All Junior Rangers Programs

California State Parks CA

All Junior Rangers Programs Check with the Junior Ranger program that interests you for August ending dates. Preregistration is required: https://bit.ly/3mOAHBR  Half Moon Bay State Beach: Half Moon Bay Junior Rangers, 7 to 12 year olds, Wednesdays 1:30 - 2:30pm This 1-hour program for 7 to 12 year olds teaches about the importance of nature […]

Free

All Junior Rangers Programs

California State Parks CA

All Junior Rangers Programs Check with the Junior Ranger program that interests you for August ending dates. Preregistration is required: https://bit.ly/3mOAHBR  Half Moon Bay State Beach: Half Moon Bay Junior Rangers, 7 to 12 year olds, Wednesdays 1:30 - 2:30pm This 1-hour program for 7 to 12 year olds teaches about the importance of nature […]

Free
Recurring Event Park Exploration Walks

Park Exploration Walks

Simpkins Family Swim Center 979 17th Ave, Santa Cruz, CA

Park Exploration Walks and Prizes Thursdays 5 - 7pm Exploration Walks: Discover your beautiful parks and beaches with County Park Friends! Thursdays, 5-7. Complete the hikes, and you'll earn a 30-ticket pass to the Simpkins pool. August 4: Meet at the Simpkins parking lot, and we'll hike to Schwan Lake State Park. Learn more about […]

All Junior Rangers Programs

California State Parks CA

All Junior Rangers Programs Check with the Junior Ranger program that interests you for August ending dates. Preregistration is required: https://bit.ly/3mOAHBR  Half Moon Bay State Beach: Half Moon Bay Junior Rangers, 7 to 12 year olds, Wednesdays 1:30 - 2:30pm This 1-hour program for 7 to 12 year olds teaches about the importance of nature […]

Free

An Old Fashioned Campfire for the Whole Family

Santa Cruz Mission State Park 144 School St., CA, CA

An Old Fashioned Campfire for the Whole Family Friday, August 19, 6:45 - 8pm Share an evening around the fire and celebrate our community. Bring your picnic dinner and lawn chairs. Welcome our Teen Team youth volunteers! Make a fresh tortilla on the comal as we enjoy live music. Then we’ll gather around the campfire […]

Free

All Junior Rangers Programs

California State Parks CA

All Junior Rangers Programs Check with the Junior Ranger program that interests you for August ending dates. Preregistration is required: https://bit.ly/3mOAHBR  Half Moon Bay State Beach: Half Moon Bay Junior Rangers, 7 to 12 year olds, Wednesdays 1:30 - 2:30pm This 1-hour program for 7 to 12 year olds teaches about the importance of nature […]

Free
Recurring Event Visit the Sloughs

Visit the Sloughs

Elkhorn Slough 1700 Elkhorn Road, Watsonville, CA

Visit the Sloughs Watsonville Wetlands Watch is dedicated to the protection, restoration, and fostering of appreciation of the wetlands of the Pajaro Valley, especially involving members of the Watsonville community and the students of the Pajaro Valley Unified School District. Watsonville Wetlands Watch envisions a wetland ecosystem that thrives within Watsonville and the greater Pajaro […]

Free
Recurring Event Saturdays in the Soil

Saturdays in the Soil

Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History 1305 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz, CA

Saturdays in the Soil Third Saturdays, 10am-12pm It’s time to get your hands dirty! Learn about local ecology, native plants, and sustainable gardening with the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History while coming together as a community to steward Tyrrell Park through the City’s Adopt-A-Park program. Email volunteer@santacruzmuseum.org to RSVP What to Expect -This native […]

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Nisene Marks Trail Work Volunteers

CA

Nisene Marks Trail Work Volunteers Sunday 9:30am, August 21 Join us! Trail work in the park this Sunday! Meet at the entry kiosk. The weather forecast is partly cloudy in the low 70s. Great working weather! There will be parking in the kiosk parking lot reserved for trail workers. Tell the person in the kiosk […]

Recurring Event Park Exploration Walks

Park Exploration Walks

Simpkins Family Swim Center 979 17th Ave, Santa Cruz, CA

Park Exploration Walks and Prizes Thursdays 5 - 7pm Exploration Walks: Discover your beautiful parks and beaches with County Park Friends! Thursdays, 5-7. Complete the hikes, and you'll earn a 30-ticket pass to the Simpkins pool. August 4: Meet at the Simpkins parking lot, and we'll hike to Schwan Lake State Park. Learn more about […]

Tree Hike in Henry Cowell

Henry Cowell State Park 101 N Big Trees Park Road, Felton, CA

Tree Hike in Henry Cowell Saturday, August 27, 3pm Looking for a hike with a 100% satisfaction guaran-treed? We've got one for you here! Come join us on Saturday, August 27 at 3 pm for a flora-filled morning learning about different tree species here at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park. Learn all about the life […]

Free

Sandhill Tour

Henry Cowell State Park 101 N Big Trees Park Road, Felton, CA

Sandhill Tour Sunday, Aug 28, 9am 101 N Big Trees Park Rd, Felton, CA, 95018 More info: https://thatsmypark.org/event/santa-cruz-sandhills-tour/2022-06-05/ Join us for a 2-mile guided walk through Santa Cruz’s most sensitive ecosystem: the sandhills. Learn about the habitat’s formation, as well as the uniquely adapted plants and animals found in this area. Come experience this unexpected […]

Free

Burleigh Murray Ranch Walk

Burleigh Murray Ranch CA

Burleigh Murray Ranch Walk Saturday, August 28, 10am - 12pm Join State Park Docents on a leisurely two-hour walk. Take a journey back in time along Mills Creek at Burleigh H. Murray Ranch State Park. This walk will be a 2.5 miles round trip hike with only a small gain in elevation. Along the way […]

Free

Santa Cruz Sandhills Tour

Castro Adobe 184 Old Adobe Road, Watsonville, CA

Santa Cruz Sandhills Tour Sunday, August 28, 9 - 11am Join us for a 2-mile guided walk through Santa Cruz’s most sensitive ecosystem: the sandhills. Learn about the habitat’s formation, as well as the uniquely adapted plants and animals found in this area. Come experience this unexpected landscape deep in the mountains! Meet in the […]

Free

Recurring Event Visit the Sloughs

Visit the Sloughs

Elkhorn Slough 1700 Elkhorn Road, Watsonville, CA

Visit the Sloughs Watsonville Wetlands Watch is dedicated to the protection, restoration, and fostering of appreciation of the wetlands of the Pajaro Valley, especially involving members of the Watsonville community and the students of the Pajaro Valley Unified School District. Watsonville Wetlands Watch envisions a wetland ecosystem that thrives within Watsonville and the greater Pajaro […]

Free