Mitchell Thorp Foundation 15th Annual Warrior Spirit 5K Run/Walk & Family Festival The Mitchell Thorp Foundation will host its 15th Annual Warrior Spirit 5K Run/Walk & Family Festival on Saturday, Feb. 3, 8 a.m.- 12 p.m. at Carlsbad’s Poinsettia Park.
San Diego’s coast is home to iconic underwater forests of giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera). Towering 100 feet tall from the ocean’s rocky floor to the surface, they create homes for hundreds of animals to live in and can regulate the impacts of climate change. These forests provide many benefits to the ocean, animals and humans.Beginning January 12, 2024, the UC San Diego Library will host "Ebb and Flow: Giant Kelp Forests through Art, Science and the Archives," an exhibit curated by Oriana Poindexter ’15, Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) alumna and artist. The exhibit displays works created as a result of continued observation of the local giant kelp forest environment by artists, scientists and community members over the past 134 years.The artwork, which will be displayed on the walls of Geisel Library’s main gallery and in The Nest, is the interpretation of the giant kelp forest by four contemporary artists – Julia C R Gray, Dwight Hwang, Marie McKenzie