The Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County

10/06/2026

Have you marked your calendar? You won't want to miss this year's Holiday Market and Barn Lighting at the taking place Thursday, December 3rd!

Vendor applications are now open for our 2026 Holiday Market. We are looking for locally crafted (California) goods, fine art, food and drink vendors to fill the Barn and kick-off the holiday season with hundreds of shoppers and Land Conservancy members.


REQUIRED:
California Retail Sales Permit
Insurance
Health Permit (if applicable)
Check-In & Set-Up: 2:00 - 4:00 PM
Breakdown: 8:00 - 9:00 PM
Vendors provide their own supplies (chairs, tables, extension cords, etc.)
No canopies or EZ-Ups indoors
No tape on floors
Registration link will be sent pending application approval

Various space and add-on options available. Apply today at: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=m8kh1OWH0kWIguMr9IvMoFPRlWDFPFVJvqmQzV9hhbxUNDMwREcyUVVZNDdSWDYyNlM3UlZPVTE4RS4u&route=shorturl

09/23/2026

TODAY!

There’s a lot happening right now around the future of the Diablo Canyon Lands. Just last week, the State Coastal Conservancy approved $42-million toward permanent protection of Wild Cherry Canyon. This Wednesday is a chance to learn more about what’s happening across the 12,000-acre landscape and share what matters to you as conservation, stewardship, Tribal access, and appropriate public access are planned. Drop in anytime from 4–7 p.m. at the SLO Library.

09/21/2026

A little dirt on the shovels and a big milestone for the Bob Jones Pathway! 🌱🚲

Our Parks team is celebrating the start of construction on the next stretch of the Bob Jones Pathway. Years of planning have led to this exciting milestone, bringing us one step closer to a continuous trail between San Luis Obispo and Avila Beach.

09/18/2026

Today the California State Coastal Conservancy voted unanimously to fully fund the acquisition of Wild Cherry Canyon for conservation of its incredible wildlife habitat, protection of the ancestral homelands of ytt Tribe, and future sustainable public access. We look forward to working closely with The Wildlands Conservancy as they close the deal by the end of this year and we start planning the careful stewardship of this incredible landscape, together. - Kaila Dettman, Executive Director

Wild Cherry Canyon in Avila Beach will be the first of three sprawling properties to win permanent protection around the Central Coast’s Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant.

09/11/2026

Now is the time to go out and look for oak galls! These otherworldly structures can be found in a variety of shapes, sizes, and colors.

On Sept. 27, learn about what makes these incredible structures on plants, how to identify them, and why they’re an important part of our oak woodland biodiversity. Then head out to search for as many different kinds of galls as we can find in a bioblitz along our primarily flat 0.8 mile-long Santa Margarita Ranch Learning Among the Oaks (LATO) Trail!

Please see Upcoming Events! in our bio Linktree for more details and to register for this free, family-friendly event.

08/30/2026

Pismo Preserve is closed! Check back for updates.

08/06/2026

So grateful to partner with SLO Food Co-Op for their 2% Tuesdays program in support of conserving our local farms, ranches and open spaces for people and wildlife ❤️ Shop every Tuesday through August and 2% of every purchase will support The Land Conservancy! 🙏

05/27/2026

01/29/2026

Huge thank you to the Masons of San Luis Obispo for selecting The Land Conservancy of SLO County as a 2025 philanthropic grant recipient and for personally presenting this generous gift to our team!

We’re so grateful for community partners who invest in protecting SLO County’s lands for future generations.