Additional Resources
Rancho Del Oso Nature and History Center interprets the cultural and natural history of the area of Rancho del Oso which became part of California's Big Basin Redwoods State Park, in the 1970s. The center is located on Highway 1 16 miles north of Santa Cruz, California.
The Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society (SCVAS) was founded in 1925, and with over 1,000 members, is one of the largest National Audubon Society chapters in California.
Ed Gilbert, aka 'Redwood-Ed', is a forest naturalist, advocate and experienced hike leader. Ed has
vast experience exploring the 450-mile redwood belt from the Big Sur', in central California, to the
*Chetco River Basin', in southern Oregon's 'Siskiyou National Forest'. Ed's thousands of hours of
hike leading and exploring in the redwoods have been devoted to the study and interpretation of the
forest's ecology and history, both natural and man-made. He has organized and led hikes for more
than three hundred groups, including tourist, corporate, environmental, senior, youth, avid hikers
and state parks staff. He
The Santa Cruz Puma Project is a partnership between UC Santa Cruz and California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Our work involves deploying telemetry collars on mountain lions that collect continuous movement and location data from each animal. By studying and analyzing data collected from these collars, Dr. Chris Wilmers and his team hope to answer important physiological and ecological questions that have so far evaded science.
Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks (Friends) is a vital partner with California State Parks, creatively working to ensure our cherished local parks and beaches are thriving and available to all. Friends’ innovative and collaborative community partnership provides support and investment for education, equity and inclusion, conservation, facilities improvements, historic preservation and cultural events.
