A Force
for Nature
for 25 Years
Santa Lucia Conser vancy
Protects Wildlife and Wildlands
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C
ARMEL VALLEY RESIDENT CHERYL THIELE HAS
FOND CHILDHOOD MEMORIES OF
RIO ROAD
BIKE RIDES AND ADVENTURES UNDER THE
SKYLINE FOREST CANOPY. AS AN ADULT RETURNING
TO THE REGION AFTER
30 YEARS IN SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA, SHE WANTED TO RECAPTURE THOSE
CONNECTIONS TO NATURE.
THIELE VIEWED HOMES IN
SEVERAL
MONTEREY PENINSULA NEIGHBORHOODS
BEFORE VISITING THE
SANTA LUCIA PRESERVE, A PRI-
VATE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY SET WITHIN NATIVE
GRASSLANDS,
COASTAL CHAPARRAL, PINE FORESTS
AND RIPARIAN HABITATS.
