Wildlife Jewels at Walter Munk Day: Jewels of La Jolla — Art, Science & Rescue

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Oct 8

Wildlife Jewels at Walter Munk Day October 2025

A Fabulous Day at Walter Munk Day — Art, Science & Rescue Inspiration 🎨🌊

It was a pleasure to participate in Walter Munk Day: For Oceans—an amazing day connecting the community with La Jolla’s marine wildlife through art, science, and rescue inspiration.

What a fabulous day at Kellogg Park! We were honored to join the Walter Munk Foundation for the Oceans and bring our Art & Story Studio to the coast. Together, we celebrated La Jolla’s sea lions, seabirds, sharks, and tidepool neighbors—while sharing quick search-to-save tips that help route distressed wildlife to rescue. The community also brought our Jewels of La Jolla™ canvas to life, turning learning into connection, color, and action.

At our exhibit, the community:

🎨 Discovered La Jolla’s marine life in our Art & Story Studio
🔎 Learned quick “search-to-save” steps: observe safely → document clearly → report quickly
💡 Explored innovations inspired by marine life and ocean-smart design
🖌️ Colored our hand-drawn Jewels of La Jolla™ community canvas—celebrating the wildlife just offshore

Huge thanks to the Walter Munk Foundation for the Oceans for hosting—and to everyone who added color and care to the coast.

Why it matters

Along our coast, many distressed wildlife aren’t found in time—from fishing-gear entanglement to periodic toxic algal blooms and pelican starvation events. By teaching simple “search-to-save” steps right at the easel—while people are already connecting with these species through art—we make it easy for anyone to help: see it, note it, report it. The more people are empowered and connected, the more wildlife gets help.

Paint for Wildlife: Hands-on Art + Learning

Our Paint for Wildlife activity invited guests of all ages to explore wildlife through art.

Each wildlife featured hand-drawn line art by Wildlife Jewels’ founder artist.
Community participants added color, bringing each species to life while learning about their habitat, behaviors, and how we can help protect them.

Get involved

Join EYES La Jolla help us monitor coastal wildlife.
Volunteer for our art & education programs or rescue training HERE
Explore Jewels of La Jolla HERE

Wildlife Jewels at Walter Munk Day 2025! Connecting the community to local La Jolla wildlife residents through the arts, science, and rescue inspiration.