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SANTA CRUZ: Tsunami debris found in Rio del Mar, again

VIA – SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL   Tsunami debris found in Rio del Mar, again By Jason Hoppin – Santa Cruz Sentinel Posted:   07/18/2012 05:16:41 PM PDT his June 6, 2012 file photo shows fisheries scientists John Chapman (with bucket), and Jessica Miller taking samples of seaweed, shellfish and other marine organisms that floated across … Continue reading SANTA CRUZ: Tsunami debris found in Rio del Mar, again

SANTA CRUZ: Surf community rallies behind surfing icon #Cancer

  VIA – SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL 12-year-old Tommy Hickenbottom poses with his surfboard in 1959 when he was a 6th grader at Bay View Elementary. (Vareen Hickenbottom/Contributed )   Gretchen Wegrich, Stoked and Broke: Surf community rallies behind surfing icon Posted:   07/15/2012 01:30:10 AM PDT Every surfer knows the feeling of riding a wave … Continue reading SANTA CRUZ: Surf community rallies behind surfing icon #Cancer

Feds to reroute SF Bay ships to protect whales

  AP NEWS   Feds to reroute SF Bay ships to protect whales   By By JASON DEAREN – 18 hours ago SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Scientists studying the carcass of a 47-foot fin whale that washed up on a beach in the Point Reyes National Seashore last month found the creature’s spine and ribs … Continue reading Feds to reroute SF Bay ships to protect whales

Santa Cruz: Free July 19 screening to help check for skin cancer

  VIA – MERC NEWS   Free July 19 screening to help check for skin cancer By Shanna McCord – Santa Cruz Sentinel Posted:   07/11/2012 07:36:11 PM PDT Updated:   07/11/2012 07:42:32 PM PDT   CAPITOLA – With all the sun and surf available year-round in Santa Cruz County, the body’s largest organ – … Continue reading Santa Cruz: Free July 19 screening to help check for skin cancer

Japan’s tsunami trash is this Sonoma surfer’s treasure

VIA – BODEGA BAY PRESS DEMOCRAT   Japan’s tsunami trash is this Sonoma surfer’s treasure   Tuesday, July 10th, 2012 | Posted by Chris Smith | no responses BY CHRIS SMITH/The Press Democrat Sonoma Coast surfer and rock climber Darren Moffet thinks he may have found one of the first substantial pieces of Japanese tsunami … Continue reading Japan’s tsunami trash is this Sonoma surfer’s treasure

Santa Cruz seeking mementos of Jack O'Neill's 1959 surf shop

VIA – LOS ANGELES TIMES Santa Cruz seeking mementos of Jack O’Neill’s 1959 surf shop   Jack O’Neill’s surf gear empire grew from this 1959 surf shop in Santa Cruz. His sons, Pat and Mike, are shown on skateboard at right. (Santa Cruz County CVC/O’Neill Archives) By Mary Forgione Los Angeles Times Daily Travel & … Continue reading Santa Cruz seeking mementos of Jack O'Neill's 1959 surf shop

VIA – LOS ANGELES TIMES Santa Cruz seeking mementos of Jack O’Neill’s 1959 surf shop   Jack O’Neill’s surf gear empire grew from this 1959 surf shop in Santa Cruz. His sons, Pat and Mike, are shown on skateboard at right. (Santa Cruz County CVC/O’Neill Archives) By Mary Forgione Los Angeles Times Daily Travel & … Continue reading

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Curious spout theories about gray whale's plight – Klamath River California

VIA – MAIL TRIBUNE OREGON Curious spout theories about gray whale’s plight August 07, 2011 By Bill Varble for the Mail Tribune The problem with chasing wildlife stories is that animals can be hard to find. But if they’re 45-feet long with a habit of shooting geyser-like exhalations into the sky, not so much. The … Continue reading Curious spout theories about gray whale's plight – Klamath River California