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Avila Beach is California’s hidden jewel, shimmering on the edge of the Pacific Ocean, a romantic realm of ancient beauty and contemporary charm. AvilaBeachTown is the oracle of this vibrant and magical retreat.Archive for April, 2010
Avila Beach Sea Life Center Grand Opening A Smash Hit!
Families from the Central Coast trekked to Avila Beach on Saturday to celebrate the Grand Opening of the new Sea Life Center. Where else could you go to pet sea creatures, view the lifecycle of jelly fish and witness the miracles of the world thriving just off our shores?
An overflowing crowd of visitors welcomed the Avila Beach Sea Life Center to the community. Kids of all ages enjoyed a warm reception, fresh lemonade, and an up close experience with nature’s wonders.
Peering up at these translucent jelly fish at the Sea Life Center transports the viewer into another world, almost like traveling to another planet!
Seals and sea otters frolic just off Avila’s shore, and can often be spotted foraging near clumps of seaweed like the one above.
The Sea Life Center is a showcase for San Luis County, a place for learning about the importance of the vast ocean ecosystem and its connection to our health and well-being as a species.
One of the tanks at the Avila Beach Sea Life Center simulates the appearance of the seabed littered with human debris. The display is saddening, a stark visual illustration of human’s disrespect of nature.
The Sea Life Center offers hands-on “labs” for school teachers and their students, has a summer camp for kids, and naturally, is looking for volunteers to help staff this wonderful new institution in Avila Beach.
Now, Avila Beach has not only the ocean nearby, it has an uplifting “classroom” with a mission to instill an awareness and appreciation for the fragility and beauty of the world’s most precious resource.
Avila Beach, the jewel of California’s Central Coast, has yet another gift to offer the local community and visitors from around the world. Our rich natural and cultural heritage, and our vibrant spirit, are now on full display at the Sea Life Center. Please bring the entire family for a genuinely rich interaction with the natural world, to see it, touch it, and feel it as never before!
