Status as of September 10, 2008
After nearly three years of planning and construction, we're almost done. This Friday September 12, the fence will be removed in the morning and the ribbon-cutting festivities will begin at Noon.
"The Map" is an educational walking surface that depicts the La Jolla Underwater Park & Marine Reserve topology, animal species, dive sites and other underwater features of the area. The map is ideally located on the patio between the comfort station and the children's play area at the South end of Kellogg Park. This area could not sustain grass due to high foot traffic and had become a dirt/mud surface.
The map is a fun way to educate the general public about all the great things living inside the La Jolla Underwater Park and why they are deserving of our protection. It will be seen by kids and their parents who use the adjacent playground and seen by new and visiting divers who often pass through the area when walking to the water.
The information on this page is "unofficial" and is mainly provided for the scuba diving community that I helped represent on this project.
The official contact for this project is:
Friends of "The Map" ATTN: Mary Coakley 2120 Vallecitos #203 La Jolla, CA 92037 Phone: (619) 840-0250
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| YouTube video stream | small | Flash video | 7:40 | stream | Low resolution |
| ipod (640x360) | Quicktime 7, ipod | 7:40 | 91 MB | Medium Resolution |
As of September 10, 2008, It's not too late to have your name included on the donor plaque for min $250 donation. The donor plaque will be installed some time after the ribbon-cutting and will be mounted on the comfort station wall facing the lithocrete. See La Jolla Shores Map Website. Funds are still needed for long term maintenance and to fund a bronze sculpture of "JJ" the whale by the Artist Wyland.