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November 28, 2025

Tag: environment

Kaila Dettman and John Laird

Ben Lomond native and land conservancy leader honored for preserving California’s...

When Kaila Dettman was growing up beneath the redwoods of Ben Lomond, she spent her childhood racing through the ferns of Quail Hollow Ranch,...
County of Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz County earns Clean California Community designation

The County of Santa Cruz recently announced its designation as a Clean California Community, a recognition that highlights local efforts to reduce litter, beautify...
City Manager Mali LaGoe

Scotts Valley gets first look at environmental impact of Town Center...

Not since the early-’90s has Scotts Valley been buoyed by so much potential for change, while facing so much risk to the surrounding environment...
Antioquia brushfinch

Scotts Valley nonprofit attends international conservation conference

There is a seed- and fruit-eating bird native to the Antioquia region of Colombia known as the Antioquia brushfinch, or the Montarito Paisa—with a...
Invasive Aedes aegypti

Invasive Aedes aegypti mosquito detected in Boulder Creek

Santa Cruz County Mosquito and Vector Control has confirmed the presence of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes near downtown Boulder Creek, marking the second confirmed case...
Winter storms damage trees fallen

Nearly $15M in FEMA reimbursements secured for communities affected by 2023-24...

U.S. Rep. Jimmy Panetta announced that he had secured $14.6 million in reimbursements for local governments in California’s 19th Congressional District from the Federal...
Roaring Camp Sequoias at Night

Roaring Camp debuts first-ever lighted redwoods night walk

A first-ever lighted stroll beneath giant old-growth redwoods is now on the list of things to do at Roaring Camp in the Santa Cruz...
Bela Ravikumar watercolor

Santa Cruz artist highlights nature-inspired works in Ben Lomond

Bela Ravikumar has earned a reputation as a stellar and well-followed artist in Santa Cruz County, but her latest show at the Santa Cruz...
Novitiate Park anti-wildfire partnership

Regional effort promotes strategies to defend against forest fires

In the preface to his book “California: A Fire Survey,” Stephen J. Pyne notes that the “California fire scene” has long shaped the broader...
Boulder Creek fire

No one injured in small fire north of Boulder Creek

No one was injured in a Saturday night fire north of Boulder Creek that consumed one home and spread throughout the surrounding natural area,...

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Boys and Girls Clubs of Santa Cruz County

$1M funding boosts new clubhouse in Scotts Valley

Construction of a new 7,500-square-foot clubhouse in Scotts Valley for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Santa Cruz County has secured $1 million in...