Lookout's Community Voices section invites Santa Cruz County poets to submit their work for possible publication, poems that capture what spring means — in our community, in this moment.

Community members from around Santa Cruz County and beyond pulled on gloves, grabbed litter pickers and other tools at more ...

In Watsonville, our parks are more than green spaces — they are essential gathering places where families connect, children play and residents of all ages find joy, wellness and belonging. As ...

Yet today, conservation and research science that support national parks are threatened ... Well-managed fisheries sustain tourism and recreation, and advancing Everglades restoration alone is ...

“I feel like I can do both,” he said. “I feel like I have the intelligence to do something else if I choose to, but I feel like it would also be fun to see what her (Phaedra) world is like ...

The construction work made the wharf more vulnerable to damage, Santa Cruz Mayor Fred Keeley and Santa Cruz Parks and Recreation Director Tony Elliot have said. That could complicate the conversation ...

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Burlington is looking for new leadership for the city’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Waterfront. The city announced on Thursday that current director Cindi Wight ...

Transferring between universities can be stressful and disorienting, but at UC Santa Cruz, the Humanities Division works hard to ensure that transfer students are empowered, supported, and ready to ...

Barry Swenson’s extraordinary vision and “special genius” for deal-making helped transform San Jose’s skyline and rebuild downtown Santa Cruz after the devastating 1989 earthquake when ...

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — West Des Moines Parks and Recreation took advantage of the nice weather on Tuesday and hosted a Trash Bash Competition at various parks in the city. Corporations, families, and ...

Damaged Dec. 23, the Santa Cruz City Council will consider a plan to partially repair the Santa Cruz wharf. (Tom Gigliotti) The plan includes reconstruction of one sea lion-viewing hole and part of ...

Over the past few years, however, Parks and Rec staff have identified safety concerns and problems with operation of the sanitation system, inoperable leapers, and deterioration of the pebble ledge.