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Putting the “E” in Paradise Creek

Putting the “E” in Paradise Creek

By Ted Godshalk, Director of Paradise Creek Educational Park Inc. (PCEPI) The salt marsh habitat in the Old Town neighborhood of National City was never considered important by anyone until the 1990s. While the storm drain system was designed to…

A Brief Guide to Birding from Home

A Brief Guide to Birding from Home

Birds are perhaps the most visible of all wildlife. If you stop to look out a window for a few minutes, chances are you will see a bird fly by, perhaps stopping on a nearby tree, roof, or power line…

Bringing Holiday Magic to 31 Local Students

Bringing Holiday Magic to 31 Local Students

The students watched in admiration as their classmate, Edward, stood up in front of his whole class inside the school auditorium, and learned that the bright red, brand-new bicycle next to him was his to take home, just in time…

A Chemist, an Inventor, and an Ice Cream Maker

By Sarah Wright, National Institute of Justice Fellow, Chemistry Ph.D. Candidate, University of Notre Dame What do I do for a living? I’m a chemist. I play with lasers, and I blow things up! As a scientist, I invented a…

Ocean Connectors – A Principal’s Perspective

Ocean Connectors – A Principal’s Perspective

By Kathy Melanese, Principal at Rancho de la Nación Elementary School in National City, California and Ocean Connectors Advisory Board Member. Photos by Anna Mar. As I enter the fifth grade classroom, I observe 30 students quickly jotting facts about…

Eco-Friendly Holiday Gift Guide 2018

Eco-Friendly Holiday Gift Guide 2018

Looking for the perfect earth-friendly gifts for your loved ones this holiday season? Look no further—these eco-friendly and environmentally-conscious gift ideas will cover everyone on your shopping list while supporting our conservation partners and helping advance the Ocean Connectors mission…

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