Dedicating a picnic table at your favorite park or beach makes a perfect and enduring gift for a graduation, birthday, or memorial to a loved one.
More than 40 feet long and weighing up to 40 tons, adult humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) are formidable giants. But their immensity doesn’t hinder their athleticism.
Humpback whales return to our waters just in time for Earth Day and WhaleFest in Pacifica, while whale watchers in Monterey Bay are seeing cetaceans in droves.
Just up the hill from Silicon Valley, this rock climber’s paradise offers recreational opportunities from trail running to backpacking.
The wildflowers go off in the Garden Learning Center that surrounds the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History.
A conversation with Dr. Stu Weiss about the Máyyan 'Ooyákma-Coyote Ridge Open Space Preserve, and why it is one of the Bay Area’s premier wildflower hot-spots.
BloomTracker shows where and when to see wildflowers throughout the season in public parks and open space preserves in San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz counties.
Hilltromper announces an online resource that tells you where your favorite flowers are blooming right now, and helps preserve these wonders of nature.
Learn about the traces and remains of ancient creatures that regularly surface in Santa Cruz, and about the rock formations millions of years old that harbor them.
One of Silicon Valley’s most charming downtowns offers excellent coffee options, great beers & wines, and proximity to an unforgettable trail in the redwoods.
Spiky proteins called mucins allow banana slugs to crawl over all kinds of ground cover.
Historic mine country.
