October 24, 2023

Mule Deer rutting season

October 24, 2023 by Emma Levy, Conservation Ecologist Mule deer find a very welcoming environment on the Santa Lucia Preserve. Discriminating foragers, they seek the most nutritious parts of a variety of plants (including berries and acorns), rather than large quantities of low-quality grasses and leaves. The Preserve’s large variety of vegetation in different habitat areas, combined with its limited human […]

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July 25, 2023

SLC Welcomes Conservation Ecologist Emma Levy

Photo by Alix Soliman. July 25, 2023 By Jamison Watts, Executive Director The Santa Lucia Conservancy is excited to welcome conservation ecologist Emma Levy, M.S., to our team. Levy is a biologist and environmental educator with experience in long-term population monitoring. Having grown up in Carmel Valley, she has an intimate knowledge of the wildlife and people that live here, […]

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December 1, 2022

November 2022 Newsletter

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 [...]
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August 24, 2021

Field Notes: Reflections on Grassland Restoration

Mary Snook hand pulls weeds in the Enchanted Forest in July. Photo by Alix Soliman. August 24, 2021 Mary Snook, 2021 Field Crew Member  In April, we took a trip to Penon peak. We walked in a line to hear the results of the most recent plant surveys, and to learn about some of the successes we had seen so [...]
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