Jenner Headlands Preserve

06/17/2026

Come join us for a Solstice Night Hike! Hike to Sentinel Point at sunset and celebrate the shortest night of the year with us!

Register here: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/jennerheadlandspreservepublicprograms/event/jhp-guided-hike-06-21-26/

We will meet at the Jenner Headlands Preserve parking lot at 8pm and take a slow walk at dusk up to Sentinel Point while we listen to the evening sounds of the ocean, the hoots of owls in the trees and the howing coyotes in the distance. From the peak of Sentinel Point, we will watch the sunset and and fully appreciate the longest day of the year.

The hike will be about about 2 miles with 300' of elevation gain.

06/16/2026

Saturday June 20th from 9am- 12pm Join Ranger Quinn for a fun and informative hike across the Preserve. We'll discover the incredible biodoversity of life at the Estero Americano Coast Preserve from wildflowers to shorebirds and everything in between.

This moderatly challenging hike will take us about 5 miles and 400 feet of elevation gain across varied terrain with sweeping vistas up on the Ridge Trail down to the stunning and remote Estero beach. Bring layers, water and a lunch. Weather can be sunny and warm or foggy, windy and cold.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nature-hike-at-estero-americano-coast-preserve-registration-1989712633047?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true

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06/13/2026

Wind Wolves Preserve was featured in California in Bloom on PBSSoCal. Watch online to learn more about The Wildlands Conservancy mission and to see some stunning video of the preserve.

California’s native plants and the fight to restore a vanishing ecosystem.

06/13/2026

Come meet like minded people and join us in land stewardship. Tuesday June 16th from 9:30am to 12:30pm

Team up with our Trailhead Stewards and create more Beauty at JHP!

06/11/2026

Join us on Saturday June 13th 9am-2pm for our ancient redwoods hike!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ancient-redwoods-at-jenner-headlands-preserve-registration-1989680421702?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true.

Let’s discover the handful of incredible old-growth trees that remain in this forest in recovery. 7 miles with 200’ of elevation gain.

Despite a century of logging operations, including clear-cutting, there remains reminders of the forest’s original granduer. This 7 mile guided hike will take us to areas not normally open to the public to seek out the remaining old-growth and learn about our efforts to restore the forest and its important ecological functions.

05/24/2026

Now that's a big 'ole bear wandering through the forest of the Jenner Headlands Preserve.

05/15/2026

Wonderful and windy hike at Estero Americano Coast Preserve with naturalist Dave Barry. Spectacular vistas, unique wildlife sightings and abundant wildflowers!

05/01/2026

The Wildflower Loop trail is right now achieving peak bloom for the season so come on out and enjoy this ephemeral event!

04/03/2026

Do you like to garden or would you like to learn about native plants? Well then come volunteer and help us complete our native plant garden at the Jenner Headlands Preserve! We'll be working on it April 11th and 25th from 9am-12:30pm. Park in the lot and walk up past the bathrooms and you'll find us digging in the dirt.

03/13/2026

We are excited to report we've recently observed adult steelhead heading up East Branch Russian Gulch to spawn!

Steelhead trout are actually the same species as rainbow trout- the difference being that steelhead have access to the ocean, so they take advantage of that opportunity by migrating out to sea to feed on the ocean's abundance before returning to freshwater rivers to spawn.

Because of this, they grow significantly larger and more powerful than non-migratory trout. Notably, steelhead are iteroparous, meaning they can survive the spawning process and return to the sea to repeat the cycle multiple times, whereas Coho and Chinook salmon die after spawning once.