CHCF Calendar

Elkhorn Slough Reserve Tours

Description:

Join us on a volunteer/docent led walk along one Elkhorn Slough Reserve's beautiful trails. Come experience oak woodland, marsh, tidal flats, mudflats, prairie, the plants and animals therein, and possibly more. Aware winning exhibits in our Visitor Center. Visitor Center and picnic area are free. There is a $2.50 fee for day-use of the trails. No direct fee for the guided walk.

Docent-led tours of the Reserve are held every Saturday and Sunday at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.

There is also an early birding walk the first Saturday of every month at 8:30 a.m.

All tours meet at the Visitor Center, rain or shine.

Sponsoring
Organization:

Elkhorn Slough Reserve

orgaization
website:

http://www.elkhornslough.org

Event website:

http://www.elkhornslough.org/esnerr.htm#tours

contact email:

contact phone:

831-728-2822

Event Location:

1700 Elkhorn Road

Directions
to Event:

http://www.elkhornslough.org/map

Registration
Information:

No registration needed if group less than 6 people. If you have a group of 6 or more call the Visitor Center 831-728-2822 to arrange.

School field trips are by Reservation only. Teachers must first complete a Teacher Workshop before bringing a class to the Reserve. Please call Tricia Wilson at (831) 728-2822 for information and reservations.

Wild Mushroom Foray & Saute, Fort Ord

Time:

9:00am - 12:00pm

Description:

Join us for the 12th Annual Fort Ord Wild Mushroom Foray and Saute. 9am-1230pm for Foray then we move to Marina residence for afternoon Saute to learn easy recipes and sample wild shrooms cooked variously with garlic, butter, onions, or nothing at all(!) served with cheese and crackers and other hors d'oevres. Simply fun, friendly, warm and delicious!!

Sponsoring
Organization:

Calif, Native Plant Society

orgaization
website:

montereybaycnps.org

Event website:

contact email:

contact phone:

831-684-2074

Event Location:

Fort Ord Thrift Shop

Directions
to Event:

Take Lightfighter Dr. offramp from Hwy 1 at Fort Ord's main entrance. Park and meet at 9am in side Thrift Shop parking lot which will be first parking lot on your right coming into Fort Ord.

Registration
Information:

none needed unless part of group of 5 or more then call to RSVP

Watsonville Wetlands Guided Nature Walk

Time:

1:30pm

Description:

Take a guided nature Exploration Walk

Every Sunday at 1:30 pm

Meet at the Nature Center for a guided walk in nearby wetlands. All ages are welcome. Binoculars will be provided.

Sponsoring
Organization:

City of Watsonville

orgaization
website:

http://www.watsonvilleslough.org/

Event website:

http://www.watsonvilleslough.org/naturecenter.html

contact email:

contact phone:

831-728-1156

Event Location:

30 Harkins Slough Rd Watsonville, CA 95076

Directions
to Event:

Use http://www.watsonvilleslough.org/directions.html as a link to give you a map of Watsonville and our meeting location. But Harkins Slough Road might cause some confusion, so these instructions will be helpful:

Harkins Slough Road is a paved road that travels through the sloughs. At some intersections, it is only open in the summer. The intersection at Green Valley Road, and the intersection at Walker Road/Ford St. are not reliable approaches to the Nature Center.

Here are your best approaches:

Coming south on Highway One:

1. Take the Main Street/Highway 152 exit. Continue on Main Street, then right on Ohlone Parkway. Travel past the Overlook Shopping Center, then left on Harkins Slough Road. Just past the tennis courts, turn left into parking lot.

or

2. Continue on Main Street to Ramsay Park. Travel all the way to the back of the park, past the skateboard park, left at the soccer dome.

Coming north on Highway One:

Take the Green Valley Road exit to Main Street. Right on Main Street, then continue as described above, traveling on Ohlone Parkway or through Ramsay Park.

Registration
Information:

The Seymour Center at Long Marine Lab Fr

Description:

Free First Tuesday
Visit our aquarium, exhibit hall, and touch tanks. Take a tour or explore on your own. Join us as we explore Monterey Bay with our Hands–on family programs!

Visit a working marine laboratory. Exhibit halls, aquarium, touch tanks, tours to marine mammal research overlook, Ocean Discovery Shop, and unsurpassed vistas of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Hold a sea star — marvel at the world's largest whale skeleton — see full-size elephant seal sculptures — think like a scientist!

Sponsoring
Organization:

orgaization
website:

http://seymourcenter.ucsc.edu/

Event website:

http://seymourcenter.ucsc.edu/calendar.html

contact email:

contact phone:

831 459-3800

Event Location:

Directions
to Event:

From San Francisco Bay Area, take Highway 17 South from San Jose. Highway 17 ends at Highway One, as you reach the coast. As you approach the coast and the city of Santa Cruz, take Highway One North toward Half Moon Bay. (Highway One becomes Mission Street.) Continue north through town. Turn left on Swift Street. Turn right on Delaware Avenue. Follow Delaware to the Long Marine Lab entrance at the end of the road.
End of Delaware Avenue, Westside Santa Cruz

Registration
Information:

Please call for large groups

Sustainable Seaside

Description:

Sustainable Seaside
The Mondays meeting are on the third or fourth Monday

Our Mission:
To make the City of Seaside a model of sustainability through innovative local actions which work to enhance our community. Sustainability means “meeting present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.” (UN Conference, 1987)

We meet the third or fourth Monday of each month at 6:30pm at the Peace Resource Center, 1364 Fremont Blvd., for a presentation and discussion. Out of our meetings we develop our areas of interest (based on the Mayor’s Agreement and the UN Climate Control Accords) and our actions. We hope to grow our group and always welcome new members.

Our current action areas are:

Water: learning how water works in Seaside and providing information about the California Water Project Environmental Impact Report
Energy: Sustainable Seaside Restaurant/Business Project
Parks: working jointly with Durant-Farallones Neighborhood Association, Seaside Green Team, and Volunteers Improving Our Parks
For more information: sign in at http://groups.google.com/group/sustainable-seaside or call Kay at 899-7934.

Coming Events:

Sat. May 9: 8am-noon. Clean up Broadway and environs! (Between Olympia and Palm, Fremont and Noche Buena). Sponsored by Seaside Neighborhood Improvement Commission. Come and help with Sustainable Seaside Information Table.

Sponsoring
Organization:

orgaization
website:

http://sustainablemontereycounty.org/local-action-groups/sustainable-seaside/

Event website:

contact email:

contact phone:

Kay at 899-7934.

Event Location:

Peace Resource Center, 1364 Fremont Blvd.

Directions
to Event:

Registration
Information:

Fort Ord Volunteer Days!

Time:

10:00am - 4:00pm

Description:

Fort Ord Public Lands Volunteer Days.
Tues & Thurs. 10am-4pm

Join other experienced volunteers and staff to explore and sustain the natural systems on Fort Ord Public Lands. You'll have access to 8,000 acres of beautiful vistas and natural habitats while you help improve their health and the health of your body and soul by removing invasive weeds, collection native seeds, planting native plants, helping with plant inventories and learning to use new tools to map and restore wild lands.

You'll be glad you volunteered!!!

Sponsoring
Organization:

Bureau of Land Management

orgaization
website:

http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/hollister/fort_ord/index.html

Event website:

contact email:

bdelgado@blm.gov

contact phone:

394-8314

Event Location:

Fort Ord Field Office

Directions
to Event:

Call for directions

Registration
Information:

Phone in before you attend your first volunteer day and prepare to arrive at 945am to fill out volunteer form.

Fort Ord Volunteer Days!

Time:

10:00am - 4:00pm

Description:

Fort Ord Public Lands Volunteer Days.
Tues & Thurs. 10am-4pm

Join other experienced volunteers and staff to explore and sustain the natural systems on Fort Ord Public Lands. You'll have access to 8,000 acres of beautiful vistas and natural habitats while you help improve their health and the health of your body and soul by removing invasive weeds, collection native seeds, planting native plants, helping with plant inventories and learning to use new tools to map and restore wild lands.

