The Doggie Street Festival (DSF) returns for its fourth year on Sunday, June 10, at Robb Field/Ocean Beach. Dedicated to increasing dog adoption, the event has placed nearly 400 shelter dogs with new families over the past three years. Cat rescue groups will be added this year, and the San Diego homegrown event will expand…
Join Birch Aquarium for a must-see ocean adventure. Through early June, observe the mysterious grunion spawn on the beaches of La Jolla on certain nights. Following high tides, hundreds of the small, silvery fish ride the waves onto shore for this remarkable mating ritual, which only happens in Southern California. While on the beach, female…
On Sunday, March 25, the Escondido Humane Society’s 13th annual Paws in the Park will raise funds and awareness for homeless and abandoned animals. Festivities will begin with registration and a meet and greet at 8am at Kit Carson Park. Walkers and their canine companions will then embark on a 1.5- or 2.5-mile course. The…
“It’s never too late to fall in love with science and engineering,” says Steve Briggs, a plant biologist and faculty member at UC San Diego, who started out as an English major until a botany class convinced him to switch his focus. Briggs is also chief scientist for the San Diego Festival of Science &…