Ground Broken on New Marine Sanctuary Center in Santa Cruz
The Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, in collaboration with the city of Santa Cruz and the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation, has broken ground on the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Exploration Center, a $15-million, 12,000-sq-ft public-private partnership.
The city has provided the three-quarter-acre lot at the Fun Spot at Pacific Avenue and Beach Street, ONMS has provided the funding to construct the building and the foundation is conducting a $3 million capital campaign to pay for the exhibits.