Marcelle Bakula Named Cambria Citizen of the Year

We are very proud to announce that Hi Mountain Lookout staffer Marcelle Bakula has been named as Cambria California's Citizen of the Year! Marcelle Bakula has been a volunteer since with the Lookout Project since 2004, and has become the driving force behind our fundraising and volunteer training efforts. Marcelle...

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Mike Tyner Honored in the Congressional Record

It gives us great pleasure to announce that our Mike Tyner has been honored in the Congressional Record by a statement made on December 12, 2012 by Congressman Sam Farr. "Mr. Speaker, it is a privilege to rise today to honor the memory of Mike Tyner. Mike gave his life to help endangered species...

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Jan Hamber - Protector of the Condor

From the Santa Barbara Independent http://www.independent.com/news/2012/nov/21/local-heroes-2012/ Jan Hamber - Protector of the CondorOf all the species faced with extinction, few came as close and meant so much as the California condor. “It was the symbol of wilderness,” recalled Jam Hamber, who’s...

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Condors over Hi Mt. Again...

GPS transmitter info shows two condors flew over the lookout and Huff's Hole yesterday - condors 449 and 526, flew north along the Lopez ridge, and then returned to south to the upper Sisquoc area. Hopefully we see more of these forays into their old haunts!&nb...

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Open House 2012 Re-cap

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11th Annual Hi Mountain Condor Lookout Campout and Open House Event

Saturday, October 6, 2012 (all day event) @Hi Mountain Lookout, SLO County, Los Padres National Forest                         Come and discover one of the largest and most endangered flying birds of North America. California Condors are radio tracked from Hi Mountain Lookout. This is an opportunity for you to learn more about condor biology...

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Hi Mt. Weather

Excerpt from Meteorologist John Lindsey's August 2nd weather forecast: ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS:A strong temperature inversion layer continues to produce extensive and persistent coastal low clouds and areas of fog along the immediate coastline. At 7 a.m. the temperature at the Santa Margarita Fire Department at 1,000 feet of elevation was 52 degrees, while at the same time, Condor Lookout...

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Hi Mt weather report

Here is an excerpt from today's weather report by meteorologist John Lindsey, with a mention about Hi Mountain Lookout (and temp. information from the online weather station): ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS:Skies were clear and temperatures were cool throughout the Central Coast this morning. However, this morning's temperature was 58-degrees at Condor Lookout on Hi Mountain at about 3,200-feet...

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Mike Tyner Memorial Event Re-cap

Hello all, The Mike Tyner Memorial Event at Hi Mountain Lookout on May 19th was attended by many family, friends, and colleagues. It was a sunny day with a brisk offshore breeze, folks socializing and sharing fond memories of Mike, potluck lunch, and a raffle and silent auction fundraiser for the memorial fund that will help support future internships at Hi Mountain Lookout. Several...

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Thanks Mike. Video by Andy Ganick.

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Condor sightings in SLO CO

A ccondor was also reported today in flight over Coon Creek in Montana De OroState Park. Probably the same I.D. as the condor found yesterday on the coastat Pt. Buchon.Four condors were also reported over the Santa Lucia Mountains near HearstCastle in April...these are recent reports in San Luis Obispo County after adearth of condor sightings the past several years.Steve Schubertwww.condorlookout.org<http://www.condorlookout.org/>From:...

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Mike Tyner Memorial Event - May 19 @ Hi Mt.

Saturday, May 19th, 2012Hi Mountain Lookout, Los Padres National Forest Brother, son, cousin, biologist, friend, student, teacher, mentor. Mike Tyner dedicated his life to the understanding and protection of nature. He died on November 30th, 2011, while protecting the birds that he loved in Big Sur. Mike graduated from Cal Poly SLO with a degree in Ecology and Systematic Biology in 2003....

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Donations

The Hi Mountain Lookout Project has received the following donations.Thank-you!Supplies and materials:Sara Silverberg, Arroyo Grande -- plastic cups, plates, napkins, bowls &silverwareMarcelle Bakula, Cambria -- fixing/reframing interpretive center photosFinancial donations:Michael and Phyllis Hischier, San Luis ObispoPaul and Judith Burkhardt, CrestonDonations can be made by writing a check to'MCAS...

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