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Honoring the Legacy of Sandy Henn
Sandy was a woman who lived life to the fullest and on her own terms. We are honored that as part of her legacy, she chose to support our work to protect, care for, and connect all people to the vibrant natural and working lands that are essential for our community and nature to thrive together for generations to come.
Continue ReadingThe Land Trust of Santa Cruz County acquired 14 acres of core habitat critical to the recovery of the Santa Cruz long-toed salamander. Located in the heart of Larkin Valley, this upland wooded habitat known as Little Glen, is adjacent to a 40-acre privately held open space, creating 54 acres of contiguous preserved habitat.
Continue ReadingHere in Santa Cruz County, we are connected to the land in so many ways. It’s critical to our well-being and this connectedness is why we work so hard to preserve and safeguard it.
Continue ReadingWatsonville Slough Farm hosted the bus tour for the 44th
annual EcoFarm Conference, the oldest and largest organic farming conference west of the Mississippi. The main focus of the tour stop was Esperanza Community Farm and Salazar Organic Farm, both of which grow organic vegetables and strawberries on Watsonville Slough Farm’s fertile soils.
In this article, Land Trust Access Director, Carie Thompson, talks about her recent visit with the Esselen tribe of Monterey County and how conservation professionals from the Monterey Bay and beyond are learning how to help tribes accomplish their goals.
Continue ReadingOur Mediterranean climate makes winter the best possible time to get plants in the ground so they can get established before the hot and dry summer. The Land Trust and its volunteers have been hard at work getting our properties planted with a wide variety of native plants.
Continue ReadingTwenty hard-working volunteers helped the Land Trust staff pull the non-native plant Genista monspessulana, commonly known as French broom, at the Highway 17 wildlife crossing.
Our ADA trail upgrade at Antonelli Pond is complete. Plan a visit to check out this very cool trail and other improvements at this local gem.
Continue ReadingIt's officially one year since the eight miles of multi-use trails at San Vicente Redwoods opened to the public! It's been an absolute joy welcoming people to the trails to enjoy this intense and beautiful landscape that is unlike any other. The SVR property is such a biologically rich space with many stories to tell.
Continue ReadingNBC Bay Area covered the story of the first mountain lion recorded on camera using the Laurel Curve wildlife crossing.
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