Let’s Go Fishin’: Get ready for a spectacular summer fishing season
It seems as though summer has finally kicked in with last weeks unseasonable showers behind us. Summer brings long days and many opportunities to go fishing and enjoy the outdoors. The ocean hosts chances at many types of fish and techniques this time of year. Due to low rainfall many rivers and lakes in the Sierras are also good for fishing right now because they are usually too high with snow melt this time of year.
The Mountain Gardener: Plants play starring role in holiday traditions
We all celebrate the holidays in different ways.
The Mountain Gardener: A visit to the lush Pacific Northwest
- Editor’s note: Columnist Jan Nelson wrote this week’s The Mountain Gardener during a visit to her sister’s home in British Columbia, Canada.
The Mountain Gardener: Now is the time to rid garden of gophers
We all have a gopher, mole or a vole story to share.
Datebook
- Submit Datebook items to [email protected] or drop off press releases or photos at 5215 Scotts Valley Drive, Ste. F, Scotts Valley 95066. Deadline is 5 p.m. Tuesday. Entries are subject to editing, and publication is not guaranteed.
The Mountain Gardener: Choose fall bloomers for late-year color
Every garden changes over time. Gardening is a process, a constant experiment, so don't get discouraged when things don't go exactly as planned.
Talk about money: Families can combat college tuition costs in advance
Measure K’s election win last month brings into sharp focus the issues of education and money.
Nature Friendly: Quail Hollow Ranch — A Walk through a herp haven
At Quail Hollow Ranch in Ben Lomond, I’ve seen the gopher-eating great blue heron and the mountain lion that hides in a small grove of trees across from the pond and takes his deer kill from the nearby fields. But what about the animals who live a life unseen — those who live in the realm of the creepy crawlers, under a rotting branch or in the water?
News Briefs | Published Aug. 29, 2025
Supervisor Martinez to speak to North County Dems
Fifth District Supervisor Monica Martinez will be the guest speaker for the Democratic Club of North Santa...