Advocate for Carr Lake Park on Tuesday, August 24
Big Sur Land Trust is proposing the construction of a new park, recreational facility, and wetlands project on 73 acres located at 618 Sherwood Drive in Salinas. You can advocate for the Carr Lake park project by speaking during public comment at the Salinas City Council meeting in-person on Tuesday, August 24 at 4:00pm at the City Council Rotunda, 200 Lincoln Avenue in Salinas. You will have two (2) minutes to state your support. The meeting’s agenda will be posted here by the end of the week.
Please join our community partners in urging the Mayor and City Council to approve the project. Their approval is a critical step for the project to move forward in the long process towards construction, and it will give Big Sur Land Trust an opportunity to pursue available grant funding.
If you cannot attend in-person, please call or write to the Mayor and City Council members by Monday, August 23. The Mayor’s contact information can be found here and contact information for the City Council members can be found here.
Located in the heart of the city, this multi-benefit project has been a decades-long dream. Since 2017, over 1,000 multi-generational Salinas residents from diverse backgrounds have been attending meetings and site tours, participating in the design process, and developing and caring for a native plant demonstration garden.
Big Sur Land Trust’s project at Carr Lake will feature:
- A new neighborhood park with various amenities
- Thriving riparian, freshwater marsh, and upland habitat
- Access for everyone to natural, open space in the center of Salinas
Visitors will benefit from new recreational opportunities ranging from trails and picnic areas to basketball courts. The park will also serve as an outdoor classroom space and field trip destination for local youth. Click here to see videos and learn more about the project.
Thank you for your support.
Big Sur Land Trust
Big Sur Land Trust
Big Sur Land Trust
Jeannette Tuitele-Lewis
President/CEO, Big Sur Land Trust
Oak Tree Restoration for Rangelands
Wednesday, August 25
3:00 – 4:30PM
Besides obvious scenic beauty, oak woodlands offer many benefits: erosion prevention, improving water quality and infiltration, regulating water flow in watersheds, providing habitat for bird and animal species, increasing biodiversity, and GHG sequestration as well as improving soil health.
Join us on August 25 from 3:00 – 4:30PM for a virtual tour of an oak tree restoration project in Monterey County. Learn what factors to consider when implementing an oak tree restoration project and how to determine if your location is appropriate for restoration. Register here.