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Sustainable Fuel Management on the Santa Lucia Preserve

On a mild summer day in July 2016, several of my colleagues at the Santa Lucia Conservancy and I stood knee-deep in a lovely coastal grassland, looking west across towering redwoods dwarfed by a dense column of smoke rising thousands of feet into the air. The wind was calm, and although the smoke had not
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Posted on June 24, 2020 by Santa Lucia Conservancy
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The California buckeye trees this time of year are The California buckeye trees this time of year are decorated in fluffy pink bottle brush shaped flowers.
Should we leave wild nature alone to run its cours Should we leave wild nature alone to run its course in conservation areas like the Santa Lucia Preserve? Or should we intervene to guide it in directions that seem beneficial? Dr. Schwegman will explore this question from an historical perspective, looking at how attitudes have changed since the birth of the environmental movement in the late nineteenth century. .
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Join the Conservancy for a Virtual Hacienda Talk "Human Footprints in Wild Places" on zoom tonight at 5:30pm with Jeff Schwegman, Ph.D, Assistant Dean for Humanities and Social Sciences at Stanford University. Preserve members, find a link on The Preserve event calendar to join. Not a Preserve member, email lcope@slconservancy.com for the zoom meeting ID.πŸ“·: Rodrigo Sierra Corona
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#conservation #landmanagement #nature #stewardship
If you have been out on the trail this month you m If you have been out on the trail this month you may have noticed what look like tiny green avocados on the ground. The fruit belongs to the California bay laurel, which is indeed a distant cousin of the avocado! Bay nuts are edible after roasting, though they tend to be pretty bitter in flavor, reminiscent of a roasted coffee bean. The fruit and nut is also an important food source for many of the small woodland animals, whose nibbles you will likely see if you look closely. πŸ“· @acwyckoff
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#californiabaylaurel #wildlifenibbles
Watch your step for this dangerous beauty camoufla Watch your step for this dangerous beauty camouflaged in the grass. The Northern Pacific Rattlesnake hunts for small rodents in the grassland, keeping populations low. Rattlesnakes don't always provide warning they are afoot, so be aware of tall grass and stay toward the center of trails so you can see the path ahead. If you are walking through tall grass, consider a walking stick and tapping the ground ahead of you. The vibrations will alert snakes of your presence and provide them a chance to escape. .
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How do you know if it is a rattlesnake? They have a triangle shaped head with a tapered neck, diamond pattern on its body, and a namesake rattle at their tail. πŸ“·@colleen_herr .
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#rattlesnakes #snakes #biodiversity #nature #grasslands #california #babywildlife
Tricolored Blackbirds are seasonal residents on Th Tricolored Blackbirds are seasonal residents on The Preserve. They come during the spring to mate in large nesting colonies. These migratory birds used to black out the sky with their large colonies, but their populations have diminished and they are now a State protected Species. The Preserve's ponds provide nesting habitat and they forage in our grasslands and Savannas. This picture, taken at Ohlone Pond, shows a male with nesting material. He will return to a female to build a nest hidden in the on the tule reeds around the pond.
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Where did all of our green grass go? Just two mont Where did all of our green grass go? Just two months ago, our cows where quickly grazing across the lush coastal grasslands, getting full bites of high energy plants. Moving fast from one pasture to the next. Now, with the grasslands turning golden and the fire season upon us, it is time to slow down, pay more attention to both our surroundings and the health of our herd. Now, it is time to wait for the rain again. πŸŽ₯@rodrigo_sierra_corona @santaluciapreserve #grazing #regenerativeagriculture #ecologicalrestoration #california #happycow
Looking across the landscape of The Preserve, do y Looking across the landscape of The Preserve, do you see the historic footprint of land use? Let Jeff Schwegman share some insight about how historic land use informs land management today in the next Virtual Hacienda Talk, 'Human Footprints in Wild Spaces'. .
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Join us on Friday, June 26 at 5:30 on Zoom. Preserve members, find details on The Preserve Calendar. Not a member of The Preserve, contact lcope@slconservancy.org for more information to join this event. πŸ“·:Rodrigo Sierra Corona 
#conservation #landscapemanagement #naturetalk
Not all thistles are bad. The native Cobweb Thist Not all thistles are bad.  The native Cobweb Thistle is named after its unique cobweb-like formations above the spines.
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Have you seen any Variable Checkerspots out and ab Have you seen any Variable Checkerspots out and about?  If you can capture it on camera, you can join the Conservancy's #butterflyscavengerhunt! Find and identify as many butterflies on the list as you can and post them in a single post with the hashtags #slconservancy and #butterflyscavengerhunt to enter. Submissions close at 7:00PM tonight on Instagram.
You can find the list on the Santa Lucia Conservancy website for more information.
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Struggling to capture photos for the #butterflysca Struggling to capture photos for the #butterflyscavangerhunt ? Moving slowly and paying attention to your shadow, keeping it away from the butterfly, can help get you closer without scaring it off.
Going out in the morning while they are still warming up will give you a better chance they will stay still for a picture too. Find more details about the Butterfly Hunt on the Santa Lucia Conservancy homepage.
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Even The Preserve's longest residents can find new Even The Preserve's longest residents can find new discoveries. Hidden throughout the Preserve are multiple wind caves.  Your best chance at finding them are up on Penon near Bill's Pond.
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#windcaves #mystery #underatree #hiddentreasure #nature
Banana slugs reside in the duff of the redwood for Banana slugs reside in the duff of the redwood forest, eating detritus and cleaning up the forest floor. When not touring around their favorite leaf litter piles they tuck themselves away into holes and safe spaces like this tunnel. They are also one of the slowest creatures on earth at a leisurely maximum speed of 6.5 inches per minutes 🀯
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#bananaslug #redwoodforest #forestfloor # redwood forest #slow
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