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A Natural History Field Guide to Santa Cruz’s Pogonip

A Natural History Field Guide to Santa Cruz’s Pogonip

Below the Buildings: Karst and Construction at UCSC

Below the Buildings: Karst and Construction at UCSC

Pogonip: Lime Kilns, Secret Notes, and Questionable Koi

Pogonip: Lime Kilns, Secret Notes, and Questionable Koi

Pogonip : The Cowell Family, Polo, and a Poltergeist

Pogonip : The Cowell Family, Polo, and a Poltergeist

Santa Cruz’s Cave Gulch: Caves, Redwoods and Magic!

Santa Cruz’s Cave Gulch: Caves, Redwoods and Magic!

Mysterious Mima Mounds: The Case for Gophers

Mysterious Mima Mounds: The Case for Gophers

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  • A Natural History Field Guide to Santa CruzR...

    2016/05/16
    by Kylie Smith
  • Below the Buildings: Karst and Construction at ...

    2015/05/13
    by Ranger Salazar
  • Pogonip: Lime Kilns, Secret Notes, and Question...

    2015/04/09
    by Ranger Salazar
  • Pogonip : The Cowell Family, Polo, and a Polter...

    2015/04/05
    by Ranger Salazar
  • Santa Cruz’s Cave Gulch: Caves, Redwoods ...

    2015/02/22
    by Ranger Salazar
  • Mysterious Mima Mounds: The Case for Gophers

    2014/12/03
    by Ranger Gaudinski

A Natural History Field Guide to Santa Cruz’s Pogonip

Posted by Kylie Smith
|May 16, 2016
|in : Blog, California, History, Natural History, Santa Cruz, UCSC, UCSC Campus, Wildlife
| (4) Comments
|10353 Views
A Natural History Field Guide to Santa Cruz’s Pogonip
The Pogonip is a beautiful city greenbelt located in Santa Cruz, California, on the eastern edge of the University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC) campus. It contains a v...
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Below the Buildings: Karst and Construction at UCSC

Posted by Ranger Salazar
|May 13, 2015
|in : Blog, Geology, History, Natural History, Santa Cruz, UCSC Campus
| (4) Comments
|16591 Views
Below the Buildings: Karst and Construction at UCSC
Imagine a building site with a multimillion dollar project in full swing and suddenly the concrete for its foundation starts to disappear into a dark sinkhole with depths...
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Pogonip: Lime Kilns, Secret Notes, and Questionable Koi

Posted by Ranger Salazar
|April 09, 2015
|in : Blog, History, Natural History, Santa Cruz, UCSC Campus
| (4) Comments
|22751 Views
Pogonip: Lime Kilns, Secret Notes, and Questionable Koi
Tucked away in the mountains of Santa Cruz, adjacent to the UCSC campus, is a hidden treasure called Pogonip. One step into this hideaway will bring to light the sedatene...
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Pogonip : The Cowell Family, Polo, and a Poltergeist

Posted by Ranger Salazar
|April 05, 2015
|in : Blog, History, Natural History, Santa Cruz, UCSC Campus
| (14) Comments
|19379 Views
Pogonip : The Cowell Family, Polo, and a Poltergeist
On the University of California, Santa Cruz Campus, east of Stevenson College and across Coolidge Road, you will find one of the seven entrances to Santa Cruz’s bel...
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Santa Cruz’s Cave Gulch: Caves, Redwoods and Magic!

Posted by Ranger Salazar
|February 22, 2015
|in : Blog, History, Natural History, Santa Cruz, UCSC Campus, Wildlife
| (1) Comment
|21569 Views
Santa Cruz’s Cave Gulch: Caves, Redwoods and Magic!
Located near the west entrance to UC Santa Cruz, Cave Gulch has many charms. The majestic redwoods are the most obvious one and they set the stage. Their thick tall trunk...
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Mysterious Mima Mounds: The Case for Gophers

Posted by Ranger Gaudinski
|December 03, 2014
|in : Blog, Natural History, Santa Cruz, UCSC Campus, Wildlife
| 0 comments
|6653 Views
Mysterious Mima Mounds: The Case for Gophers
On the rolling fields of the lower UCSC campus lies a geological mystery that still puzzles scientists to this day. Dubbed “Mima Meadow,” it is a terrain covered in small...
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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.

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