Santa Cruz Metro offers free bus rides on Tuesday, April 22 for Earth Day. (Stephen Baxter — Santa Cruz Local file)

SANTA CRUZ >> All Santa Cruz Metro bus rides are free on Tuesday to celebrate Earth Day, including the Highway 17 bus.

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For schedules and routes, visit the Santa Cruz Metro website.

Separately, a Watsonville Earth Day event is planned 12-3 p.m. Sunday, April 27. Santa Cruz Metro will be one of several local businesses and organizations with resources and bilingual, family-friendly activities to learn about climate change.  

A main system map shows the frequency of Santa Cruz Metro buses. Find all routes online. (Santa Cruz Metro)

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Nik Altenberg is a bilingual reporter and assistant editor at Santa Cruz Local. Nik Altenberg es reportera bilingüe y redactora asistente para Santa Cruz Local.