Nearly a thousand acres of the valley oak savanna, wetlands, and agricultural land that once dominated Silicon Valley will be protected
Tag: Santa Cruz Mountains
Nature News
Traffic Is Driving A Newt Massacre in the Santa Cruz Mountains
Citizen scientists tracking roadkill on Alma Bridge Road have counted an astonishing number of dead newts this season.
Winter Issue 2018
A Landscape Shaped by Art in the Santa Cruz Mountains
At an artists’ retreat in the Santa Cruz Mountains, a chance to see art and nature mix.
Wildlife
Hidden Cameras Capture Stunning Photos of Wildlife in the Santa Cruz Mountains
What do mountain lions and other wildlife do when we’re not looking? Georgia Stigall’s hidden cameras show their remarkable world.
Wildlife
Key to Wildlife Photography is Knowing Your Subject
Sebastian Kennerknecht has eight shots in our upcoming October-December issue, more than any other photographer this time around. Partly that’s because he agreed to go out and shoot at the Farallon Islands for a story by Glen Martin about seabird … Read more
Summer Issue 2010
Marbled Murrelet, Mariner of the Old-Growth
This is a story about a little-known bird that’s no owl, eagle, or peacock. It’s not featured on a stamp or in a Disney cartoon. Most people haven’t heard of it and can’t even pronounce its name. But dig deeper into the marbled murrelet (that’s MER-let, not mure-a-LET), and you’ll find a story of scientific mystery and dedicated people working to help an increasingly scarce bird and its habitat.
Summer Issue 2007
At Home off the Range
Once home to California’s largest landowner, Mount Madonna near Gilroy showcases an impressive range of habitats, from redwood forests to open oak woodlands, serpentine barrens, and chaparral.
Summer Issue 2002
A Redwood Century at Big Basin
At the dawn of the 20th century, a number of Peninsula residents—including photographer Andrew Hill and lawyer Delphin Delmas—watched in horror as loggers cut their way into groves of ancient redwoods in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Determined to preserve these Titanic offsprings of Nature for future generations, these pioneering citizens banded together to lobby for the creation of California’s first state park—Big Basin.
Summer Issue 2002
Santa Cruz Mountains Trails Book
In recent years, the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area has become known as the hub of high tech, but the area stretching from South San Francisco to Santa Cruz has thousands of acres of protected open space, … Read more
