Week of Events
FREE Backyard Bird Count Webinar!
Join the Great Backyard Bird Count! February 18 - 21 Register for the FREE Backyard Bird Count Webinar! February 16, 11am We shall help you make birdwatching easier and more fun—right in time for the 25th Great Backyard Bird Count, February 18 - 21. Join our experts as we brush up on bird ID, unlock […]
Elephant Seal Guided Walks
Elephant Seal Guided Walks Daily, December 15 - March 31 Explore Año Nuevo with a Docent The park offers guided walks lead by volunteer docent naturalist to see the northern elephant seals in their natural habitat inside the Año Nuevo Coast Natural Preserve. Año Nuevo docents go through extensive training and are highly knowledgeable in the […]
Elephant Seal Guided Walks
Elephant Seal Guided Walks Daily, December 15 - March 31 Explore Año Nuevo with a Docent The park offers guided walks lead by volunteer docent naturalist to see the northern elephant seals in their natural habitat inside the Año Nuevo Coast Natural Preserve. Año Nuevo docents go through extensive training and are highly knowledgeable in the […]
Old-Growth Redwood Tours
Old-Growth Redwood Tours
Old-Growth Redwood Tours Saturdays 12 - 1pm, Jan 1 - Mar 26 Are there different kinds of redwoods? How do coastal redwoods grow to become the tallest organisms on earth? Why are there so few old growth trees left? Learn the answer to these questions and more every Saturday when you take a walk through […]
Historic Ranch Ground Tours
Historic Ranch Ground Tours
Historic Ranch Ground Tours Saturdays 1 - 2pm, Jan 1 - April 17 Discover what life was like a century ago on this innovative dairy ranch. This hour-long tour includes the 1896 water-powered machine shop, barns, and other historic buildings. The vehicle day-use fee is $10. For more information, call (831) 426-0505. Spaces are limited […]
February’s Lowest Tides
February’s Lowest Tides
February's Lowest Tides Here are February's lowest tides in Santa Cruz. Negative low tides offer the perfect opportunity to go tide pooling: Saturday, Feb. 26 at 1:35 pm -.94 Sunday, Feb. 27 at 2:23 pm -1.2 Monday, Feb. 28 at 3:07 pm -1.3 Remember to respect all #MarineProtectedAreas by not touching, disturbing or collecting any […]
Free Beginning Bird Walk
Free Beginning Bird Walk
Free Beginning Bird Walk Sunday, February 27, 9am - 11am Quail Hollow Ranch County Park What to bring? Layers, binoculars (if you have them), sturdy shoes, and a great attitude! Join Dylan McManus, Interpreter at Henry Cowell State Park, and an avid birder, for a leisurely walk through Quail Hollow in search of our fine, […]
Walk with a Docent Burleigh Murray Ranch Walk
Walk with a Docent Burleigh Murray Ranch Walk
Walk with a Docent Burleigh Murray Ranch Walk Sundays 10am - 12pm, 2/27, 3/27 & 4/24 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 […]
Historic Ranch Ground Tours
Historic Ranch Ground Tours
Historic Ranch Ground Tours Saturdays 1 - 2pm, Jan 1 - April 17 Discover what life was like a century ago on this innovative dairy ranch. This hour-long tour includes the 1896 water-powered machine shop, barns, and other historic buildings. The vehicle day-use fee is $10. For more information, call (831) 426-0505. Spaces are limited […]
February’s Lowest Tides
February’s Lowest Tides
February's Lowest Tides Here are February's lowest tides in Santa Cruz. Negative low tides offer the perfect opportunity to go tide pooling: Saturday, Feb. 26 at 1:35 pm -.94 Sunday, Feb. 27 at 2:23 pm -1.2 Monday, Feb. 28 at 3:07 pm -1.3 Remember to respect all #MarineProtectedAreas by not touching, disturbing or collecting any […]