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King Tides

January 4, 2023

The term ‘King Tides’ is not a scientific term, but a way people describe the most notorious high and low tides of the year. Why notorious? These tides leave a […]

How do Plants Reproduce and Disperse?

December 8, 2022

Over at Mary Buren Elementary we’ve been studying botany to answer questions we have about plants. These past weeks we’ve been working to answer "How do plants reproduce and spread?". […]

A Little Bit of Botany for You!

November 17, 2022

Leticia here! For the past two weeks I’ve been visiting Mary Buren Elementary School and together we’re learning how plants function. We started with naming the parts of a plant […]

The Dunes Center is Crawling with Critters!

November 9, 2022

The Dunes Center is a Certified Wildlife Habitat, so next time you visit, keep an eye out for some of these insects and animals that call us "home." Our staff and fellows work to document and identify all of the flying, buzzing, and hopping visitors that come by the Dunes Center. Check out some of the creatures we've been seeing lately!

Raiders of the Lost Sphinx - a “Tail” of Archaeological Proportion, Part 2

In last week’s blog post, we talked about DeMille and his Lost City left behind in the dunes of Guadalupe. This week, we are going to answering the jackpot question: […]

Raiders of the Lost Sphinx - a “Tail” of Archaeological Proportion, Part 1

One of the most popular exhibits at the Dunes Center showcases artifacts from Cecil B. DeMille’s original 1923 silent epic, The Ten Commandments. People from miles around come to […]

5 Reasons Outdoor Education Rules!

Here at the Dunes Center, we love getting students outdoors – it provides them an opportunity to see firsthand all the ideas they are learning about in the classroom. […]

Dunes in Flight: Green Heron

October 29, 2017

While on our field trip to Oso Flaco Lake last week, some students noticed a funny looking bird in the reeds. “Why is that bird standing like that?”, they asked […]

Junior Archaeologists in San Luis Obispo

October 5, 2017

October is Archaeology Month here in California, and to kick it off the Dunes Center teamed up with San Luis Obispo County Archaeological Society (SLOCAS) to host the second annual […]

Dunes in Bloom: Hemlock

Common Name(s): Poison hemlock Scientific Name: Conium maculatum Family: Apiaceae Plant Type: Herb Communities: Wetland-Riparian Size: 5-8 ft tall

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