Discover Trail Life

Here you can explore some of the rich diversity of life found within San Luis Obispo County, California, oak ecosystems. Most of these discoveries, past and present, are from the three Learning Among the Oaks (LATO) trails used for school field trips and nature care activities. These trails include: Vineyards Elementary School Nature Trail/Templeton, Santa Margarita Ranch LATO Trail, and the Pismo Preserve.

Animals

Insects, Spiders and Kin

Reptiles and Amphibians

Fish

Birds

Mammals

Plants

Native Oak Community

Wildflowers

Non-Native

Fungi, Lichens, Mosses

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