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September 12, 2025

Nature Friendly: UCSC professor teaches science with reptiles and amphibians

We will be celebrating the recent ascension of the red-legged frog to California’s official state amphibian on our next Watershed Walk with Dr. Gage Dayton of UC Santa Cruz, an expert on reptiles and amphibians.

The Mountain Gardener: Replacing ground cover with drought-tolerant plants

Now that everyone has received a summer water bill or two, it’s hitting home about the need to conserve.

Home & Garden: Protect your property from burglary while on vacation

Leaving town for a summer vacation with the family?

Your Health: Pertussis epidemic present danger to infants, unimmunized

According to a recent public health alert, California is experiencing an epidemic of pertussis, with over 5,000 cases reported this year.

Let’s Go Fishin’: Salmon start to show in Monterey Bay

Over the past couple of weeks, schools of salmon have been roving the Monterey Bay. The fish are mixed in size and do not stay in one spot more than a few days.

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.

News faces

Gunner Michael Donohue, a 7-pound, 6-ounce boy, was born to Megan Lenore (Russell) and Schyler Prescott Donohue of Ben Lomond at Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center in Santa Cruz. He was born at 8:28 p.m. on June 25, 2014.

Letters and Shout-outs

Bravo to fireworks production crew

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News Briefs

News Briefs | Published Sept. 12, 2025

Fun run, emergency preparedness fair set for Saturday On Saturday, Sept. 13, the City of Santa Cruz will be hosting Race the Wave, a 3K...