Henry Cowell State Park
101 N Big Trees Park Road, Felton, CA, United States
Santa Cruz Sandhills Tour Sunday, May 29, 10am Join us for an approximately 2 mile guided walk through Santa Cruz’s most sensitive ecosystem: The Sandhills. Learn all about the creation and origin, as well as the uniquely adapted plants and animals found in this area. Come experience a landscape that you would not expect to […]
Elkhorn Slough
1700 Elkhorn Road, Watsonville, CA, United States
Enter the Ekhorn Slough Photo Contest Submit by uly 31 Submit your photographs today for the 2023 Ekhorn Slough Calendar contest. Each year our calendar is filled with stunning images that capture the beauty of Elkhorn Slough, and your photo could be the cover for the 2023 calendar! All photos must be submitted by July […]
Pescadero Marsh Guided Walk Sunday, June 5, 10am - 12pm Join State Park Docents on an easy two-hour stroll on the mile-long Sequoia Audubon Trail through the Pescadero Marsh. Learn about the fascinating human history of the Marsh from the days of the Ohlone to the present. Discover the byways of the Pescadero and Butano […]
Boulder Creek Recreation Hall
13333 Middleton Ave, Boulder Creek, CA, United States
Reimagining Big Basin Friday, June 3, 6 - 7pm Please join Big Basin Redwoods State Park and California State Parks for a special event about the vision for Big Basin’s future on Friday, June 3 from 5 to 7 pm at the Boulder Creek Recreation Hall! A summary of the guiding vision for the reestablishment […]
Elkhorn Slough
1700 Elkhorn Road, Watsonville, CA, United States
Enter the Ekhorn Slough Photo Contest Submit by uly 31 Submit your photographs today for the 2023 Ekhorn Slough Calendar contest. Each year our calendar is filled with stunning images that capture the beauty of Elkhorn Slough, and your photo could be the cover for the 2023 calendar! All photos must be submitted by July […]
Elkhorn Slough
1700 Elkhorn Road, Watsonville, CA, United States
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 […]
Butano State Park
1500 Cloverdale Rd, Pescadero, CA, United States
Second Saturday Hikes New Year, New Growth. Come celebrate the new year with a short, 1.5-mile hike through Butano. Take in the majesty of the redwoods and revel in their resilience. Ponder over the new growth that has sprouted from the burn scar. This loop through the Six Bridges Trail and the main park road […]
Tour Bonny Doon Ecological Reserve Saturday, June 11, 10 am - 12pm Tour The Bonny Doon Ecological Reserve, an example of the unique Santa Cruz sandhills habitat and home to many of our local rare plants. It has also experienced multiple fire events since 2008, including 2020’s CZU Lightning Complex fires. June is one of […]
Castro Adobe Rancho
184 Old Adobe Road, Watsonville, CA, United States
Doors Open California at the Castro Adobe Saturday, June 11, 10am - 4pm Join us for Doors Open California! The Castro Adobe is one of more than 75 unique and fascinating historic places in all corners of the state being highlighted during the first-ever Doors Open California weekend, sponsored by the California Preservation Foundation. Our […]
Pescadero Marsh Guided Walk Sunday, June 5, 10am - 12pm Join State Park Docents on an easy two-hour stroll on the mile-long Sequoia Audubon Trail through the Pescadero Marsh. Learn about the fascinating human history of the Marsh from the days of the Ohlone to the present. Discover the byways of the Pescadero and Butano […]
Elkhorn Slough
1700 Elkhorn Road, Watsonville, CA, United States
Enter the Ekhorn Slough Photo Contest Submit by uly 31 Submit your photographs today for the 2023 Ekhorn Slough Calendar contest. Each year our calendar is filled with stunning images that capture the beauty of Elkhorn Slough, and your photo could be the cover for the 2023 calendar! All photos must be submitted by July […]
Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History
1305 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz, CA, United States
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 […]
Elkhorn Slough
1700 Elkhorn Road, Watsonville, CA, United States
Enter the Ekhorn Slough Photo Contest Submit by uly 31 Submit your photographs today for the 2023 Ekhorn Slough Calendar contest. Each year our calendar is filled with stunning images that capture the beauty of Elkhorn Slough, and your photo could be the cover for the 2023 calendar! All photos must be submitted by July […]
Elkhorn Slough
1700 Elkhorn Road, Watsonville, CA, United States
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 […]