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Elkhorn Slough: From Salt Ponds to Bird Sanctuary

Elkhorn Slough: From Salt Ponds to Bird Sanctuary

The Golden Gate Bridge: End to the Era of Swashbuckling Bridgemen

The Golden Gate Bridge: End to the Era of Swashbuckling Bridgemen

Elkhorn Slough Sea Otters Offset Agricultural Runoff

Elkhorn Slough Sea Otters Offset Agricultural Runoff

Surfing over Kelp Forests at Cove Beach

Surfing over Kelp Forests at Cove Beach

Elkhorn Slough: Interface Between Land and Sea

Elkhorn Slough: Interface Between Land and Sea

Santa Cruz’s Nuclear Power Plant That Almost Was

Santa Cruz’s Nuclear Power Plant That Almost Was

Managing a Strawberry Farm and Protecting the Elkhorn Slough

Managing a Strawberry Farm and Protecting the Elkhorn Slough

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  • Elkhorn Slough: From Salt Ponds to Bird Sanctua...

    2016/11/02
    by Ranger Lautamo
  • The Golden Gate Bridge: End to the Era of Swash...

    2016/10/10
    by Ranger Lautamo
  • Elkhorn Slough Sea Otters Offset Agricultural R...

    2016/09/28
    by Ranger Lautamo
  • Surfing over Kelp Forests at Cove Beach

    2016/09/07
    by Ranger Lautamo
  • Elkhorn Slough: Interface Between Land and Sea

    2016/08/24
    by Ranger Gaudinski
  • Santa Cruz’s Nuclear Power Plant That Alm...

    2016/07/27
    by Ranger Gaudinski
  • Managing a Strawberry Farm and Protecting the E...

    2016/07/20
    by Ranger Lautamo

Wilder Ranch, Santa Cruz: Almost a Huge Housing Development

Posted by Ranger Gaudinski
|April 04, 2014
|in : Blog, Highway 1, History, North Coast, Santa Cruz
| 0 comments
|5278 Views
Wilder Ranch, Santa Cruz: Almost a Huge Housing Development
Here is a little Wilder Ranch history that helps me appreciate the beautiful vistas and access to the ocean more than I might otherwise. From 1791 to 1835, all of the lan...
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Patricia M. Scully: Her Memorial Road Sign Matters

Posted by Ranger Gaudinski
|November 18, 2013
|in : Blog, California, Highway 1, History, TempPopHomePage
| (8) Comments
|16533 Views
Patricia M. Scully: Her Memorial Road Sign Matters
As a college student in the late 1980s I frequently drove from my mom’s house just north of San Francisco to college in Santa Cruz along Highway 1. The drive is stunning....
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About Mobile Ranger

We provide you with inspiring stories and fun information about the natural and human history of interesting places. It's like having a park ranger with you.

Our one-of-a-kind self-guided mobile tours and blog posts help you connect to a place, either outside, at the site, or from your living room.

Download our apps about the Santa Cruz coast or read our blog posts about Santa Cruz, greater California, and beyond.

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We work with historians, naturalists, and organizations whose experts know and love particular places. We use their deep knowledge to create great stories that bring their favorite places alive for you.

Do you or an organization you work or volunteer for have photos and high-quality natural or human history information about your local place? If you want to get it into an app and up on the web, contact Chief Ranger Julia Gaudinski: julia@mobileranger.com
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