Point Lobos Foundation

RESERVE STEWARDSHIP, INCLUDING NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION AND PUBLIC USE AREA IMPROVEMENTS; INTERPRETIVE EDUCATION TO FOSTER VISITOR APPRECIATION OF POINT LOBOS STATE NATURAL RESERVE; TRAIN AND SUPPORT A DOCENT CORPS OF ~ 200 VOLUNTEERS; PROVIDE YOUTH NATURE PROGRAMS.

VISITOR SERVICES:EDUCATE VISITORS TO ENHANCE THEIR APPRECIATION, UNDERSTANDING AND SUPPORT OF POINT LOBOS STATE NATURAL RESERVE THROUGH VARIOUS CHANNELS INCLUDING MAGAZINES, NEWSLETTERS, WEBSITE, DIGITAL APP, MULTILINGUAL BROCHURES, DOCENT INTERPRETIVE INTERACTIONS, PUBLIC EVENTS AND MEETINGS.INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING FOR 2021:DIGITIZATION OF THE WHALERS CABIN MUSEUM COLLECTION TO BE USED AS A FUTURE TEACHING RESOURCE FOR THE DOCENT CORPS AND THE PUBLIC. INTERPRETIVE MATERIALS FOR USE WITHIN THE RESERVE. INTERPRETIVE BROCHURES FOR VISITORS. TRANSPORTATION COSTS AND ENTRY FEES OF TITLE 1 STUDENTS TO POINT LOBOS. A/V EQUIPMENT TO ENHANCE VIRTUAL LEARNING BY THE PORTS PROGRAM AND THE SCHOOL OUTREACH COMMITTEE. TWO (2) ISSUES OF THE POINT LOBOS MAGAZINE AVAILABLE TO VISITORS (TO PURCHASE) AND AS A POINT LOBOS FOUNDATION MEMBERSHIP BENEFIT. VARIOUS VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON MEMBER EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. SUPPORT OF YOUTH SUMMER ADVENTURES PROGRAM OFFERED BY CA STATE PARKS. LAUNCH OF CONTACTLESS POINT-OF-SALE SYSTEM AT INFORMATION STATION.

RESERVE STEWARDSHIP, INCLUDING NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION AND PUBLIC USE AREA IMPROVEMENTS (TRAILS AND RESTROOMS) TO ENHANCE VISITOR EXPERIENCE AND SAFETY, AND SUPPORT OF THE CARMEL AREA STATE PARKS GENERAL PLAN.INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING FOR 2021:IMPORTANT TRAILS MAINTENANCE AND HABITAT RESTORATION WITHIN THE RESERVECOMPLETION OF THE RESTORATION OF SEA LION PT. TRAIL AND NEW OVERLOOKMAINTENANCE OF THE HISTORICAL WHALERS CABIN AND ASSOCIATED COLLECTIONSUPPORT OF PARK-IT; A COMMUNITY-BASED INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC SAFETY AND SUSTAINABILITY AND PARKLANDS ACCESS ON THE MONTEREY PENINSULA AND BIG SUR.STEWARDSHIP COSTS ARE DOWN IN 2021 DUE TO UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES FACED BY CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS IN THE MIDST OF THE PANDEMIC AND SIGNIFICANT WILDFIRES IN CALIFORNIA THAT RESULTED IN TRAIL CREWS BEING REDIRECTED TO PARKS OUTSIDE OF THE MONTEREY DISTRICT. AS A RESULT, REIMBURSABLE STEWARDSHIP WORK WAS NOT PERFORMED BY CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS TO THE ANTICIPATED LEVEL.

DOCENT SUPPORT:TO ENHANCE THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE BY TRAINING AND SUPPORTING 193 STATE PARK VOLUNTEERS WHO GREET VISITORS, INTERPRET THE NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES OF THE RESERVE, AND LEAD WALKS FOR VISITOR GROUPS, INCLUDING TITLE 1 SCHOOL CHILDREN.DOCENT ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT: DOCENT EVENTS AND RECOGNITION. DOCENT TRAINING AND CONTINUING EDUCATION, INCLUDING MONTHLY DOCENT MEETINGS. INTERPRETIVE MATERIALS AND MAINTENANCE FOR THE LOCATION-BASED SERVICES AT THE RESERVE (INFORMATION STATION, MINT VAN, WHALERS CABIN). SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS RELATED TO COVID PROTOCOLS.