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Summer discoveries along the creek

Summer discoveries along the creek

by Beverly Gingg | Jul 14, 2023 | Discoveries, News and Views, Vineyard Elementary School Nature Trail

Tiny egg mass on a stone. Who left this here? Maybe a newt? Look who we saw hopping along the wet rocks? A small Pacific treefrog or chorus frog? Creek explorers, L to R: Kinley Davis, Bev Gingg and Nathan Sharon.
Rain soaked trail full of fungi

Rain soaked trail full of fungi

by Beverly Gingg | Jan 20, 2023 | Discover Trail Life, Vineyard Elementary School Nature Trail

Yesterday’s nest box field work provided a great opportunity to find cool fungi popping up along the rain soaked Vineyard Elementary School Nature Trail. This might be a hairy curtain crust, also known as false turkey tail. The scientific name is Stereum...
Where Steelhead Trout Once Thrived

Where Steelhead Trout Once Thrived

by Beverly Gingg | Aug 24, 2022 | Discover Trail Life, Vineyard Elementary School Nature Trail

Did you know that the Paso Robles Creek that flows through the Vineyard Elementary School Nature Trail once hosted steelhead trout? Coastal rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss irideus, and its anadromous form known as steelhead trout, are native to Pacific Coast...

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