Public Lecture
Many thanks to the La Jolla Public Library for hosting well over 100 people to hear about La Jolla's unique geological and oceanographic history. [...]
2022 Walter Munk Commemorative Lecture
Congratulations Marta D. Palacios 2022 Walter Munk Scholar Award winner and presenter of this year's Marine Technology Society Walter Munk Commemorative Lecture [...]
Walter Munk Day
Join the Walter Munk Foundation for the Oceans in celebrating Walter Munk Day, an event honoring Walter Munk’s 80-year legacy of ocean exploration and [...]
Map of the Grand Canyons of La Jolla’s marine mosaic opens to the public
Map of the Grand Canyons of La Jolla’s marine mosaic opens to the public A sign next to The Map of the Grand Canyons [...]
Chaparral yucca
Chaparral yucca Hesperoyucca whipplei Physical Description Cluster of long, rigid leaves, each ending in a sharp point Leaf edges have fine [...]
Chalk Dudleya
Chalk Dudleya Dudleya pulverulenta Physical Description A round succulent plant covered in chalky, powdery wax Rosette of flat, wide, fleshy leaves [...]
San Diego Barrel Cactus
San Diego Barrel Cactus Ferocactus viridescens Physical Description A rare species of barrel cactus Spherical or nearly cylindrical, as it is [...]
Pacific White-Sided Dolphin
Pacific White-Sided Dolphin Lagenorhynchus obliquidens Physical Description Smallish marine mammal with a thick, streamlined body and short snout Large curved, or [...]
Harbor Seal
Harbor Seal Phoca vitulina richardii Physical Description Small, round marine mammals covered in fur, with short, doglike snouts and long whiskers [...]
Gray Whale (Juvenile)
Gray Whale (Juvenile) Eschrichtius robustus [speaker] Physical Description Baleen whales Gray with white patches, mainly made of barnacles and sea lice [...]