Earth 8….One planet, a world of solutions
Earth 8 is a partnership of CBS 8, Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UCSD. Our mission is to promote a healthy, sustainable Earth through education and action, and to inspire the next generation of San Diegans to continue to preserve our planet.

Dr. Nigella Hillgarth is Executive Director of Birch Aquarium at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography. She is a distinguished zoologist who came to the institution in 2002 from her position as executive director of Tracy Aviary, the nation’s largest bird park, in Salt Lake City, Utah. During her career, she's conducted research in Britain, India, Thailand and the Arctic. Don't miss Nigella's Cove - an Earth 8 monthly column written by Dr. Nigella Hillgarth.

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