- Fire Prevention in Santa Cruz County
- Integrated Regional Water Management Plan
- Local Watershed Plans
- Santa Cruz County Maps
- Rural Road Erosion Control Assistance Program (RECAP) Took Kit
- Soil Surveys
- Watershed Cruzin - Activity Guide for Teachers
- Web Links
Fire Prevention in Santa Cruz County
Local Fire Protection Districts- Aptos/La Selva Fire Protection District (831) 685-6690
- Ben Lomond Fire Protection District (831) 336-5495
- Bonny Doon Fire and Rescue (831) 426-1561
- Boulder Creek Fire Department (831) 338-7222
- Branciforte Fire Protection District (831) 423-8856
- Central Fire Protection District of Santa Cruz County (831) 479-6842
- Felton Fire Protection District (831) 335-4422
- Pajaro Valley Fire Protection District (831) 722-6188
- Santa Cruz City Fire Department (831) 420-5280
- Santa Cruz County Fire (831) 335-6748
- Scotts Valley Fire Protection District (831) 438-0211
- University of California Santa Cruz Fire Department (831) 459-3473
- Watsonville City Fire Department (831) 768-3200
- Zayante Fire Protection District (831) 335-5100
Local Fire Safe Councils
- Bonny Doon Fire Safe Council (831) 515-8389
- Fire Safe San Mateo County (831) 335-3542
- Fire Safe Santa Cruz County (831) 464-2950
- Santa Clara County Fire Safe Council (408) 975-9591
- South Skyline Fire Safe Council (408) 867-9422
Wildfire Prepares and Information Resources Links
- California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection/Santa Cruz County Fire Department (831) 335-5353
Integrated Regional Water Management Plan
Please visit www.SantaCruzIRWMP.orgLocal Watershed Plans
"The watershed is defined as a unit of natural or disturbed land on which all the water that falls (or emanates from springs) collects by gravity and fails to evaporate and runs off via a common outlet. The watershed is the basic unit of water supply." - Peter E. Black, Watershed Hydrology, Second Edition, 1996.
There have been Watershed Assessment and Enhancement Plans developed for mutiple watershed in Santa Cruz County including:
Please note the size of the Adobe Acrobat ".pdf" file you are downloading.
- Arana Gulch Watershed Enhancement Plan (another website)
- Lower Pajaro River Watershed Enhancement Plan - 22 MB
- Pinto Lake Watershed, Implementation Strategies for Restoring Water Quality in Pinto Lake
- San Lorenzo River Salmonid Enhancement Plan - 3 MB
- San Vicente Creek Watershed, Plan for Salmonid Recovery - 16 MB
Aptos Creek Watershed Assessment and Enhancement Plan
- Aptos Creek Watershed Enhancement Plan - 11 MB
- Appendix A - Aptos Creek Fisheries Habitat Assessment - 2 MB
- Appendix B - Geomorphology & Sediment Source Assessment - 4 MB
- Appendix C - Hydro & Water Quality Final Report - 6 MB
- Appendix D - Aptos Creek Riparian Vegetation Assessment - 3 MB
- Appendix E - Aptos Watershed Large Woody Debris Recruitment Report - 1 MB
- Appendix F - Valencia Culvert Specifications - 4 MB
Soquel Creek Watershed Enhancement Plan
- Soquel Creek Watershed Assessment and Enhancement Project Plan with Appendixes A and B - 1 MB
- Appendix C1 – Fisheries Assessment - 3 MB
- Appendix C2 – Soquel Creek Salmonid Assessment And Ancement Plan - 3 MB
- Appendix E – Riparian Vegetation Assessment - 4 MB
- Appendix F – Response to Comment Letters - 264 kB
Note: Appendixes D and G of the Soquel Creek Watershed Enhancement Plan (Geomorphology / Hydrology Assessment and Erosion Prevention Plan, respectively) are currently down. We are in the process of restoring these two appendices.
Santa Cruz County Maps
- Santa Cruz County GIS (another website)
- Santa Cruz County Boundary Map - 12 kB
- Santa Cruz Road District Map - 29 kB
- Steelhead and Coho Salmon Distribution Map - 2 MB
Rural Road Erosion Control Assistance Program (RRECAP) Tool Kit
Sample Work Program and Grant Proposal
Sample Outreach and Event Materials
Technical Documents and Private Road Maintenace Guide
Road Project Selection and Evaluations Materials
Soil Surveys
Soil surveys provide the basic information needed to manage soil sustainability. They also provide information needed to protect water quality, wetlands, and wildlife habitat. Soil surveys are the basis for predicting the behavior of a soil under alternative uses, its potential erosion hazard, potential for ground water contamination, suitability and productivity for cultivated crops, trees, and grasses. Soil surveys are important to planners, engineers, zoning commissions, tax commissioners, homeowners, developers, as well as agricultural producers.
USDA-NRCS Soil Survey Index
Create your own soil map on the web!
Watershed Cruzin' - Watershed Education Guides for Teachers
Activity Guides -99.64 MB (Grades 4-12)
Cruzin Light Tip Sheets -2.83 MB (20 Activities)
Aerial Watershed Images -51.33 MB
Historical Watershed Images -314.99 MB
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