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

organization
website:

http://www.elkhornslough.org

Event website:

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

contact name:

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

organization
website:

http://www.watsonvilleslough.org/

Event website:

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

contact name:

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

organization
website:

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

Event website:

contact name:

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

organization
website:

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

Event website:

contact name:

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

organization
website:

http://www.elkhornslough.org

Event website:

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

contact name:

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.

Snively's Ridge Resolution Hike

Time:

9:00am - 1:00pm

Description:

Start the year with a can-do attitude! Get your heart pumping on this 3-4 hour hike up to Snively’s Ridge and back. The panoramic views of the ocean and Carmel Valley make the steep trek worth it! Elevation gain: approx. 1,600 ft. Distance: approx. 4.5 miles.

Sponsoring
Organization:

Monterey PeninsulaRegional Park District

organization
website:

www.mprpd.org

Event website:

https://secure.rec1.com/depreg.php?arg1=Mjkx&arg2=MjAx&arg3=NDE5OQ==&arg4=MTY3Mzg=

contact name:

wyatt@mprpd.org

contact phone:

831-659-6065

Event Location:

Garland Ranch Regional Park

Directions
to Event:

Directions given upon registration.

Registration
Information:

Please enter the event website and click on sessions and 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

organization
website:

montereybaycnps.org

Event website:

contact name:

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

organization
website:

http://www.elkhornslough.org

Event website:

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

contact name:

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 Garland's Oakview/Mesa Loop

Time:

10:00am - 1:00pm

Description:

Oakview/Mesa Loop: For a different perspective, meet for a 3 hour hike up to and around the back side Garland Ranch Regional Park's Mesa on the Oakview Loop, enjoying grand views of Garzas Canyon, and returning via the Vaquero and Waterfall trails. Elevation gain: approximately 700 ft. Distance: approximately 5 miles. Bring water, a snack, and shoes with good treads. Leaders: C Farrant & M Dainton. 372-7427.

Sponsoring
Organization:

Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District

organization
website:

www.mprpd.org

Event website:

https://secure.rec1.com/depreg.php?arg1=Mjkx&arg2=MjAx&arg3=NDU3OA==&arg4=MTgyODU

contact name:

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 and 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

organization
website:

http://www.watsonvilleslough.org/

Event website:

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

contact name:

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:

organization
website:

http://seymourcenter.ucsc.edu/

Event website:

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

contact name:

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

organization
website:

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

Event website:

contact name:

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

organization
website:

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

Event website:

contact name:

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

organization
website:

http://www.elkhornslough.org

Event website:

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

contact name:

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

organization
website:

Event website:

contact name:

scanepa@ix.netcom.com

contact phone:

831-623-9048

Event Location:

Marina State Beach, Reservation Rd.

Directions
to Event:

Take Reservation Road offramp from Hwy 1 in Marina.
Turn toward ocean and park in parking lot at the end of Reservation Rd.
Planting will take place on former hang-gliders takeoff platform area.

Registration
Information:

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

Hike Kahn Ranch Addition to Garland Park

Time:

12:30pm - 4:00pm

Description:

Discover Kahn Ranch: This annex to Garland park, boasts a bubbling waterfall in winter and beautiful vistas year-round. Join us for a 2-3 hour hike on the breathtaking Hitchcock Loop. Elevation gain: 1,100 ft. Distance: 3.7 miles. Bring water, snack and shoes with good treads.

Sponsoring
Organization:

Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District

organization
website:

www.mprpd.org

Event website:

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

contact name:

wyatt@mprpd.org

contact phone:

831-659-6065

Event Location:

Kahn Ranch Addition to Garland Park

Directions
to Event:

Directions given upon registration.

Registration
Information:

Enter event website and 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

organization
website:

http://www.elkhornslough.org

Event website:

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

contact name:

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

organization
website:

http://www.watsonvilleslough.org/

Event website:

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

contact name:

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's Swords to Plowshares

Time:

7:00pm - 9:00pm

Description:

Swords to Plowshares / Barracks to Books

A Free informative public program.

Learn about ongoing efforts in the remarkable transformation of acitive U.S Army Military base at Fort Ord to sustainable public lands for benefit and purposes such as the university,habitat and wildlife restoration, historical preservation, and outdoor recreation.

