Latino Conservation Week

Come Celebrate Latino Conservation Week With Us - CNPS-SLO Chapter in partnership with Latino Outdoors Central Coast invite you to our upcoming September 21 joint event at Nipomo Community Park, […]

Manzanita Hike and Dine Sierra Club

Bayview Heights Drive and Bay Vista Lane, Los Osos, California Bayview Heights Drive and Bay Vista Lane, Los Osos, CA, United States

Sierra Club Outing – Morro Dunes Ecological Reserve Join us for a walk through the unique coastal scrub community where the local endemic Morro manzanita (Arctostaphylos morroensis) is one of […]

Family Sketch and Plant Hike – Three Bridges Oak Preserve

Three Bridges Oak Preserve 9930 Carmelita Ave, Atascadero, CA, United States

Family Sketch and Plant Hike - Three Bridges Oak Preserve, Atascadero Saturday Sept. 28, 2024; 9:30am - 11:30am - What is there to see in the fall?  Fall foliage! Leaves […]

Dune Plants of Montaña de Oro State Park

Sandspit Parking Lot, Montaña de Oro State Park, Los Osos, CA 842G+4XH Baywood-Los Osos, California

Join us for a plant walk through the coastal habitat at Montaña de Oro State Park in Los Osos, including the fore and back-dunes, coastal scrub and maritime chaparral plant […]

Pismo Preserve Hike

Pismo Preserve 582W+HJ Pismo Beach, California, Pismo Beach, CA, United States

On Sunday, December 8, 2024 at 9:30 am, join us for a hike in the back hills of the south-facing, rugged landscape of Pismo Preserve with spectacular views of the […]

Mushroom Walk

Fiscalini Ranch - Tipton and Warren entrance Tipton Street and Warren Road, Cambria, CA, United States

Mushroom walk on Saturday, January 11, 10:00 AM- 1:00 PM. We will look for mushrooms growing in the Monterey pine forest of Cambria while enjoying the beauty of the Fiscalini […]

Winter Family Sketch and Plant Hike

Three Bridges Oak Preserve 9930 Carmelita Ave, Atascadero, CA, United States

Bring the family and the neighbors' kids to a Family Sketch and Plant Hike at Three Bridges Oak Preserve in Atascadero on January 18, 2025 from 9:30am to 11:30am. Winter […]

Natural History Museum of Santa Maria and More

Manzanita Nursery 880 Chalk Hill Rd, Solvang, CA, United States

UPDATE: NOTE CHANGE IN TOUR DIRECTION. On Saturday, February 1, 2025, we will take a road trip to botanic gardens of Santa Maria and Santa Ynez, California. The first stop is to Manzanita Nursery in Solvang for a tour and opportunity to purchase plants. (Note that this nursery only takes cash or checks for plant […]

Intertidal Zone Beach Walk

Estero Bluffs State Park - Villa Creek Pullout F25Q+CGF California, Cayucos, CA, United States

Join Faylla Chapman, Sally Krenn, and Sharon Iranpour for a visit to the intertidal zone during low tide to learn about the multitude of algae species that inhibit the rocky […]

Shandon Library and Las Pilitas Nursery

Shandon Library 195 N 2nd St, Shandon, CA, United States

Start the day at 10am with a one-hour bilingual presentation at the Shandon Library on gardening with California native plants well suited to growing in Shandon and other eastern portions of San Luis Obispo County. Bill Waycott and Zach Tanner will discuss how to select, grow, and use these native plants in your garden. They […]

Spring Family Sketch and Plant Hike – Three Bridges Oak Preserve

Three Bridges Oak Preserve 9930 Carmelita Ave, Atascadero, CA, United States

Spring has come to Three Bridges Oak Preserve in Atascadero!  Everything is leafing out and blooming. There’s much to see on this easy loop trail. We’ll stop to draw and […]

Coreopsis Hill Hike

Coreopsis Hill 2763 Oso Flaco Road, Arroyo Grande, CA, United States

NOTE: THIS HIKE IS NOW FULL. IF YOU WANT TO BE PUT ON THE WAIT LIST, EMAIL sanluisobispo@cnps.org Join CNPS for a Hike to Coreopsis Hill (in the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes) […]

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Pine Mountain Hike, Atascadero

Stadium Park, Atascadero F8RP+CQ Atascadero, California, Atascadero, CA, United States

An easy to moderate hike to the top of Pine Mountain in Atascadero led by David Ledger, a native of Atascadero and now a member of the CNPS Shasta Chapter. […]

Malcolm McLeod Annual Field Trip to Shell Creek

Shell Creek Road, Santa Margarita Shell Creek Road and Highway 58, Santa Margarita, CA, United States

The Malcolm McLeod Annual Field Trip on Saturday, April 5, 2025 will be to Shell Creek, one of the outstanding spring wildflower destinations in California. Please note that this annual […]

East Cuesta Ridge Bike Ride

East Cuesta Ridge Road Parking Lot 9929+36, Santa Margarita, CA, United States

On, Sunday, April 13, join us for a leisurely and moderate bicycle ride with a botanical focus up East Cuesta Ridge. This ride is 10 miles roundtrip with 1,000 ft […]

Sketching at Three Bridges Oak Preserve

Three Bridges Oak Preserve 9930 Carmelita Ave, Atascadero, CA, United States

Sketch and journal on this nature walk at Three Bridges Oak Preserve on Tuesday, April 15, starting at 10 am and lasting approximately 2 hours. Spring has come to Three […]

South Hills Natural Reserve – City of San Luis Obispo

South Hills Natural Reserve - SLO, Bluerock Dr entry 786V+QRV, San Luis Obispo, CA, United States

Come see many of our spring-flowering beauties on serpentine hills, right in the middle of the City of San Luis Obispo. The series of outcrops in this park is strongly […]

Bowden Ranch Hike

SLO High School Hill Trailhead 1632 Lizzie St, San Luis Obispo, CA, United States

For a colorful Easter morning workout, consider this hike in the City of San Luis Obispo up Bowden Ranch/ High School Hill on Sunday, April 20. This will be a […]

Pinnacles National Park

This strenuous hike to Pinnacles National Park will be a joint field trip with the CNPS Monterey Bay Chapter. This hike will go in the west side of the park […]