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    • Mission and Vision
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    • Join Our Team
      • Job Opportunities
      • Board Service
      • Internships
      • Volunteering
    • Transparency
    • Partnerships
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      • School Groups
      • Traveling Museum Exhibits
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      • Blog
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      • Harmony Headlands State Park
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Birds

Central Coast State Parks Association | CCSPA / Flora and Fauna / Species Identification / Archive by Category "Birds"

Moonlit Wings and Wild Things: Nocturnal Life in SLO’s State Parks

As the last hints of daylight fade behind the rolling hills of San Luis Obispo, and the local community retreat into their homes for a night’s rest, a different kind... read more →
  • June 27, 2025
  • Angie Stevens
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  • Birds, Butterflies, Education, Environment, Flora and Fauna, Habitat

Hearst San Simeon; the Perfect Duo

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 →
  • April 3, 2024
  • Julia Hershberger
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  • Birds, Botany, Camping, Environment, Flora and Fauna, Habitat, kayak, Lifestyle, Outdoor Recreation

Truly a Harmonic Headland

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 →
  • March 11, 2024
  • Julia Hershberger
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  • Birds, Botany, Butterflies, Environment, Flora and Fauna, Habitat, Lifestyle, Outdoor Recreation

Truly a Sweet Spring

Nestled into Baywood California off of Ramona Avenue is a local gem where freshwater springs run into the salt water of Morro Bay, Sweet Springs Nature Preserve. Places where there... read more →
  • September 28, 2023
  • Violet Emerson
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  • Birds, Butterflies, Environment, Flora and Fauna, Habitat, Lifestyle, Outdoor Recreation, Species Identification

Morro Bay Mirage

It’s an especially beautiful morning, the water is glassy and calm and I’m out enjoying the peacefulness of kayaking in the bay. A group of sometimes reclusive, and always stunning,... read more →
  • June 29, 2023
  • Leslie Jones
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  • Beach, Birds, Environment, Habitat, Lifestyle, Outdoor Recreation, Species Identification, Travel

One Good “Tern” Deserves Another

Walking along Morro Strand I hear high-pitched screeches in the sky. I turn and see a cluster of terns wheeling onto shore. Sixty or more settle their white bodies onto... read more →
  • October 8, 2020
  • Norma Wightman
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  • Beach, Birds, Flora and Fauna, Species Identification, Uncategorized

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