What’s up? – Torrey Pines Tabletop: Take Two

Feb 13, 2025
A picnic area of Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve. Three concrete picnic tables with informative panels inserted directly into the table top.
Graphic of three intertwined speech boxes with various punctuation accompanied by the text, "What's up? Resources for Interpreters"

he North Beach Entrance at Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve/State Beach (SNR/SB) has a new set of picnic tabletop panels thanks to a recent project between the San Diego Coast District (SDCD) and the Southern Service Center. The original panels were installed in January 2021 as part of accessibility improvements that included a new picnic area. The three bilingual panels were designed to be read from either side of the picnic table. Park staff has noticed that litter is not a problem in this area and that these “table runners” have definitely helped. 

 

An informative picnic table runner with the words "Help Keep Wildlife Safe! Place trash in garbage cans to protect birds from predators." An illustration shows a crow attacking a smaller bird and its nest.

Last year, we noticed the panels were beginning to fade. SDCD had funds to replace the panels and SSC coordinated printing with a vendor using a powder coating process directly onto aluminum, rather than the high-pressure laminate process used on the original panels. SDCD installed the new panels a few days before January 2025.

An informative table runner with the text "Help Keep Wildlife Healthy! Safely store all food away from wildlife". An illustration depicts squirrels eating and getting stuck in trash.
An informative table runner with the message "Help Keep Wildlife Wild! Reduce wildlife's reliance on human food." An illustration depicts a mother bird feeding her chick human snacks. Another illustration depicts two birds eating human food off a paper plate.