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Big Sur Fire Photos You can come back. Big Sur Renewal Card

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Celebrate the unique wonders of Big Sur and the wonderful cuisine here. Chefs compete for a good community cause.

Story from last year's Cook Off

Big Sur River Restoration

A citizens' group is forming to help the Big Sur River which is in peril from too much human use.

Proceeds from the 2008 Big Sur Chanterelle Cook Off provided funds to help create Stewards of the Big Sur River.
 
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Big Sur Redwoods Preservation

Coastal Redwoods in their southern habitat are distinct and in dangerl. Evolving uniquely in rare geologic conditions, making a rainforest in what would be a desert, these redwoods have always had steep challenges. But now, because of poor forest management, they are deeply threatened by fire.
 

Don McQueen is part of an effort to rewrite the forest management plan.

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Monterey Bay & Peninsula

A frontier of learning how humans can live with nature.

Point Lobos

Where California's Parks and Eco Tourism movement began.

Point Lobos Hikes and Trail Map

Artichokes

Gateway to Monterey

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Yucca Whipplei in verse in Big Sur
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Molera Beach

Pfeiffer Big Sur

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Bombing range defeated


Big Sur Coast Trail

Join the local initiative to complete the California Coastal Trail through Big Sur

Big Sur Hikes
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Check out all the trails in our Big Sur State Parks
Big Sur Coastal State Parks Trail Guide

Photo at left: Canyon Fall - Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park

Photo at right: Bluffs Trail mid-photo seen from Headlands Trail - Molera State Park

  Monarch Butterfly Central Coast Winter Habitats

The Epic Journey of Monarchs

Natural Bridges Butterfly Sanctuary

Chuck Haugen Conservation Fund


Many hundreds of thousands of Monarch Butterflies fly 2,500 miles in an arduous one month journey to arrive in Central Coastal California each fall with a great purpose..


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Old Coast Road and Highway One

Molera Beach State Park

California Back Country

Santa Cruz Story and gallery - Where change is the natural order

Natural Bridges Butterfly Sanctuary

Santa Cruz Redwoods

Big Basin and Felton big trees inspired California's Parks and Conservation movement


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 Big Basin Redwoods

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Once thought extinct, Elephant Seals have made a resounding comeback. Go to the scene of some real wildlife excitement. Hearst would have loved it, right there in his front yard!
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