Caring for our Natural Spaces

Caring for Creekside Properties

Santa Cruz County Stream Care Guide (link is external)
Protecting and Restoring Riparian Areas (link is external)
Coastal Watershed Council (link is external)

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! (link is external)
Save Our Shores Ban Foam Products (link is external)
List of California Cities with Polystyrene Bans (link is external)
Surfrider Foundation Polystyrene Ordinances (link is external)

County Parks

County of Santa Cruz Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services (link is external)
List of all Santa Cruz County Parks (link is external)

State Parks

New Brighton State Beach (link is external)
Explore Santa Cruz (link is external)
California Department of Parks and Recreation (link is external)

Capitola Parks

City of Capitola Parks
 

Native Plants List

Native Revival Nursery (link is external)
Central Coast Wilds (link is external)
Elkhorn Native Plant Nursery (link is external)

Recommended Reading:

Last Child in the Woods (link is external) 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