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It was then that, at the age of 7, Thompson stood witness to thousands of dead salmon lining both sides of the Klamath River in Northern California, near where she grew up." title="For Brook Thompson, her life's work began in September 2002. It was then that, at the age of 7, Thompson stood witness to thousands of dead salmon lining both sides of the Klamath River in Northern California, near where she grew up." subtitle="" class="lazyload size-feature_small" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/STC-L-NSTHOMPSON1-0220.jpg?w=59" data-srcset="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/STC-L-NSTHOMPSON1-0220.jpg?w=59 140w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2025/02/23/uc-santa-cruz-ph-d-candidate-writes-environmental-childrens-book/" title="UC Santa Cruz Ph.D. candidate writes environmental children’s book"> <span class="dfm-title metered"> UC Santa Cruz Ph.D. candidate writes environmental children’s book </span> </a> </h2>  <div class="entry-meta"> <div class="byline">By <a href="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/author/nick-sestanovich/">Nick Sestanovich</a></div> <time datetime="2025-02-23 10:14:37">February 23, 2025 at 10:14 a.m.</time> </div> </header> <div class="excerpt"> For Brook Thompson, her life's work began in September 2002. It was then that, at... </div> </div> </article> <article class=" tag-search-view archive-view has-image post-3875484 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-environment category-latest-headlines category-news category-opinion category-opinion-columnists tag-newsletter location-california location-santa-cruz location-santa-cruz-county" data-id="3875484" data-timestamp="1740232264" > <figure> <a href="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2025/02/22/finding-sanctuary-it-takes-a-village-to-respond-to-emergencies/" title="Finding Sanctuary | It takes a village to respond to emergencies" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2025/02/22/finding-sanctuary-it-takes-a-village-to-respond-to-emergencies/" title="Finding Sanctuary | It takes a village to respond to emergencies"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="Finding Sanctuary | It takes a village to respond to emergencies" title="Finding Sanctuary | It takes a village to respond to emergencies" subtitle="" class="lazyload size-feature_small" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/STC-L-WHARF-1224-01.jpg?w=140" data-srcset="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/STC-L-WHARF-1224-01.jpg?w=140 140w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2025/02/22/finding-sanctuary-it-takes-a-village-to-respond-to-emergencies/" title="Finding Sanctuary | It takes a village to respond to emergencies"> <span class="dfm-title metered"> Finding Sanctuary | It takes a village to respond to emergencies </span> </a> </h2>  <div class="entry-meta"> <div class="byline">By <a href="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/author/lisa-wooninck/">Lisa Wooninck</a></div> <time datetime="2025-02-22 13:51:04">February 22, 2025 at 1:51 p.m.</time> </div> </header> <div class="excerpt"> The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary plays an important role... </div> </div> </article> <article class=" tag-search-view archive-view has-image post-3875472 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-environment category-latest-headlines category-local-news category-news category-opinion category-opinion-columnists category-science tag-newsletter location-california location-santa-cruz-county" data-id="3875472" data-timestamp="1740219341" > <figure> <a href="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2025/02/22/gary-griggs-our-ocean-backyard-bad-news-for-the-oceans-and-the-earth/" title="Gary Griggs, Our Ocean Backyard | Bad news for the oceans and the Earth" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2025/02/22/gary-griggs-our-ocean-backyard-bad-news-for-the-oceans-and-the-earth/" title="Gary Griggs, Our Ocean Backyard | Bad news for the oceans and the Earth"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="Gary Griggs, Our Ocean Backyard | Bad news for the oceans and the Earth" title="Gary Griggs, Our Ocean Backyard | Bad news for the oceans and the Earth" subtitle="" class="lazyload size-feature_small" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/MCH-L-CSUMBDIVEST-1017.jpg?w=117" data-srcset="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/MCH-L-CSUMBDIVEST-1017.jpg?w=117 140w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2025/02/22/gary-griggs-our-ocean-backyard-bad-news-for-the-oceans-and-the-earth/" title="Gary Griggs, Our Ocean Backyard | Bad news for the oceans and the Earth"> <span class="dfm-title metered"> Gary Griggs, Our Ocean Backyard | Bad news for the oceans and the Earth </span> </a> </h2>  <div class="entry-meta"> <div class="byline">By <a href="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/author/gary-griggs/">Gary Griggs</a></div> <time datetime="2025-02-22 10:15:41">February 22, 2025 at 10:15 a.m.</time> </div> </header> <div class="excerpt"> You have all just lived through the hottest year on record (2024). No matter where... </div> </div> </article> </div><div class='load-more-wrapper'> <article class=" tag-search-view archive-view has-image post-3875170 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-business category-environment category-health category-latest-headlines category-local-news category-local-politics category-news category-politics category-science tag-newsletter location-california location-santa-cruz-county location-watsonville" data-id="3875170" data-timestamp="1740157510" > <figure> <a href="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2025/02/21/santa-cruz-county-soil-water-tests-in-aftermath-of-moss-landing-battery-fire-raise-no-alarms/" title="Santa Cruz County soil, water tests in aftermath of Moss Landing battery fire raise no alarms" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2025/02/21/santa-cruz-county-soil-water-tests-in-aftermath-of-moss-landing-battery-fire-raise-no-alarms/" title="Santa Cruz County soil, water tests in aftermath of Moss Landing battery fire raise no alarms"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt=""Results indicate that metal levels detected in Santa Cruz County are significantly lower than samples collected in Monterey County closer to the Moss Landing site and do not suggest elevated public health risks or food safety concerns," the county announced in a media release." title=""Results indicate that metal levels detected in Santa Cruz County are significantly lower than samples collected in Monterey County closer to the Moss Landing site and do not suggest elevated public health risks or food safety concerns," the county announced in a media release." subtitle="" class="lazyload size-feature_small" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/STC-L-PHTESTS-0222-01.jpg?w=110" data-srcset="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/STC-L-PHTESTS-0222-01.jpg?w=110 140w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> 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farming." subtitle="" class="lazyload size-feature_small" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/coyote_valley_aerial_matt_dolkas_2019-27POST_LIghtHawk.jpg?w=132" data-srcset="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/coyote_valley_aerial_matt_dolkas_2019-27POST_LIghtHawk.jpg?w=132 140w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <h3 class="subscriber-only-tag">SUBSCRIBER ONLY</h3> <header> <h2 class="entry-title"> <div class="entry-section"><a href="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/business/real-estate/">Real Estate | </a></div> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2025/02/21/california-senate-bill-save-farms-agriculture-conservation/" title="California Senate Bill takes aim at saving farm lands"> <span class="dfm-title premium"> California Senate Bill takes aim at saving farm lands </span> </a> </h2>  <div class="entry-meta"> <div class="byline">By <a 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now-defunct project." title="Nearly six months after the stunning collapse of a $1.5 billion plan to enlarge Los Vaqueros Reservoir in Contra Costa County to provide more water to Bay Area residents, state officials are trying to figure out now what to do with nearly half a billion dollars in state funding they had committed to the now-defunct project." subtitle="" class="lazyload size-feature_small" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/SJM-L-RESERVOIR-0317-9.jpg?w=140" data-srcset="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/SJM-L-RESERVOIR-0317-9.jpg?w=140 140w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h2 class="entry-title"> <div class="entry-section"><a href="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/news/environment/">Environment | </a></div> <a class="article-title" 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