Dec 27, 2019 | Central Coast, Humboldt, Los Angeles, Monterey, North Coast, Outreach and Education, San Diego, Santa Cruz, South Coast
Deep and mysterious waters lie just off California’s coast, sometimes within a stone’s throw of the beach. A millennium of tectonic forces, and more recent geologic forces like ice ages and erosion have brought these present-day deep ocean habitats, called submarine...
Jun 4, 2018 | Central Coast, Monterey, Outreach and Education, Santa Cruz
Soquel Canyon State Marine Conservation Area (SMCA) lies deep within scenic, half moon-shaped Monterey Bay, where dark mysteries lure scientists and anglers alike. The SMCA encompasses a side branch of the Monterey Submarine Canyon, one of the deepest submarine...
Jul 7, 2017 | Central Coast, Monterey, Outreach and Education, Santa Cruz
California estuaries, with their tidal flats, coastal marsh, eelgrass and brackish water are special places where fresh water flows to meet the salty Pacific Ocean. Elkhorn Slough is a large, iconic estuary near Moss Landing in Monterey County, known for its high...
Dec 19, 2016 | Central Coast, Outreach and Education, San Mateo, Santa Cruz
Año Nuevo’s unique environment led to the establishment of a land-based state park in 1985 and a marine protected area (MPA) in the adjacent ocean in 2007. Año Nuevo State Park is comprised of wetland marshes, rolling sand dunes, chaparral, coastal scrub and terrace...
Sep 1, 2016 | Central Coast, Outreach and Education, Santa Cruz
New MPA Beaches Tour from Mobile Ranger In partnership with the Santa Cruz MPA Collaborative, the mobile app company Mobile Ranger has been unveiling several new blog posts. Each one is a “stop” within the self-guided mobile-based MPA Beaches Tour and tells engaging...
Jul 19, 2016 | Central Coast, Outreach and Education, Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Mobile MPA Tours on the News Mobile Ranger has done an incredible job of telling the stories of the natural and human history of the Monterey Bay using an engaging mobile app and website. Recently, they teamed up with the Santa Cruz Collaborative on a...
