Devastation struck at Wilder Ranch State Park, Sunday evening. The area hardest hit was the park's historic complex. A thick layer of mud was left in the historic cow barn, three feet of water inundated the visitor center and park store, and an electric fence got swept away.
"He was especially good at getting coalitions put together on a campaign-by-campaign basis," said Santa Cruz Mayor Fred Keeley. "Everything he did was rooted in a value system, a belief system, and that really didn't change over 35 or 40 years."
California State Parks shared a reminder Thursday that the public has until Oct. 30 to participate in a confidential online survey where thoughts and ideas can be shared about preferred recreational activities and what it most values about visiting the parks.
Come get your hands dirty, your heart happy, and your mind clear from 11 a.m. to noon every Thursday at Common Roots Farm, 301 Golf Club Drive, Santa Cruz. At Shared Adventures, people get outdoors and move beyond their limitations.
To commemorate the Scholl Marr Castle that once stood at Seabright State Beach or "Castle Beach" as it is still known to longtime Seabright residents, Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks, the Seabright Neighbors Association and California State Parks installed interpretive signage telling the castle's story, and held a ribbon-cutting for the signs and a brand new gate for the beach, long beloved by locals and visitors alike.