by admin | Dec 31, 2025 | Uncategorized
As we step into 2026, we look back on 2025 with gratitude for all of the visitors, donors, volunteers, and teachers who make our work possible. From welcoming over 45,000 visitors to the nature center in 2025, to improving our exhibits and programs, in 2025 the nature...
by admin | Dec 19, 2025 | Uncategorized
It’s the holiday season, and here at the Nature Center we’ve just finished setting up our seasonal indoor live plant display featuring evergreen plants of the San Rafael mountains. Nature Center volunteer and local plant expert Greg Donovan ventured into...
by admin | Dec 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
Disclaimer: This information is for educational purposes only. Foraging and eating wild plants carries risks. The Neal Taylor Nature Center is not liable for any illness, injury, or adverse effects from foraging or consuming wild plants. Manzanita means “little...
by admin | Nov 29, 2025 | Uncategorized
A Sweet Legacy: Bent and Michelle Olsen on 60 Years of Danish Baking in Solvang A recap of the “Food for Thought Speakers Series: Solvang’s Rich History of Danish Baking” that took place on November 16th at the Neal Taylor Nature Center at Cachuma...
by admin | Nov 24, 2025 | Neal Taylor Tales, Uncategorized
Originally published in the March 2011 Issue #101 of “The Flyer,” the Cachuma Lake Nature Center Newsletter By Linda Taylor Neal Taylor had charisma. Repeatedly over the years men and women, many of whom he did not immediately recognize, approached him...
