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Volunteers prepare The Greenhouse Project space for the Jewish New Year. Photo credit: Chel Mandell

Jewish New Year Outside: Nature as a Vessel for Spirituality

By Naomi Friedland

Sept. 4, 2023—At the end of summer, many of us are not...

Celebrating the breathtaking view at Castle Rock State Park. Photo copyright Mike Kahn.

Castle Rock State Park Expands Thanks to Major Purchase from Sempervirens Fund

By Naomi Friedland

Aug. 22, 2023—A $4.21 million purchase of six properties...

Amah Mutsun native plants nursery at Cascade Ranch, photo copyright Mike Kahn.

Get to Know the Amah Mutsun Land Trust

by Hilltromper Staff

Aug. 11, 2023—The Amah Mutsun Land...

The Elephant Seals of Ano Nuevo State Park

Science Spotlight: Domoic Acid

Colored image of a diatom seen through an electron microscope. Photo by ZEISS Microscopy.

A potent neurotoxin, domoic acid comes from Pseudo-nitzschia, a genus of diatoms found along the Pacific coast.

Science Spotlight: Offshore Faults

A map of offshore fault lines across Monterey Bay reveals where future earthquakes might happen. Courtesy Gary Greene/Moss Landing Marine Laboratories.

The waters of Monterey Bay may obscure potential dangers. Far below the surface are seismically active faults that could be the site of offshore earthquakes in the bay.

Cotoni–Coast Dairies National Monument: A Good Thing

The campaign to create the Cotoni–Coast Dairies National Monument came to a storybook ending on Jan. 12 when Pres. Barack Obama issued the proclamation three days before Martin Luther King’s birthday.

J. Nichols: National Monument a ‘No-Brainer’

J. Nichols' Blue Marble movement has distributed more than a million little reminders that life on earth is precious and fragile.

The North Coast scientist, author and ocean advocate calls for designation of Coast Dairies as a national monument.

Remembering Scott Peden

Scott Peden leading a nature walk at Rancho del Oso.

Like a gentle modern mountain man, the longtime docent delighted many with his knowledge of nature and his enthusiasm for Waddell Creek and Big Basin.

Groups Fund Rangers for San Vicente Redwoods

San Vicente Redwoods (outlined). Map of Santa Cruz County open spaces courtesy Land Trust.

Environmental groups team up with Santa Cruz County to fund public safety and education at the 8,500-acre San Vicente Redwoods property, opening in 2018.