Pismo State Beach

Only 400 Western Monarch butterflies were counted at the Pismo Beach Grove during a recent survey—thousands less than usual. The low numbers in Pismo this year parallel a decline in monarchs around the state.

Western monarch butterflies are back on the Central Coast for the winter and local experts are encouraged by their numbers.

Pismo Beach was dubbed the “Clam Capital of the World” in the 1940s, but the clams were nearly fished to extinction.Now, they're making a return, and a Cal Poly Biology professor is trying to figure out why.

January 24 is the deadline to submit public comment on a draft long-term plan by California State Parks for Pismo State Beach and Oceano Dunes State…