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Santa Cruz Water Convention Goes Online

Yesterday concluded the first ever Water Supply Ideas Convention, where over 400 people came together to review over 50 citizen submitted proposals for how to solve the Santa Cruz water crisis. However, the event only marked the beginning of the public participation phase because for the next two weeks members of the community can go online to rate the proposals

Bring Back Bike-Powered Landscaping!

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A Timber Harvest Plan for SVR

San Vicente Redwoods photo by William K. Matthias.

The light-touch timber harvesting plan announced today by Sempervirens Fund and POST strives to manage the redwood forest with an eye toward ecological and economic sustainability.

The Museum of Art & History Wants Your Art

Painting on a jetty, while not required, looks like a pretty good technique for the submission.

The Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History is asking for your submissions to its upcoming exhibit, Everybody's Ocean.

Land Trust Honors Scientists

Hikers enjoy the scenery on a Star Creek Ranch Adventure day. Hilltromper photo.

The Land Trust of Santa Cruz County awards Conservationist of the Year honors to Dr. Jodi McGraw and Dr. Chris Wilmers for their work on the Highway 17 wildlife crossing and other conservation projects.

Google Trekker Captures California State Parks

Many of the California state parks Google has photographed with its Street View Trekker, including Point Lobos State Reserve, are in or around Big Sur.

The latest Google team isn’t in Silicon Valley. You’re more likely to spot them wearing hiking boots and backpacks equipped with soccer ball-shaped technological contraptions.

The Monarchs Are Back. Or Are They?

Natural Bridges State Beach will celebrate 'Welcome Back Monarch's Day' on Sunday, Oct. 12.

The burnt-orange beauties are already flitting energetically through Natural Bridges' Monarch Grove. And while i’s too early to tell just how many monarch butterflies will return to overwinter along our shores, there is reason for optimism.

Possible Yosemite Fee Increase

$30 to get in the gates? Maybe someday soon. Hilltromper photo.

As national parks labor under budget cuts and deferred maintenance, agency directors consider raising the entrance fee for Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Yellowstone and other iconic national parks.

Three Big, Breaking Tesla Stories

Tesla's much-anticipated "D"—WTF?

Elon Musk teases "the D," announces a certified used-car program that could expand Tesla's market, and promises "something else" on Twitter.

The Battle of Martins Beach

The gate to Martins Beach is still locked, despite last week's court order to open it. Image from "Martin's 5: Battle for the Beach,' by The Inertia. (See video below.)

Gov. Brown signs bill calling for Vinod Khosla to negotiate pubic access to Martins Beach or face eminent domain in the wake of last week's Surfrider v. Khosla decision.

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