Cabrillo Monument makes appeal for volunteers
Officials at Cabrillo National Monument are seeking volunteers to enlist in the Volunteers-In-Park program to present curriculum-based education programs to school groups and assist in the park’s general education program.
As part of Cabrillo’s celebration of the National Park Service’s 91st anniversary, park officials will conduct interpretive and education training at the monument between Sept. 11 and 13.
The training will include modules of the NPS Interpretive Development Program as well as an orientation to Cabrillo National Monument’s curriculum-based education.
Volunteers-In-Park will work closely with rangers and will have the opportunity to pursue professional certification in interpretation, with is also recognized by the National Association for Interpretation.
Volunteers are asked to commit a minimum of one morning per week from 9 a.m. to noon and join periodic in-service training at various times during the year.
For more information, call ranger Jason Richards at (619) 523-4578, or ranger Marcy Marquez at (619) 523-4573. Additional information may be obtained by visiting www.nps.gov/-cabr/forteachers/index.htm.
Workers sought to help preserve Famosa Slough
Volunteers are being recruited to participate in a work party at Famosa Slough on Saturday, Sept. 8.
The nature campaign will target the planting and care of new California native plants and wetlands plants as well as the removal of invasive plants.
The event will also involve cleanup of the Famosa Slough and channel, treatment ponds and other areas.
Volunteers are being asked to meet at the corner of West Point Loma Boulevard and Famosa Boulevard at 9 a.m. Workers are encouraged to wear appropriate clothing, preferably long pants, long-sleeved shirts, a hat and sturdy shoes.
Participants who are under the age of 18 must obtain the signature of a parent or guardian.
For more information, call (619) 224-4591, or visit www.famosaslough.org.
Group sets Breast Cancer Awareness Workshop
Officials with the American Cancer Society will host a Breast Cancer Awareness Workshop at the Point Loma Discovery Shop on Saturday, Sept. 8.
The workshop will be held from 10 a.m. to noon at the newly opened Discovery Shop, 3609-C Midway Drive.
Cancer Society officials say an estimated 2,000 San Diego women are diagnosed with breast cancer each year.
As many as 400 may die in 2007, said officials.
The American Cancer Society’s tenth annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk is slated for Sunday, Oct. 31 in Balboa Park.
For more information, call (619) 682-7445, or visit [email protected].