Get Your Nature Groove on!

Week of May 14, 2022

Whose Scat is That? And Other Signs of Wildlife
Many animals make their home here at Rancho La Puerta, which provides important habitat to live, breed, and thrive. We will explore trails, bushes, trees, and surrounding areas as we look at scat (poop), animal tracks, and other signs of wildlife. OUTDOOR FIELD EXPERIENCE

 

Local Ethnobotany-Plant Uses for Medicines, Food, Clothing and Shelter
Explore and learn about what native plants were used for millennia by the Kumeyaay and Pai Pai peoples. OUTDOOR FIELD EXPERIENCE

 

 

 

Judie Lincer, M.S. Ed.  is  a Naturalist Educator with San Diego Audubon, who has over 30 years of teaching experience and guides hikes educating people about ecosystems, adaptations, ethnobotany (the study of a region’s plants and their uses through the traditional knowledge of a local culture.) She is an enthusiastic speaker who inspires others to develop an appreciation of the environment.  Judie is a Workshop and Tour Director for the California Native Plant Society-San Diego.