Sempervirens fund challenges people to show love for nature with a hug on social media

The nonprofit purchased 153 acres of redwood forest to add to Big Basin

Early winter storms helped, but the drought is far from over

The atmosphere at most broadcast prescribed burn sites feels calm and professional. Crews begin arriving early in the morning to check conditions and set...

Report reveals that three pesticides linked to childhood cancers are extensively used in the Monterey Bay area

The City has taken its biggest step yet in making a commitment to address climate change locally

Students will walk out on October 29 as part of a national climate protest

Coho babies hadn’t been spotted in the Laguna Creek lagoon since 2005, but biologists have recorded 2-year-old coho there, this year

Dungeness crabbing has been proven to be directly related to many whale entanglements

Why go through with the burn at the sprawling Estrada Ranch despite Friday’s 87-degree heat and dry conditions?

Residents will have the opportunity to ride on a clean-energy, accessible streetcar along a section of the Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line in Watsonville

New bill requires a five-year wildfire mitigation plan and progress checks

Open Farm Tours aims to connect Pajaro Valley residents, and beyond, with the surrounding farming community

This month, the local environmental nonprofit is hosting many events—with a few changes

The Seymour Marine Discovery Center readies to reopen to the public

The Homeless Garden Project is a nonprofit organic garden that provides job training to people experiencing homelessness in Santa Cruz

The extensive slough system that runs through the heart of the Pajaro Valley has become a cornerstone for local recreation, wildlife viewing, education and research.

The Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History celebrates Sea Otter Awareness Week with a free pop-up event

One Night on the Fire Lines at Lake Tahoe

With California halfway through its peak fire season, the Caldor fire is only one of about 100 large wildfires burning in the West.

Huge numbers of migrating birds are attracted to the area’s diverse habitat

For more than 20 years, Watsonville-based organization Wild Farm Alliance (WFA) has aimed to find a sustainable balance between conservation and agriculture.

President Biden announced a multistep strategy aimed at rapidly shifting Americans from gasoline-powered cars and trucks toward electric vehicles

Fishermen urge more attention to sustainability in local waters

Agricultural fields are currently fumigated without having to notify nearby residents

The 34-acre tract expands the foundation’s holdings in that area to 450 acres.

Watch and ask questions as researchers explore the ocean floor in real time