California’s central coast is blessed with some of the best camping locations and the most beautiful beaches. A great way to experience both of these central coast glories is by... read more →
Harmony Headlands State Park fully embodies its name. A headland is a piece of land with a sheer drop-off into a body of water. A harmony is an arrangement blended... read more →
There is at least one upside to the severe storms that moved through California in the first months of 2023: heavy rainfall has allowed our wildflowers to blossom in masses.... read more →
What do you get when you cross a tattoo shop with an environmental nonprofit? No, this isn't the start of a bad joke...it's our latest partnership that supports monarch butterflies!... read more →
Fly Agarics in Cambria As a lifetime resident of San Luis Obispo County, the lessons I have learned from the local hiking trails and natural wonders are invaluable. It goes... read more →
As we approach the end of another western monarch overwintering season on the Central Coast, there lies a glimmer of hope in experiencing the vastness, however dwindling, of nature’s well-known... read more →
The turnoff into the parking lot is barely noticeable. A quick turn off Highway One north of Cayucos built for an earlier time. A time of horse-drawn wagons, fewer and... read more →
Holloway Garden is in Montaña de Oro State Park, just to the south of the Spooner Ranch House. In 1993, State Park Docent Betty Holloway asked if she could develop... read more →
Looking for a trail to see spring flowers? If so, Coon Creek trail in Montaña de Oro State Park is for you.Trillium flowers (Trillium angustipetalum), also called wakerobin, are blooming... read more →
Home to thousands of marine organisms, this rock is at North Point in Morro Bay. It is often hard to get close to the rock as it is in the... read more →