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  • Home
  • Visit
    • Parks We Support
      • Cayucos State Beach
      • Harmony Headlands State Park
      • Hearst San Simeon State Park
      • Estero Bluffs State Park
      • Los Osos Oaks State Natural Reserve
      • Montaña de Oro & Spooner Ranch
      • Morro Bay State Park & Museum of Natural History
      • Morro Strand State Beach
      • Oceano Dunes & Oso Flaco Lake
      • Pismo State Beach
    • Nature Stores
    • School Groups
    • Traveling Museum Exhibits
    • Local Resources
  • Events
    • Event Calendar
    • Adventures With Nature
    • Mind Walks Lectures
    • Butterfly Ball
  • Support
    • Become a Friend of CCSPA
    • Business & Corporate Giving
    • More Ways To Give
  • Our Reach
    • Our Impact
    • Partnerships
    • CCSPA Sponsored Programs
    • Sponsor Recognition
    • Awards
    • Transparency
  • About
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    • Board & Staff
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California Poppies: The Golden Blossom of the Golden State

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 →
  • April 13, 2023
  • Jess O'Leary
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  • Botany, Flora and Fauna

New Partnership with Electric Monarch Tattoo

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 →
  • March 29, 2023
  • Angelena Masicampo
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  • Advocacy, Botany, Business, Butterflies, Environment, Flora and Fauna, Lifestyle, Meaningful Merchandise

Sea Glass on the Central Coast

King tides, storm surges, the pull and push of lunar and solar gravity all combine to mix and churn the sea bed. Rocks, shells, driftwood, dead sea creatures, bottles and... read more →
  • March 13, 2023
  • Renne Gardner
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  • Beach, Environment, Lifestyle, Outdoor Recreation

California’s Central Coast: One of the Best Teachers Around

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 →
  • February 8, 2023
  • Edie Irving
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  • Botany, Environment, Flora and Fauna, Lifestyle, Outdoor Recreation, Species Identification

Bountiful Beauties: Bringing Butterflies Back

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 →
  • February 1, 2023
  • Teddy Fleming
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  • Advocacy, Botany, Butterflies, Environment, Flora and Fauna, Invertebrates, Lifestyle, Travel

In-Person Mind Walks Returning in 2023

We know you've been looking forward to attending in-person Mind Walks--the wait is now over! In 2023, the Central Coast State Parks Association (CCSPA) and California State Parks will be... read more →
  • January 5, 2023
  • Monica Rutherford
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  • Education, Environment, Lifestyle, News, Outdoor Recreation

Harmony Headlands State Park

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 →
  • August 30, 2022
  • Renne Gardner
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  • Beach, Botany, Environment, Flora and Fauna, Habitat, Health, Lifestyle, Outdoor Recreation, Travel

Group Hikes: Are They For You?

Solo or group hiking is a frequently debated argument within the hiking community. Both hiking styles have benefits and downsides to be explored. Over the years I have heard the... read more →
  • June 29, 2022
  • Lisa Langley
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  • Environment, Health, Lifestyle, Outdoor Recreation, Travel

What’s Blooming in Holloway Garden

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 →
  • April 6, 2022
  • Faylla Chapman
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  • Botany, Environment, Flora and Fauna, Habitat, Outdoor Recreation, Species Identification, Travel

Trilliums Greet Hikers on Coon Creek Trail

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 →
  • February 7, 2022
  • Norma Wightman
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  • Botany, Environment, Flora and Fauna, Habitat, Outdoor Recreation, Species Identification, Travel
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Recent Posts

  • California Poppies: The Golden Blossom of the Golden State April 13, 2023
  • New Partnership with Electric Monarch Tattoo March 29, 2023
  • Sea Glass on the Central Coast March 13, 2023
  • California’s Central Coast: One of the Best Teachers Around February 8, 2023
  • Bountiful Beauties: Bringing Butterflies Back February 1, 2023

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