Caring for our Natural Spaces

Caring for Creekside Properties

Santa Cruz County Stream Care Guide
Protecting and Restoring Riparian Areas
Coastal Watershed Council

Climate Action Plan Information

City of Capitola Climate Action Plan

Soquel Creek Protection and Enhancement

Soquel Creek Lagoon Management Enhancement Plan 2004
 

Styrofoam/Plastic Bag Ban Story

Prop 67 PASSES!
Save Our Shores Ban Foam Products
List of California Cities with Polystyrene Bans
Surfrider Foundation Polystyrene Ordinances

County Parks

County of Santa Cruz Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services
List of all Santa Cruz County Parks

State Parks

New Brighton State Beach
Explore Santa Cruz
California Department of Parks and Recreation

Capitola Parks

City of Capitola Parks
 

Native Plants List

Native Revival Nursery
Central Coast Wilds
Elkhorn Native Plant Nursery

Recommended Reading:

Last Child in the Woods is the first book to bring together a new and growing body of research indicating that direct exposure to nature is essential for healthy childhood development and for the physical and emotional health of children and adults. More than just raising an alarm, Louv offers practical solutions and simple ways to heal the broken bond—and many are right in our own backyard.

"In the end we will conserve only what we love, we will love only what we understand, and we will understand only what we are taught."
Baba Dioum