Cabrillo National Monument

הצטרפ.ה ב:יוני 2, 2014 פעילות אחרונה: מרץ 27, 2024 iNaturalist

Come visit Cabrillo National Monument on April 27th for the City Nature Challenge! Let's get 1st place this year! We hope to have a big turnout and expect there will be a lot of biodiversity after a nice, wet winter. Please send us a message to find out how you can be a part of it!

At the time Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo sailed into San Diego Bay in 1542, a rich diversity of life was present, ranging from desert cactus to moisture-loving algae, tarantulas to sea slugs, and gray foxes to sea lions. Approximately 3,000 Native Americans lived in the San Diego area at that time. The Kumeyaay, or Diegueños according to the Spanish accounts, lived simply in the environment but likely impacted the landscape through the use of fire. Today, largely due to the impacts of European colonization and centuries of growth and development, the habitat Cabrillo saw is now among the rarest in the world. Although only a remnant of that biologically diverse ecosystem remains, it is well worth visiting and protecting.

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