How to choose banks, credit cards, investments and retirement funds that don’t invest in fossil fuels, support a healthy planet and are profitable! We’ll also touch on how to find funds that don’t invest in guns, deforestation, private prisons, weapons, and do support fair labor and gender practices – so you can invest ethically. A light vegan/vegetarian lunch will be provided starting at 11 am. Join us in person at Congregational Church of Soquel, 4951 Soquel Drive, or for a simultaneous you-tube: Link HERE.

You're invited to learn about Resilient Coast Santa Cruz 2.0, a new project creating neighborhood-scale coastal adaptation plans for the next 20 years for West Cliff, Main Beach, Cowell Beach, East Cliff and Seabright Beach. Join us to review the project, provide feedback, enjoy light refreshments, explore family-friendly activities, experience a new virtual reality app, and enter to win a FREE electric leaf blower! Together, we can help Santa Cruz preserve its coastline and neighborhoods for generations to come. Info and reg HERE.

Join Surfrider Santa Cruz for an inspiring evening with award-winning photographer Jodi Frediani. Through breathtaking images and stories, discover the wildlife of Monterey Bay and the importance of protecting our ocean and coastal ecosystems. Participants will immerse themselves in Jodi’s breathtaking images, listen to stories from decades on the water, learn about local marine life, and connect with others passionate about protecting Monterey Bay and its extraordinary wildlife. Aptos Library, 7695 Soquel Dr. Info HERE.

Learn how to create beautiful, long-lasting dried flower holiday wreaths with Beth Benjamin. She will demonstrate the mechanics of putting everything together and will have a couple examples to guide your inspiration. Personal artistic style is highly encouraged! You’ll be able to choose from a wide selection of dried materials from the UCSC Farm and other sources. With care, your wreath will last for years. Light refreshments will be served and the atmosphere promises to be jovial, creative and social. UCSC Haybarn. More info and registration HERE.

California’s wild coasts are dynamic, awe-inspiring meeting points of rivers, land and sea. TNC works across the state to protect the rugged beauty of these places and the nature they support, from kelp forests to salmon runs, black abalone to Tule elk. Hear from TNC experts about our interconnected efforts to preserve, restore and study our wild coasts. As we navigate a rapidly changing planet, the lessons we’re learning here can help the world. Info HERE.