Learning Among the Oaks
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“I have learned that being an Oak Ambassador means more than just knowing about animals, oaks, rocks and other parts of nature. It means being responsible, respectful, and helpful to nature and teaching others to do the same.”
—- Boone, 5th grade Oak Ambassador
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Our Partners & Supporters
San Luis Obispo County Fish and Game Fines Committee
Rod Hoadley ~ Peak Racks
Marguerite Costigan and Terry Sanville
Ann Robinson
Brisco Foundation
Joan Collier
Barlow Family Foundation
Randy and Sally Knight
Christine Harvey
Mankins Foundation
Marney and Roger Briggs
James F. Maino and Lisa Kilburn
Warren and Carol Sinsheimer
DeVos Family Foundation
Cal Poly Biological Sciences Department
Central Coast Women’s League
Workday in the Santa Margarita Gateway to Nature Garden was a success! We planted some yellow-eyed grass, turkey tangle fog fruit, and a new baby shrub oak. We also got to work with mulch mountain.
More mulching is on the docket for spring! Hit us up if you have some scouts or a service club that wants to pull some weeds and spread some mulch with us.🌱
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Woo hoo! Spring programs are here—even though it’s still winter! This week, our Oak Ambassadors were super excited to help us kick off our 3rd grade hikes, “Oak Woodlands Through Time,” which explore the changes to our local environment over the past 300 years. They guided students in observing these changes through storytelling, mapping, and investigating introduced invertebrates!
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Happy New Year From Learning Among the Oaks!
This new year, we invite you to explore the great outdoors of our beautiful Central Coast with trail bingo! Show us your favorite trail or discover a new one!
Here’s how to play:
1) Follow Learning Among the Oaks and The Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County
2) Take a selfie on your adventure, and tag both accounts in a story or post
3) Repeat until you get a bingo! Message us your completed card or list of hikes to enter our prize drawing!
The final day for submissions is June 30, 2026. Everyone who completes a bingo (four consecutive squares in any direction) will be put in a raffle to win a prize, such as nature books, stickers, or LATO swag! Check out our Linktree in bio for a printable bingo card pdf. We hope to see you on the trail!
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¡Feliz Año Nuevo de parte de Learning Among the Oaks!
Este nuevo año, ¡te invitamos a explorar el aire libre de nuestra hermosa Costa Central con el bingo de senderos! ¡Muéstranos tu sendero favorito o descubre uno nuevo!
Cómo jugar:
1) Sigue a Learning Among the Oaks y The Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County
2) Tómate una selfie mientras disfrutas de tu aventura y etiqueta ambas cuentas en una historia o publicación
3) ¡Repite hasta conseguir un bingo! Envíanos tu tarjeta completada o la lista de caminatas para participar en nuestro Sorteo de Premios.
El último día para enviar tus participaciones será el 30 de junio de 2026. ¡Todos los que completen un bingo (cuatro casillas consecutivas en cualquier dirección) participarán en un sorteo para ganar premios como libros de naturaleza, stickers o artículos de LATO! Echa un vistazo a nuestro árbol de enlaces para obtener una tarjeta de bingo imprimible. ¡Esperamos verte en el sendero!
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The Gateway to Nature Garden in Santa Margarita is a special place for both kids and wildlife. The garden has been built and maintained by us since the early 2000s. Please join us as we plant new native pollinator plants, spread mulch to combat annual weeds and improve soil structure, and perform other garden-care tasks. This event is family friendly and open to all!
Please sign up for this event through the bio link and let us know of any special needs or accommodation requests. We will have Spanish-speaking staff available.
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El Jardín, Puerta a la Naturaleza en Santa Margarita, es un lugar especial para los niños como para la fauna silvestre. Hemos construido y mantenido este jardín desde principios de la década de 2000. Le invitamos a unirse a nosotros para plantar nuevas plantas nativas que atraen a los polinizadores, aplicar mantillo para controlar las malas hierbas y mejorar la estructura del suelo, y realizar otras tareas de jardinería. ¡Este evento es apto para toda la familia y está abierto a todos!
Inscríbete a este evento a través del enlace en la biografía e infórmanos sobre cualquier necesidad especial o solicitud de adaptación. Contaremos con personal hispanohablante.
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We had so much fun planting narrowleaf milkweed and other pollinator plants at the @octagonbarn this morning! We had a fantastic group of volunteers and a gorgeous morning of caring for the land and making new friends.
A giant thank you to every volunteer who joined us this morning. Want to be the first to know about family-friendly volunteer and education events like this one? Sign up for our monthly email newsletter!! Link in our bio.
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Did someone say “turkey”? Sometimes it’s easy to forget that humans aren’t the only animals that enjoy gobbling up turkey—especially this time of year. This coyote was caught snacking on leftovers by our Wildlife Camera Project at our @landconservancyslo Santa Rita Ranch. It spent about 20 minutes nibbling what it could off a wing and was also visited by another coyote as it fed.
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