You'll be glad you volunteered!!!

Sponsoring
Organization:

Bureau of Land Management

orgaization
website:

http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/hollister/fort_ord/index.html

Event website:

contact email:

bdelgado@blm.gov

contact phone:

394-8314

Event Location:

Fort Ord Field Office

Directions
to Event:

Call for directions

Registration
Information:

Phone in before you attend your first volunteer day and prepare to arrive at 945am to fill out volunteer form.

Elkhorn Slough Reserve Tours

Description:

Join us on a volunteer/docent led walk along one Elkhorn Slough Reserve's beautiful trails. Come experience oak woodland, marsh, tidal flats, mudflats, prairie, the plants and animals therein, and possibly more. Aware winning exhibits in our Visitor Center. Visitor Center and picnic area are free. There is a $2.50 fee for day-use of the trails. No direct fee for the guided walk.

Docent-led tours of the Reserve are held every Saturday and Sunday at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.

There is also an early birding walk the first Saturday of every month at 8:30 a.m.

All tours meet at the Visitor Center, rain or shine.

Sponsoring
Organization:

Elkhorn Slough Reserve

orgaization
website:

http://www.elkhornslough.org

Event website:

http://www.elkhornslough.org/esnerr.htm#tours

contact email:

contact phone:

831-728-2822

Event Location:

1700 Elkhorn Road

Directions
to Event:

http://www.elkhornslough.org/map

Registration
Information:

No registration needed if group less than 6 people. If you have a group of 6 or more call the Visitor Center 831-728-2822 to arrange.

School field trips are by Reservation only. Teachers must first complete a Teacher Workshop before bringing a class to the Reserve. Please call Tricia Wilson at (831) 728-2822 for information and reservations.

Beach Planting Event

Time:

10:00am - 12:00pm

Description:

Join other volunteers to plant native plants at the beach for habitat restoration on the dunes.
Beach Garden Project is a volunteer project that aims to restore degraded areas of coastal dunes to native plant habitat that supports many native animals and plants.

Sponsoring
Organization:

Beach Garden Project

orgaization
website:

Event website:

contact email:

scanepa@ix.netcom.com

contact phone:

831-623-9048

Event Location:

Seaside Beach (just N. of Best Western Beach Resort)

Directions
to Event:

Take Hwy 218/Canyon Del Rey offramp from Hwy 1 in Seaside.
Turn toward ocean and park in parking lot at the end of Hwy 218.

Registration
Information:

None needed but groups of 7 or more should RSVP. Thank you.

Hike Kahn Ranch Addition to Garland Park

Time:

10:00am - 2:00pm

Description:

Tucked away in the southeastern end of the park, this secluded addition to Garland Ranch Regional Park boasts beautiful vistas and a bubbling waterfall in winter. Enjoy a 2-3 hour hike on the breathtaking Hitchcock Loop. Elevation gain: approx. 1,100 ft. Distance: approx. 3.7 miles.

Sponsoring
Organization:

Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District

orgaization
website:

www.mprpd.org

Event website:

https://secure.rec1.com/depreg.php?arg1=Mjkx&arg2=MjAx&arg3=NDIwMA==&arg4=MTY3Mzk

contact email:

wyatt@mprpd.org

contact phone:

831-659-6065

Event Location:

Kahn Ranch Addition to Garland Park

Directions
to Event:

Direction given upon pre-registration. Space is limited.

Registration
Information:

Enter the event website
Click on session and follow prompts to register

Pt. Lobos Weed Bash

Time:

1:00pm - 4:00pm

Description:

EVERY First Saturday of the month since January 2003 we've returned to this beautiful Monterey pine forest to restore a 15-acre area formerly dominated by the weedy French Broom on the East Side of Point Lobos State Reserve. The event runs from 1-4pm. We�ll use several techniques to remove French broom and help restore this area that wants to thrive
with native plants. Meet at 1pm in Carmel on Rio Rd. in the Park n� Ride in front of the now-closed Black Bear Diner
(across from the Chevron Gas Station) one block from Hwy 1. All supplies
provided. Bring a friend, water, and a snack.
Date: Saturday, November 7, 2009
Time: 1:00pm-4:00pm

Sponsoring
Organization:

Monterey Bay Calif. Native Plant Society

orgaization
website:

montereybaycnps.org

Event website:

contact email:

jp_hubbard@hotmail.com or bdelgado61@gmail.com

contact phone:

831-726-1737 or 277-7690

Event Location:

Pt. Lobos, East of Hwy 1

Directions
to Event:

Meet at 1pm in Carmel on Rio Rd. in the Park n' Ride in front of the now-closed Black Bear Diner
(across from the Chevron Gas Station) one block from Hwy 1.

Registration
Information:

N/A

Elkhorn Slough Reserve Tours

Description:

Join us on a volunteer/docent led walk along one Elkhorn Slough Reserve's beautiful trails. Come experience oak woodland, marsh, tidal flats, mudflats, prairie, the plants and animals therein, and possibly more. Aware winning exhibits in our Visitor Center. Visitor Center and picnic area are free. There is a $2.50 fee for day-use of the trails. No direct fee for the guided walk.

Docent-led tours of the Reserve are held every Saturday and Sunday at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.

There is also an early birding walk the first Saturday of every month at 8:30 a.m.

All tours meet at the Visitor Center, rain or shine.

Sponsoring
Organization:

Elkhorn Slough Reserve

orgaization
website:

http://www.elkhornslough.org

Event website:

http://www.elkhornslough.org/esnerr.htm#tours

contact email:

contact phone:

831-728-2822

Event Location:

1700 Elkhorn Road

Directions
to Event:

http://www.elkhornslough.org/map

Registration
Information:

No registration needed if group less than 6 people. If you have a group of 6 or more call the Visitor Center 831-728-2822 to arrange.

School field trips are by Reservation only. Teachers must first complete a Teacher Workshop before bringing a class to the Reserve. Please call Tricia Wilson at (831) 728-2822 for information and reservations.

Hike Snively's Ridge East

Time:

9:00am - 1:00pm

Description:

Snively's Ridge East: Get your heart pumping with a challenging 3-4 hour hike up to Snively’s Ridge along the eastern spine overlooking Garzas Canyon, and then back down the Sky trail. A fantastic panoramic display of Carmel Valley awaits you at the top. Elevation gain: 1,600 ft. Distance: 4.5 miles. Bring lunch, plenty of water, and shoes with good treads. Leader: Gordon Williams, 372-6374

Sponsoring
Organization:

Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District

orgaization
website:

www.mprpd.org

Event website:

https://secure.rec1.com/depreg.php?arg1=Mjkx&arg2=MjAx&arg3=NDcxOQ==&arg4=MTg2Njk

contact email:

wyatt@mprpd.org

contact phone:

831-659-6065

Event Location:

Garland Ranch Regional park

Directions
to Event:

Directions given upon registration.

Registration
Information:

Enter event website.

Click on sessions to register

Watsonville Wetlands Guided Nature Walk

Time:

1:30pm

Description:

Take a guided nature Exploration Walk

Every Sunday at 1:30 pm

Meet at the Nature Center for a guided walk in nearby wetlands. All ages are welcome. Binoculars will be provided.

Sponsoring
Organization:

City of Watsonville

orgaization
website:

http://www.watsonvilleslough.org/

Event website:

http://www.watsonvilleslough.org/naturecenter.html

contact email:

contact phone:

831-728-1156

Event Location:

30 Harkins Slough Rd Watsonville, CA 95076

Directions
to Event:

Use http://www.watsonvilleslough.org/directions.html as a link to give you a map of Watsonville and our meeting location. But Harkins Slough Road might cause some confusion, so these instructions will be helpful:

Harkins Slough Road is a paved road that travels through the sloughs. At some intersections, it is only open in the summer. The intersection at Green Valley Road, and the intersection at Walker Road/Ford St. are not reliable approaches to the Nature Center.

