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WHALE OF A DAY
CELEBRATION
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The
Rancho Palos Verdes annual Whale of a Day celebration is co-sponsored
by the City and the docents of Los Serenos de Point Vicente. The
celebration is held on the first Saturday of March each year. The
next celebration will be on Saturday, March 1, 2014. |
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"Whale of a Day" is a festival celebrating
the migration of the Pacific Gray Whale from its summer feeding grounds
in the Bering and Chuchki Seas in Alaska to the winter breeding and
calving grounds in Baja California. Migration viewing takes
place December through April along the California South Bay coastline. |
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 Whale
of a Day is held annually on the first Saturday of March from 10:00 AM
to 4:00 PM and next year's celebration will take place on Saturday,
March 2, 2013.  The
event is free to the public. The celebration is sponsored jointly by
members of Los Serenos de Point Vicente and the City of Rancho Palos
Verdes. The
event will be held on the main grounds of the Point Vicente Interpretive
Center at 31501 Palos Verdes Drive West. [ MAP]
Free parking is available at the Rancho
Palos Verdes City Hall located at 30940 Hawthorne Blvd. with a free shuttle bus service to PVIC. [ MAP] . |
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There are activities for children
~ face painting, children's crafts, chalk drawing, story telling,
small children's games ~ all at no charge. There are also exhibits,
craft and food vendors and a raffle drawing. |
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Some of the past participants have included The Aquarium
of the Pacific with its Aquarium on Wheels, Cabrillo Marine Aquarium,
George F Canyon Nature Center, Save the Manatee, National Marine Fisheries,
Heal the Bay, American Cetacean Society, Whale Watch, Marine Mammal
Care Center, South Bay Wildlife Rehab with their rescued hawks and
other raptors, PVP Land Conservancy, California Native Plant Society,
Don Gales and Las Candalistas. |
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| Tours of the Point Vicente Lighthouse are given on a
first come, first served basis for ages 7 and older [MAP]. |
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If you have any questions or need additional information, please call (310) 544-5260. |
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