When:
Sunday, August 17
11:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Where:
99 La Posada Drive
Salinas, CA 93906

Event Parking:
Mount Toro High School
10 Sherwood Place
Salinas, CA 93906

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
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11:00 AM
- ZUMBA with Martha Grimes (Amphitheater)
- Bird Watching with Monterey Audubon (Meet at Ensen Arch)

11:30 AM
- Overview of 67-Acre Habitat Restoration Project with Rachel Saunders, VP of Conservation (Meet at Ensen Arch)
- Ballet Folklorico Performance by Alisal Center for Fine Arts (Amphitheater)

12:00 PM
- Indigenous Land Blessing with Ohlone/Costanoan Esselen Nation Tribal Chairwoman Louise Ramirez (Amphitheater)
- Bird Watching with the Bird School Project (Meet at Ensen Arch)
- Blue Zones Project Monterey County Fitness Walk/Walking Moai (Meet at Ensen Arch)

12:30 PM
- Formal Speaking Program (Amphitheater)
- Invited Speakers: Jeannette Tuitele-Lewis (CEO/President – BSLT), Joel Hernandez (Executive Director – CCA), Dennis Donohue (Mayor – City of Salinas), Robert Rivas (Speaker of the California State Assembly - pending), John Laird (California State Senator), Gloria Sandoval (Deputy Secretary for Access - California Natural Resources Agency), Armando Quintero (Director - California Department of Parks and Recreation), Amy Hutzel (Executive Officer - California Coastal Conservancy), Dr. Jen Norris (Executive Director- The Wildlife Conservation Board), Colleen Bailey (President/CEO – Salinas Valley Chamber of Commerce)
- Emcee: Esmerelda Owen | DJ: Hanif Wondir

1:00 PM
- Formal Speaking Program – Continued (Amphitheater)
- Skate Park Demo with Krown Skate Shop (Skate Spot)

1:30 PM
- Ribbon Cutting with Salinas Valley Chamber (Ensen Arch)
- Skate Park Demo with Krown Skate Shop – Continued (Skate Spot)
- Native Plant Activity with Habitat Stewardship Project (meet near Ensen Arch)

2:00 PM
- Alfred Diaz-Infante Trail Dedication (meet at Ensen Arch)
- Skate Park Demo with Krown Skate Shop – Continued (Skate Spot)

2:30 PM
- Native Plant Activity with Habitat Stewardship Project (meet near Ensen Arch)
- Skate Park Demo with Krown Skate Shop – Continued (Skate Spot)

ONGOING ACTIVITIES:

Food & Beverage Trucks (North Parking Lot) — Gorditos Tacos, Tacos el Jerry, Cal Water

Community Resources (North Parking Lot) — Salinas Valley Health Mobile Clinic, Pacific Grove Natural History Museum ‘Wonder on Wheels’, City of Salinas Library Van

Exhibitors: AMOR Salinas, Bird School Project, Blue Zones Project Monterey County, California Conservation Core, Center for Community Advocacy / “Friends of Ensen Community Park” Group, City of Salinas Recreation and Community Services, USFWS – Salinas River National Wildlife Refuge, Habitat Stewardship Project, Hijos del Sol, Hitchcock Animal Services, KAZU, Monterey Audubon Society, Monterey County Health Department, Monterey County Solidarity Network, SPCA, SPCA – Wildlife Center, Urban Arts Collaborative

Basketball and Pickleball Demos with the City of Salinas Recreation Department (Sport Courts)

Facepainting (Lawn near playground)

Playground & Dog Park Open!

QUESTIONS?
Please contact Burke Boynton at bboynton@bigsurlandtrust.org.

For more information on the history and funding of the Ensen Community Park project, please click here and review our FAQ document.

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