Join us for an introduction to the coastal intertidal zone of the central California coast. Learn about one of the most dynamic habitats on earth and creatures adapted to a life of crashing waves and exposure to the air twice a day. A short lecture will be followed by a two-hour tour of tidepools near Pescadero. Bring warm jackets and boots or spare shoes for getting wet!

Larry Miller is a professional oceanographer with the U.S. Geological Survey in Menlo Park. Larry lives in El Granada and is a member of the Pescadero Conservation Alliance.

When:  1:30 pm
Where: Field Research Station at Gazos Creek, Pescadero
Cost: $5 suggested donation per person or family
(children welcome if they do not interfere with the speaker)

Directions:  Take Hwy 1 north from Santa Cruz.  Turn Right on Gazos Creek Road (at the lighthouse gas station after Costanoa, 2 miles before the Pescadero Lighthouse).  Take Gazos Creek Rd. 6 windy miles till it dead-ends. Enter the gate on the left and we will direct you to parking.

Road Map

For more information
Contact Randy or Debbie Bennett at 650-879-0841
Pescadero Conservation Alliance
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