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NASA image of Kelvin waves (in red) moving eastward from Indonesia toward South America.

Nerd out on how the advent of El Nino (which now looks like less of a sure thing) stirred up warming Kelvin waves and quelled our usual summer winds—and is making trouble for Monterey Bay.

The Summer of Crazy

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Humpback whales are crowding close to shore this summer in search of food. Photo courtesy Surfrider Foundation/Amber Jones.

Whales. Dead fish. Green beaches. WTF, Monterey Bay?

Sandhills Preserve Expands

The Santa Cruz Wallflower, a member of the mustard family, is found exclusively in Sandhills Parkland, only 240 acres of which remain undeveloped. Photo by Peigi McCann.

With its latest purchase of rare Santa Cruz sandhills habitat, the Land Trust of Santa Cruz County expands the Randall Morgan Sandhills Preserve to 200 acres.

Mosquitoes, Birds And Farms

If West Nile reached the Hawaiian islands, birds like the i'iwi could be hit hard. Photo by A. Marm Kilpatrick near Hawaii Volcanoes NP, Big Island.

Exploring the spread of West Nile virus.

Murrelet Stars at Wings Over The Basin

Shy and small, the marbled murrelet lives most of its life at sea but nests in old-growth redwoods and Douglas firs.

The endangered seabird has found a friend in Big Basin.

MBoSC Survey on MTB 'Dreamtown'

Mountain Bikers of Santa Cruz ask: What would your mountain biking dreamtown look like?

Mountain Bikers of Santa Cruz is conducting a survey to determine what local riders want to see happen around these parts.

Ocean Steward Art Contest Winners

Detail from Brisa Arias's grand prize-winning depiction of the land-sea connection. Brisa is a fourth-grader at Mintie White in Watsonville.

The winning entries of O'Neill Sea Odyssey's Spring 2014 Ocean Steward Art Contest are the cutest darn things we ever did see. Smart, too.

Bald Eagle Fledgling Makes History

A bald eagle pair nurturing their chick in North Carolina. Photo by Bill Majoros on Flickr.

Bald eagle chick marks the first successful breeding in decades within Santa Cruz County.

Keeley to Head Sempervirens Fund

Fred Keeley took the helm of the Sempervirens Fund board on July 1. Photo courtesy Sempervirens Fund.

Longtime political leader aims to complete The Great Park during his tenure as board president.

Yosemite, The First California State Park

President Roosevelt and John Muir at Glacier Point in 1903. Their impromptu three-day camping trip led to the federal government taking back Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Grove from the state of California. National Park Service Historic Photo.

On the 150th anniversary of California State Parks, a look back at Yosemite—the place it all began and the one that got away.

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