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Recent News Articles 2022 Feb: Learning the Land with Land Trust of Santa Cruz County Podcast 2021 May: Central Coast Students Cultivating the Climate May: Ecological Restoration on Steep Slopes May: Adobe Creek in Los Altos Hills May: 2021 Spring Growth at CCW 2020 January: Creating a Coastal Meadow/Lawn Alternative January: From Weedy Mess to Native Garden Oasis January: Red Osier Dogwood: A Plant for Every Season April: Symphyotrichum chilense: The Lavender Lover of Bees and Butterflies April: A Changing Tide: The San Francisquito Creek Flood Reduction, Ecosystem Restoration, and Recreation Project April: Oak and Manzanita: Exciting Research Happening at Central Coast Wilds! April: Silver Linings and Springtime Flowers April: Trilliums for the Shade Garden May: May Flowers at CCW September: September Foliage at CCW October: Restoring the Landscape After the Fire 2019 January: Toyon, a Plant of Many Names and Uses (Heteromeles arbutifolia) January: Battling Invasive Species Along Bear Creek January: Best Management Practice Success at Central Coast Wilds January: Innovative Restoration Along the Guadalupe River April: Give Bees a Chance April: Volunteering with the San Lorenzo Estuary Re-Vegetation Restoration Project April: Employee Garden Highlight: Jessica's Redwood Shade/Part-Shade Garden April: Being an Advocate for the Wildflowers July: California Native Plants for Small Shady Corners July: Restoring Coastal Prairie Habitat at the UCSC Coastal Science Campus July: California Dutchman's Pipe and the Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly July: Pre-pear for Take-off: Pre-Delivery Pear-baiting for Phytophthora at CCW October: Manzanita Diversity in California October: Taking an Autumn Walk Through Deanna Giuliano & Aaron Fitch's California Native Garden October: Habitat Restoration Success Along Stevens Creek October: Fall Pruning: Tips and Tricks for the Changing Season Community Events and Volunteer Opportunities (Winter 2020) California Native Plant Society field trips February 8th, Ferns of Fall Creek hike cruzcnps.org California Native Plant Society volunteer events February 1st February 15th cruzcnps.org Groundswell Coastal Ecology volunteer events Mondays 9am-12:30pm, Seabright Community Restoration Day Fridays 9am-4:30pm, Groundswell Volunteer Restoration Fridays groundswellecology.org Coastal Watershed Council events and volunteer days February 1st, Beach Flats Neighborhood Cleanup February 8th, River Health Day, Ocean's 11 Neighborhood Cleanup February 29th, State of the San Lorenzo River Symposium 2020 March 14th, River Health Day April 18th, Commemorating the Flood of '55 April 18th, Earth Day Santa Cruz Celebration coastal-watershed.org Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History February 7th, Fungus Pop-Up February 20th, Mushrooms and Community Science ($4 admission fee) Every 4th Saturday: Geology talk and rock identification ($4 admission fee) santacruzmuseum.org UC Santa Cruz sustainability events February 6th, 9th, March 5th, 8th, 19th, 22nd, April 2nd, 5th, 16th, 26th, Younger Lagoon Reserve Tour February 15th, March 14th, Community Science: Winter Phenology Walks ($5 admission fee) calendar.ucsc.edu Press Coverage - Central Coast Wilds was highlighted by 90.3 kazu in their coverage of the 2018 drought. READ FULL ARTICLE  - Ecological Concerns was featured in the Los Altos Patch for the ribbon cutting of our completion of riparian ecological restoration at Edith Park in The Town of Los Altos Hills along Adobe Creek.                            READ FULL ARTICLE  - Los Altos Town Crier featured Ecological Concerns for their work teaching students environmental stewardship and restoration practices along Adobe Creek at Edith Park. READ FULL ARTICLE Newsletters CCW 2019 Newsletters, 2020 Newsletters, and 2021 Newsletters :  See "News Articles" above CCW Summer 2014 Newsletter :  Rainwater Irrigation for Green Roofs, Sambucus, Valley Transit Authority Awards ECI Mitigation Maintenance Contract CCW Winter 2014 Newsletter :  Steven's Creek Restoration, Prunus ilicifolia, Achieving Net Zero Water Use  CCW Summer 2013 Newsletter : Navy Supported Rare Plant Survey, Lower Silver Creek Restoration, Oak Woodland Grasses CCW Spring 2013 Newsletter: Hazelnut, ECI Saves Builder $60,000, Edith Park Restoration, San Jose All Native Median Design CCW Winter 2012 Newsletter : Central Coast Lupines, Winter Coastal Prairies & California Ginseng California Ginseng Aralia californicaAralia californica CCW Fall 2012 Newsletter : Juncus patens, Farmscaping with Native Plants, & ALBA Habitat Restoration  CCW Spring 2012 Newsletter : Yerba Buena, Landscape Design Team Expands & Edith Park Restoration CCW Spring 2011 Newsletter : Woodland Strawberry, Bioswales & Rain Gardens for Stormwater Management  CCW Winter 2011 Newsletter : Huckleberry & Native Plant Dormant Season Pruning