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KFMB-8 interviews Birch Aquarium at Scripps Education Manager Kristin Evans.
Aquarium in the News
Birch Aquarium at Scripps is continuously in the news, lending its experts to speak about issues in ocean science and promoting its educational programs.
EARTH 8: Baby Seahorses Will Soon Make Their Big Debut
KFMB-8, Nov. 4, 2009
When they're born, these tiny babies are about the length of a pinky nail, and as wide as the tip of a pen. In this Earth 8 video report, Kimberly King shows us baby seahorses at Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego. (Features interview with Birch Aquarium Executive Director Nigella Hillgarth. To watch segment click play below video screen in top right corner.)
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Spooky Science & Fun at Haunted Birch Aquarium
CBS 8 San Diego, October 21, 2009
Things are getting spooky over at Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, just in time for Halloween. (Features interview with Birch Aquarium Executive Director Nigella Hillgarth. Click here to see more...
Fabulous Field Trips
San Diego Family Magazine, October 13, 2009
With school transportation an ongoing financial issue for many districts, classroom field trips have taken a hit in recent years. Some families are taking it upon themselves to bring learning to life with a homeschooler’s favorite tool—the educational outing. Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego offers not only exhibits on marine biology, but ongoing hands-on studies of climate change and physical oceanography relevant to all ages.
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Rowe Partners with Scripps to Integrate Marine Life Studies
Del Mar Time, October 7, 2009
The Rancho Santa Fe School District doesn't devote one week to marine studies anymore. Instead a new partnership with Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego and Birch Aquarium at Scripps is helping marine science be a part of the curriculum year-round at R. Roger Rowe.
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Free Museum Day Offers Cultural Bonanza
San Diego News Network, September 20, 2009
Fossils, fine art, or fish — on Museum Day, you can explore just about anything you wish. Smithsonian magazine’s fifth annual Museum Day, scheduled for September 26, is a one-day event where admission fees are waived at participating museums and other cultural attractions across the country. Many of San Diego’s educational and cultural institutions are participating in the event. So far, 14 locations within the county have volunteered including Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego.
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Geppetto's Presents Kids on Camera: Children Get a Chance to See Life in the Sea
La Jolla Light, September 2, 2009
The summer's programs at Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, included day camps to teach children about the ocean world and the amazing marine life that inhabits the sea. Depending on their age groups, which had names such as Sea Slugs and Only One Ocean, they watched animals, explored tide pools and the aquarium, and also enjoyed stories, crafts, and hands-on experiences with live animals.
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Night School
San Diego Union-Tribune, August 13, 2009
Strolling along Scripps Pier, as the setting sun paints the La Jolla coastline with gilded light, it can be easy to forget what an ideal place it is for learning about marine life. That's where a team of volunteers and
knowledgeable UC San Diego graduates comes in. During monthly full-moon walks on the pier, normally closed to the public, they teach visitors about events that led to the establishment of Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
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'Jack is One of the Greats'
San Diego Union-Tribune, August 13, 2009
Jack Tempchin, who performs Wednesday at Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography with his band, should merit at least a few chapters when the definitive history of rock 'n' roll in San Diego is compiled.
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In Calif., A Rare Look at Humboldt Squid
NPR, All Things Considered, July 17, 2009
It's not often you get to see a giant sea creature up close and
personal. But the arrival of swarms of giant Humboldt squid in southern
California has given scuba divers a rare treat. Nigella Hillgarth,
executive director of the Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of
Oceanography in San Diego, offers her insight.
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