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 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...
by LATO | Dec 1, 2022 | Discover Trail Life, News and Views, Pismo Preserve
Monarch butterflies might get all the fame, but some other insects migrate to overwinter in large groups. On our recent OA-led hike at the back of Pismo Preserve, students observed—and were amazed by—convergent ladybugs (Hippodamia convergens) that had converged into...
by Beverly G. | Oct 8, 2021 | Discover Trail Life, Pismo Preserve
The Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County Pismo Preserve Ranger C.J. Silas spends a lot of time hiking the Pismo Preserve to keep 11 mi. of trails safe and enjoyable for visitors + healthy for nature preserve inhabitants. These are some of the things found...
by Beverly G. | Mar 12, 2021 | Discover Trail Life, Pismo Preserve
The Cal Poly Vertebrate Lab* processes wildlife specimens for research and outreach purposes. Most of the specimens we received are roadkill that have been collected and donated to the lab by Cal Poly students or community members. The specimen in the video is a...