Here are your best approaches:

Coming south on Highway One:

1. Take the Main Street/Highway 152 exit. Continue on Main Street, then right on Ohlone Parkway. Travel past the Overlook Shopping Center, then left on Harkins Slough Road. Just past the tennis courts, turn left into parking lot.

or

2. Continue on Main Street to Ramsay Park. Travel all the way to the back of the park, past the skateboard park, left at the soccer dome.

Coming north on Highway One:

Take the Green Valley Road exit to Main Street. Right on Main Street, then continue as described above, traveling on Ohlone Parkway or through Ramsay Park.

Registration
Information:

Fort Ord Volunteer Days!

Time:

10:00am - 4:00pm

Description:

Fort Ord Public Lands Volunteer Days.
Tues & Thurs. 10am-4pm

Join other experienced volunteers and staff to explore and sustain the natural systems on Fort Ord Public Lands. You'll have access to 8,000 acres of beautiful vistas and natural habitats while you help improve their health and the health of your body and soul by removing invasive weeds, collection native seeds, planting native plants, helping with plant inventories and learning to use new tools to map and restore wild lands.

You'll be glad you volunteered!!!

Sponsoring
Organization:

Bureau of Land Management

orgaization
website:

http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/hollister/fort_ord/index.html

Event website:

contact email:

bdelgado@blm.gov

contact phone:

394-8314

Event Location:

Fort Ord Field Office

Directions
to Event:

Call for directions

Registration
Information:

Phone in before you attend your first volunteer day and prepare to arrive at 945am to fill out volunteer form.

Audubon Society Monthly Lecture

Time:

7:00pm - 9:00pm

Description:

Monthly meetings of the Monterey Peninsula Audubon Society are free. Members and non-members are welcome! Meetings are held at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History, at the corner of Forest and Central in Pacific Grove... second Tuesday of the months of Sept., Oct., Nov., Feb., Mar., and Apr. Refreshments precede the meeting with a social "1/2 hour" at 7 PM... meeting and program begin at 7:00. Please join us--and Bring a Friend!

Sponsoring
Organization:

Monterey Peninsula Audubon Society

orgaization
website:

http://www.montereyaudubon.org/

Event website:

http://www.montereyaudubon.org/programs.htm

contact email:

chohenbe@monterey.k12.ca.us

contact phone:

831-625-4017

Event Location:

Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History

Directions
to Event:

Registration
Information:

Elkhorn Slough Greenhouse Day

Time:

9:00am - 11:00am

Description:

Greenhouse Drop-in Days: seed collection, seed cleaning, sowing, transplanting, restoration site preparation such as weeding and monitoring.

Greenhouse volunteers meet at the greenhouse; all other work parties meet at the flagpole in the Visitor Center parking lot (map).

Wear layered work clothes including closed-toed shoes and bring long sleeves, water, lunch or snack, sunscreen, and gloves (if you have them).

Sponsoring
Organization:

Elkhorn Slough Foundation

orgaization
website:

http://www.elkhornslough.org/

Event website:

http://www.elkhornslough.org/willow.htm

contact email:

bree@elkhornslough.org

contact phone:

831-728-2822 x305

Event Location:

GREENHOUSE, 1700 Elkhorn Road, Watsonville, CA 95076

Directions
to Event:

Directions to the ESNERR Visitor Center:

Highway 1 heading north or south from Santa Cruz or Monterey
Simple route via Dolan Road, near power plant.

* Take Highway 1 to Moss Landing; at the power plant, turn east onto Dolan Road;
* go 3.5 miles on Dolan Road, turn left onto Elkhorn Road;
* go 1.9 miles on Elkhorn Road, turn left into the Reserve gate.

Highway 1 heading south from Santa Cruz
Alternate route via Salinas Rd.

* Take Highway 1 south to Salinas Road and turn left;
* take Salinas Road past the golf course and veer right onto Werner Road;
* drive to the bottom of the hill and turn right onto Elkhorn Road;
* go 0.25 miles, turn right onto (again) Elkhorn Road;
* go 5 miles on Elkhorn Road and enjoy great views of the North Marsh;
* turn right into the Reserve gate.

Highway 101 heading north from Salinas

* From Highway 101 north, after the 156 West exit, take the San Miguel Canyon Road exit
* go 0.7 miles and turn left onto Castroville Boulevard;
* go 2.9 miles on Castroville Boulevard and turn right onto Elkhorn Road;
* go 1.9 miles on Elkhorn Road and turn left into the Reserve gate.

Highway 101 heading south from San Jose

* From Highway 101 south: 2 miles past the 156 East exit, turn right onto San Juan Road;
* go 2.3 miles on San Juan Road, turn left onto Tarpey Road, which becomes Hall Road;
* go 4.5 miles, through Las Lomas, and turn left onto Elkhorn Road;
* go 5 miles on Elkhorn Road and enjoy great views of the North Marsh;
* turn right into the Reserve gate.

If you have any questions regarding these directions, please call (831) 728-2822

Registration
Information:

Fort Ord Volunteer Days!

Time:

10:00am - 4:00pm

Description:

Fort Ord Public Lands Volunteer Days.
Tues & Thurs. 10am-4pm

Join other experienced volunteers and staff to explore and sustain the natural systems on Fort Ord Public Lands. You'll have access to 8,000 acres of beautiful vistas and natural habitats while you help improve their health and the health of your body and soul by removing invasive weeds, collection native seeds, planting native plants, helping with plant inventories and learning to use new tools to map and restore wild lands.

You'll be glad you volunteered!!!

Sponsoring
Organization:

Bureau of Land Management

orgaization
website:

http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/hollister/fort_ord/index.html

Event website:

contact email:

bdelgado@blm.gov

contact phone:

394-8314

Event Location:

Fort Ord Field Office

Directions
to Event:

Call for directions

Registration
Information:

Phone in before you attend your first volunteer day and prepare to arrive at 945am to fill out volunteer form.

Elkhorn Slough Reserve Tours

Description:

Join us on a volunteer/docent led walk along one Elkhorn Slough Reserve's beautiful trails. Come experience oak woodland, marsh, tidal flats, mudflats, prairie, the plants and animals therein, and possibly more. Aware winning exhibits in our Visitor Center. Visitor Center and picnic area are free. There is a $2.50 fee for day-use of the trails. No direct fee for the guided walk.

Docent-led tours of the Reserve are held every Saturday and Sunday at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.

There is also an early birding walk the first Saturday of every month at 8:30 a.m.

All tours meet at the Visitor Center, rain or shine.

Sponsoring
Organization:

Elkhorn Slough Reserve

orgaization
website:

http://www.elkhornslough.org

Event website:

http://www.elkhornslough.org/esnerr.htm#tours

contact email:

contact phone:

831-728-2822

Event Location:

1700 Elkhorn Road

Directions
to Event:

http://www.elkhornslough.org/map

Registration
Information:

No registration needed if group less than 6 people. If you have a group of 6 or more call the Visitor Center 831-728-2822 to arrange.

School field trips are by Reservation only. Teachers must first complete a Teacher Workshop before bringing a class to the Reserve. Please call Tricia Wilson at (831) 728-2822 for information and reservations.

VWA Trail Crew Trip

Time:

All day event

Description:

Ventana Wilderness Alliance Trail Work Trip - Sat, Sun, Mon
Contact
daveknapp@ventanawild.org for details

Sponsoring
Organization:

Ventana Wilderness Alliance

orgaization
website:

www.ventanawild.org

Event website:

contact email:

dknapp1@gmail.com

contact phone:

805-226-7479

Event Location:

Ventana Wilderness

Directions
to Event:

Registration
Information:

Habitat Restoration Fort Ord

Time:

10:00am - 1:00pm

Description:

10am-1pm (allow 15 minutes to drive to 10am meeting place)

Do you love live music and nature? Well come on out to plant native plants while being serenaded with live music!

Come see the depths and beauty of your Fort Ord Public Lands and help restore a native habitat.

Each year since 1996 the Bureau of Land Management has partnered with people like you to plant over 300,000 native plants at 75 habitat restoration locations in Fort Ord's backcountry. It's free with refreshments and live music seranades.

Gotta love it for the whole family!

