Do you know your nearest Marine Protected Area? Learn more at this discussion Thursday

The beaches in Southern California are home to tidepools containing all kinds of beautiful marine life — shells, stars, anemones and more — available for any visitors to see.
But you’d better not take, especially from a Marine Protected Area.
“Marine Protected Areas are special areas off our coast that get special protection for marine life,” said Ray Hiemstra, Orange County Coastkeeper’s associate director. “The idea is that marine life and entire ecosy