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Santa Cruz Bucket List: Spring Edition
With longer days and warmer weather, spring is the perfect season to explore stunning coastal hikes, sip on exquisite local wines, and discover hidden gems across the region.
Recovery Café Santa Cruz
Listed under: Crisis & Personal Support
From Visit Santa Cruz County
From Santa Cruz Independent Media Center
Monday 2/17: Santa Cruz: Not My President's Day Protest
County Courthouse Steps on Water Street, Santa Cruz
From Santa Cruz Online
Weekly Review February 16 – 22
This Weekly Review features public meetings in Santa Cruz County as of the time of publication, February 15 at 11:00 am. Meeting status changes will be updated as they are announced throughout the...
Thursday 2/20: UC Workers Rally Against Repression
Quarry Plaza, UC Santa Cruz
From Sempervirens Fund
Growing Old-Growth
An old-growth redwood is huge. One of the largest living things to ever grace the planet. And their size isn’t just impressive, it's important. In the Santa Cruz Mountains very few old-growth redw...
Saturday 3/1: Amah Mutsun History and Native Stewardship with Chairman Valentin Lopez
Felton Branch Library, 6121 Gushee St, Felton
Saturday 2/22: I Am Nobody’s Slave Community Viewing and Discussion
Ow Family Community Room, Capitola Branch Library, 2005 Wharf Rd, Capitola
Friday 2/21: Black History Month Storytime
Fireside Community Room, Scotts Valley Branch Library, 251 Kings Village Rd, Scotts Valley
Saturday 2/15: Understanding the California Farmworker Experience
Boulder Creek Community Room, Boulder Creek Branch Library, 13390 W Park Ave, Boulder Creek
Redwoods Festival | May 18, 2025
Join Sempervirens Fund to celebrate 125 years of protecting redwoods in the Santa Cruz Mountains! Hosted among the redwoods at the historic Roaring Camp, our first-ever Redwoods Festival on May 18...
Monday 2/17: Salinas: NOT My President Day of Protest- No Fascist America! Stop Project 2025!
Salinas City Hall - out front
Monday 2/17: Monterey: Presidents' Day Protest to Save our Democracy
Window on the Bay Waterfront Park
From Santa Cruz Parent
Nine Things to Do Early On to Raise Successful Kids
I’ve studied over 200 kids—the highly successful ones have parents who did 9 things early on. By Reem Raouda, Published Sun, Feb 2 2025 When we think of successful kids, [...]
From Bratton Online
February 12 – 18, 2025
Highlights this week: Greensite... is out for a bit, but she will be back... Steinbruner... Downtown explosion plan, comment NOW ... Hayes... the unfolding of spring... Patton... Get engaged local...
Saturday 3/22: How Women’s Liberation Transformed America
From Santa Cruz Mountain Bulletin
Raven Ridge with Lynn Brumbaugh- Meyer Lemons
Meyer Lemons: A Seasonal Delight to Savor Peak season for Meyer lemons has arrived, and these vibrant fruits are flourishing in our garden. A hybrid resulting from a cross between a citron and a m...
$670,663 Awarded to Public Health Division for Traffic Safety
State Funding for Traffic Safety Programs Awarded to County Public Health Santa Cruz County, Calif. The County of Santa Cruz Health Services Agency is pleased to announce that our Public Health Di...
Remember the Ps to keep everything safe
Its going to be cold again tonight. Then a big storm will hit again, yes it is another atmospheric river. Be prepared and remember your 4 Ps: People, Pets, Plants and Pipes.
From Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History
3/07 Spring has Sprung for March’s First Friday
Get to know Santa Cruz’sWILD SIDEat the Museum of Natural History. Nerd out on your night out during monthly after-hours events, featuring rotating themes, vendors, and activities. Free admission ...
3/1 Botanical Scientific Illustration & Observation in Pastel
Love nature, science, and art but don’t know where to start? Here is your opportunity to master a new skill and bring home your own environmentally-inspired masterpiece after just one class. Learn...
Thursday 2/13: Diller Out of UCSC!
Base of UCSC Campus, Bay & High Street, Santa Cruz
From KZSC FM 88.1
A Rainy Evening at the Rio with Haley Heynderickx and The Westerlies
By: DJ Alla The sound of folk music is alive and well today in Haley Heynderickx. This past Friday the 31st I was lucky enough to see Haley at the Rio Theatre here in Santa Cruz. Haley is a Portla...
From We Live in a Natural World
Public Participation Primer
What to do, what to do? Over the past thirty years or so, I've promoted bioregional organization as an approach to reforming or replacing the current centralized authoritarian political/economic s...
Never Again Moss Landing Calls for Citizen Action
Community Members Will Assemble and Address the Vistra Moss Landing BESS Facility Failure and Fire
February 5 – 11, 2025
Highlights this week: Greensite... is out for a bit, but she will be back... Steinbruner... Downtown Expansion Plan Intel, Battery Storage Updates, Good Job on Water Projects... Hayes... The impor...
From O'Neill Sea Odyssey
Pitch a Project
Pitch your own Student Action Plan
Public Service Announcement
Students create a public service announcement.
Organize a plastic-free campaign for class or school
Students bring awareness about the harmful impacts of plastic waste on our health and the environment.
Write a Letter to an Elected Official
One of the best ways to tell an elected official what environmental issue you care about is to write them a letter!
Seeking Public Comment on the Salinan Tribe's Petition for Federal Recognition
Seeking PUBLIC COMMENT on the Salinan Tribe's petition for federal recognition as an American Indian tribe. The deadline for comments is March 5, 2025.
Sunday 3/2: Santa Cruz: Reimagining Safety Film & Panel
Resource Center For Nonviolence, 612 Ocean Street Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Saturday 3/1: Seaside: Reimagining Safety Film & Panel
Monterey Peace & Justice Center, 1364 Fremont Blvd.Seaside, CA
Weekly Review February 9 – 15
This Weekly Review features public meetings in Santa Cruz County as of the time of publication, February 8 at 11:00 am. Meeting status changes will be updated as they are announced throughout the ...
From Growing Up in Santa Cruz
Steps to Protecting Your Family and Home from Wildfires
After the devastating CZU, Lahaina, and Palisades wildfires that ravaged thousands of acres and caused billions in damages, it’s clear that we need to be proactive in safeguarding our families, pe...
Celebrating Love with Simple Acts
Valentine’s Day is fast approaching, and I love that we have a holiday dedicated to showing the people we care about how much we love and cherish them! As my daughter grows and begins to understan...
Surfrider Foundation’s Blue Water Task Force
Participate in citizen science to provide water quality information to local communities.
Classroom Energy Audit
Investigate the types and quantities of plastic waste generated in the classroom, home, or school-wide.
Plastic Use Audit
Waste A-Weigh
Students weigh and record their lunch waste to learn about how conservation efforts can reduce the total amount of trash generated.
Cleanup
Participate in a local beach, watershed, school, or neighborhood cleanup.
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• Santa Cruz Online
• Santa Cruz Parent
• Santa Cruz Trains
• StreetsBlog Cal
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Community Groups
• Boys and Girls Clubs of Santa Cruz County
• Coastal Watershed Council
• Elkhorn Slough Foundation
• Homeless Garden Project
• Housing Matters
• Land Trust of Santa Cruz County
• Leadership Santa Cruz County
• Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Foundation
• Nonprofit Connection Santa Cruz County
• O'Neill Sea Odyssey
• Santa Cruz Bird Club
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• Santa Cruz Republicans
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