July 10, 2023

8 Summer Wildflowers Blooming in the Santa Lucia Range

July 10, 2023 By Andrew Evans, Conservation Grazing Associate This spring and summer, we’ve been seeing an abundance of diverse native wildflowers blanketing our grassy hillsides, poking up out of rocky outcrops, and brightening our lowland meadows. After a wet winter, the seeds of drought-adapted plants that have laid dormant in the soil are springing to life once again.  When […]

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February 14, 2023

Environmental Education Program Immerses Children in Nature

Children on the bridge over the Carmel River at Rancho Canada wave to their peers walking the river bed. Photo by Kirsten Stember. February 14, 2023 By Alix Soliman, Communications & Outreach Coordinator Since 1999, the Santa Lucia Conservancy has offered free field trips through our Environmental Education Program. Using a place-based, experiential learning approach, the program connects students in [...]
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November 22, 2022

How a Third La Niña Winter in a Row Could Impact Drought

The California Drought Monitor Report released November 17, 2022. Map Courtesy of Brad Rippey/Drought Monitor. November 22, 2022 By Alix Soliman, Communications & Outreach Coordinator We have experienced two consecutive La Niña winters and NOAA climate experts have announced another La Niña winter this year. Precipitation and temperature are influenced by the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) phases, comprised of El [...]
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October 31, 2022

October 2022 Newsletter

Crows roosting before a waxing gibbous moon. Photo by Nik Blaskovich. October 31, 2022 By Jamison Watts, Executive Director With the Conservancy’s burn on the San Francisquito Flats and CAL FIRE San Benito-Monterey Unit’s burn on more than 1,000 acres in Gabilan Range, October has been a busy month for prescribed fire in Monterey County. It’s exciting to see “good [...]
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