I had a birthday later this month. We are taking a look at climate change in our communities. Today we're exploring the Guadalupe and Nipomo, June's, and they are located three hours north of Los Angeles just south of Pismo Beach. Nature preserves stretches along 18 miles of the California coastline and covers 24 square miles. Climate change and rising sea levels could have a significant impact on one of our state's rarest coastal ecosystems. This is an extraordinary coastal habitat. It's probably one of the globe's most intact and largest duneco systems where we're standing right now is just right on top of a coastal lake. Most of Flocka Lake is truly beloved by this community and beyond. This is a lake that's freshwater lake close to the coast. That's rare now. Those used to be up and down the state of California and probably 90% of those coastal lakes are gone now. And the public made a big investment to protect this place and really transform it into this network of conservation areas. This location is actually an important location to the city of Guadalupe. Not only is it a beautiful setting as we can all see out here, but it's also one of the most probably most affordable places that our residents can go to. There's fishing, there's beach going, so there's beach access out here as well. If you're in a wheelchair, if you have kids, you want to put them in a stroller, you can get almost to the all the way out to the beach without having any mobility problems because of the boardwalk that was created here years ago. Just to be able to drive up three miles north of town, I'm able to escape and be a part of this beautiful setting. To find a freshwater lake this close to the ocean is not only really unusual, it attracts a lot of wildlife. This area is considered the best birding area in all San Luis Obispo County and over 300 different species have been cataloged here. This place provides habitat and the natural systems that a lot of these species depend on. It's one of the top two most important areas for snowy plovers, least turns use this area. This type of habitat has really been highly impacted both in the state of California and across the globe. And there is this large array of biodiversity, plants, birds, and animals that depend on these habitats. Osoflaco is a small part of a very large dune system called the Quattro Pnepomo Dune's Complex. The local hazard mitigation plan for the Oceano Community Services District that came out about a year ago identified operation of this vehicle ramp at the end of pure avenue as increasing the risk of sea level rise in tsunamis to the community of Oceano. Rising sea levels pose real threats to that town. It could mean future flooding. And so there are pockets of the dunes that are gonna be very vulnerable. There's been a lot of gloom and doom talk that if the driving in the beach and the off road and go away, it's gonna crash the local economy, but that was not the case. Even during COVID, even during travel restrictions, tourism was up in Oceano and in the surrounding communities in the county. So people have seen a different future now and that future is bright if the Coastal Commission's requirements for state parks and their coastal development permit are actually implemented. So I'm hopeful for that future to come to pass. This area really represents great hope when it comes to climate change. This is place if well preserved can host this wildlife and this biodiversity for a long time to come. And watch the hour long special, our America climate of hope tomorrow at 9 p.m. right here on ABC 7. You can also watch it streaming now on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV or Android TV. It will be on Hulu tomorrow. So ahead we're celebrating the magic of storytelling. Awesome.