All tools provided. Just follow the BLM Special Event signs from the Hwy 1 Fort Ord main entrance or Imjin Rd. and Reservation Rd.

See you there!

Contact Bruce at 831-394-8314 or 831-277-7690 or bdelgado@blm.gov for more info.

Sponsoring
Organization:

Bureau of Land Management and Return of the Natives

orgaization
website:

Event website:

contact email:

bdelgado@blm.gov

contact phone:

Event Location:

Fort Ord backcountry

Directions
to Event:

Follow the BLM Special Event signs either from Hwy 1 at Lightfighter Dr. or from Reservation Rd. and Imjin Rd.

Registration
Information:

None except we appreciate hearing from groups in advance for planning purposes.

Planting @ Fort Ord BLM

Time:

10:00am - 1:00pm

Description:

Community service event: Help us plant native plants while enjoying some live music on Fort Ord! Follow BLM special event signs from Fort Ord’s Lightfighter Drive entrance or Reservation Road at Imjin Road. Allow 15 minutes to drive from Highway 1 or Reservation Road. Water, snacks, and tools are provided. Individuals, families, and volunteer groups are all welcome to join us in helping our local environment!

Sponsoring
Organization:

Return of the Natives: CSUMB Watershed Institute, BLM, CA Native Plant Society

orgaization
website:

http://watershed.csumb.edu/ron

Event website:

contact email:

aobara@csumb.edu

contact phone:

582-3686

Event Location:

Directions
to Event:

Registration
Information:

Elkhorn Slough Reserve Tours

Description:

Join us on a volunteer/docent led walk along one Elkhorn Slough Reserve's beautiful trails. Come experience oak woodland, marsh, tidal flats, mudflats, prairie, the plants and animals therein, and possibly more. Aware winning exhibits in our Visitor Center. Visitor Center and picnic area are free. There is a $2.50 fee for day-use of the trails. No direct fee for the guided walk.

Docent-led tours of the Reserve are held every Saturday and Sunday at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.

There is also an early birding walk the first Saturday of every month at 8:30 a.m.

All tours meet at the Visitor Center, rain or shine.

Sponsoring
Organization:

Elkhorn Slough Reserve

orgaization
website:

http://www.elkhornslough.org

Event website:

http://www.elkhornslough.org/esnerr.htm#tours

contact email:

contact phone:

831-728-2822

Event Location:

1700 Elkhorn Road

Directions
to Event:

http://www.elkhornslough.org/map

Registration
Information:

No registration needed if group less than 6 people. If you have a group of 6 or more call the Visitor Center 831-728-2822 to arrange.

School field trips are by Reservation only. Teachers must first complete a Teacher Workshop before bringing a class to the Reserve. Please call Tricia Wilson at (831) 728-2822 for information and reservations.

Watsonville Wetlands Guided Nature Walk

Time:

1:30pm

Description:

Take a guided nature Exploration Walk

Every Sunday at 1:30 pm

Meet at the Nature Center for a guided walk in nearby wetlands. All ages are welcome. Binoculars will be provided.

Sponsoring
Organization:

City of Watsonville

orgaization
website:

http://www.watsonvilleslough.org/

Event website:

http://www.watsonvilleslough.org/naturecenter.html

contact email:

contact phone:

831-728-1156

Event Location:

30 Harkins Slough Rd Watsonville, CA 95076

Directions
to Event:

Use http://www.watsonvilleslough.org/directions.html as a link to give you a map of Watsonville and our meeting location. But Harkins Slough Road might cause some confusion, so these instructions will be helpful:

Harkins Slough Road is a paved road that travels through the sloughs. At some intersections, it is only open in the summer. The intersection at Green Valley Road, and the intersection at Walker Road/Ford St. are not reliable approaches to the Nature Center.

Here are your best approaches:

Coming south on Highway One:

1. Take the Main Street/Highway 152 exit. Continue on Main Street, then right on Ohlone Parkway. Travel past the Overlook Shopping Center, then left on Harkins Slough Road. Just past the tennis courts, turn left into parking lot.

or

2. Continue on Main Street to Ramsay Park. Travel all the way to the back of the park, past the skateboard park, left at the soccer dome.

Coming north on Highway One:

Take the Green Valley Road exit to Main Street. Right on Main Street, then continue as described above, traveling on Ohlone Parkway or through Ramsay Park.

Registration
Information:

Fort Ord Volunteer Days!

Time:

10:00am - 4:00pm

Description:

Fort Ord Public Lands Volunteer Days.
Tues & Thurs. 10am-4pm

Join other experienced volunteers and staff to explore and sustain the natural systems on Fort Ord Public Lands. You'll have access to 8,000 acres of beautiful vistas and natural habitats while you help improve their health and the health of your body and soul by removing invasive weeds, collection native seeds, planting native plants, helping with plant inventories and learning to use new tools to map and restore wild lands.

You'll be glad you volunteered!!!

Sponsoring
Organization:

Bureau of Land Management

orgaization
website:

http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/hollister/fort_ord/index.html

Event website:

contact email:

bdelgado@blm.gov

contact phone:

394-8314

Event Location:

Fort Ord Field Office

Directions
to Event:

Call for directions

Registration
Information:

Phone in before you attend your first volunteer day and prepare to arrive at 945am to fill out volunteer form.

Fort Ord Volunteer Days!

Time:

10:00am - 4:00pm

Description:

Fort Ord Public Lands Volunteer Days.
Tues & Thurs. 10am-4pm

Join other experienced volunteers and staff to explore and sustain the natural systems on Fort Ord Public Lands. You'll have access to 8,000 acres of beautiful vistas and natural habitats while you help improve their health and the health of your body and soul by removing invasive weeds, collection native seeds, planting native plants, helping with plant inventories and learning to use new tools to map and restore wild lands.

You'll be glad you volunteered!!!

Sponsoring
Organization:

Bureau of Land Management

orgaization
website:

http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/hollister/fort_ord/index.html

Event website:

contact email:

bdelgado@blm.gov

contact phone:

394-8314

Event Location:

Fort Ord Field Office

Directions
to Event:

Call for directions

Registration
Information:

Phone in before you attend your first volunteer day and prepare to arrive at 945am to fill out volunteer form.

Star Party at Garland Park

Description:

Look up at the night sky and revel in its vast mysteries. Come out and join us as amateur astronomers share their knowledge of the cosmos. Hot drinks and cookies will be provided. Meet for this 2 hour event at the Garland Ranch Parking Lot at Sunset.

Sponsoring
Organization:

Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District

orgaization
website:

www.mprpd.org

Event website:

https://secure.rec1.com/depreg.php?arg1=Mjkx&arg2=MjQ5&arg3=NDE1Mg==&arg4=MTY2NTM

contact email:

wyatt@mprpd.org

contact phone:

831-659-6065

Event Location:

Garland Ranch Regional Park

Directions
to Event:

Directions given upon registration.

Registration
Information:

Click on event website. Follow prompts to register.

Elkhorn Slough Reserve Tours

Description:

Join us on a volunteer/docent led walk along one Elkhorn Slough Reserve's beautiful trails. Come experience oak woodland, marsh, tidal flats, mudflats, prairie, the plants and animals therein, and possibly more. Aware winning exhibits in our Visitor Center. Visitor Center and picnic area are free. There is a $2.50 fee for day-use of the trails. No direct fee for the guided walk.

Docent-led tours of the Reserve are held every Saturday and Sunday at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.

There is also an early birding walk the first Saturday of every month at 8:30 a.m.

All tours meet at the Visitor Center, rain or shine.

Sponsoring
Organization:

Elkhorn Slough Reserve

orgaization
website:

http://www.elkhornslough.org

Event website:

http://www.elkhornslough.org/esnerr.htm#tours

contact email:

contact phone:

831-728-2822

Event Location:

1700 Elkhorn Road

Directions
to Event:

http://www.elkhornslough.org/map

Registration
Information:

No registration needed if group less than 6 people. If you have a group of 6 or more call the Visitor Center 831-728-2822 to arrange.

School field trips are by Reservation only. Teachers must first complete a Teacher Workshop before bringing a class to the Reserve. Please call Tricia Wilson at (831) 728-2822 for information and reservations.

