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Hilltromper is Back! Learn About the Reboot

Hilltromper's managing director, Mike Kahn, doing volunteer trail work with Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Stewardship at San Vicente Redwoods. Credit: Charlene Lee

The rebirth of our guide to the great outdoors is featured on California Local.

Norris Center Annual Symposium at UCSC Saturday, Feb. 22

By Bridget Lyons

Coming this Spring: Westside to the Wharf and Boardwalk

Get your ducks in a row at Neary Lagoon. Credit: Don DeBold CC BY 2-0.

Santa Cruzans can look forward to a key payoff in a long game of investment as the newest section of the rail trail rolls out soon. Here’s some nearby fun.

DarkSky Santa Cruz: Fighting Light Pollution and its Hidden Harms

This beautiful long exposure of the Milky Way was photographed along the darker Santa Cruz north coast. Credit: Jay Huang, CC BY 2.0

The local chapter of an international movement is working to bring back the darkness.

Wetland Restoration at Beach Ranch Benefits Nature, Wildlife, and People

Pajaro River rising adjacent to Beach Ranch during winter storms. Credit: Land Trust of Santa Cruz County.

Conservation of 247 acres by the Pajaro River preserves habitat, safeguards farmland, and builds climate resilience.

Rare Santa Cruz Brittle Star Fossils Shine New Light on Local Paleontology

This rare and extinct Amphiura sanctaecrucis was discovered in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Credit: Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History.

Ancient “serpent star” fossils, Amphiura sanctaecrucis, not seen in the area since the early 1900s have been unearthed in the Santa Cruz Mountains and donated to the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History.

Highway 17 Wildlife Crossing's Huge Success Makes for a Good Show

The panel of presenters included folks from the Land Trust of Santa Cruz County, Pathways for Wildlife, and the Santa Cruz Puma Project. Credit: Land Trust of Santa Cruz County.

The Land Trust of Santa Cruz County puts its big win at Laurel Curve on the big screen.

Zero Emission Rail Service is Coming to Santa Cruz!

The rail line hugs the coast by the Capitola Wharf. Photo courtesy of Friends of the Rail & Trail.

The design and planning for new zero-emission passenger rail service is happening now, and includes an online survey plus two Community Workshops on Tues., Nov. 12, in Watsonville and Weds., Nov 13, in Live Oak.

From Santa Cruz to the Stars

UC Santa Cruz’s James Lick Observatory, built atop Mt. Hamilton east of San Jose in 1888, was home to the world’s first mountain-top telescopes. Credit: Detroit Publishing Co. 1902 photochrome postcard.

UCSC astronomer ‘Dr. X’ talks about the stellar history of the Lick Observatory at SC Museum of Natural History lecture/cocktail-party.

Building a Resilient Future at Seacliff State Beach

More than 300 people attended the Seacliff Resilience community workshop in September. Credit: Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks.

Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks helps the agency gather public input for a new vision at Seacliff and New Brighton State Beaches.

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