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  • Who we Are
    • Mission and Vision
    • Board & Staff
    • Join Our Team
      • Job Opportunities
      • Board Service
      • Internships
      • Volunteering
    • Transparency
    • Partnerships
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      • Traveling Museum Exhibits
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      • Press & Publications
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    • Mind Walks Lectures
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      • Harmony Headlands State Park
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      • Oceano Dunes & Oso Flaco Lake
      • Pismo State Beach
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2024

Founder of Monterey Bay Aquarium to be Honored Locally – Estero Bay News, August 2024

2023

California Museums Receive $19.7 Million in State Grants – California Natural Resources Agency, March 2023

Twelve non-profits awarded new grants to expand access to state parks for fourth graders and their families – California State Parks, February 2023

2022

12 Local Organizations Selected for $900,000 in Grants to Fund Environmental Stewardship and Climate Resilience Projects – PG&E Currents, December 2022

Native seeds exhibit comes to Morro Bay Museum of Natural History – Paso Robles Daily News, October 2022

Senator honored with lifetime achievement award at ‘Butterfly Ball’ – Paso Robles Daily News, September 2022

Exhibition highlighting California pioneer women opens this week – Paso Robles Daily News, June 2022

Help Monarch Butterflies While You Travel: Here’s the First Stop on a New Trail – Sunset Magazine, May 2022

Western Monarch Trail opens at Pismo State Beach Monarch Grove – KEYT, April 2022

Not all milkweed is good milkweed. Here’s how you can help the Western Monarchs – KSBY, April 2022

CA State Parks exhibit explores the history of World War II on the Central Coast – KCBX, April 2022

Take a Family Road Trip: The Butterflies are There – Pasadena Now, February 2022

Winter is monarch butterfly season on the Central Coast – Paso Robles Daily News, January 2022

2021

How to Spend a Relaxing Weekend on California’s Central Coast – Vogue, December 2021

New Morro Bay exhibit explores the history of the California grizzly bear – New Times, December 2021

Money raised for butterfly preservation at Monarch Masquerade – KSBY, October 2021

Central Coast State Parks Association to present, ‘Playing With Sharks’ – Paso Robles Daily News, May 2021

Surf-inspired film screening event happening at San Luis Obispo brewery – Paso Robles Daily News, March 2021

Recent Posts

  • Musings along Montaña de Oro’s Coon Creek Trail April 24, 2025
  • The Butterfly Effect January 7, 2025
  • Tri-Tip Challenge July 4, 2024
  • Estero Bluffs State Park April 30, 2024
  • Hearst San Simeon; the Perfect Duo April 3, 2024

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