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Pacific Oysters May Clamp Down On Sensitive San Diego Habitat

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KPBS.com SAN DIEGO — Pacific oysters have a long history of gracing restaurant menus in Southern California. The water-filtering shellfish has also been grown in local waters for nearly a quarter of a century. The Japanese mollusks are Dennis Peterson's bread and butter.
On the half shell
"It's a very robust oyster. It grows fast. It grows well. And it tastes really good," Peterson said. Continue Reading... ...
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FRIENDS OF CHANNEL COAST STATE PARKS TO HOST TWO VOLUNTEER SERVICE EVENTS

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VCstar.com EVENTS TO TAKE PLACE ON BACK-TO-BACK WEEKENDS VENTURA, CALIF. (September 10, 2013) – Friends of Channel Coast State Parks (FCCSP), the nonprofit organization that serves the Channel Coast district of the California State Parks, has announced it will be hosting two volunteer service events at San Buenaventura State Beach during the month of September. The first event will be Coastal Cleanup Day, to be held on Saturday, September 21st. This event, backed by the California Coastal Commission, is the state’s largest volunteer event. On Coastal Cleanup Day, volunteers across the state pitch in to remove trash and other debris from California’s coastlines and inland lakes and waterways. Last year’s event drew over 65,000 volunteers across the state who removed almost 770,000 pounds of trash and recyclables. FCCSP will serve as the site captain for San Buenaventura State Beach on September 21st. Coastal Cleanup activities will commence at 9:00 am and end at 12:00 pm. Volunteers of all ages are encouraged...
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U.S. enjoys coolest summer since 2009

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Doyle Rice, USA TODAY After a series of sweltering summers, the USA caught a small break this year with its "coolest" summer since 2009, the National Climatic Data Center reported Thursday. However, the nation as a whole was still 1 degree Fahrenheit warmer than the long-term average and experienced its 15th-warmest summer on record. Eight states in the West and four states in the Northeast had one of their 10 hottest summers on record, the climate center noted. Continue Reading... ...
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Ocean species relocate in response to climate change, study finds

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By Melissa Pandika - Los Angeles Times As climate change heats our oceans, you’d expect temperature-sensitive marine species to flee poleward to cooler waters. So why have some headed to warmer regions toward the equator?
Scientists have solved the puzzle. For the most part, these animals are relocating to cooler waters. But since the effects of climate change can vary widely across regions, sometimes those cooler regions are closer to the poles and sometimes they’re closer to the equator. Continue Reading...
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Film Festival Benefits Protection and Restoration of Catalina Island

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eCatalina.com AVALON, CATALINA ISLAND - Tickets are now on sale for the five-day Catalina Film Festival (CFF) starting on September 18 through 22. Now in its third year, the festival continues its celebration of foreign and domestic independent films, shorts, animation and documentaries. The festival benefits the protection and restoration of Catalina Island. CFF is a competitive festival and film market with awards in up to 10 categories, including the prestigious Charlie Chaplin ICON Award, Stanley Kramer "Social Artist" Award and the Isla Earth Award. “I am very proud of the Isla Earth conservation documentaries that provide young filmmakers an opportunity to bring pressing ecological issues into focus.” said Ann Muscat, president and CEO of the Conservancy, a non-profit dedicated to the protection and restoration of the Island’s wildlands. “We once again welcome the Catalina Film Festival. Several of the Island’s beautiful locations have been used in many memorable motion pictures.” Avalon Mayor Bob Kennedy said he always enjoys seeing the Catalina...
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