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.
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
This walk, which follows our annual Wildflower Show, is your opportunity to experience this year's crop of wildflowers on the breathtaking Bluff Walk!
more infoJoin a naturalist guide as you take a slow and easy stroll along Fiscalini Ranch Preserve forest trails while searching for beautiful wildflowers, lichens, mosses, and an occasional curious Black Tail Deer!
more infoAlong our coastal shore, the upwelling of nutrient-rich water from the deep sea has arrived. This massive arrival of diatoms and plankton is the food source for new life along the shore - find out what creates this nutrient -rich environment and who benefits from it!
more infoBecome a poet - learn to express your experience of walking in nature!
more infoHow did the Fiscalini Ranch Preserve come to be - learn about the changes that have taken place over the vastness of geological time, and the changes that we can anticipate will take place in the near future.
more infoSummer on the Fiscalini Ranch Bluff is visibly beautiful - but what lies beneath your visual experience? Come learn about the Bluff Trail from an experienced naturalist with a wealth of information!
more infoThe mushrooms are gone - what is thriving on a summer walk in the Fiscalini Ranch Preserve forest?
more infoWhat has summer brought to the Bluff Trail? Learn all about the marine life - the sea jellies, leatherback sea turtles and - if your lucky - see the 30 foot blow of the humback whales! Then try to spot the late summer vegetation, sea-cliff buckwheat among them.
more infoWhat is forest bathing? Come learn about this popular concept of natural experience from an experienced naturalist. Learn to soak in and mentatly savor your time in the forest.
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