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Monday Nov 2 | Fillmore Gazette

"Wilderness Trails Of Ventura" Paintings 2008 Through 2009 By Robert...

Robert Wassell's "Wilderness Trails of Ventura" will exhibit at the Buenaventura Art Gallery from November 10 through December 5, 2008.

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Related Topix: Ventura, CA, US National Parks

Fri Oct 23, 2009

National Parks Traveler

Death At Channel Islands National Park Demonstrates Need to Be Prepared

A hiker who died at Channel Islands National Park from a presumed case of heat stroke sadly demonstrates not only the need to be prepared when you head out into a park, but also the wisdom of heeding advice from rangers.

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Wed Oct 21, 2009

Noozhawk

Hiker Dies on Santa Cruz Island

An Orange County man died on Santa Cruz Island on Friday of apparent heat stroke following a hike during unseasonably hot weather.

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Sun Oct 18, 2009

Whittier Daily News

A journey in search of meaning

Ken McAlpine shares a personal experience in "Islands Apart: A Year on the Edge of Civilization" . Taking inspiration from Thoreau's "Walden," McAlpine traveled alone through California's Channel Islands National Park in search of the meaning of life.

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Related Topix: US National Parks, Life, Holidays, Halloween, Pasadena, CA

Sat Oct 17, 2009

Modesto Bee

Whale-watching: Before you go, know your lingo

Some of the best whale-watching opportunities along the coasts of North America take place adjacent to the California coastline, particularly near Channel Islands National Park, south of Santa Barbara.

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Sun Sep 27, 2009

Ventura County Star

Ventura author Ken McAlpine compares busy mainland life with island solitude in his new book

What's up: His new book "Islands Apart: A Year on the Edge of Civilization" looks at our busy world through the prism of lonely trips he made to the isolated five islands that make up Channel Islands National Park off our coast.

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Related Topix: Ventura Metro, Ventura, CA, US National Parks, Ventura County, CA, Ojai, CA

Thu Sep 24, 2009

Associated Content

Visiting Ventura Harbor Village in Ventura, California

My wife and I had the chance to visit the Ventura Harbor Village during a getaway weekend at the Sheraton resort.

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Related Topix: Ventura Metro, Ventura, CA, Life, Food, Seafood, US National Parks

Tue Sep 22, 2009

Ecatalina.com

Booksigning at Catalina Island Museum

The Museum is pleased to invite you Thursday, October 1st at 7 p.m. to a booksigning for a beautifully written new publication, Islands Apart: A Year on the Edge of Civilization , by Ken McAlpine.

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Fri Aug 28, 2009

National Parks Traveler

Shock-Synthesized Diamonds Unearthed in Channel Islands Reveal a...

The world's most complete pygmy mammoth skeleton was excavated on Santa Rosa Island in 1994.

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Thu Jul 09, 2009

RedOrbit

Museum To Store DNA Of Endangered Species

A signed agreement between the American Museum of Natural History and the U.S. National Park Service will see samples from endangered species in America's parks added to the museum's existing DNA collection, The Associated Press reported.

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Tue Jul 07, 2009

The State

Endangered species' DNA to be stored at NYC museum

It's not your average library collection: Bits of scorpions and snakes. Tissue from jaguars.

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Sat Jun 27, 2009

Pasadena Star-News

Our View: Great treasures in our backyard

If you're looking to save a little money on your summer getaway, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has come up with a perfect plan for you.

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Related Topix: US National Parks, Cabrillo National Monument, Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area

Sat May 16, 2009

Ventura County Star

Envisioning how Ventura Harbor will look in 20 years

The quickest way to stir leaders of the Ventura Harbor is to ridicule the working port as a "strip mall by the sea." Nautical-themed shopping may abound in the Harbor Village retail area, but proponents are quick to note the nearly 60-year-old harbor also is home to the squid fishing industry, two yacht clubs, hotels, a comedy club, scores of ...

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Wed May 06, 2009

Noozhawk

Biologist to Offer Insights Into Region's Whales

Research biologist John Calambokidis will highlight his work tracking the movements and estimating the populations of blue and humpback whales in the North Pacific during the "From Shore to Sea" lecture Tuesday, May 12, at the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum , and the following night at the Ventura Harbor, in two free lectures.

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Related Topix: Santa Barbara Metro, Santa Barbara, CA, US National Parks

Mon May 04, 2009

News Chief

During recession, good deals can be found as rates are competitive

Kayla Mills, 5, on vacation with her family from Ohio peeks into the open mouth of a shark statue on the Main Street Pier in Daytona Beach, Fla.

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Thu Apr 30, 2009

ScrippsNews

A buyer's market for summer travel

Submitted by SHNS on Thu, 04/30/2009 - 17:49. With more people waiting out the recession at home, it's become a buyer's market for summer travel.

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Related Topix: US National Parks, Westlake Village, CA, UC Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, Oxnard, CA

Mon Apr 27, 2009

The Honolulu Advertiser

Worlds apart

In the Channel Islands National Park, every day is Earth Day. Dubbed the 'North American Galapagos,' this volcanic archipelago anchored serenely in California's backyard is the province of elephant seals, nesting seabirds, migrating blue whales, and from January through April a carpet of wildflowers: coreopsis, wild hyacinths, seaside daisies, ice ...

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Sat Apr 25, 2009

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Webcam fans mourn Calif. bald eagle chick deaths

The only bald eagle nest on Santa Cruz Island is now a lonely place, one that webcam viewers were delighted to monitor just a few weeks ago.

That was when two newly hatched chicks gave nature lovers across the nation the chance to witness the regrowth of a declining population on this set of islands off the Ventura County coast.

But that fascination lasted only a few days. The chicks died soon after hatching, leaving viewers to console each other on an Internet chat board hosted by the Nature Conservancy, a worldwide conservation organization.

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Fri Apr 24, 2009

Santa Barbara Independent

Channel Islands National Park to Receive Funding

The Channel Islands National Park, which includes Anacapa, Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa, San Miguel, and Santa Barbara islands and the surrounding ocean, will be receiving $372,000 in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act .

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Thu Apr 23, 2009

ScrippsNews

A rolling president gathers no moss! Obama gets a lichen tribute

Submitted by SHNS on Thu, 04/16/2009 - 15:45. Politically speaking, no moss grows under the feet of President Obama.

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