by marina | Mar 10, 2018 | Uncategorized
DANA is currently accepting sponsors for this year’s outdoor Nature Festival, hosted at the newly constructed DANA Adobe Cultural Center on Sunday, May 20. This event will promote science, stewardship, and nature, as well as outdoor recreation. It is an...
by marina | Mar 9, 2018 | Animals, Event
We at DANA happy to announce that we will be holding our annual NatureFest on Sunday, May 20th at the newly constructed DANA Adobe Cultural Center! This FREE family event will bring together partners in environmental education to showcase a variety of fun hands-on...
by marina | Feb 23, 2018 | Uncategorized
One historic figure that was at Rancho Nipomo was Jim P. Beckwourth, former slave turned mountain man and Crow Indian chief. The Dana family, or as Jim called “Captain Denny”, knew him as one of the first military mail couriers who rode the dangerous trails between...
by marina | Feb 21, 2018 | Uncategorized
Helen Daurio will host a talk on the legendary figure Jim Beckwourth. He characterized the rugged individualism that made America. Rose out of slavery, and traveled west to become the most notorious mountain man. He is generally known as a fur trader and explorer. The...
by marina | Jan 31, 2018 | Uncategorized
If you would like to volunteer at the Dana Adobe, then join the DANA Volunteer Force! We are seeking volunteers to aid in cleaning, help with our education and museum programs and generally helping out where needed. Volunteers meet at the Dana Adobe every Thursday at...