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November 21, 2025

Nature Friendly: The man and the river

The San Lorenzo River originates in the seeps and streams that form in the steep canyons and redwood forests above Boulder Creek. These ephemeral water sources run like tiny capillaries until their life force creates the river, the lungs of the watershed.

Let’s go fishing: Fall fishing promises excitement for patient anglers

The days are getting shorter and shadows draw longer. The sun is lower in the sky, and there is a chill in the air. As fall conditions return, ocean fishing is the main interest, while trout and salmon are returning to their freshwater home rivers.

The Mountain Gardener: As autumn falls consider groundcover

The autumnal equinox happened this week. It’s the official start of fall, when the sun crosses the celestial equator and moves southward. The earth’s axis of rotation is perpendicular to the line connecting the centers of the earth and the sun on this day. Many people believe that the earth experiences 12 hours each of day and night on the equinox. However, this is not exactly the case.

Nature Friendly: An ecosystem exploration

As I drove the 2,000-mile round trip to go rafting in Utah, I remembered what Tim Hyland had told me before I left.

Mountain Gardener: Breathe deeper with the help of house plants

As summer comes to a close, all of us are spending more time indoors. That means it’s time to spruce up our homes with houseplants.

Off Hours: Studio Imperfect

For most of my life, I’ve been passionate about music. Not my own — I barely qualify as a wannabe musician. But I love other people’s music, recorded tunes.

New Faces: Sept. 17

Lola Jean Booth was born at 7:36 p.m. Aug. 29, 2010, to Katherine RoseAnn (Eldridge) and Jordan Gregory Booth of Boulder Creek. She weighed 8 pounds, 6 ounces at Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center in Santa Cruz.

The Wine Lover: Wine moth causes trouble for Santa Cruz Wineries

The weather has been oddly cold this summer, and it has caused local grape growers to wait longer than usual to harvest their grapes. Santa Cruz County grapes will most likely be harvested about three weeks behind schedule. If the weather stays good, that won’t be a problem. But there is one guaranteed problem: the European wine moth.

Ins, outs of sprinkler system installation

Should you install your own sprinkler system? Well, would you install your own plumbing or fix your own car? Maybe you would and maybe you could, but sprinkler systems are often underestimated.

Let’s Go Fishin’: Salmon season closes in the ocean

After a consistent run of salmon in Monterey Bay, the season came to an end Monday, Sept. 6. When one door closes, another opens, and salmon fishing will be available in the Sacramento, Klamath and Trinity rivers.

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Scotts Valley Police share holiday safety tips to keep residents secure

As the holiday season approaches, the Scotts Valley Police Department is offering essential safety tips to help residents enjoy a secure and worry-free festive...