Bobcat by Cleve Nash

Snowy Egrets by Alan Schmierer

Goats and Dogs at Point Buchon
by Jeanie Greensfelder

A Bird's Eye View by Mike Stiles

It's not often a bird will make national headlines, but such is the case with the recent "invasion" of Blue-footed Boobies, making their way up the California coast as far north as Point Reyes. From the Los Angeles Times to Fox News, local newspapers, blogs, and television stations:  all are reporting on the sudden increase in sightings of this bird.  Read More

California State Parks

Please come and play while you support interpretation and education in our local state parks for our first "Stranded in Morro Bay" on Saturday, October 26-4-6 pm.  Taste wine, beer and appetizers from local wineries, breweries and restaurants while you listen to the Sunny Knights play swing music. Read More

Elfin Forest by Jean Wheeler

October is the biggest month for arrival of birds in their fall migration — either to remain on our central coast for the winter or to pass through on their way further south to escape winter altogether in tropical climates. Bush Lupine Point and Siena's View along the boardwalk are excellent vantage points to observe year-round waterbirds as well as migrating arrivals.   Read More

Go Green by Lawson Schaller

Save money, save energy, reduce the burden on Mother Nature and live more comfortably year round.  This is all done through Energy Upgrade California,  a statewide whole house assessment program.  It is a collaborative effort with utility companies (i.e. PG&E), California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Energy Commission (CEC), and local governments (SLO County). Read More  

Marine Sanctuaries by Carol Georgi & Karl Kempton

The Northern Chumash Tribal Council (NCTC) has started grassroots collaboration between the California Central Coast Marine Sanctuary Alliance (MSA), Santa Lucia Chapter of the Sierra Club, San Luis Obispo Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation, Citizens Opposed to Acoustic Seismic Testing (COAST), and others, for the nomination of the California Central Coast Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary as a new national marine sanctuary.  Read More

One Cool Earth by Greg Ellis

October is known as the month of the harvest — cornucopias filled with pumpkins, apples, corn, plums, and other fruits of the growing season.  Lesser-known, but in keeping with the harvest spirits, October is Co-op Month, the month of the cooperatively owned and operated business (see last month's article for more info on the origins and benefits of co-ops).  There's been a great stirrings around co-ops in SLO County during the past month, and we'll see what this October holds. Read More 

Female Elephant Seals in
Dispute Over Space by Kevin Cole

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