by LATO | Sep 8, 2023 | Discover Trail Life, Santa Margarita Ranch LATO Trail
From the Santa Margarita Ranch LATO Wildlife Camera Project American black bears are omnivores, which means that they eat both animals and plants. There’s a lot of variety in their diet, including ants, apples, dead deer, squirrels, baby birds, acorns, grass,...
by LATO | Jul 14, 2023 | Discoveries, News and Views, Vineyard Elementary School Nature Trail
Tiny egg mass on a stone. Who left this here? Maybe a newt? Look who we saw hopping along the wet rocks? A small Pacific treefrog or chorus frog? Creek explorers, L to R: Kinley Davis, Bev Gingg and Nathan...
by LATO | Feb 13, 2023 | Discover Trail Life, Pismo Preserve
Local birding enthusiast and photographer Herb Elliott shares his amazing photos of birds of the Pismo Preserve through his eBird checklist site.
by LATO | Jan 20, 2023 | Discover Trail Life, Vineyard Elementary School Nature Trail
Yesterday’s nest box field work provided a great opportunity to find cool fungi popping up along the rain soaked Vineyard Elementary School Nature Trail. This might be a hairy curtain crust, also known as false turkey tail. The scientific name is Stereum...
by LATO | Jan 12, 2023 | Discover Trail Life, Pismo Preserve
Witch’s Butter on fallen oak branch at the Pismo Preserve, November 2022 Abundant rainfall means that it’s a great time to look for fungi on your next hike. Look for this colorful jelly fungus on fallen logs and stumps. Fungi are decomposers, breaking down...
by LATO | Dec 16, 2022 | Discover Trail Life, Discoveries, News and Views, Pismo Preserve
December might be the perfect time for holiday fiestas, but it’s usually not the right time for blooming fiestas! We recently spotted fiesta flowers (Pholistoma auritum) along our private LATO nature trail at the Pismo Preserve. These native plants typically don’t...
