Join the Alliance and our partners on March 1st to celebrate the plants’ Springtime awakening (Chiipam Hap) at the Sweetwater Marsh Unit of the San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge. This is a special opportunity to get involved in habitat restoration, explore interactive signage from our “Hear Our Names” project, learn through cultural demonstrations, and be a part of our 10th Birthday Celebrations.
The Climate Science Alliance and our partners at Tipey Joa Native Warriors, US Fish and Wildlife Service, and Living Coast Discovery Center are happy to invite you to join us for Chiipam Hap (Spring Awakening) at Sweetwater Marsh located on Kumeyaay land, on Saturday, March 1st 2025 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.
This event is an opportunity to visit the plants at the Marsh and participate directly in plant restoration efforts. This event is also a special unveiling of the second location of the “Hear Our Names” project (learn more here), which utilizes interactive signage to hear and learn the plant’s Indigenous names.
From 10am to 2pm you will enjoy and participate in:
Walk around the reserve and meet the plants while interacting with our new “Hear Our Names” signage
Storytelling about the history of Sweetwater Marsh
Plant scavenger hunt
Coloring station
Plant restoration with the US Fish and Wildlife Service
Clay pot making and basket weaving demonstrations with Tipey Joa Native Warriors
Bilingual walk with Living Coast Discovery Center
When:
Saturday March 1, 2025 from 10:00 AM- 2:00 PM
Location:
Sweetwater Marsh Unit of the San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge
1080 Gunpowder Point Drive
Chula Vista, CA 91910-8222
Link to registration:
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We are so thankful for our partnership with Tipey Joa Native Warriors, US Fish and Wildlife Service, and Living Coast Discovery Center and for the support from the California State Coastal Conservancy and Marigold Foundation that gave us the opportunity to work together to make this event possible.
