NEW NEARY LAGOON BIRD WALKS! Ranger Ryan Lungaard will be conducting bird walks at Neary Lagoon for children and parents on Saturdays, May 2 and May 16, 2009; and June 6 and June 20; July 11 and July 25; and August 8 and August 22. Walks will start at 9 am. Meet by the tennis courts near the park entrance at California and Bay Streets. Participants are asked to bring a pair of binoculars and an empty plastic water bottle for the bird feeder kits.

Neary Lagoon Panoramas
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Neary Lagoon Photo Page

Neary Lagoon is an important part of the urban watershed for the west side of the city of Santa Cruz. A drainage area of approximately 850 acres empties into the lagoon, and from there, out to the ocean.

Public entrances to the Neary Lagoon Wildlife Refuge are located at the end of Chestnut Street, the end of Blackburn Street, and at the corner of Bay Street and California Street.

Wildlife inhabiting or visiting the refuge include mallard and wood ducks, pied billed grebes, a multitude of coots, the world's meanest geese, several varieties of fish and the occasional great blue heron or hawk.

A wooden pontoon walkway and trail system was recently added to the refuge, allowing a complete circuit around and through the refuge. The walk is under 1 mile, and is very popular with families with children.

It is also a significant shortcut for west side residents walking downtown, skirting the steep Laurel Street hill up to California Street.

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