VWA Trail Crew

Time:

All day event

Description:

Trail Work Trip with the Ventana Wilderness Alliance

Contact daveknapp@ventanawild.org for details
Sat/Sun Overnight Trip, possibly on the Gamboa Trail

Sponsoring
Organization:

orgaization
website:

Event website:

contact email:

contact phone:

Event Location:

Directions
to Event:

Registration
Information:

Hike the Waterfall Trail

Time:

9:00am - 12:00pm

Description:

The Waterfall Trail: With or without water in the waterfall (and there just might be right now!), this is a great opportunity to look for early wildflowers as you wind your way up through a shady canyon to Mesa Pond. There are a few stairs to climb, but they’re worth it. Elevation gain: 500 ft. Distance: 2.5 miles. Bring water, a snack, and shoes with good treads.

Sponsoring
Organization:

Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District

orgaization
website:

www.mprpd.org

Event website:

https://secure.rec1.com/depreg.php?arg1=Mjkx&arg2=MjAx&arg3=NDAwOQ==&arg4=MTg2Njg

contact email:

wyatt@mprpd.org

contact phone:

831-659-6065

Event Location:

Garland Ranch Regional Park

Directions
to Event:

Direction given upon pre-registration. Space is limited.

Registration
Information:

Enter the event website
Click on session and follow prompts to register

Planting @ Natividad Creek Park

Time:

10:00am - 1:00pm

Description:

Community service event: Help us plant native plants and pick up trash & debris at Natividad Creek Park in Salinas! Follow the signs to the picnic benches by the playground; water, snacks, and tools are provided. Individuals, families, and volunteer groups are all welcome to join us in helping our to beautify our park!

Sponsoring
Organization:

Return of the Natives: CSUMB Watershed Institute

orgaization
website:

http://watershed.csumb.edu/ron

Event website:

contact email:

aobara@csumb.edu

contact phone:

582-3686

Event Location:

Natividad Creek Park, Salinas

Directions
to Event:

Registration
Information:

Elkhorn Slough Reserve Tours

Description:

Join us on a volunteer/docent led walk along one Elkhorn Slough Reserve's beautiful trails. Come experience oak woodland, marsh, tidal flats, mudflats, prairie, the plants and animals therein, and possibly more. Aware winning exhibits in our Visitor Center. Visitor Center and picnic area are free. There is a $2.50 fee for day-use of the trails. No direct fee for the guided walk.

Docent-led tours of the Reserve are held every Saturday and Sunday at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.

There is also an early birding walk the first Saturday of every month at 8:30 a.m.

All tours meet at the Visitor Center, rain or shine.

Sponsoring
Organization:

Elkhorn Slough Reserve

orgaization
website:

http://www.elkhornslough.org

Event website:

http://www.elkhornslough.org/esnerr.htm#tours

contact email:

contact phone:

831-728-2822

Event Location:

1700 Elkhorn Road

Directions
to Event:

http://www.elkhornslough.org/map

Registration
Information:

No registration needed if group less than 6 people. If you have a group of 6 or more call the Visitor Center 831-728-2822 to arrange.

School field trips are by Reservation only. Teachers must first complete a Teacher Workshop before bringing a class to the Reserve. Please call Tricia Wilson at (831) 728-2822 for information and reservations.

Mill Creek Redwood Hike

Time:

10:00am - 2:00pm

Description:

Tremendous Trees of Mill Creek: Meet at the Mill Creek Trailhead on Palo Colorado Rd. for a leisurely 3-4 hour hike through redwoods and tan oaks, including a stop for lunch on a sunny knoll with spectacular views of the ocean. Elevation gain: 230 ft. Distance: 5.5 miles. Bring water and lunch. This is a very popular hike please reserve your spot early. Leader: Andy Weiss, 236-7690

Sponsoring
Organization:

Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District

orgaization
website:

www.mprpd.org

Event website:

https://secure.rec1.com/depreg.php?arg1=Mjkx&arg2=MjAx&arg3=NDE5Ng==&arg4=MTg2Mzk

contact email:

wyatt@mprpd.org

contact phone:

831-659-6065

Event Location:

Mill Creek Preserve

Directions
to Event:

Participants must pre-register for the hike as space is limited. Directions given upon registration.

Registration
Information:

Enter event website.

Click on sessions to register

Soberanes Creek Weed Bash

Time:

11:00am - 2:00pm

Description:

What?
Every 3rd Sunday (since January 2003!) we assemble volunteers to help restore coastal habitats by removing invasive plants such as Cape ivy from one of Monterey County's most beautiful coastal locations. Easy or difficult tasks depending on your mood.

Where?
The project site is 7 miles south of Hwy 1 but we meet at the Rio Rd. Park n Ride next to the Black Bear Diner across from the Chevron gas station. Then we carpool 7 miles south of Carmel River in consideration of everyone's needs and schedules.

Why?
Lot's of fun and ocean spray at a stunningly beautiful location. Its also a fulfilling project and you'll learn alot while contributing to the cause of helping our beautiful wild lands!

How?
Bring water, wear gardening type, layered clothing, closed-toed and sturdy, shoes, and wear long-sleeves and pants. Healthy and delicious snacks are provided. You'll love it!!

Who?
Join California Native Plant Society and Chuck Haugen Conservation Fund volunteers who know and care a lot about this beautiful area! Contact Jan at 831.236.0905 or janshriner@comcast.net or Bruce at bdelgado61@gmail.com or 831.277.7690.

Sponsoring
Organization:

Monterey Bay Calif. Native Plant Society

orgaization
website:

montereybaycnps.org

Event website:

contact email:

janshriner@comcast.net or bdelgado61@gmail.com

contact phone:

831-236-0905 or 277-7690

Event Location:

Meet at Rio Rd. Park n' Ride but carpool to Soberanes Cr.

Directions
to Event:

The project site is 7 miles south of Hwy 1 but we meet at the Rio Rd. Park n Ride next to the Black Bear Diner across from the Chevron gas station. Then we carpool 7 miles south of Carmel River in consideration of everyone's needs and schedules.

Registration
Information:

N/A

Watsonville Wetlands Guided Nature Walk

Time:

1:30pm

Description:

Take a guided nature Exploration Walk

Every Sunday at 1:30 pm

Meet at the Nature Center for a guided walk in nearby wetlands. All ages are welcome. Binoculars will be provided.

Sponsoring
Organization:

City of Watsonville

orgaization
website:

http://www.watsonvilleslough.org/

Event website:

http://www.watsonvilleslough.org/naturecenter.html

contact email:

contact phone:

831-728-1156

Event Location:

30 Harkins Slough Rd Watsonville, CA 95076

Directions
to Event:

Use http://www.watsonvilleslough.org/directions.html as a link to give you a map of Watsonville and our meeting location. But Harkins Slough Road might cause some confusion, so these instructions will be helpful:

Harkins Slough Road is a paved road that travels through the sloughs. At some intersections, it is only open in the summer. The intersection at Green Valley Road, and the intersection at Walker Road/Ford St. are not reliable approaches to the Nature Center.

Here are your best approaches:

Coming south on Highway One:

1. Take the Main Street/Highway 152 exit. Continue on Main Street, then right on Ohlone Parkway. Travel past the Overlook Shopping Center, then left on Harkins Slough Road. Just past the tennis courts, turn left into parking lot.

or

2. Continue on Main Street to Ramsay Park. Travel all the way to the back of the park, past the skateboard park, left at the soccer dome.

Coming north on Highway One:

Take the Green Valley Road exit to Main Street. Right on Main Street, then continue as described above, traveling on Ohlone Parkway or through Ramsay Park.

Registration
Information:

Fort Ord Volunteer Days!

Time:

10:00am - 4:00pm

Description:

Fort Ord Public Lands Volunteer Days.
Tues & Thurs. 10am-4pm

Join other experienced volunteers and staff to explore and sustain the natural systems on Fort Ord Public Lands. You'll have access to 8,000 acres of beautiful vistas and natural habitats while you help improve their health and the health of your body and soul by removing invasive weeds, collection native seeds, planting native plants, helping with plant inventories and learning to use new tools to map and restore wild lands.

