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Volunteer Orientation

Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History 1305 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz, CA, United States
Build community and connect with nature!  Join us for our summer Volunteer Orientation to explore opportunities, learn about the Museum, and connect with fellow nature enthusiasts. Thursday, June 8, 2023 5:30-7 p.m. at the Museum More about volunteering Volunteers get free access to special events, in-depth training and resources, and opportunities for growth and stewardship. From supporting […]
Free

Summer Camp: Biomimicry (Ages 10-11)

Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History 1305 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz, CA, United States
Biomimicry is an engineering concept that uses ideas from nature to create sustainable solutions. We invite kids to spend the week exploring and drawing inspiration from nature to solve design challenges and engineer their own solutions to help humans live more sustainably on Earth. The week leads up to completing an engineering project and an […]
$295

Super Summer Saturday

Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History 1305 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz, CA, United States
Enjoy FREE family-friendly pop-ups in the Park all summer long. Featuring nature activities, community groups, food vendors, and more! Plus enjoy free admission to the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History all day. Saturday, July 22, 2023 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Location: Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History 1305 E. Cliff Dr., Santa Cruz, […]

First Friday After Hours | Fire

Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History 1305 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz, CA, United States
August’s First Friday explores the hot topic of fire in Santa Cruz County as part of our CZU and You series. Reflect on the three years since the CZU Lightning Complex Fires with local community groups that steward our open spaces, artists who are inspired by our local forests, and experts who can share their hot […]
Free

CZU and You | Naturalist Night: Reintroducing Fire

Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History 1305 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz, CA, United States
Fire is a natural part of the California landscape and plays an integral role in our local ecology. For millennia, Indigenous communities have stewarded the land with fire, but centuries of fire suppression, periods of extreme drought, and an expanding populace into the Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) have led to increasingly intense fires that threaten communities. […]
Free – $4

CZU and You: Big Basin

Big Basin (there will be carpooling and meeting details will be shared upon registration).
Join State Park Interpreter Susan Blake for a guided experience in Big Basin Redwoods State Park. Established in 1902, Big Basin Redwoods is California’s oldest state park and home to the largest continuous stand of ancient coast redwoods south of San Francisco. A new chapter in Big Basin’s story began on August 18, 2020, when the CZU Lightning Complex Fire […]
Free – $20

CZU and You: San Vicente Redwoods

San Vicente Redwoods (meeting details will be shared upon registration).
San Vicente Redwoods is the largest privately-held redwood forest in the Santa Cruz mountains, protected by an unprecedented coalition of land trust partners, including Sempervirens Fund, Peninsula Open Space Trust, Land Trust of Santa Cruz County, and Save the Redwoods League. During this guided walk with Ian Rowbotham, Senior Land Stewardship Manager with our Sempervirens […]
Free – $20

Saturdays in the Soil

Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History 1305 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz, CA, United States
We are coming together as a community to steward Tyrrell Park through the City’s Adopt-A-Park program. At the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History garden learning center, you gain new wisdom about local ecology, native plants, and sustainable gardening while connecting with nature outdoors. It’s time to get your hands dirty! Join us. Saturday, August […]
Free

Super Summer Saturday | 118th Museum Birthday Bash!

Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History 1305 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz, CA, United States
Enjoy FREE family-friendly pop-ups in the Park all summer long. Featuring nature activities, community groups, food vendors, and more! Plus enjoy free admission to the Museum all day. August’s event celebrates the Museum’s 118th birthday. Saturday, August 19, 2023 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Location: Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History Activities Fossils with Wayne […]
Free

Free Family Fun: Birds, Birds, and More Birds

Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History 1305 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz, CA, United States
For this month’s Family Fun event, we will be birding on East Cliff Drive along the San Lorenzo River! Museum Staff will provide binoculars for each participant and share helpful tips for identifying birds during this walk. Saturday, September 9, 2023 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Location: Lower Seabright | San Lorenzo River Free Please […]
Free

Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History

Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History 1305 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz, CA, United States
We are coming together as a community to steward Tyrrell Park through the City’s Adopt-A-Park program. At the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History garden learning center, you gain new wisdom about local ecology, native plants, and sustainable gardening while connecting with nature outdoors. It’s time to get your hands dirty! Join us. Saturday, September […]
Free

Coastal Cleanup Day at Seabright Beach

Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History 1305 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz, CA, United States
Join us for the largest volunteer event in the country! California Coastal Cleanup Day welcomes more than 60,000 volunteers who will pick up hundreds of thousands of pounds of trash and recyclables from beaches, lakes, and waterways each year. Help preserve wildlife by taking trash out of the environment. Volunteer alongside your families, friends, coworkers, scout […]

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