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ConservationApril 23, 2012U.S. EPA Awards High School Students for Efforts to Protect WhalesIn a press conference held at the Aquarium, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson presented the President’s Environmental Youth Award to six students from Oak Park High School for their efforts in raising awareness about ship strikes on migrating whales in the Santa Barbara Channel. |
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Savannah Ocean ExchangeMarch 5, 2012Aquarium President Joins Savannah Ocean Exchange Board of GovernorsThe organization’s annual Solutions Exchange competition seeks out innovative designs and ideas for saving the ocean. |
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ConservationFebruary 8, 2012Aquarium President to Speak at Public Forum in San DiegoAquarium of the Pacific President and CEO Jerry Schubel will speak at the University of California, San Diego’s (UCSD) Greenovation Forum. The forum is organized by the university’s Sustainability Solutions Institute and is open to the public. |
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ConservationDecember 16, 2011Aquarium Participates in GovGreen ConferenceThe Aquarium of the Pacific’s President and CEO Jerry Schubel attended the second annual GovGreen conference in Washington, D.C. in December. Schubel was also a speaker at the conference. |
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ConservationOctober 4, 2011Aquarium Participates in Statewide Green Museum InitiativeAlong with six other Southern California institutions, the Aquarium of the Pacific hosts a roundtable event to discuss how museums address sustainability. |
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ConservationOctober 3, 2011Aquarium Celebrates Coastweeks with Special Events and PresentationsThe Aquarium will host a variety of events celebrating California’s coast during Coastweeks, September 17 through October 9. |
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ConservationMarch 24, 2011Los Cerritos Wetlands Authority Acquires 100 Acres of Wetlands Property for Restoration PurposesThe Los Cerritos Wetlands Authority (LCWA) acquired approximately 100 acres of the Hellman Ranch Property in Seal Beach on December 27, 2010 in an effort to protect and restore what is left of the Los Cerritos wetlands. Restoration efforts to return the Los Cerritos Wetlands into a functioning wetland can now begin on 166 acres of wetland property |
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ConservationApril 22, 2010New Earth-Friendly Garden Opens at the AquariumThe Aquarium of the Pacific has just opened its new 4,700 square-foot Earth-Friendly Garden on its front lawn. Illustrating part of the solution to Southern California’s ongoing water shortage, the garden features California native and drought-resistant plants, as well as a water efficient irrigation system. |
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ConservationApril 2, 2010OCEANS Debuts on April 22Disneynature, the studio that presented the record-breaking film “Earth,” brings OCEANS to the big screen on Earth Day, 2010. |
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ConservationApril 8, 2009Watch Project: Southern TierApril 8 2009—Filmmakers Jeff Hyland and Mike Tryon celebrate the anniversary of their cross-country bicycle ride by releasing the first episode of Southern Tier featuring Jerry Schubel and the Aquarium of the Pacific. |
