Docent Walks
Friends of the Fiscalini Ranch Preserve sponsors free monthly guided walks focusing on the beauty and natural diversity of the Ranch. Forest Loop and Bluff trail walks, led by experienced docents, feature an opportunity to view and understand the rich and complex ecosystems of plants and animals that inhabit the Ranch. In addition to the Forest Loop and Bluff Trail walks, docents offer special interest walks that follow the seasonal and migratory changes that occur on the Ranch. Topics for the special interest walks include geology, birds, butterflies, wildflowers, and native cultures.
Docent Walks start at one of the entrances listed above. Street parking is available at all entrances. Please do not block our neighbor's driveways or mailboxes.
Docent & Single Topic Walks
Holly berries? Reindeer? Elf on the oak? What might we find as we celebrate the holiday in the forest?
more infoIs that wispy draping 'plant' harmful to our forest? Investigate the "stuff" hanging from our Monterey pines and coastal oaks.
Storms have once again started preparing the Fiscalini Preserve for the rebirth and wonder of the new year!
more infoAre there slow 'discussions' between sun drenched flora and life always in darkness? Is there intelligence at work below us as we walk the twisting paths in our always changing forest?
more infoThe currents are changing! The California Current is moving closer to shore, bringing an upwelling of nutrients, diatoms, and plankton. This upwelling supports almost all open-ocean life along the Central Coast.
more infoA bright pop of orange, thorn covered branches with dangling red fruit, fuzzy leaves framing bursting yellow flowers.Sounds like an adventure for your early Spring senses!
more infoLet’s walk 1 1/2 miles on the all access Bluff trail to see what land and sea creatures are stirring and what plants are blooming in early spring!
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