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ENewsletter – September 4, 2025 | Ensen Community Park is Now Open!
Ensen Grand Opening Sunday, August 17 was an unforgettable day at the grand opening of the neighborhood park at Ensen Community Park in Salinas. We had 1,500 visitors join us to celebrate! All corners of the park were buzzing thanks … Read More
Press Release – Grand Opening of Ensen Community Park Brings Long-Awaited Green Space to Salinas Families
The public is invited to the grand opening celebration of Ensen Community Park’s neighborhood park at Carr Lake in Salinas. The event, hosted by Big Sur Land Trust, the Center for Community Advocacy and the City of Salinas, will include a formal ceremony and ribbon-cutting at 12:30pm.
Big Sur Land Trust’s 2025 Gratitude Report
Credit: Andrea Eisler Gratitude – A Reflection on How Your Gifts Echo Across the Community At Big Sur Land Trust (BSLT), everything begins with our supporters. Your generosity sets powerful change in motion—change that ripples far beyond one place, one … Read More
ENewsletter – May 30, 2025 | Summer’s Calling — Join Us Outdoors! 🌿
Photo by: Adrienne Cohn Discover Big Sur Land Trust Preserves Tucked in a canyon along the Big Sur coastline, Glen Deven Ranch is 860 acres of stunning woodlands, grasslands, and wildlife. This special place was gifted to the Land Trust in 2001 … Read More
ENewsletter – May 2, 2025 – It’s May – Race for Open Space is here!
Race for Open Space is only one week away! Saturday, May 10Palo Corona Regional Park, Carmel The countdown is on for this year’s Race for Open Space! The longer courses have sold out, but there’s still time to register for … Read More
ENewsletter – April 4, 2025 – Earth Month at Big Sur Land Trust: Get out and give back!
Harriet Mitteldorf thanking some of the valiant firefighters who saved the lodge and the bunk house at Mitteldorf Preserve during the 2016 Sobranes Fire. Honoring the Legacy of Harriet Mitteldorf Harriet was a trailblazer as the first woman in her … Read More
ENewsletter – March 5, 2025 – Get involved, educated, and active!
A Tribute to Butch Kronlund Big Sur Land Trust honors the passing of a longtime partner and friend, Butch Kronlund. He was a trusted advisor on land use issues and community concerns. As the head of Coast Property Owners Association … Read More
You’re Invited: Volunteer, Learn, and Celebrate with Big Sur Land Trust!
You Make It Possible 2025 Thank you for joining us at the virtual celebration of all you made possible in 2024 — it certainly was a busy year for Big Sur Land Trust! Our staff provided in-depth looks at what … Read More
Join the Movement on GivingTuesday!
Join the global generosity movement of GivingTuesday! We hope you’ll be as excited as we are when you watch this video about the Ensen Community Park project at Carr Lake in Salinas. This GivingTuesday, you can maximize the impact of your donation through Monterey County … Read More