Join us as we celebrate a Chapter tradition of welcoming the New Year with a walk and picnic at Año Nuevo State Preserve on the San Mateo County coast. Trevlyn Williams, a docent at this preserve, will lead the hike tog ether with Chapter field trip chair Joerg Lohse.
The preserve is loca ted south of Pescadero on Highway 1, just north of the Santa Cruz County li ne. This year, we will meet at 10am in the North Whitehouse Creek Trail dir t parking lot north of the main area of Año Nuevo State Park.
As this is a day to have fun at t he beach with fellow Chapter members, the ending time and depth of botanica l discussion may be extended depending on participants.
Bring binocul ars and layers of clothing for variable conditions including wind, sun and fog. Extreme weather cancels. For more information, contact Joerg at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaSc ript enabled to view it..
Directions: NOTE NEW MEETI NG PLACE: We are meeting at the North Whitehouse Creek Trailhead which is a cross from Rossi Rd, the Costanoa Lodge turnoff. This is 3.7 miles south of Pigeon Point Rd (the lighthouse). Parking is free here. Note that there ar e no bathrooms at Franklin Point. Flush toilets are located at the main ent rance of Año Nuevo State Park. Trevlyn will let the kiosk staff know that we are coming and there will be no charge for parking if we just use the re strooms.