A patch of invasive teasel west of Cienega Pond on the Santa Lucia Preserve earlier this year. Photo by Jackson Brooke. December 29, 2021 By Jackson Brooke, Restoration Manager In this post, we’ll take a look at some photos of our work with teasel (Dipsacus fullonum), one of the Conservancy’s Zero Tolerance Species of invasive plants. Plants on the Zero [...]
Albino redwood growing from the base of its emerald parent tree. Photo by Alix Soliman. December 21, 2021 By Jamison Watts, Executive Director After the first storms of the season, The Preserve is awash in new green grass, windswept leaves, the sweet smell of fecund earth, and the sound of babbling brooks and streams. As we wrap up a year of [...]
Photo by Serena Lasko December 16, 2021 By Jamison Watts, Executive Director After 20 years of leasing an office from Quail Lodge on Rancho San Carlos Road, the Conservancy has moved to the Rancho Cañada property acquired in 2018 while the Board of Trustees continues its search for a permanent home on The Santa Lucia Preserve. The new address is [...]
Wild pig caught on a camera trap set up in the Garzas neighborhood of The Santa Lucia Preserve. Photo courtesy of Rich Griffith. December 1, 2021 By Dr. Brian Woodward, Conservation Ecologist Whether you have directly observed wild pigs (Sus scrofa) foraging on The Santa Lucia Preserve or not, you have likely noticed the damage that this invasive species can [...]