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2020 Beach Season Suspended

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By HRAP Volunteer - March 28, 2020

-- 2020 Season Start, Returning Staff, New Hires, Volunteers, New Director, COVID-19, Truck, Beach Shifts Canceled...There is so much going on lately, so we wanted to blog about it! --

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Nudibranchs in the Tidepools

By HRAPNatureBlog - June 16, 2015

Nudibranchs, also referred to as sea slugs, can frequently be spotted in the tidepools at Haystack Rock. There are many species of nudibranch, most having outstanding markings and colors. The nudibranch feed on bryozoans, hydroids and sponges and it's color can be changed by the food it eats. The nudibranch has a pair of sensory projections on their head, called rhinophores, which allow them to smell and taste. Virtually all nudibranchs have some form of eyes but they are not well developed and in most cases are little more than a pigment spot in the head near the rhinophores. The nudibranch breathes through gill projections which extract oxygen from the seawater. The Pacific Northwest has more than 200 species of nudibranchs. The Opalescent Nudibranch ( Hermissenda crassicornis ) could be called 'showy'. It is found from Alaska to Baja, California and can grow to two inches in size. At Haystack Rock, it can be found in the sandy bottom of a tidepool. It is slender wit...

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By HRAPNatureBlog - May 21, 2015

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2020 Beach Season Suspended

By HRAP Volunteer - March 28, 2020

-- 2020 Season Start, Returning Staff, New Hires, Volunteers, New Director, COVID-19, Truck, Beach Shifts Canceled...There is so much going on lately, so we wanted to blog about it! --

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