As the temperatures drop, we know it’s harder to get out of your warm bed (or chrysalis). However, visiting our white morphos in the 85°F climate-controlled Osher rainforest might be worth venturing out into the cold.
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- This seagull definitely heard we’re looking for sea stars this month… All iNaturalist observations of CA sea stars count towards the 2024 Solstice Sea Star Search, but maybe avoid replicating this bird’s invasive approach. More at bit.ly/seastar24 © Ellyne Geurts
- Low tides are coming, and it’s the best time of the year to go tide pooling! Use our app, bit.ly/TideFinder, to see when your nearby coastlines will be most navigable, and upload any photos you take to iNaturalist, to help with our #SolsticeSeaStarSearch 🌊🪸🐚⭐🧪
- Double the Claude, double the love: Consider donating to Cal Academy this #GivingTuesday! All gifts made by 11:59 p.m. PT on Dec. 3 will be MATCHED, dollar for dollar. Support cutting-edge science, environmental storytelling, and a beloved Bay Area museum: bit.ly/4idpaaF
- Calling all echinoderm enthusiasts: The Solstice Sea Star Search is ON! 🌊⭐

