🙌 🐟 💚 The LandTrustSantaCruz and its partners are working to preserve habitat, safeguard farmland, and build #ClimateResilience at Beach Ranch by the #PajaroRiver: hilltromper.com/article/wetlan… #Hilltromper #LandTrustSCC #WetlandRestoration

🌺 Saturday, December 21: Plant Walk at Big Basin Redwoods State Park 🌾 Join CA State Parks of Santa Cruz and Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks for a guided program about the native plants at Big Basin State Park. 🏵️ Step Into Botanical Beauty: hilltromper.com/events/plant-w… #Hilltromper #BigBasin #ThatsMyPark

😍 #TributeTables are a wonderful way to mark a significant moment & share your love of local state parks. Includes new @millermaxfield Good News Santa Cruz podcast with Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks & Hilltromper: hilltromper.com/article/tribut… CA State Parks of Santa Cruz #Hilltromper #ThatsMyPark #ThatsMyBeach

🚨🚨A portion of the Santa Cruz Pier has collapsed, and is floating away. Look at the ominous wave action on the horizon. You are risking your life, and those of the people that would need to try and save you by getting in or too close to the water. #CAwx 🚨🚨

This is the large bathroom that was at the end of the Santa Cruz Wharf, it’s now at the river mouth. I’m hearing that they’re now saying no injuries. The Wharf is obviously closed and they’re working on getting cars off that were left when everyone quickly evacuated. As far as I

🎉 #FirstDayHikes in Santa Cruz Redwood State Parks! 🥾 Big Basin, Henry Cowell, Castle Rock, Nisene Markes, Wilder Ranch... hilltromper.com/events/first-d… CA State Parks of Santa Cruz Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks Mountain Parks Foundation PCRF #Hilltromper #FirstDayHike2025 #SantaCruzMountains

🥂 Day Trips and Sips: Hiking #Aptos, From Redwoods to Restaurants ☕ Enjoy a day trip through The Forest of #NiseneMarks State Park, Cat & Cloud, & Parish Publick House. 🥾 Don’t miss out: hilltromper.com/article/day-tr… CA State Parks of Santa Cruz, Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks #Hilltromper #SantaCruzMountains

🌺 Sat, Jan. 4: FIRST SATURDAY Tours are a wonderful way to introduce yourself to the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum & Botanic Garden or to deepen your understanding of the plant collections. 😉 Come and explore: hilltromper.com/events/arboret… #Hilltromper #UCSCarboretum #BotanicalGardens

🎉 Happy New Year from the Immortal Ginkgo! 💌 An inspirational creature card with a message of ‘fortitude, endurance, and badassness.’ 🍃 Get inspired for 2025 with this article and artwork by Bridget Lyons! hilltromper.com/article/happy-… #Hilltromper #Ginkgo #Resilience #HappyNewYear

🍄 Fri-Sun, January 10-12: @santacruzmuseum will once again partner with the Fungus Federation of Santa Cruz to transform the London Nelson Community Center into a mycology paradise. 🤩 Join now: hilltromper.com/events/santa-c… Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) #Hilltromper #FungusFair #SantaCruzMuseum

🌠 DarkSky Santa Cruz: Fighting Light Pollution and its Hidden Harms 😎 The local chapter of an international movement is working to bring back the darkness. 🌗 Combat light pollution now: hilltromper.com/article/darksk… #Hilltromper #DarkSky #Stargazing #LightPollution

🌊 Jan. 25 - Feb. 22nd: #NaturalBridges Volunteer Tidepool Training 🐚 Would you or someone you know like to learn about the tidepools and volunteer?! ✍️ Register now! hilltromper.com/events/natural… CA State Parks of Santa Cruz, Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks #Hilltromper #Tidepools #ThatsMyPark

🌲Visit San Vicente Redwoods! Learn about trails under collective ownership and management by these orgs: Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST), Sempervirens Fund, Save the Redwoods League, LandTrustSantaCruz, Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Stewardship 🗺️ Explore: hilltromper.com/article/san-vi… #Hilltromper #SanVicenteRedwoods #SantaCruzMountains

🎉 Join the @santacruzmuseum for the FREE #LauraHecoxDay open house, Sat, 1/25! 🦋 ...rich history, connect with community partners, engage in arts, crafts, and games for kids.... 😎 hilltromper.com/events/laura-h… #Hilltromper #SantaCruzMuseum #ThingsToDoInSantaCruz

🎉 Sat, 1/25, 10–11am at REI Marina! Celebrate CA Senator John Laird for eco-leadership like SB 1280, banning single-use propane cylinders (1/2028). 🌎 Hosted by Little Kamper portable (1lb) propane tank exchange & CPSC. Free perks await—don’t miss out! rei.com/events/enle/ce… #Hilltromper #MarinaCA #Sustainability

📢 Coming this Spring: Westside to the Wharf and Boardwalk! 🎢 Santa Cruzans can look forward to a key payoff in a long game of investment as the newest section of the #RailTrail rolls out soon.: hilltromper.com/article/coming… #Hilltromper #SantaCruzWharf #SantaCruzBeachBoardwalk

🎉 Sat, 2/1: #SantaCruzMountains CA State Parks of Santa Cruz Volunteer Recruitment Fair!!!🌲Long-term volunteer opps for Henry Cowell Redwoods, Big Basin, Portola, & Castle Rock State Parks. Details: hilltromper.com/events/santa-c… Mountain Parks Foundation Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks #Hilltromper #Volunteer #ThatsMyPark

😍 Have you experienced the @santacruzmuseum's new interpretive signs at Neary Lagoon?! 🦆 Colorful illustrations & detailed descriptions of local flora & fauna aim to educate visitors about the lagoon's unique ecology👉hilltromper.com/article/explor… #Hilltromper #NearyLagoon #SantaCruz

😎 Photos from #Hilltromper Nature Photography workshop at #AntonelliPond in Nov. 🙌 Thanks Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History for collaborating with us, & LandTrustSantaCruz for location. See our Insta for more photos and info: instagram.com/hilltromper/ #SantaCruzMuseum #NaturePhotography #SantaCruz

Here's a direct link to all the photos: instagram.com/p/DFgidpET9jV/…