You'll be glad you volunteered!!!

Sponsoring
Organization:

Bureau of Land Management

orgaization
website:

http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/hollister/fort_ord/index.html

Event website:

contact email:

bdelgado@blm.gov

contact phone:

394-8314

Event Location:

Fort Ord Field Office

Directions
to Event:

Call for directions

Registration
Information:

Phone in before you attend your first volunteer day and prepare to arrive at 945am to fill out volunteer form.

Watsonville Wetlands Watch 2010 Docent T

Time:

6:00pm - 8:30pm

Description:

The Watsonville Wetlands Watch 2010 Docent Training Program will begin on Feb. 24. Docents trainees will be treated to an inside look at the Pajaro Valley and its wide network of wetlands. Local experts will share the ecology, history and restoration of the wetlands during this 7-week program, which includes Wednesday evening presentations and Saturday morning field trips.

New docents will be prepared to lead walks and assist with field trips. Docents also have the opportunity to help with community events, participate in wetlands restoration, work in the library or greenhouse at the Fitz Wetlands Education Resource Center, and work on special projects.

The Watsonville Wetlands Watch is a nonprofit community-based organization dedicated to the protection, restoration and appreciation of the wetlands of Pajaro Valley. For more information, visit our website at www.watsonvillewetlandswatch.org.

To enroll in the 2010 Docent Training Program, please contact the Volunteer Coordinator, Kathy Fieberling, at 831-345-1226 or email kathyfieb@yahoo.com. The deadline for enrollment is Feb. 10.

Sponsoring
Organization:

Watsonville Wetlands Watch

orgaization
website:

http://watsonvillewetlandswatch.org/

Event website:

http://watsonvillewetlandswatch.org/become_docent.htm

contact email:

kathyfieb@yahoo.com

contact phone:

831-345-1226

Event Location:

Fitz Wetlands Educational Resource Center

Directions
to Event:

Fitz Wetlands Educational Resource Center
From Highway 1 southbound, take the CA 152 exit, Exit 426, to Watsonville/Gilroy. This is the exit just after Airport Blvd. Go right at the light onto Green Valley Road; after two more lights, this becomes Harkins Slough Road. Continue to the stop sign just before the high school, and go right as far as you can go to the top of the hill. The Fitz WERC is in the corner of the very large parking lot, with the greenhouse on the left.

From Monterey area on Highway 1 northbound, take the Harkins Slough Road/Green Valley Road exit; this is the exit just after Riverside Drive. Make a left turn at the stop sign onto Harkins Slough Road. Continue to the stop sign just before the high school, and go right as far as you can go to the top of the hill. The Fitz WERC is in the corner of the very large parking lot, with the greenhouse on the left.

Registration
Information:

To enroll in the 2009 Docent Training Program, please contact the Volunteer Coordinator, Kathy Fieberling, at 831-345-1226 or email kathyfieb@yahoo.com.

Monterey Green Action Film Cafe

Description:

Film Cafe: Join us for our Fourth Thursday Film Cafe every month. The best environmental films and interviews with local experts are brought to you for a free night out. Empower yourself and celebrate a sense of community every fourth Thursday of the month at 7:00 p.m. at East Village Coffee Lounge (except March and December).
Monterey Green Action: (MGA) is a community volunteer organization in the City of Monterey that embraces a multi-disciplinary approach to sustainability in our community, from policy to gardens, from energy to transportation, from safe cosmetics to bike parking at special events, we undertake projects to help the City of Monterey become more self-reliant and sustainable. In response to concerns about energy problems, pollution, climate change, economic uncertainty, and resource limitations, Monterey residents come together to prepare for the future.

Sponsoring
Organization:

http://sustainablemontereycounty.org/local-action-groups/monterey-green-action/

orgaization
website:

Event website:

contact email:

MontereyGreenAction@yahoo.com

contact phone:

Event Location:

Directions
to Event:

Registration
Information:

Please email for more information

Fort Ord Volunteer Days!

Time:

10:00am - 4:00pm

Description:

Fort Ord Public Lands Volunteer Days.
Tues & Thurs. 10am-4pm

Join other experienced volunteers and staff to explore and sustain the natural systems on Fort Ord Public Lands. You'll have access to 8,000 acres of beautiful vistas and natural habitats while you help improve their health and the health of your body and soul by removing invasive weeds, collection native seeds, planting native plants, helping with plant inventories and learning to use new tools to map and restore wild lands.

You'll be glad you volunteered!!!

Sponsoring
Organization:

Bureau of Land Management

orgaization
website:

http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/hollister/fort_ord/index.html

Event website:

contact email:

bdelgado@blm.gov

contact phone:

394-8314

Event Location:

Fort Ord Field Office

Directions
to Event:

Call for directions

Registration
Information:

Phone in before you attend your first volunteer day and prepare to arrive at 945am to fill out volunteer form.

American Cetacean Society Monterey Bay

Time:

7:00pm - 10:00pm

Description:

The Monterey Bay Chapter of the American Cetacean Society normally meets at 7:30 pm on the last Thursday of the month. Meeting date is changed when the last Thursday conflicts with a holiday. These meetings are free and open to the public. ACS meetings and activities feature cetacea and various aspects of the marine environment.

Sponsoring
Organization:

http://www-marine.stanford.edu/

orgaization
website:

http://www.starrsites.com/acsmb/

Event website:

http://www.starrsites.com/acsmb/meetings/meeting.htm

contact email:

contact phone:

Event Location:

Hopkins Marine Station in Pacific Grove,

Directions
to Event:

Hopkins Marine Station in Pacific Grove, California (across from the American Tin Cannery Outlet Stores)

Registration
Information:

Membership Chairman
ACS Monterey Bay Chapter
Post Office Box HE
Pacific Grove, CA 93950
No RSVP required to come to meetings
Please check orgaization website for details

Native Plant Society - weed bash

Time:

9:00am - 2:30pm

Description:

If you love exertion and exercise in support of the environment join us for this exhilarating time in beautiful and wild Soberanes Creek watershed to remove the invasive weed Cape Ivy where we have volunteered each month on one Friday since January 2003.
You will love it if you love hard work for the environment!

Time: 9:00am-2:30pm
Duration: 5 hours 30 minutes

Sponsoring
Organization:

Monterey Bay Calif. Native Plant Society

orgaization
website:

montereybaycnps.org

Event website:

contact email:

bdelgado61@gmail.com

contact phone:

831-277-7690

Event Location:

6.5 miles south of Carmel River but rsvp for details

Directions
to Event:

Contact us for details. Thank you.

Registration
Information:

Elkhorn Slough Reserve Tours

Description:

Join us on a volunteer/docent led walk along one Elkhorn Slough Reserve's beautiful trails. Come experience oak woodland, marsh, tidal flats, mudflats, prairie, the plants and animals therein, and possibly more. Aware winning exhibits in our Visitor Center. Visitor Center and picnic area are free. There is a $2.50 fee for day-use of the trails. No direct fee for the guided walk.

Docent-led tours of the Reserve are held every Saturday and Sunday at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.

There is also an early birding walk the first Saturday of every month at 8:30 a.m.

All tours meet at the Visitor Center, rain or shine.

Sponsoring
Organization:

Elkhorn Slough Reserve

orgaization
website:

http://www.elkhornslough.org

Event website:

http://www.elkhornslough.org/esnerr.htm#tours

contact email:

contact phone:

831-728-2822

Event Location:

1700 Elkhorn Road

Directions
to Event:

http://www.elkhornslough.org/map

Registration
Information:

No registration needed if group less than 6 people. If you have a group of 6 or more call the Visitor Center 831-728-2822 to arrange.

School field trips are by Reservation only. Teachers must first complete a Teacher Workshop before bringing a class to the Reserve. Please call Tricia Wilson at (831) 728-2822 for information and reservations.

VWA Trail Crew

Time:

All day event

Description:

Pine Valley Trail Work Trip - Over night

Steve Benoit will be leader.

