Join the Docents of the Los Serenos de Point Vicente on Saturday, March 24, 2012, at 10:00 a.m, for a free public hike at Forrestal Nature Reserve. The docents will lead you on this moderate hike of about two hours and will teach you about the local geology. You will be enjoying the preserve’s hiking trails which offer beautiful views, majestic canyons, and magnificent foliage. You might also see red-tailed hawks, wild rabbits, and threatened plants and animals such as a coastal sage scrub, the cactus wren or the California Gnatcher. This sometimes overlooked preserve is on the south side of the Palos Verdes Peninsula located just off Palos Verdes Drive South. Parking is at Ladera Linda which is the former elementary school site. The Ladera Linda Discovery Room is located there also, with its extensive collection of samples of the area’s geology and wildlife. It has been staffed since 1982 and is open Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 1:00 -5:00 p.m.
Forrestal Nature Reserve is located at 32201 Forrestal Drive, Rancho Palos Verdes. For more information call (310) 377-5370, or go to www.losserenos.org .
Photo courtesy of Forrestal Nature Reserve