• Bob Brown, CSUMB Director of Facilities; Chair, CSUMB Campus Climate Commitment Committee
• Jordan Daniels, BuildingWise Project Manager on transformation of downtown Monterey Safeway to Trader Joe’s retail.
• Professor Enid Blader, CSUMB, Director of fortording.com Project
• Steven Endsley, Fort Ord Reuse Authority, Director of Planning & Finance
• Bruce Delgado, Biologist, Bureau of Land Management

...and Dennis Sun exhibiting his collection of historical Fort Ord photos; Emily Smith of Return of the Natives; Marina Equestrian Center representatives and more.

Monday January 11
7-9pm
Marina
Library
190 Seaside Circle
MAP
FREE

Seating Limited.
No RSVPs necessa

Sponsoring
Organization:

Citizens for Sustainable Marina, a nonpartisan group affiliated with Citizens for Sustainable Monterey County.

organization
website:

Event website:

contact name:

c4smarina@gmail.com

contact phone:

831-884-9662

Event Location:

Marina Library 190 Seaside Circle

Directions
to Event:

Hwy 1 to Reservation Rd. offramp in Marina.
Turn east onto Reservation Rd.
Turn right at Beach Rd. and Reservation Rd. staying on Res. Rd.
Just past Holiday Inn Express Hotel turn left onto Seaside Circle. Go two blocks to Library parking lot and turn right into parking lot. Presentation is in the Library's Community Room.

Registration
Information:

N/A Free

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

organization
website:

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

Event website:

contact name:

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 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

organization
website:

http://www.elkhornslough.org/

Event website:

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

contact name:

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

organization
website:

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

Event website:

contact name:

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

organization
website:

http://www.elkhornslough.org

Event website:

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

contact name:

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.

Winter Bird Count @ Upper Carr Lake

Time:

8:00am - 12:00pm

Description:

8am-10am: Winter bird count
10am-12pm: Clean-up + Native planting

Community service event: Along with fellow birders, come and monitor and observe over 50 species of birds for our 4th annual winter bird count! Pick up trash and debris, help us remove weeds, and plant native plants at Upper Carr Lake in Salinas. Meet us at the entrance gate; water, snacks, and tools are provided. Individuals, families, and volunteer groups are all welcome to join us in helping to beautify the lake!

Sponsoring
Organization:

Return of the Natives: CSUMB Watershed Institute

organization
website:

http://watershed.csumb.edu/ron

Event website:

contact name:

aobara@csumb.edu

contact phone:

582-3686

Event Location:

Directions
to Event:

Registration
Information:

Hike Garland's Lower Trails

Time:

9:00am - 11:00am

Description:

Garland’s Lower Trails: A 1-2 hour hike around some of our favorite lower-level trails, including Waterfall, Cliff, Mesa, and Lupine. This hike is perfect for first-time visitors and frequent casual hikers alike. Elevation gain: 300-600 ft. Distance: 3 miles. Bring water and a snack.

Sponsoring
Organization:

Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District

organization
website:

www.mprpd.org

Event website:

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

contact name:

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 and click on sessions to register.

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

organization
website:

Event website:

contact name:

scanepa@ix.netcom.com

contact phone:

831-623-9048

Event Location:

Fort Ord Dunes State Park

Directions
to Event:

Take Lightfighter Dr. or Imjin Parkway/12th St. offramp from Hwy 1 on Fort Ord.
Turn at 2nd Ave and follow signs to Fort Ord Dunes State Park.
You will go over the freeway at the 8th Street overpass to get to west side of Hwy 1.

Registration
Information:

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

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

organization
website:

http://www.elkhornslough.org

Event website:

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

contact name:

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.

CNPS Weed Bash - Soberanes Creek

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

organization
website:

montereybaycnps.org

Event website:

contact name:

janshriner@comcast.net or bdelgado61@gmail.com

contact email:

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

organization
website:

http://www.watsonvilleslough.org/

Event website:

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

contact name:

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:

Broom Bash

Time:

10:00am - 1:00pm

Description:

CNPS Habitat Restoration Team. Pull French Broom on Martin Luther King Day at Quail Hollow Ranch in Santa Cruz County.

Sponsoring
Organization:

SCCNPS

organization
website:

www.cruzcnps.org

Event website:

contact name:

redwdrn@pacbell.net

contact phone:

831.462.4041

Event Location:

Quail Hollow Ranch (Santa Cruz) County Park

Directions
to Event:

Take Graham Hill Road from Santa Cruz. As you come down the hill into Felton, turn right at the first light in town called E. Zayante Road. Drive up E. Zayante Road about 2 miles, and turn left on Quail Hollow Road. The park entrance is on the right side about a half mile up the road. Meet in the gravel parking lot on the left side of the entrance road.

