Blue Marbles Project
Spreading Ocean Love The brainchild of marine biologist Wallace J. Nichols, the Blue Marbles Project promotes “random acts of ocean kindness” through a simple gesture: passing a blue marble to anyone...
View ArticleBike Santa Cruz County
Tags: bicyclescyclingBike Advocacy for Santa Cruz County. Bike Santa Cruz County (formerly People Power) has a simple mission: to promote bicycling through advocacy, education and community building....
View ArticleSempervirens Fund
Castle Rock State Park, designated in 1968, forms a vital piece of the Great Park envisioned by Sempervirens Fund. Photo by Phillippe Cohen.In 1900, what was then called the Sempervirens Club rallied...
View ArticleLand Trust of Santa Cruz County
The San Vicente Redwoods (formerly Cemex Redwoods)—the biggest piece of unprotected redwood forest in the Santa Cruz Mountains until its purchase in 2011. Photo courtesy Land Trust.Three young mountain...
View ArticleFriends of Santa Cruz State Parks
Friends volunteers are a big reason Santa Cruz's state parks are thriving.Wilder Ranch State Park, once a working dairy operation, is home to a visitors center and a Friends ParkStore. Dusty Nelson...
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