Albino redwood on the Santa Lucia Preserve. Photo by Alix Soliman. December 31, 2022 By Jamison Watts, Executive Director It is with pride and tremendous gratitude that we reflect on the impact we’ve made together in furthering SLC's mission to protect and steward the unique natural capital of the Santa Lucia Preserve while promoting environmentally sustainable communities. We have you — [...]
Blackened redwoods stand among a cleared forest floor after the Soberanes Fire in 2016. Photo by Christy Wyckoff. December 13, 2022 By Dr. Brian Woodward, Conservation Ecologist The Soberanes Fire burned over three months in 2016, starting in Los Padres National Forest and spreading north through Big Sur and into the southwest edge of the Santa Lucia Preserve. On The [...]
Conservancy staff hand-pull yellow starthistle. December 7, 2022 By Jackson Brooke, Restoration Manager Referred to as one of the most serious rangeland weeds in the state, yellow starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis) favors drought conditions and invades grassland, coastal prairie, and oak savanna habitats across California, opportunistically taking over heavily disturbed areas like roadsides and working lands. What makes it so invasive? [...]
CSUMB UROC intern Mario Coronado Cartmell plants valley oak acorns with Dr. Sabine Cudney and Dr. Brian Woodward. Photo by Alix Soliman. December 1, 2022 By Jamison Watts, Executive Director In this season of reflection and giving thanks, I would like to express my utmost gratitude for your support and partnership in furthering the Conservancy’s mission of stewarding and protecting [...]