May 22, 2023 | Featured Articles, News, Watershed Rangers
By Erin Loury, CWC Communications Assistant Earlier this spring, I had the opportunity to join an after-school field trip to the San Lorenzo River with students from Gault Elementary School. After a few months of assisting the Coastal Watershed Council part-time...
May 12, 2023 | Events, Featured Articles, Habitat Enhancement, News, Plant Profile
Photo Credit: Flickr Commons Every second Saturday of the month, CWC (Coastal Watershed Council) leads River Health Days where volunteers help plant and care for a variety of native plant species to increase biodiversity and habitat complexity and support a healthy...
May 2, 2023 | Featured Articles, Watershed Rangers
We’re all in this together! Santa Cruz is not connected to any large state water projects and doesn’t accumulate a snowpack, so we depend on healthy rivers, streams, and reservoirs for our drinking water. It takes a community to protect a watershed, and there’s a role...
Apr 11, 2023 | Featured Articles, Water Quality
Snapshot Day is quickly approaching! Over the last two decades, thousands of volunteers have participated in this springtime event to capture a health “snapshot” of rivers and streams that flow into the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. As we prepare for...
Apr 6, 2023 | Featured Articles, Watershed Rangers
The Coastal Watershed Council (CWC) has been working closely with Bay View Elementary School in Santa Cruz, CA for many years. Aside from school holidays and breaks, it’s very uncommon that a week goes by without CWC staff stepping onto the Bay View campus at least a...
Mar 11, 2023 | Featured Articles, Habitat Enhancement, Plant Profile
Photo Credit: Flickr Commons Every second Saturday of the month, CWC (Coastal Watershed Council) leads River Health Days where volunteers help plant and care for a variety of native plant species to increase biodiversity and habitat complexity and support a healthy...