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Elephant Seals in the Pumpkin Patch
Ready for Halloween? Here are three adorable pumpkin carving designs, featuring.. what else?... elephant seals! Download these FREE instructions and stencil patterns here. Post a photo of your finished Elephant Seal Pumpkin in your social media, using hashtag...
Recruiting Volunteer Guides for Elephant Seal Winter Program
The Friends of the Elephant Seal is now recruiting volunteers to become seasonal guides for the Winter Program at William R. Hearst Memorial Beach in San Simeon. As a cooperating association with California State Parks, the Friends of the Elephant Seal...
CalTrans Repair at Elephant Seal Viewing Area
CalTrans is repairing a failed culvert at the Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Viewing Area. This emergency repair will address a sinkhole that has developed on the trail in the north beach viewing area. The north end of the parking area and access to the north beach...
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