A casual hike to the top of Coreopsis Hill in the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes.Total distance is 3 miles with an elevation gain of 300 ft. and the last portion is walking on sand dunes. The Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes/Point Sal Coastal Area contains the largest, relatively undisturbed coastal dune tract in California and was designated a National Natural […]
Tour several spring wildflower locations along Highway 58 with a final destination of Shell Creek east of Santa Margarita. Dirk Walters will be our tour guide with assistance from geologist David Chipping, Bring water, lunch, sun protection, sturdy shoes, and dress in layers for the weather. A plant list for Shell Creek can be found […]
After 33 years, the Vascular Plants of San Luis Obispo County has been revised by retired Cal Poly professor David Keil. Join Pacific Street Publishing Company and Dr. Keil in this book release and get your own signed copies. Field trips are scheduled to celebrate this momentous event and practice new information and taxonomic changes. The original […]
Two separate Saturdays (April 15 and April 22) to tour the spring wildflowers of Carrizo Plain National Monument and the backroads of eastern San Luis Obispo County. Destinations will be determined based on weather and road conditions. Emails updates will be circulated closer to the field trip dates. Please note that ample rain this year makes […]
Two separate Saturdays (April 15 and April 22) to tour the spring wildflowers of Carrizo Plain National Monument and the backroads of eastern San Luis Obispo County. Destinations will be determined based on weather and road conditions. Emails updates will be circulated closer to the field trip dates. Please note that ample rain this year makes […]
Join David Chipping on a field trip along the ocean bluffs of the Junge Ranch addition to Hearst San Simeon State Park featuring spring wildflowers in open grasslands above coastal cliffs and tide pools. Meet at 9:15 am at the north end of the property (see directions below). The hike on the coastal bluffs will be […]
Local botanists Kristen Nelson and Dena Grossenbacher will lead a field workshop to help biologists improve their plant keying skills. Participants will key plants in serpentine meadows at Laguna Lake Park in the City of San Luis Obispo to family, genus and species categories using either the Jepson Manual or Dr. David Keil's new edition […]