Cycle
of Garden Bounty
This organic gardening class will focus
on harvest, preparation of fresh picked garden produce, food
preservation, and planting for fall and winter harvest. Come
ready for hands on experience and weekly tastings.
A $10 materials fee will be collected by the
instructor.
Instructor:
Melinda Forbes
4 Wed,
Sep 1 - 22;
1-3:30pm
Course# 401OD.310;
Fee: $60
Instructor's
Home Garden, 17100 Walnut, Atascadero
(in Garden Farms near Santa
Margarita)
Register
Online
Site Directions: Heading north from SLO on 101 and take
the Santa Margarita exit.
Carry on driving through Santa Margarita for 2 miles…turning
left on Poplar and follow to Walnut. Turn right on Walnut to
17100 Walnut.
From
North 101. Take the Santa Barbara exit. Turn right on El
Camino Real to Pine.
Turn right on Pine and left on Walnut. Follow Walnut to
17100 Walnut.
Instructor Phone: 438-5077
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Condor Country
Take a field trip to the restored Hi
Mountain Lookout in Los Padres National Forest on the crest
of the Santa Lucia Mountains - in the heart of ‘Condor
Country’ - with spectacular views from the Pacific coast to
the snow-covered Sierras. Participants will bird watch,
identify native plants, study the local geology and then
assist with the monitoring of condor flight movements by
radio telemetry. The endangered California Condor, with a
9-foot wingspan, is North America's largest land bird.
Discuss condor biology and the California Condor Recovery
Program, including captive breeding,
reintroducing condors back to the wild and an update
on condors nesting in the wild.
Bring a sack lunch and
water. This outdoor class
is weather permitting.
Van
transportation for the outing will be provided.
WEATHER POLICY…If
a class is canceled due to safety or weather issues,
students will be notified by Cuesta Community Program….the
class will be rescheduled or full refunds will be given. If
the class or program is on the weekend, the instructor will
make the decision and call all registered.
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This activity includes a classroom lecture and field trip.
Participants are encouraged to bring binoculars,
birding field guides, lunch and snacks, and dress warm in
layers.
www.condorlookout.org
Email:
s_schub1@msn.com
Instructor:
Steve Schubert
Sat,
Sep 11;
8-9:30am (Classroom meeting & Slide Show)
& 9:30am-4:30pm Field Trip to Los Padres National Forest
Course# 402OD.310;
Fee: $60
San Luis Obispo Campus-Room 4730
Register
Online
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Making
Medicine with Herbs
Learn to make herbal teas, tinctures,
lotions, remedies, creams, and potions using fresh picked
herbs from Melinda’s garden. Go home with samples of
products made in class. A $20 materials fee will be
collected by the instructor.
Instructor:
Melinda Forbes
4 Wed,
Oct 6 - 27;
1-3:30pm
Course# 403OD.310;
Fee: $60
Instructor's Home Garden,
17100 Walnut, Atascadero
(in Garden Farms near Santa Margarita)
Register
Online
Site Directions: Heading north from SLO on 101 and take
the Santa Margarita exit.
Carry on driving through Santa Margarita for 2 miles…turning
left on Poplar and follow to Walnut. Turn right on Walnut to
17100 Walnut.
From
North 101. Take the Santa Barbara exit. Turn right on El
Camino Real to Pine.
Turn right on Pine and left on Walnut. Follow Walnut to
17100 Walnut.
Instructor Phone: 438-5077
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Trace of the San Andreas Fault
Learn about the seismic and geologic
history of California and earthquake studies along the San
Andreas Fault Zone. Observe the trace of the fault at stops
from Parkfield to the Carrissa
Plains where large-scale fault movements occurred during the
great Fort Tejon earthquake of 1857. Observe geomorphic
features such fault line valleys, uplifted mountain ranges,
linear ridges, sag ponds, offset stream drainages, folded
rock layers, and fault scarps. Bring a sack lunch and
water. This outdoor class is weather permitting. Van
transportation included.
WEATHER POLICY…If
a class is canceled due to safety or weather issues,
students will be notified by Cuesta Community Program….the
class will be rescheduled or full refunds will be given. If
the class or program is on the weekend, the instructor will
make the decision and call all registered.
Instructor:
Steve Schubert
Sat,
Oct 16;
8-9am (Classroom meeting & Slide Show)
& 9am-7pm Field Trip to Parkfield & Carrissa Plains
Course# 404OD.310;
Fee: $80
San Luis Obispo Campus-Room 4730
Register
Online
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Tidepooling Along
the Central Coast
Explore the rocky intertidal habitat
during a minus tide along rugged shorelines of the Central
Coast. Search for scurrying isopods in the splash zone,
swimming zooplankton in the upper pools and identify a
variety of seaweeds and diverse animal life of the mid to
lower intertidal zones, including sea anemones, mussels,
barnacles, hermit crabs, sea snails, chitons, sea slugs,
sponges, and fish. Observe shorebirds, sea otters, and
harbor seals. Identification references and tide books
provided. Bring a sack lunch, water, binoculars, and
camera. Dress warm in layers. Carpooling is recommended.
Inclement
weather does not cancel
Instructor:
Steve Schubert
Sat,
Nov 6;
1-2pm (Classroom meeting & Slide Show)
& 2-5pm Field Trip to Tidepooling at minus tide
Course# 405OD.310;
Fee: $40
San Luis Obispo Campus-Room 4730
Register
Online
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Send your Outdoors
questions/comments/suggestions to:
Karen Linn
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WEATHER
POLICY: