Stewardship Volunteers - Shovel Party at Marks Ranch Where: Marks Ranch Date: Monday, July 11 Time: 5:30PM – 7:30PM Last year, the River Fire weakened the soil on the ridges above Marks Ranch. Earlier this year, the rains carried sediment from those ridges down to the main road. We need your help clearing the culverts to prevent road erosion near ... Read More
We have recently removed a lot of irrigation lines from our restoration site at Glen Deven Ranch and need help sorting out the useable line and fittings! This involves removing fittings (emitter heads, T-joints, metal clamps, etc. and sorting them) and then sorting out useable stretches of irrigation line itself. This will likely require cutting out the damaged sections of ... Read More
Your dedication to your community is what makes it a vibrant place! You have chosen to become a volunteer with Big Sur Land Trust, and we want us to get better acquainted. Whether you are a new or current volunteer, please join us Thursday, August 25 in our volunteer orientation via Zoom. RSVP here
Although iceplant has been almost completely eradicated from the Martin Dunes preserve in Marina, we must keep it in check. Endangered endemic species like the legless lizard and the Smith’s blue butterfly are depending on us! Please join us Monday, August 29 to pull iceplant along with other BSLT volunteers and staff. We’ll also pick up trash along the way. ... Read More
Please join us for a light stewardship event at Mitteldorf Preserve as we take a gentle walk up Williams Canyon Road clearing rocks and clipping encroaching twigs from the trail. Participants should be prepared to walk up to 4 miles total. Light stewardship events with Big Sur Land Trust are family friendly. Please note that all participants, including kids, must ... Read More
Sign up now for one of our Carmel River Floodplain Restoration and Environmental Enhancement project (Carmel River FREE) tours on: Sunday, September 25 - SOLD OUT! 9:00am-10:30am 10:00am-11:30am Big Sur Land Trust's Carmel River FREE is one of the most extensive and important multi-benefit flood protection and riparian habitat restoration efforts on the Central Coast. After the site visit, you may ... Read More
Sign up now for one of our Carmel River Floodplain Restoration and Environmental Enhancement project (Carmel River FREE) tours on: Sunday, September 25 - SOLD OUT! 9:00am-10:30am 10:00am-11:30am Big Sur Land Trust's Carmel River FREE is one of the most extensive and important multi-benefit flood protection and riparian habitat restoration efforts on the Central Coast. After the site visit, you may ... Read More
Help us survey Marks Ranch for oak and sycamore saplings! Give Big Sur Land Trust’s stewardship team a hand by joining us on Saturday, October 15 to conduct an oak sapling and sycamore survey at Marks Ranch using the citizen science app, iNaturalist. Knowing where these species are will help our team plan future projects and will improve the monitoring ... Read More
Your dedication to your community is what makes it a vibrant place! You have chosen to become a volunteer with Big Sur Land Trust and we want us to get better acquainted. Whether you are a new or current volunteer, please join us virtually on Thursday, October 20 from 10:00am - 11:00am in our Volunteer Orientation via Microsoft Teams. Register ... Read More
Last spring, Big Sur Land Trust partnered with Blue Strike Environmental as members of their ‘Green Team’ to make the Big Sur International Marathon a sustainable and eco-friendly event. This fall let’s do it again for the Monterey Bay Half Marathon! On Sunday, November 13th volunteer on the Monterey Bay Half Marathon’s ‘Green Team’ on behalf of Big Sur Land ... Read More