Contact daveknapp@ventanawild.org for details

Sponsoring
Organization:

orgaization
website:

Event website:

contact email:

contact phone:

Event Location:

Directions
to Event:

Registration
Information:

Elkhorn Slough Weed Bash

Time:

9:00am - 12:00pm

Description:

9am-12pm. Free the Natives! Pull hemlock, thistles, and other non-native invasives. This will free native plants like bee plant and wood mint. Meet at 9am at the flagpole at the Visitor's Center. Wear long plants, long shirt and close-toed shoes. Bring water. Light snacks provided.

Sponsoring
Organization:

Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve

orgaization
website:

www.elkhornslough.org

Event website:

contact email:

bree@elkhornslough.org

contact phone:

831-728-2822x305

Event Location:

1700 Elkhorn Rd. Watsonville CA

Directions
to Event:

From HWY 1, go EAST on Dolan Rd. at the Moss Landing power plant. Turn left onto Elkhorn Rd. Turn left into the Reserve. Look for the brown sign with binoculars.

Registration
Information:

RSVP to Bree

Watsonville Wetlands Watch - Restoration

Time:

9:00am - 12:00pm

Description:

Restoration Days with Watsonville Wetlands Watch

Come join our team of dedicated wildlife champions in rejuvenating the rich habitats of the Watsonville Sloughs.

Volunteer Days: The fourth Saturday of every month (except Thanksgiving and Christmas), from 9-12, then an hour for walking, talking and observing wildlife.

Meet at the Fitz
Wetlands Educational Resource Center,located at the top of Pajaro Valley
High School in Watsonville. Contact Mary at 831-566-4938 or mary@watsonvillewetlandswatch.org or

Sponsoring
Organization:

orgaization
website:

Event website:

contact email:

contact phone:

Event Location:

Directions
to Event:

Registration
Information:

Habitat Restoration Fort Ord

Time:

10:00am - 1:00pm

Description:

10am-1pm (allow 15 minutes to drive to 10am meeting place)

Do you love live music and nature? Well come on out to plant native plants while being serenaded with live music!

Come see the depths and beauty of your Fort Ord Public Lands and help restore a native habitat.

Each year since 1996 the Bureau of Land Management has partnered with people like you to plant over 300,000 native plants at 75 habitat restoration locations in Fort Ord's backcountry. It's free with refreshments and live music seranades.

Gotta love it for the whole family!

All tools provided. Just follow the BLM Special Event signs from the Hwy 1 Fort Ord main entrance or Imjin Rd. and Reservation Rd.

See you there!

Contact Bruce at 831-394-8314 or 831-277-7690 or bdelgado@blm.gov for more info.

Sponsoring
Organization:

Bureau of Land Management and Return of the Natives

orgaization
website:

Event website:

contact email:

bdelgado@blm.gov

contact phone:

Event Location:

Fort Ord backcountry

Directions
to Event:

Follow the BLM Special Event signs either from Hwy 1 at Lightfighter Dr. or from Reservation Rd. and Imjin Rd.

Registration
Information:

None except we appreciate hearing from groups in advance for planning purposes.

Hike Garland's Oakview/Mesa Loop

Time:

10:00am - 1:00pm

Description:

Oakview/Mesa Loop: For a different perspective, meet at the Garland Visitor Center for a 3-hour hike up to and around the back side of the Mesa on the Oakview Loop, enjoying grand views of Garzas Canyon. Elevation gain: 700 ft. Distance: 5 miles. Bring water, a snack, and shoes with good treads. Leader: Cath Farrant, 372-7427

Sponsoring
Organization:

Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District

orgaization
website:

www.mprpd.org

Event website:

https://secure.rec1.com/depreg.php?arg1=Mjkx&arg2=MjAx&arg3=MzcyNA==&arg4=MTg2Njc

contact email:

wyatt@mprpd.org

contact phone:

831-659-6065

Event Location:

Garland Ranch Regional Park

Directions
to Event:

Directions given upon registration.

Registration
Information:

Enter event website.

Click on sessions to register

Elkhorn Slough Reserve Tours

Description:

Join us on a volunteer/docent led walk along one Elkhorn Slough Reserve's beautiful trails. Come experience oak woodland, marsh, tidal flats, mudflats, prairie, the plants and animals therein, and possibly more. Aware winning exhibits in our Visitor Center. Visitor Center and picnic area are free. There is a $2.50 fee for day-use of the trails. No direct fee for the guided walk.

Docent-led tours of the Reserve are held every Saturday and Sunday at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.

There is also an early birding walk the first Saturday of every month at 8:30 a.m.

All tours meet at the Visitor Center, rain or shine.

Sponsoring
Organization:

Elkhorn Slough Reserve

orgaization
website:

http://www.elkhornslough.org

Event website:

http://www.elkhornslough.org/esnerr.htm#tours

contact email:

contact phone:

831-728-2822

Event Location:

1700 Elkhorn Road

Directions
to Event:

http://www.elkhornslough.org/map

Registration
Information:

No registration needed if group less than 6 people. If you have a group of 6 or more call the Visitor Center 831-728-2822 to arrange.

School field trips are by Reservation only. Teachers must first complete a Teacher Workshop before bringing a class to the Reserve. Please call Tricia Wilson at (831) 728-2822 for information and reservations.

Watsonville Wetlands Guided Nature Walk

Time:

1:30pm

Description:

Take a guided nature Exploration Walk

Every Sunday at 1:30 pm

Meet at the Nature Center for a guided walk in nearby wetlands. All ages are welcome. Binoculars will be provided.

Sponsoring
Organization:

City of Watsonville

orgaization
website:

http://www.watsonvilleslough.org/

Event website:

http://www.watsonvilleslough.org/naturecenter.html

contact email:

contact phone:

831-728-1156

Event Location:

30 Harkins Slough Rd Watsonville, CA 95076

Directions
to Event:

Use http://www.watsonvilleslough.org/directions.html as a link to give you a map of Watsonville and our meeting location. But Harkins Slough Road might cause some confusion, so these instructions will be helpful:

Harkins Slough Road is a paved road that travels through the sloughs. At some intersections, it is only open in the summer. The intersection at Green Valley Road, and the intersection at Walker Road/Ford St. are not reliable approaches to the Nature Center.

Here are your best approaches:

Coming south on Highway One:

1. Take the Main Street/Highway 152 exit. Continue on Main Street, then right on Ohlone Parkway. Travel past the Overlook Shopping Center, then left on Harkins Slough Road. Just past the tennis courts, turn left into parking lot.

or

2. Continue on Main Street to Ramsay Park. Travel all the way to the back of the park, past the skateboard park, left at the soccer dome.

Coming north on Highway One:

Take the Green Valley Road exit to Main Street. Right on Main Street, then continue as described above, traveling on Ohlone Parkway or through Ramsay Park.

Registration
Information:

The Seymour Center at Long Marine Lab Fr

Description:

Free First Tuesday
Visit our aquarium, exhibit hall, and touch tanks. Take a tour or explore on your own. Join us as we explore Monterey Bay with our Hands–on family programs!

Visit a working marine laboratory. Exhibit halls, aquarium, touch tanks, tours to marine mammal research overlook, Ocean Discovery Shop, and unsurpassed vistas of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Hold a sea star — marvel at the world's largest whale skeleton — see full-size elephant seal sculptures — think like a scientist!

Sponsoring
Organization:

orgaization
website:

http://seymourcenter.ucsc.edu/

Event website:

http://seymourcenter.ucsc.edu/calendar.html

contact email:

contact phone:

831 459-3800

Event Location:

Directions
to Event:

From San Francisco Bay Area, take Highway 17 South from San Jose. Highway 17 ends at Highway One, as you reach the coast. As you approach the coast and the city of Santa Cruz, take Highway One North toward Half Moon Bay. (Highway One becomes Mission Street.) Continue north through town. Turn left on Swift Street. Turn right on Delaware Avenue. Follow Delaware to the Long Marine Lab entrance at the end of the road.
End of Delaware Avenue, Westside Santa Cruz

Registration
Information:

Please call for large groups

Fort Ord Volunteer Days!