Registration
Information:

Marina Dunes Volunteer Day

Time:

10:00am - 1:00pm

Description:

Living Fabric Restoration. Marina Dunes is an area where native plant cover creates a living blanket that insulates the dunes from the constant force of winds that cause erosion. These dunes are akin to a living fabric interwoven with diverse strands of life. Like fabric, the dunes can be repaired and mended through your efforts.

Sponsoring
Organization:

Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District

organization
website:

www.mprpd.org

Event website:

https://secure.rec1.com/depreg.php?arg1=Mjkx&arg2=MjAw&arg3=NDIwNw==&arg4=MTY3NDc

contact name:

wyatt@mprpd.org

contact phone:

831-659-6065

Event Location:

Marina Dunes Preserve

Directions
to Event:

Location: Marina Dunes Preserve
Marina, CA
Go west on Reservation Road from Highway 1 towards the ocean. Turn right or north at Dunes Drive and look for the designated parkeing lot on the right just after the Marina Dune Resort Hotel development. Visit www.mprpd.org and look under the Parks and Preserves Tab for a link to a map of the area.

Activity Guidelines: Heavy rain generally cancels any hike or activity. Please call to confirm. Wear sunscreen and boots or sturdy walking shoes. Dress in layers to be prepared for rain, fog, wind or sun. Carry water to drink with you and snacks or lunch. Restrooms may not be available, please plan accordingly. Dogs are not allowed unless by special arrangement. Call 831-659-6065 for questions or for group registration.

Help us meet our goal of planting 1,500 plants on the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service

Registration
Information:

Enter event website by clicking on address.
Click on Living Fabric Restoration
Click on session and follow prompts to register.

National Day of Service with RON!

Time:

10:00am - 1:00pm

Description:

Come celebrate MLK Day and service by planting & cleaning up Marina Dunes Preserve with REI & RON! Tools, water, and snacks will be provided and all are welcome to help beautify this shared space. Park along Dunes Rd and look out for RON signs!

Sponsoring
Organization:

Return of the Natives: CSUMB Watershed Institute

organization
website:

http://watershed.csumb.edu/ron

Event website:

contact name:

aobara@csumb.edu

contact phone:

582-3686

Event Location:

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

organization
website:

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

Event website:

contact name:

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

organization
website:

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

Event website:

contact name:

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.

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

organization
website:

montereybaycnps.org

Event website:

contact name:

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

organization
website:

http://www.elkhornslough.org

Event website:

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

contact name:

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 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:

organization
website:

Event website:

contact name:

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

organization
website:

Event website:

contact name:

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.

Marina Dunes Restoration Event

Time:

10:00am - 12:00pm

Description:

Marina Dunes is an area where native plant cover creates a living blanket that insulates the dunes from the constant force of winds that cause erosion. These dunes are akin to a living fabric interwoven with diverse strands of life. Like fabric, the dunes can be repaired and mended through your efforts.

Sponsoring
Organization:

Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District

organization
website:

www.mprpd.org

Event website:

https://secure.rec1.com/depreg.php?arg1=Mjkx&arg2=MjAw&arg3=NDIwNw==&arg4=MTY3NTI

contact name:

wyatt@mprpd.org

contact phone:

831-659-6065

Event Location:

Marina Dunes Preserve

Directions
to Event:

Location: Marina Dunes Preserve
Marina, CA
Go west on Reservation Road from Highway 1 towards the ocean. Turn right or north at Dunes Drive and look for the designated parkeing lot on the right just after the Marina Dune Resort Hotel development. Visit www.mprpd.org and look under the Parks and Preserves Tab for a link to a map of the area.

Activity Guidelines: Heavy rain generally cancels any hike or activity. Please call to confirm. Wear sunscreen and boots or sturdy walking shoes. Dress in layers to be prepared for rain, fog, wind or sun. Carry water to drink with you and snacks or lunch. Restrooms may not be available, please plan accordingly. Dogs are not allowed unless by special arrangement. Call 831-659-6065 for questions or for group registration.

Help us meet our goal of planting 1,500 plants on the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service

Registration
Information:

Enter event website
Click on Living Fabric Restoration
Click on session and follow prompts to register.

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

organization
website:

http://watershed.csumb.edu/ron

Event website:

contact name:

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

organization
website:

http://www.elkhornslough.org

Event website:

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

contact name:

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

organization
website:

http://www.watsonvilleslough.org/

Event website:

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

contact name:

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

organization
website:

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

Event website:

contact name:

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.

