Living Coast Discovery Center

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Living Coast Discovery Center
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Living Coast Discovery Center
Established1987 as the Chula Vista Nature Center
Location1000 Gunpowder Point Drive
Chula Vista, California
Coordinates 32°38′28″N117°06′38″W / 32.641234°N 117.110470°W / 32.641234; -117.110470
TypeNature center, aquarium and zoo
Website www.thelivingcoast.org

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 the 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]

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Exhibits

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Shovelnose guitarfish in the touch pool

The site consists of several large exhibit spaces:

There are 1.5 miles of trails from the Center in the San Diego National Wildlife Refuge out to the shore of San Diego Bay.

In addition to general public exhibits, the Living Coast hosts over 15,000 school children at their facility each year for educational field trips that focus on Science and Environmental programs.

History

The center was originally opened in 1987 as the Chula Vista Nature Interpretive Center that 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. [5]

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References

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