As the year wraps up and we find ourselves reflecting back on 2018 and looking forward to 2019, I’d like to talk to you about why donating to the Dunes Center matters.

Your donation makes a vital difference to the people and the wellness of the Central Coast community. Organizations like the Dunes Center support efforts to get people outside, support our amazing local natural and cultural wonders, and promote personal responsibility for the world around us.  We provide the opportunity for community members to look at our world in a whole new way.

Supporting the Dunes Center means supporting an organization that is creating a more vibrant and resilient community.

The Dunes Center achieves its goals through donations and grants.  Gifts like yours add up one by one by one.

As the end of the year approaches, consider giving to the Dunes Center as a gift to yourself and the community.

Your support matters!  Take a moment right now to make your special year-end gift. Because it's every gift like yours that makes all of the difference in the world for now and for future generations.  Learn more here.

Thanks to funding from the California State Coastal Conservancy, with support from the Towbes Foundation and Aera Energy, the Dunes Center will be providing every 5th grade student with a semester or programming relating to watersheds and habitats in 2019!

Students will visit the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Channel Islands National Park, the Morro Bay  National Estuary, and the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes.  The once-in-a-lifetime opportunity will engage students in a way that will increase their knowledge of the natural world and improve their science test scores.

Stay tuned for more information!

Saturday, December 29th
9:00am
Meet at the Oso Flaco Lake Parking Lot
$5 Suggested Donation

Our annual holiday hike is here!  It offers offers visitors a chance to tour one of the most scenic areas along the state’s coastline.  It’s also a great opportunity to burn off holiday calories!

Click here for more information.

Saturday, January 19th
8:00am
Meet at Pacific Dunes Ranch
1205 Silver Spur Place, Oceano
$5 Suggested Donation

Enjoy a beautiful morning with dunes photographer, Chuck Jennings, as he shares tips and tricks to dunes photography.

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As always, if you have any questions about any of our upcoming events, give us a call at 805-343-2455. Thank you, and we look forward to seeing you at the Dunes Center this fall!

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