{"id":5255,"date":"2025-05-02T16:41:26","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T16:41:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chapters.cnps.org\/oc\/?p=5255"},"modified":"2025-05-03T16:46:34","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T16:46:34","slug":"2025-june-1-field-trip-elijo-lagoon-and-fiesta-del-sol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chapters.cnps.org\/oc\/2025\/05\/02\/2025-june-1-field-trip-elijo-lagoon-and-fiesta-del-sol\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 June 1 Field Trip – Elijo Lagoon and Fiesta del Sol"},"content":{"rendered":"

Field Trip<\/span>
\nSan Elijo Lagoon and Fiesta del Sol, San Diego<\/span>
\n<\/strong>Sunday June 1<\/span><\/h2>\n

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A coastal San Diego multi-part adventure and fun day out!<\/span><\/h4>\n

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THE PLAN<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Part 1<\/strong> – We will meet at the Solana Beach Transit Station. Once together we will probably stop for a coffee or morning drink and then head North walking through the beautiful coastal town of Solana Beach.<\/p>\n

Part 2<\/strong> \u2013 We will arrive at the San Elijo Ecological Preserve, only a mile away. The Preserve is a very large marsh and coastal estuary. At the Preserve we will first visit the small coastal dunes. There we will find a few plants either rare or absent in Orange County, Acmispon prostratus, Nemacaulis denudata, Chaenactis glabriuscula <\/em>var. orcuttiana, Abronia umbellata <\/em>and A.<\/em> villosa<\/em> and hybrids of the two, and many more.<\/p>\n

Part 3<\/strong> – Then, we will cross Hwy 1 to the inland side and visit much more of the marsh, incl. the coastal sage scrub and bluff scrub on the South side. Here we will hope to find Artemisia palmeri, Peritoma arborea var. globosa, Leptosyne maritima, Ehrharta calycina<\/em>, and more.<\/p>\n

Part 4<\/strong> – We have timed this trip to coincide with Solana Beach\u2019s annual Fiesta del Sol<\/a> celebration, a spectacular street and music fair. After getting our plant fix we will then take a slow, friendly walk back to near where we started in \u201cdowntown\u201d Solana Beach, doing a little window shopping, plant watching, and food nibbling as we go. Solana Beach has some of California\u2019s best browsing and treasure hunting and your whole family will love it. The Fiesta del Sol makes it even better.<\/p>\n

This is a trip for everyone, not just plant folks. Stay out all afternoon hunting plants in the marsh or head back early to linger in the wonderful shops and Fiesta. It\u2019s your choice.<\/p>\n

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REGISTRATION<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

Free and open to all.<\/p>\n

Go to our Eventbrite page for this event to sign up (register and waiver.)<\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n

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LOGISTICS<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n