Events emailed Apr 23, 2026

Good coverage of Earth Day Santa Cruz event

If you oppose production of new plutonium pits for new weapons write to  PitPEIS@nnsa.doe.gov. Include document #: DOE/EIS-0573      details: https://pitpeis.com/

Positive story about successful reintroduction of beavers  

 A free graphic summary of the way the climate has changed 

Great article by Dan Haifley on Deep Sea Mining

Greening India – country with the highest population in the world  

Oppose the planned  “IMMUNITY FOR BIG OIL” bill: letters, petitions, LTE help etc here 

FOUR Days Left to send opposition letters about DEEP SEA MINING thru 4/27,  direct link for comments

Environteers great weekly newsletter which includes lots of CLIMATE NEWS as well as good volunteer opportunities.  Sign up HERE. Contact  Andy Carman –  info@environteers.org and check the website https://environteers.org

Events  

More EARTH month events and REEL Works!

Thu Apr 23, 3pm, The Present and Future of Oil and Gas in California,Link

Fri Apr 24, 10am, Wetlands Watch Garden Gurus,and every Friday Link

Fri Apr 24.10-noon, BioBlitz. Big Basin State Park.Link

Fri Apr 24, 4pm, Ripple Effect Arts Festival, starts 107 Dakota Ave suite 4

Fri Apr 24, 4-5:30pm, National protest Day – Stop Ice Detention Centers, on the LaFonda Bridge

Sat Apr 25, 7:15-9:15am, Ocean Health in a Changing Planet, Live webcast Join the conversation on Facebook by using #NAS163

Sat Apr 25, 8-10am. Bioblitz, UCSC Arboretum Bird Walk

Sat Apr 25/6, 8:30am, Salud en tu Plata/Community RX. Branciforte Small Schools – Volunteers needed Link

Sat Apr 25, 10am, Hot Composting Workshop, 301 Trescony St

Sat Apr 25, 10am, National Protest Day – stop Ice Detention Centers, Ocean and Water

Sat Apr 25/Sun Apr 26, 11-1pm. Bioblitz, Elkhorn Slough

Sat Apr 25, 2-4pm, War or Peace? Quaker Meeting House 225 Rooney St. Santa Cruz

Sun Apr 26, 10-4pm, Celebrate Oaxaca Culture in Santa Cruz. Branciforte Small Schools Campus

Sun Apr 26, 11am, Watsonville Community Bike Ride. 150 Westridge Dr, Watsonville

         help at this event by Volunteering with Bike Santa Cruz Co. Sign-up Sheet Link

Sun Apr 26, 3:30-9pm, Save The Bay, Vets Hall 846 Front St, Tickets Link  SC CAN tabling

Sun Apr 26, 5pm, Reel Work: A Hobo in the Great Depression, SEIU Hall or Zoom Link

Sun Apr 26, 5pm, Reduce Microplastics, KSQD 90.7 FM & ksqd.org

Mon Apr 27, 9-noon, Sea Bright Beach Restoration Link

Mon/Wed Apr 27/29, 4:30pm, Indivisible Santa Cruz Protest, Ocean and Water Streets – EVERY MONDAY and WEDNESDAY

Tue Apr 28, 3pm, Half-Life of Memory. Film about nuclear weapons production Link

Tue Apr 28, 3:30pm, Climate Science Tipping Points Meet Finance Tail Risks, Center for Adaptive Optics AtriumIn person or via ZOOM Link

Tue Apr 28, 4pm, Vessel Speed Rule Webinar Overview Link

Tue Apr 28, 5:30pm, Fundraiser for CA 22 with Dolores Huerta Link

Tue Apr 28, 6pm, Global Uprising Against Technocracy’s War, Aptos Grange

Wed Apr 29, 1pm, Valley Del Pájaro County Park Visioning, register: bit.ly/EV-Workshop-1

Wed Apr 29, 3-5pm, End of Santa Cruz Wharf Opening Celebration

Wed Apr 29, 4pm, Innovative Power Solutions, Link

Wed Apr 29, 6pm, Fire and Coastal Prairies, Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History. Link

Wed Apr 29, 7pm, Reel Work: Baristas & Billionaires, Del Mar Theater, 1124 Pacific Ave

Thu Apr 30, 11:30 am, Lunch In Person: Levels of Listening, Simpkins Center Link

Thu Apr 30, 12pm, New Era For Alzheimer’s Treatment, NAM event, Link


Thu Apr 30, 6pm, Home Hardening & Wildfire Preparedness Community Event, 251 B Kings Village Rd., Scotts Valley

Fri May 1, 7pm, Reel Work: The Mamdani Effect, SEIU Union Hall or Link

Sat May 2, 8:30am, Snapshot Day – Community water quality event. Link

Sat May 2, 9-1pm, Volunteer Lighthouse Field Restoration Link

Sat May 2, 9-1pm, Spring Native Plant Sale, Fitz Wetlands Educational Resource Center, 500 Harkins Slough Rd Watsonville

Sat May 2 10am, Water Quality Testing – Watsonville. Contact stephanie@watsonvillewetlandswatch.org

Sat May 2, 7pm, Reel Work: Iron Ladies, SEIU Union Hall or Link

Sun May 3, 11am, Valley Women’s Club General Meeting and Potluck. Highlands Park Comm. Cent. Ben Lomond

Sun May 3, 1-3pm, Pie for the People, Homeless Garden Farm Shaffer Road, 

Sun May 3, 6pm, Reel Work: Migration Stories, SEIU Union Hall or Link

Mon May 4     VOTING STARTS  –  PLEASE VOTE!!!!!

Mon May 4, 9-11am, Sea Bright Beach Restoration.  Link

Wed May 6, 6:30pm, ISCC General Meeting, London Nelson Center, Center St, sign upLink

Wed May 6, 7pm, Reel Work: American Socialism, SEIU Union Hall or Link

Thu May 7, 11am, Arbor Day Celebration – Planting 60 trees! University Terrace Park, Meder st. Link

Thu May 7, 11am, Introducing the New CA housing Agency  Link

Thu May 7, 5:30pm, Lookout Local Candidate Forum, Hotel Paradox 611 Ocean St., Santa Cruz, Link

Sat May 9, 9-11am, Surfrider Clean-Up Day, 2 locations, see calendar

Sat May 9, 10am, Volunteer with Bike Santa Cruz Co. Link

Sat May 9, 9-11am, County Clean up Day, Loads of locations, Link

Sat May 9, 11-5pm, Enviroslug Annual Earth Summit, Merrill Cultural Center, UCSC. Link  We’ll be tabling!

Sat May 9, 4:30-7:30pm, Book Talk & Bird Walk, Natural Bridges State Beach, Link

Sat May 9, 7pm, Reel Work: Who Moves America? SEIU Union Hall or Link

Wed May 13, 12pm, Who Gets to Live Here?  Link

see calendar for more May events – I ran out of time!!

Details on events at https://santacruzcommunitycalendar.org

More Earth Month events and lots of excellent Reel work films – enjoy and connect! 

Pauline