King Tides This Week!

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Photo by South OC Beaches ( Dana Point Ocean Institute on 01-20-15)

King Tides are here this week! Tomorrow is the last day for this month.
Wednesday’s high tide will be around 9:00am and projections are around 7 feet.
Here are some of today’s photo’s of Dana Point during high tide this morning around 7:30am. Continue reading “King Tides This Week!”

Dana Point Tall Ships Festival Today in Pictures and Parking Info

There is shuttle service available from Strands Beach and Dana Point High School.
Strands Beach is located at 34100 Selva Road.
Dana Hills High School is located at 33333 Golden Lantern.
For more information on parking and shuttle service please link to parking

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All photos by South OC Beaches

Toshiba Tall Ship Festival 2014 Ocean Institute Schedule Saturday and Parking Info

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Here is the Ocean Institute schedule for the Toshiba Tall Ships Festival today and Sunday at the Ocean Institute in Dana Point.
There is shuttle service available from Strands Beach and Dana Point High School.
Strands Beach is located at 34100 Selva Road.
Dana Hills High School is located at 33333 Golden Lantern.
For more information on parking and shuttle service please link to parking

Inside the Ocean Institute – Saturday & Sunday

10:00am

Ocean Education Center Opens

10:15am

UCLA Virtual Reality Lab opens

Surf Science

10:30am

Monsters of the Deep

Ecology Theater

10:45am

Parrot Show

Pirate Jack/Courtyard

11:00am

Underwater Archeology Demo

Surf Science

11:15am

Cap’n Jack’s Pirate School

Cap’n Jack/Samueli

11:45am

Squid Dissection

At Sea

12:00pm

Story Time

Mermaid: TBA/Ecology Theater

12:15pm

Pirate Craft

Ecology

12:30pm

Parrot Show

Pirate Jack/Courtyard

12:45pm

Monsters of the Deep

Ecology Theater

1:00pm

Underwater Archeology Demo

Surf Science

1:15pm

Squid Dissection

At Sea

1:45pm

Cap’n Jack’s Pirate School

Cap’n Jack/Samueli

2:15pm

Clint Perry from Boohoo crew

Samueli

2:15pm

Pirate Craft

Ecology

2:30pm

Monsters of the Deep

Ecology Theater

3:00pm

Squid Dissection

At Sea

3:30pm

Parrot Show

Pirate Jack/Courtyard

3:45pm

Underwater Archeology Demo

Surf Science

4:00pm

Cap’n Jack’s Pirate School

Cap’n Jack/Samueli

4:30pm

Monsters of the Deep

Ecology

For more information please link to tall ships

Dana Point Ocean Institute Family Science Night Tonight Tuesday August 19 2014

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The Ocean Institute in Dana Point is presenting Summer Family Science Nights.
Spend a summer evening in their Samueli Conference Center getting up close and personal with local scientists. Your entire family is invited to visit as you survey the stars, explore the seas, and dive into the surf zone. Each workshop event will include a presentation by a guest speaker with alternate activities for kids, followed by a lab program to introduce your whole family to the fascinating world of science.
This weeks event is on Tuesday August 19. 2014 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm.
It is required that you register on their site at:
http://www.ocean-institute.org/programs/family.html
Speaker Trude Hurd, Director of Education, The Sea and Sage Audubon Center will discuss Backyard Birds In Your Neighborhood.
The presentation will focus on the common birds of Orange County and some of the not-so-common birds and learn how everyone can get involved in projects to help protect birds and keep them safe.
For more information please link to:
http://www.ocean-institute.org/programs/index.html