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LJFS Activities

Items are presented with most recent/current at the top. News of past activities can be found below in the archive.

PUBLIC LECTURE: A talk on the National Marine Sanctuary Program: Friday November 19th, 6-8pm
Leslie Grella of the Farallones Marine Sanctuary Association will present a talk on the National Marine Sanctuary Program. The National Marine Sanctuary Program, administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, provides special protection and management for marine areas of national significance to benefit the public and the oceans. The talk will introduce us to marine sanctuaries throughout the United States, but will focus on our local sanctuaries of California. The event will take place on Friday November 19th from 6:00-8:00 PM at the La Jolla Public Library on 7555 Draper Avenue, half a block north of Pearl Street. Please call 619-687-3588. NOTE CHANGE OF LOCATION FROM REC CENTER.
NEW DOCENT TRAINING: Friday November 20-21
La Jolla Friends of the Seals welcomes new volunteers to participate in our Docent training program. This training is an opportunity for members of the community to learn about Marine Mammals, the natural history of our area and the unique La Jolla Harbor seal colony. The comprehensive training will given by Marine educator Leslie Grella from the Farallones Marine Sanctuary Association. It will take place on Saturday November 20th, 9am to 4pm and Sunday November 21, 10am to 3pm in Room 1 at the La Jolla Recreation Center, 615 Prospect Ave. and the corner of Prospect and Draper Avenues in downtown La Jolla. Here is a chance for everyone to be active in helping to protect the environment and the seals by educating and inspiring the thousands of visitors from all over the world and San Diego who come to Seal Beach every month. People already know that the Docents in the turquoise t-shirts are San Diego's ambassadors to the seals who gladly share their knowledge and inspiration with anyone interested.
NEWSLETTER AVAILABLE: The first issue of Seal News (the Newsletter of La Jolla Friends of the Seals) came out on 25 September 1999; contact LJFS (below) for a copy.
HELP NEEDED!: Dear Everyone!
If you would like to contribute to the LJFS quarterly newsletter with ideas, articles, quotes, photos, etc., please send them to LJFS (address below). La Jolla Friends of the Seals is a non-profit organization funded by small grants and private donations, and by the gracious donations of the general public. Please help support the La Jolla Friends of the Seals Docent Program in whatever way you can.

Contact LJFS at:
La Jolla Friends of the Seals
PO Box 2016
La Jolla, CA 92038

or email phoca@lajollaseals.org

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Past lectures, old news, etc:

PUBLIC LECTURE: Shorebirds of La Jolla: Saturday October 23rd, 6-8pm
A slide presentation of local shorebirds from pelicans to turnstones. By Dr. Cliff Oliver, an award winning photographer who has spent the last two years creating images of pelicans and shorebirds in La Jolla and the wetlands of Southern California. Stan Walens, past president of the San Diego Field Ornithologists, will join Dr. Oliver to speak about migratory patterns and plumage. We invite you to see the coastal birds of La Jolla come alive in their natural habitat. The event will take place on Saturday October 23rd from 6:00-8:00 PM at the La Jolla Recreation center auditorium, 615 Prospect on the corner of Prospect and Draper Avenues. Please call 619-687-3588.
PUBLIC LECTURE