Volunteer at the Riverwalk

Jul 2, 2016 | Featured Articles, News

Are you a people watcher? Do you like spending time on the San Lorenzo River? Put your keen observation skills to use along the Santa Cruz Riverwalk by becoming a Riverwalk Usage Study volunteer. As a volunteer you will spend a half hour at the Santa Cruz Riverwalk...

Supporter Spotlight: Meander Culinary Team

Jun 23, 2016 | Featured Articles, News

As part of the Coastal Watershed Council’s bold commitment to spark meaningful change along the San Lorenzo River, we hosted Meander, a benefit dinner on the banks of river on Sunday, June 26th. This sold out event was put on by an incredible, talented team of over 20...

Join Urban Watch this Summer

Jun 17, 2016 | News

Do you want to gain water quality monitoring skills and get to know the Soquel Creek watershed? Then Urban Watch is the water quality monitoring program for you! Over the course of this four month program, volunteers perform in-field analysis on flows from storm...

2015 San Lorenzo River Bird Study Released

Jun 9, 2016 | News

Santa Cruz’s visitors don’t just come bearing sunscreen and beach balls. Some fly through under the radar. We are talking about the avian travelers that make a visit to the San Lorenzo River during their fall migration. In fall 2015, Gary Kittleson, founder of...

Know Before You Go

Jun 3, 2016 | News

“How clean is this water?” If that’s a question you ask yourself, then we have the tool for you. The County of Santa Cruz’s Water Quality Mapper helps you know the water quality of your favorite beach, creek or lagoon. With many locations updated weekly and an...