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.

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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

Jan 25
10am - 12pm
Docent - What Our Colder, Shorter Days have Meant to Our Preserve

Learn about changes on the Ranch that the powerful ocean waves and short, cold days of fall and winter have created, preparing the Fiscalini Ranch Preserve for the rebirth and wonder of the new year!

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Feb 8
10am - 12:30 pm
Docent - Communications Beneath our Feet

Are 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?

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Feb 23
10am - 12pm
Docent - The Helping Hand from the Deep Sea (Sunday walk)

The 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.

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Mar 8
10am - 12:30 pm
Docent - The Wonder of Early Spring in the Forest

A 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! 

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Mar 29
10am - 12pm
Docent - Wildlife & Wildflowers

Let’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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