Time:

10:00am - 4:00pm

Description:

Fort Ord Public Lands Volunteer Days.
Tues & Thurs. 10am-4pm

Join other experienced volunteers and staff to explore and sustain the natural systems on Fort Ord Public Lands. You'll have access to 8,000 acres of beautiful vistas and natural habitats while you help improve their health and the health of your body and soul by removing invasive weeds, collection native seeds, planting native plants, helping with plant inventories and learning to use new tools to map and restore wild lands.

You'll be glad you volunteered!!!

Sponsoring
Organization:

Bureau of Land Management

orgaization
website:

http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/hollister/fort_ord/index.html

Event website:

contact email:

bdelgado@blm.gov

contact phone:

394-8314

Event Location:

Fort Ord Field Office

Directions
to Event:

Call for directions

Registration
Information:

Phone in before you attend your first volunteer day and prepare to arrive at 945am to fill out volunteer form.

Watsonville Wetlands Watch 2010 Docent T

Time:

6:00pm - 8:30pm

Description:

The Watsonville Wetlands Watch 2010 Docent Training Program will begin on Feb. 24. Docents trainees will be treated to an inside look at the Pajaro Valley and its wide network of wetlands. Local experts will share the ecology, history and restoration of the wetlands during this 7-week program, which includes Wednesday evening presentations and Saturday morning field trips.

New docents will be prepared to lead walks and assist with field trips. Docents also have the opportunity to help with community events, participate in wetlands restoration, work in the library or greenhouse at the Fitz Wetlands Education Resource Center, and work on special projects.

The Watsonville Wetlands Watch is a nonprofit community-based organization dedicated to the protection, restoration and appreciation of the wetlands of Pajaro Valley. For more information, visit our website at www.watsonvillewetlandswatch.org.

To enroll in the 2010 Docent Training Program, please contact the Volunteer Coordinator, Kathy Fieberling, at 831-345-1226 or email kathyfieb@yahoo.com. The deadline for enrollment is Feb. 10.

Sponsoring
Organization:

Watsonville Wetlands Watch

orgaization
website:

http://watsonvillewetlandswatch.org/

Event website:

http://watsonvillewetlandswatch.org/become_docent.htm

contact email:

kathyfieb@yahoo.com

contact phone:

831-345-1226

Event Location:

Fitz Wetlands Educational Resource Center

Directions
to Event:

Fitz Wetlands Educational Resource Center
From Highway 1 southbound, take the CA 152 exit, Exit 426, to Watsonville/Gilroy. This is the exit just after Airport Blvd. Go right at the light onto Green Valley Road; after two more lights, this becomes Harkins Slough Road. Continue to the stop sign just before the high school, and go right as far as you can go to the top of the hill. The Fitz WERC is in the corner of the very large parking lot, with the greenhouse on the left.

From Monterey area on Highway 1 northbound, take the Harkins Slough Road/Green Valley Road exit; this is the exit just after Riverside Drive. Make a left turn at the stop sign onto Harkins Slough Road. Continue to the stop sign just before the high school, and go right as far as you can go to the top of the hill. The Fitz WERC is in the corner of the very large parking lot, with the greenhouse on the left.

Registration
Information:

To enroll in the 2009 Docent Training Program, please contact the Volunteer Coordinator, Kathy Fieberling, at 831-345-1226 or email kathyfieb@yahoo.com.

Fort Ord Volunteer Days!

Time:

10:00am - 4:00pm

Description:

Fort Ord Public Lands Volunteer Days.
Tues & Thurs. 10am-4pm

Join other experienced volunteers and staff to explore and sustain the natural systems on Fort Ord Public Lands. You'll have access to 8,000 acres of beautiful vistas and natural habitats while you help improve their health and the health of your body and soul by removing invasive weeds, collection native seeds, planting native plants, helping with plant inventories and learning to use new tools to map and restore wild lands.

You'll be glad you volunteered!!!

Sponsoring
Organization:

Bureau of Land Management

orgaization
website:

http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/hollister/fort_ord/index.html

Event website:

contact email:

bdelgado@blm.gov

contact phone:

394-8314

Event Location:

Fort Ord Field Office

Directions
to Event:

Call for directions

Registration
Information:

Phone in before you attend your first volunteer day and prepare to arrive at 945am to fill out volunteer form.

Elkhorn Slough Reserve Tours

Description:

Join us on a volunteer/docent led walk along one Elkhorn Slough Reserve's beautiful trails. Come experience oak woodland, marsh, tidal flats, mudflats, prairie, the plants and animals therein, and possibly more. Aware winning exhibits in our Visitor Center. Visitor Center and picnic area are free. There is a $2.50 fee for day-use of the trails. No direct fee for the guided walk.

Docent-led tours of the Reserve are held every Saturday and Sunday at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.

There is also an early birding walk the first Saturday of every month at 8:30 a.m.

All tours meet at the Visitor Center, rain or shine.

Sponsoring
Organization:

Elkhorn Slough Reserve

orgaization
website:

http://www.elkhornslough.org

Event website:

http://www.elkhornslough.org/esnerr.htm#tours

contact email:

contact phone:

831-728-2822

Event Location:

1700 Elkhorn Road

Directions
to Event:

http://www.elkhornslough.org/map

Registration
Information:

No registration needed if group less than 6 people. If you have a group of 6 or more call the Visitor Center 831-728-2822 to arrange.

School field trips are by Reservation only. Teachers must first complete a Teacher Workshop before bringing a class to the Reserve. Please call Tricia Wilson at (831) 728-2822 for information and reservations.

VWA Trail Crew Trip

Time:

All day event

Description:

Steve Benoit will be leading a Pine Ridge Trail Work Trip - overnight.

Contact daveknapp@ventanawild.org for details

Sponsoring
Organization:

orgaization
website:

Event website:

contact email:

contact phone:

Event Location:

Directions
to Event:

Registration
Information:

Fabulous Ferns and Flowers Hike

Time:

9:00am - 12:00pm

Description:

Experience tranquility surrounded by verdant foliage on this 2-3 hour hike along Garzas Creek and back across the Terrace Trail. This area is known for its diversity of wildflowers and lush fern growth. Elevation change: approx. 530 ft. Distance: approx. 3.3 miles.

Sponsoring
Organization:

Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District

orgaization
website:

www.mprpd.org

Event website:

https://secure.rec1.com/depreg.php?arg1=Mjkx&arg2=MjAx&arg3=NDIwMg==&arg4=MTY3NDE

contact email:

wyatt@mprpd.org

contact phone:

831-659-6065

Event Location:

Garland Ranch Regional Park

Directions
to Event:

Directions given upon registration. Please pre-register as space is limited.

Registration
Information:

Enter event website
Click on session and follow prompts to register

Pt. Lobos Weed Bash

Time:

1:00pm - 4:00pm

Description:

EVERY First Saturday of the month since January 2003 we've returned to this beautiful Monterey pine forest to restore a 15-acre area formerly dominated by the weedy French Broom on the East Side of Point Lobos State Reserve. The event runs from 1-4pm. We�ll use several techniques to remove French broom and help restore this area that wants to thrive
with native plants. Meet at 1pm in Carmel on Rio Rd. in the Park n� Ride in front of the now-closed Black Bear Diner
(across from the Chevron Gas Station) one block from Hwy 1. All supplies
provided. Bring a friend, water, and a snack.
Date: Saturday, November 7, 2009
Time: 1:00pm-4:00pm

Sponsoring
Organization:

Monterey Bay Calif. Native Plant Society

orgaization
website:

montereybaycnps.org

Event website:

contact email:

jp_hubbard@hotmail.com or bdelgado61@gmail.com

contact phone:

831-726-1737 or 277-7690

Event Location:

Pt. Lobos, East of Hwy 1

Directions
to Event:

Meet at 1pm in Carmel on Rio Rd. in the Park n' Ride in front of the now-closed Black Bear Diner
(across from the Chevron Gas Station) one block from Hwy 1.

Registration
Information:

N/A