Beyond The Beach Blanket: A Field Guide To Southern California Coastal Wildlife
A descendent of Spanish settlers and the Gabrieleno-Tongva tribe, Marina Curtis Tidwell has deep roots in coastal California. She grew up a few steps from Fisherman s Wharf in Monterey; has lived near the beach in Carmel, Coronado, San Diego, San Francisco, and Los Angeles; and has been a dedicated beach bum from the time she could walkCurtis Tidwell is a speaker for Heal the Bay, a docent with the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium, and an avid bird-watcher who writes for the magazine Birding Business. She has a degree in filmmaking from the University of Southern California, and her wildlife photographs have appeared in Windstar Wildlife Institute publications among others. She and her husband, Robert, often take their three children to the beach, from San Pedro to Malibu, to study marine wildlife.