When it comes to disaster preparedness, Santa Cruz County is employing not only a recently established Office of Response, Recovery & Resilience, but also a community nonprofit called CERT that ...

A tulip magnolia tree blooms in glorious color this week on Chestnut Street in downtown Santa Cruz. The species is native to ...

A red-tailed hawk sits atop the flagpole at Santa Cruz High’s Memorial Field during a recent afternoon. According to Global Raptor Conservation’s hawkmountain.org website, ...