On April 22, along the banks of the San Joaquin River near Fresno, Governor Gavin Newsom announced State Parks Forward, a new initiative to expand California’s State Park System. Introduced... read more →
Visiting Los Osos Oaks State Natural Reserve Tucked alongside Los Osos Valley Road, a mere nine miles west of San Luis Obispo, a 90-acre stretch of protected land quietly thrives.... read more →
You see the hill from S. Bay Blvd., the main thoroughfare that connects Baywood-Los Osos with Highway One. Turning the car onto to Parkview and into Morro Bay State Park,... read more →
“Nature-deficit disorder” isn’t a clinical diagnosis, but it captures something real: when kids spend most of their time indoors or on screens, mood, focus, sleep, and curiosity can suffer. The... read more →
Driving down Highway 1, traversing the coastal landscapes parallel to the golden sun, misty curiosities pop up in the mind of what lies beneath the striking blue ocean. What creatures... read more →
As we whisk away from our hectic routines and recreate in the beautiful expanses of our State and National Parks, it’s of dire importance we remain conscious of the effects... read more →
The moment you round that final bend and enter this coastal jewel, you surrender to your senses and deeply breathe in the beauty surrounding you. An archway of tall eucalyptus... read more →
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 →
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 →