Two students race on tule boats constructed earlier in the day with the direction of Stan Rodriguez of the Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel and Kumeyaay Community College. Photo by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego
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Volunteers tour the marsh to learn about the wetlands and pick up trash. The bilingual walk was led by Osmar Leyva, a professor at Universidad Autónoma de Baja California with a doctorate in coastal oceanography. Photo by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego
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Bird watchers look through binoculars. Photo by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego
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A section of the community booths at the event. Photo by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego
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A marsh resident out for a stroll. Photo by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego
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Randy Wilde, Senior Policy Advisor for Mayor Todd Gloria; Cambria Head, Community Representative for Council President Joe LaCava; Cody Petterson, San Diego Unified School Board President; Corinne Peek-Asa, UC San Diego Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation; Andrew Meyer, Director of Conservation at San Diego Bird Alliance; Kellie Uyeda, executive director of UC San Diego Natural Reserve System; Cristina Santa Maria, SDBA Conservation Manager and Clarissa Rodriguez, NRS Reserves Manager. P
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Mariachi Internacional San Diego performs. Photo by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego
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Mariachi Internacional San Diego performs. Photo by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego
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A wildlife handler holds a chuckwalla. Photo by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego
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Volunteers in kayaks initiate a cleanup of the marsh edges. Photo by Victor Santos/San Diego Bird Alliance.
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Volunteers work to construct a traditional Kumeyaay tule boat. Photo by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego
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Kellie Uyeda, executive director of the UC San Diego Natural Reserve System (left) and Cristina Santa Maria, Conservation Manager at the San Diego Bird Alliance (right), accept Love Your Wetlands Day proclamation from Cambria Head, Community Representative for Council President Joe LaCava, City of San Diego. Photo by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego
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Accipiter Dance company performs. Photo by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego
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Cambria Head, Community Representative for Council President Joe LaCava, City of San Diego, announces a proclamation for Love Your Wetlands Day. Photo by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego
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An attendee holds a salp, a free-floating marine invertebrate that looks similar to a jellyfish but is not stinging. Photo by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego
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A display at one of the community booths at Love Your Wetlands Day. Photo by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego
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Volunteers paint mural at entrance to the event with artist Audrey Carver, commissioned by San Diego Bird Alliance. Photo by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego
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Volunteers paint mural at entrance to the event with artist Audrey Carver, commissioned by San Diego Bird Alliance Photo by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego
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Cake commemorating 20 years of Love Your Wetlands Day. From left to right: Anu Delouri, Director of Campus Community Relations; Edie Munk, wetlands advocate; Corinne Peek-Asa, UC San Diego Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation; Kellie Uyeda, executive director of UC San Diego Natural Reserve System; Steve Monfort, UC Natural Reserve System Executive Director. Photo by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego
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Student who finished racing out to a buoy celebrates their win. Photo by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego
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Group of visitors stands in the marsh. Photo by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego
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A snowy egret stands in the marsh. Photo by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego
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A flock of willets take off along the water in the marsh. Photo by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego
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Two students end a tule boat race with a high-five! Photo by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego
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Accipiter Dance company performance. Photo by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego
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