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Flumes: Lifelines of the 19th-Century Redwood Rush

February 4, 2026February 8, 2026 Mary Andersen

By Mary Andersen In the Santa Cruz Mountains during the 1800s, the air frequently hummed with the thunder of falling redwoods and the distant roar of rushing water. Felton, then a nascent lumber boomtown on the San Lorenzo River, stood at the heart of this industrial activity. Here, flumes – ingenious wooden waterways engineered to defy gravity – transformed the… Read More

Outdoors Recreation

Winter Warmers: Life-Affirming Hikes in the Santa Cruz Mountains

February 3, 2026February 7, 2026 Julie Horner

By Julie Horner Shadows can grow long and persistent in the Santa Cruz Mountains during the winter months, and the moist cold can sure etch its way into your bones. Interestingly, I find that a good walk bundled for a soaking rain can be quite stimulating for the senses. Ridge/Trail Camp Loop Overlook, Castle Rock State Park, Los Gatos. Open… Read More

Entertainment Live Music

Santa Cruz County Live Music Weekend Roundup: Feb 5-9

February 3, 2026February 14, 2026 Julie HornerEntertainment, live music

🎶 Things to do in Santa Cruz this weekend! A comprehensive listing of live music in the Santa Cruz Mountains & Santa Cruz County! Here’s the roundup of concerts and entertainment for Thursday, February 5 through Monday, February 9, 2026! Check out the “Hot Ticket Alert” so you can snap up your tix before the rush! Enjoy all there is… Read More

Columns Gardening

The Indoor Winter Herb Garden

February 3, 2026February 6, 2026 Bridget Giuffrida

By Bridget Giuffrida Now is a beautiful time of year to lean into cozy, fragrant, hard-working herbs that thrive indoors and bring warmth, nourishment, and a sense of tradition to winter living. Growing herbs inside during the darkest time of year offers not only fresh flavor for cooking and baking but also living greenery for decorating and simple homestead joy.… Read More

Astrology Columns

February’s Celestial Call for Compassionate Warriors

February 1, 2026February 5, 2026 Catie Cadge, PhD

By Catie Cadge, PhD February opens with a Full Moon in Leo, 13°03’, on the 1st, 2:09 pm Pacific time. We are in the heart of “Aquarius season” and the Moon opposes Sun, Mars and Venus (loosely Mercury and Pluto) all in Aquarius, the Sun conjunct the asteroid Vesta at 11°02’ Aquarius. This is a good lunar time to find… Read More

Commentary Water

Commentary: Making Sense of an Emerging Water District Controversy

January 30, 2026January 31, 2026 slvpost.com

By Mark Dolson I have recently become aware of a potentially significant political controversy brewing within the San Lorenzo Valley (SLV). The issue at the heart of this debate is the (highly selective and extremely limited) use of herbicide by the San Lorenzo Valley Water District (SLVWD). The question for our community is: should we be concerned about this? My first encounter… Read More

Music Valley People

Singer-Songwriter’s New Single Born from a View of the Felton Meadow

January 25, 2026January 26, 2026 slvpost.com

Elisabeth Carlisle’s new music emerges from transcontinental collaboration By Mary Andersen When Elisabeth Carlisle posted a photograph of mist rising over the Felton meadow and Santa Cruz Mountains on her Facebook page last December, she was simply sharing the beauty of a foggy mountain morning. Within hours, the post sparked an unexpected creative partnership that would become her latest single.… Read More

Local News Obituaries

Barbara Ann Carlisle 1936-2026

January 20, 2026February 3, 2026 slvpost.com

Barbara Ann Carlisle, a longtime resident of Felton, California since 1960, passed peacefully on January 6th and went home to be with her Lord. She leaves behind a rich legacy of love and care for her family and community. Barbara was born on a snowy January night to Henry and Gladys Ruppel in Twin Bridges, Montana. She and her twin… Read More

Entertainment Live Music

Santa Cruz County Live Music Weekend Roundup: Jan 29-Feb 2

January 19, 2026February 14, 2026 Julie Hornerlive music

🎶 Things to do in Santa Cruz this weekend! A comprehensive listing of live music in the Santa Cruz Mountains & Santa Cruz County! Here’s the roundup of concerts and entertainment for Thursday, January 29 through Monday, February 2, 2026! Check out the “Hot Ticket Alert” so you can snap up your tix before the rush! Enjoy all there is… Read More

Environment Local News

Santa Cruz County Formally Opposes New Offshore Drilling Plan

January 14, 2026January 31, 2026 slvpost.com

The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors has formally submitted comments opposing a proposed federal plan that could open new offshore oil and gas leasing off the California coast. The comments were sent to the U.S. Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) in response to a draft proposal that would allow new oil and… Read More