello CINC: I noticed we have lots of openings for April, including *openings this weekend* on several boats. The whale watching has been incredible lately and with Spring break the boats have lots of passengers. Please visit VolunteerSpot today and sign-up for some trips! Thank you and have a great weekend, Shauna -- Shauna Bingham NOAA's Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary 113 Harbor Way, Suite 150 Santa Barbara, CA 93109 805-884-1460 805-568-1582 (fax) Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov http://channelislands.noaa.gov/ ??'?.??..><((((?>.???'?.??.???'?.?><((({?>?.???'?.?. ,. *Follow us on Facebook and** Twitter * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lauren_boross at nps.gov Sun Apr 7 09:45:04 2013 From: lauren_boross at nps.gov (Boross, Lauren) Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2013 09:45:04 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Added hikes on Santa Cruz 4/13 and 4/14 Message-ID: Kathy pointed out that there were extra hikes this coming weekend that needed to be added to VolunteerSpot. I have added an 8:00 boat departure for Scorpion on Saturday, April 13 and a 9:00 boat departure for Sunday, April 14. Both of these are to lead hikes. 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