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| Juvenile elephant seals on the beach for the annual "fall haul-out" [photo by David Johnson] |
DATE: Monday,
March 17th, 2025, 7:00 pm
TITLE: The Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery
PRESENTER: Dr. David Johnson, California State Park Elephant Seal Docent
Join Zoom Meeting Zoom Meeting ID: 930 5096 0736; Passcode: 952231
You can also find the link on the MCAS events calendar on our
website https://www.morrocoastaudubon.org/.
All MCAS Zoom Community Programs are free and open to the public. All ages
are welcome. No signup/registration required to attend. If you are not already an MCAS member, please consider joining to support our mission and activities, including Community
Programs.
Description:
Join David Johnson, California State Park Elephant Seal Docent, to learn
all about the elephant seals at Hearst San Simeon State Park. Discover the
fascinating life cycle, adaptations, and natural history of these marine
mammals and why they come to local beaches.
Bio: Dr. David Johnson spent 30 years as an owner and physician at Chiropractic
Health Care of Rancho Santa Margarita. His practice served the
community of Rancho Santa Margarita and surrounding areas. The
practice was a family practice diagnosing and treating sports injuries, back
and neck pain, sciatica and other musculoskeletal disorders.
David has a bachelor of science in Biology, a doctorate of Chiropractic
from the Southern California University of Health Sciences and post
doctorate education in the treatment of automobile injuries and sports
injuries.
He has a love for the ocean that has continued since he was a child growing
up in Orange County, CA body surfing and snorkeling. As an adult
he became a certified PADI Open Water Diver and continued his education with
Advanced Open Water certification and as a certified Rescue Diver. He and
his wife travel all over the world scuba diving. He estimates that he has
spent greater than 30 full days underwater!
David Johnson has volunteered at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach,
CA as a professional diver for 10 years where he engaged in
activities such as hand feeding the animals (yes even a few sharks), keeping
the exhibits clean and educating the public by speaking from underwater
during the diver shows. When he retired and moved up to San Luis
Obispo in 2022, he found the Friends of the Elephant Seals and decided that
would be a great way to spend his volunteer time as an extension of his love
for the ocean.
If you have questions, email Wendy McKeown, Community Programs Chair:
CommPrograms@morrocoastaudubon.org
