A circle of about 10 people are gathered in the Santa Lucia Preserve in Carmel Valley on Sunday, Nov. 7. It’s a diverse set of characters: res…
SANTA CRUZ >> Mike Splain, executive director of Santa Cruz-based nonprofit Ventana Wilderness Alliance, watched helplessly as the Sober…
President Barack Obama significantly expanded his conservation legacy last month when he established a new national monument in Maine's North …
South Monterey County >> The Cross Creek Ranch, adjacent to Camp Roberts, has just been acquired for preservation by the Ag Land Trust o…
As federal officials assessed the impacts of the Tassajara Fire, which burned nearly 1,100 acres in the Cachagua area in September, they confi…
Bernardus Estate vineyard manager Matt Shea puts a positive spin on what’s being dubbed the worst drought in California history. “Perhaps it is going to benefit the water supply…
Taking a step back to adjust her glasses, Virginia Courtney motions towards the slide on the microscope. I look through the lens. With my eyes…