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Many had to evacuate the Santa Cruz Mountains during the CZU Lightning Complex fires of August, 2020, including museums, visitor centers, and cultural...
The CZU Lightning Complex fires burned roughly 80% of the old growth redwood forests in the Santa Cruz Mountains, notably including Big Basin,...
In August 2020, Northern California was ignited by a series of 650 wildfires spurred by dry lightning from rare, massive summer thunderstorms....
The climate, beautiful coastline, and majestic mountains that draw countless people to the Santa Cruz region every year were developed by the...
From the glorious wingspan of our golden eagle to the small haunches of our slender salamander, our taxidermy displays are an impactful...
Indigenous communities have had relationships with local marine resources for millennia, and science can help shed light on these relationships. Join archaeologist...
Think of your favorite dinosaur. Tyrannosaurus? Triceratops? Parasaurolophus? If you visualize it in your mind, you might be surprised to realize that...
Get the bird’s eye view of the factors that have impacted the habitats of Santa Cruz for millions of years, thousands of...
The intertidal zone is a window into the ocean that provides a slew of opportunities to use the skills of a naturalist....
Not all that glitters is gold — sometimes it’s benitoite! So discovered prospector James Couch, when in 1907 he encountered some sparkling...
The three basic types of rocks — igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary — occur in Santa Cruz County. All are composed of minerals. Some consist of primarily one...
