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Docent Led Walks
Interpretive walks cover native plants and their habitats, their uses by the Chumash and early settlers, as well as modern uses. Their value to wildlife, inter-relationships between plants, animals and insects, interesting characteristics and folklore. The walks begin in the spring and continue through the fall.
Areas of Existing Walks and Talks:
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Dry Sandy Beaches Pioneer plants, shore birds, insects |
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Foredunes Dune geology, native plants |
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Back Dunes Native plants, microhabitats |
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Chumash Middens Cultural history, early naturalists |
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Dunite Cabin Sites Cultural history |
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Open Sand Sheets Pioneer plants, dune geology |
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High Dunes Artistic beauty, dune geology |
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Oceano Campground Contrast native & non-native plants |
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Native Plant Garden SLO County native plants |
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Oceano Lagoon Riparian habitat, plants & animals |
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Nature Center Exhibits on local animals, and a variety
of scheduled presentations. |
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