5+ hour, 10+ min ago   (222+ words) Santa Cruz Sentinel A great blue heron looks out as it forages on the grass in front of the Santa Cruz County Superior Courthouse. About the bird, Cornell University’s All About Birds website says, “Whether poised at a river bend…...

3+ week, 7+ hour ago   (332+ words) Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary encompasses over 6,000 square miles of protected waters. It is a place of wonder, home to kelp forests, deep-sea canyons and a staggering array of marine life. But how do we track the health of such…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (162+ words) Photo | Birds in a row at Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf Santa Cruz Sentinel Birds alight on a rusting hoist at the 112-year-old Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf. The wharf is home to more than 20 small businesses and abundant wildlife. KTLA news…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (482+ words) SANTA CRUZ — When a tool designed by humans and meant for animals is introduced into the wild for the first time, success is never assured. And while no one knows that better than Land Trust of Santa Cruz County Conservation…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (56+ words) Santa Cruz Sentinel A flight of cormorants wing by a surfer waiting for a wave off Capitola Beach as anglers fish in the Monterey Bay with the shuttered power plant in Moss Landing rising in the background. More From Our…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (134+ words) Santa Cruz Sentinel A crow lifts off from a tree branch on Escalona Drive in Santa Cruz below a striated sky. ‘We bought ourselves time’: Santa Cruz County supervisors approve $1.29 billion budget 2 dead, suspect in custody after shooting at California…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (603+ words) We are following our recent column about birds that Monterey Bay area gardeners are most likely to discover in their gardens, and the berries that birds eat in addition to insects. We included garden artwork featuring birds. To review those…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (140+ words) Santa Cruz Sentinel A squadron of pelicans wings north near Lighthouse Point in Santa Cruz as a pair of surfer paddle into the lineup at Steamer Lane this week. Santa Cruz County officials warn beachgoers to use caution amid heat…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (249+ words) Santa Cruz Sentinel A bald eagle looks out recently from a roost not far from the bird’s chicks in a nest on a eucalyptus tree near Schwan Lake in Live Oak. Nearby human residents said that the pair of adult…...

3+ mon, 23+ hour ago   (155+ words) Santa Cruz Sentinel Karen Ottemann noticed a wild turkey enjoying the vantage from atop a MINI Cooper at Porter College during her daily cycle to her lab at UC Santa Cruz. Ottemann is a UCSC distinguished professor of microbiology and…...