Gail and Ron Fink weren’t home the day the ocean washed away their backyard. The Florida couple, who are in their 70s, were a few miles away on Feb. 6 as waves pounded their beachfront property in ...

Throughout 2025, we were offered a number of powerful reminders of what it means to live beside the dynamic Monterey Bay. This past year was defined by moments of disruption alongside equally powerful ...

My column two weeks ago emerged from an email by a reader who was very interested in the sand crabs that had nearly covered Twin Lakes Beach the previous week. There is another fascinating marine ...

I am honored and humbled to have been invited to join this column’s illustrious and dedicated group of contributors. Santa Cruz is my home, and I spend my days facilitating getting students out onto ...

The signs of changing seasons throughout Santa Cruz County are subtle. We do not have blazing autumn forests or sudden blizzards to mark time. Instead, the Monterey Bay tells its own story through ...