Community members are invited to register for a special docent-led hike at Black Lake Ecological Area/ Kathleen Canyon Overlook in celebration of Kathleen Goddard Jones’ birthday .

The Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Center , in collaboration with The Land Conservancy , will host a tour of the dune habitat that Jones helped to protect.

The Land Conservancy has owned the area since 2000 and has continuously worked to restore its natural beauty and has allowed The Dunes Center to guide the community through an exploration of the local wildlife, as well as rare and endemic plant species.

Kathleen's Canyon Overlook , a 55-acre conservation park within the Black Lake Ecological Area, is dedicated to Kathleen Goddard Jones , who was affectionately known as the "Dunes Mother" according to t

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