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Established | 1987 as the Chula Vista Nature Interpretive Center |
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Location | 1000 Gunpowder Point Drive Chula Vista, California |
Coordinates | 32°38′28″N117°06′38″W / 32.641234°N 117.110470°W |
Type | Nature center, aquarium, and zoo |
Website | www |
The Living Coast Discovery Center is a zoo and public aquarium in Chula Vista, California. An environmental education center, it is located in the Sweetwater Marsh Unit of San Diego National Wildlife Refuge. Permanent displays at the Living Coast focus on native animals and plants found in Southern California and San Diego Bay. [1]
The center was originally opened in 1987 as the Chula Vista Nature Interpretive Center; it was owned and operated by the City of Chula Vista. In 2010, the organization transitioned over to an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit and its current name. [2]
The site consists of several large exhibit spaces:
There are 1.5 miles of trails from the center of San Diego National Wildlife Refuge out to the shore of San Diego Bay.
In addition to general public exhibits, the center hosts over 15,000 school children at their facility each year for educational field trips that focus on science and environmental programs.