Carbon Sequestration Efforts Protecting the Lands You Love In last year’s spring issue of Saving Land Magazine, Kelly Watkinson, Land and Climate Program Manager at the Land Trust Alliance, said, “Land trust work is more vital than ever, because improved … Read More
Mitteldorf Preserve Closed October 7 – Mid December
Because Williams Canyon Road is a critical access point for emergency response teams, it has been designated as a priority in the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection’s (Cal Fire’s) Palo Corona Fuels Reduction Project. In order for Cal … Read More
Upcoming Opportunities to Experience the Lands You Love
A Reflection of My Time on the Board of Trustees Judy Sulsona recently finished her long tenure on our Board of Trustees. Her contributions are immeasurable and have helped shape our engagement with communities throughout Monterey County. Recently, she shared … Read More
Upcoming Guided Hikes, Tour of Carr Lake & Native Seed Collection Volunteer Day
Marks Ranch Guided Hike Saturday, September 7 8:45 AM – 2:00 PM Come explore the living beauty of historic Marks Ranch! Home of Benjamin and Nisene Marks, who settled there in 1890, the ranch was once a major egg production … Read More
Two Cool Volunteer Opportunities!
Help Our “Stew Crew” at Mitteldorf Preserve Tuesday, August 27 9:30 AM – 2:30 PM Have a sense of adventure? Come to magnificent Mitteldorf Preserve and help with trail maintenance, decommission damaged trails, restore drainage features, remove encroaching brush, and … Read More
A First for Big Sur Land Trust!
A New Way to Care for the Lands You Love: Create a Park. Restore a Natural Floodplain. Help a Forest Recover. Right now, Big Sur Land Trust has several complex, costly and necessary priorities, including restoring the lower Carmel River … Read More
Volunteer at our Carr Lake Garden + Hike at Glen Deven Ranch and Mitteldorf Preserve
A BIG Thank You to Our Mitteldorf Stewardship Crew Recent docent-led hikes at Mitteldorf Preserve have been made possible by our summer stewardship crew. Led by Ben Thayer, crew members Sean Adams, Andrew Hernandez, Alex Gonzalez, and Evan Hamilton are … Read More
Latest eNews – Tour our Carr Lake Park Site in July or Volunteer in August!
Tour the site of a future park! Friday, July 19 10:00 AM – Noon Join us for a tour of our Carr Lake site in Salinas with Rachel Saunders, Big Sur Land Trust’s Director of Conservation, and Jennifer Vasquez, our … Read More
Convergence
Dear Reader, Peter Forbes’ Convergence: A story of people, place and opportunity at Carr Lake looks at the beginning stages of a monumental, long-term project for Big Sur Land Trust. Peter – a respected leader working at the intersection of land, people, … Read More
eNews – We’re hiring! And grateful for our amazing volunteers!
We’re sending a big thank you to all volunteers who helped at our Glen Deven Ranch clean-up day! Thirteen hardworking and industrious volunteers of all ages made a huge difference at the ranch on Saturday, May 4th. They weeded. They … Read More