Read more about Northern Elephant Seals
Two of California’s coastal state parks host large, strange-looking creatures each winter. Both Año Nuevo State Park and Hearst San Simeon State Park serve as breeding grounds for northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris). Named for their large size and... Read MoreRead more about Northern Elephant Seals
Read more about Exploring Mitchell’s Caverns
One of California’s most spectacular wonders lies deep under the ground at Providence Mountains State Recreation Area. The Mitchell Caverns are formed from limestone that was once plant and animal materials that formed when this area was the bottom of a shallow sea.... Read MoreRead more about Exploring Mitchell’s Caverns
Read more about Snowy Plover and Least Tern Protection
Young Western Snowy Plover Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area (SVRA), a popular OHV park with approximately 1.4 million visitors annually, is an important breeding site for two beach-nesting birds, the federally threatened western snowy plover and the state... Read MoreRead more about Snowy Plover and Least Tern Protection
Read more about Hungry Valley Native Grasslands
Large tracts of land throughout the state of California were once dominated by native perennial bunchgrasses, but only about 1% of California’s valley grasslands remain in their original pristine condition. The original California valley grasslands contained such... Read MoreRead more about Hungry Valley Native Grasslands
Flower Growers Association tree planting at GYHS, 1939. Courtesy, Tom Oishi As a young lady and the eldest of 10 children, Aiko Kato was sent with her family to an internment camp in Poston, Arizona, in the summer of 1942. That February, President Franklin D.... Read MoreRead more about Japanese Renewal at Gilroy Hot Springs