• Monarch Butterfly Habitat Restoration | January 10

    Marks Ranch 117th Drive, Salinas, CA, United States

    Join us to plant milkweed plants and install fencing to benefit Monarch butterflies and improve habitat for native pollinators! With the guidance and oversight from BSLT staff, help us enhance our monarch butterfly habitat restoration project at Marks Ranch! We ... Read More

  • Monarch Butterfly Habitat Restoration | January 9

    Marks Ranch 117th Drive, Salinas, CA, United States

    Join us to plant milkweed plants and install fencing to benefit Monarch butterflies and improve habitat for native pollinators! With the guidance and oversight from BSLT staff, help us enhance our monarch butterfly habitat restoration project at Marks Ranch! We ... Read More

  • California Biodiversity Day bioblitz | September 6

    Marks Ranch 117th Drive, Salinas, CA, United States

    Big Sur Land Trust will be celebrating California Biodiversity Day 2025 on September 6th at Marks Ranch! Join our bioblitz volunteers for a morning of 'iNatting', collecting iNaturalist observations of the biodiversity found on and under the beautiful Coastal Live Oaks at Marks ... Read More

  • Conservation Field Day | July 27

    Marks Ranch 117th Drive, Salinas, CA, United States

    Adventure Scientists is an incredible organization that recently reached out to Big Sur Land Trust when they needed a Central Coast sampling location in support of their California Biodiversity Project. Adventure Scientists specifically engages backcountry backpackers, mountain bikers, trail runners, and ... Read More

  • Invasive Plant Pull | April 23

    Marks Ranch 117th Drive, Salinas, CA, United States

    Big Sur Land Trust is providing regular monthly opportunities for community members to actively help us steward our preserves in Monterey County. No prior experience or green thumb required—just bring your enthusiasm and willingness to roll up your sleeves. These ... Read More

  • Invasive Plant Removal at Marks Ranch | March 26

    Marks Ranch 117th Drive, Salinas, CA, United States

    Join us at Mars Ranch to remove the invasive Italian thistle (Carduus pycnocephalus) and more. Big Sur Land Trust is providing regular monthly opportunities for community members to actively help us steward our preserves in Monterey County. No prior experience ... Read More

  • Help care for the lands you LOVE: February 26

    Marks Ranch 117th Drive, Salinas, CA, United States

    Big Sur Land Trust is providing regular monthly opportunities for community members to actively help us steward our preserves in Monterey County. No prior experience or green thumb required—just bring your enthusiasm and willingness to roll up your sleeves. These ... Read More

  • Help care for the lands you LOVE: February 15

    Marks Ranch 117th Drive, Salinas, CA, United States

    Big Sur Land Trust is providing regular monthly opportunities for community members to actively help us steward our preserves in Monterey County. No prior experience or green thumb required—just bring your enthusiasm and willingness to roll up your sleeves. These ... Read More

  • Pollinator Habitat Planting | January 17

    Marks Ranch 117th Drive, Salinas, CA, United States

    Join us at Marks Ranch to plant pollinator-friendly habitats and help support our local Monarch butterfly population! Join us on Friday, January 17 for a fun day of planting milkweed plants to create a welcoming environment for our pollinator friends ... Read More