City Nature Challenge 2026: Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties

Events: Friday April 24th, 2026, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM: Big Basin BioBlitz

Where: Big Basin State Park Main Entrance, 20580 Big Basin Way, Boulder Creek, CA 95006 (get directions)

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--Saturday, April 25th, 2026, 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM: Birdwatching walk at UCSC Arboretum, led by iNaturalist Ambassador, Jesse Johnson

--Saturday April 25th and Sunday, April 26th, 2026, 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM: The Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve (map) will have a BioBlitz with a local expert naturalist! We will be there on Saturday only with a table to help guide you all with maps and info!

--Sunday April 26th, 2026, 1:15 PM to 2:15 PM: The Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History will be hosting a Great Tidepool BioBlitz along Ocean View Blvd in PG. (MAP)