Reptiles/Amphibians of the Wetlands Talk

Time:

6:30pm - 8:30pm

Description:

Bureau of Land Management Ecologist Mike Westphal will present Reptiles and Amphibians of Watsonville Wetlands. The wetlands and surrounding uplands on coastal terraces of the central Monterey Bay region support a number of interesting reptiles and amphibians. In addition to common species, including gopher snakes, kingsnakes, three species of garter snake, and treefrogs, the area also is home to several unusual, rare or endangered species, such as the California red-legged frog, California tiger salamander, Santa Cruz long-toed salamander, and California legless lizard. The presentation will include information on the natural history of all these species, how to identify them, the importance of wetlands to their survival, efforts to protect them, and anecdotes from twenty years of searching for these animals in the Watsonville area.

BLM Ecologist Mike Westphal has a Ph.D. in Zoology from Oregon State University, where he studied the genetics of garter snake color patterns. Prior to his graduate work, he was an active biologist on the central California coast for over two decades, holding positions with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the California Department of Parks and Recreation.

This presentation will be from 6:30 to 8:30 pm at the Fitz Wetlands Educational Resource Center at the top of the Pajaro Valley High School campus. Please RSVP to Kathy Fieberling at kathyfieb@yahoo.com or 831-345-1226.

Sponsoring
Organization:

Watsonville Wetlands Watch

organization
website:

http://watsonvillewetlandswatch.org/

Event website:

http://watsonvillewetlandswatch.org/events/reptilesAmphibsTalk.pdf

contact name:

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:

Free event. RSVP to Kathy Fieberling at kathyfieb@yahoo.com or 831-345-1226.

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/

organization
website:

Event website:

contact name:

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

organization
website:

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

Event website:

contact name:

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/

organization
website:

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

Event website:

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

contact name:

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

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

organization
website:

http://www.elkhornslough.org

Event website:

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

contact name:

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 the Waterfall Trail

Time:

9:00am - 12:00pm

Description:

The Waterfall Trail: With or without water in the waterfall (and there actually might be, this time of year!), this is one of the most popular trails in the park, winding its way up through a shady canyon to Mesa Pond. There are a few stairs to climb, followed by some gentle switchbacks. Elevation gain: 500 ft. Distance: 2.5 miles. Bring water, a snack and shoes with good treads. Leaders: J & L McCammon 659-2549

Sponsoring
Organization:

Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District

organization
website:

www.mprpd.org

Event website:

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

contact name:

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 and click on sessions to register.

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

organization
website:

Event website:

contact name:

scanepa@ix.netcom.com

contact phone:

831-623-9048

Event Location:

Fort Ord Dunes State Park

Directions
to Event:

Take Lightfighter Dr. or Imjin Parkway/12th St. offramp from Hwy 1 on Fort Ord.
Turn at 2nd Ave and follow signs to Fort Ord Dunes State Park.
You will go over the freeway at the 8th Street overpass to get to west side of Hwy 1.

Registration
Information:

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

Locke-Paddon Park Volunteer Day

Time:

10:00am - 1:00pm

Description:

A jewel of Marina, Locke-Paddon Wetland Park has been polished with significant renewal. Faceted with new trails, an expanded fence line and colorful native plants, this habitat is now a richly diverse environment for people, plants and animals. Your investment of time will add sparkle and brilliance to the community. Sponsored by Return of the Natives – CSUMB.

Sponsoring
Organization:

CSUMB-Return of the Natives & Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District

organization
website:

www.mprpd.org

Event website:

https://secure.rec1.com/depreg.php?arg1=Mjkx&arg2=MjAw&arg3=NDIxNA==&arg4=MTY3NTg

contact name:

wyatt@mprpd.org

contact phone:

831-659-6065

Event Location:

Locke-Paddon Wetland Park

Directions
to Event:

Location: Locke-Paddon Wetland Park
Marina, CA
190 Seaside Circle, just off Reservation Road below Marina Library.

Activity Guidelines: Heavy rain generally cancels any hike or activity. Please call to confirm. Wear sunscreen and boots or sturdy walking shoes. Dress in layers to be prepared for rain, fog, wind or sun. Carry water to drink with you and snacks or lunch. Restrooms may not be available, please plan accordingly. Dogs are not allowed unless by special arrangement. Call 831-659-6065 for questions or for group registration.

Registration
Information:

Enter the event website
Click on Gem Rejuvenation
Click on session and 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

organization
website:

http://www.elkhornslough.org

Event website:

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

contact name:

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

organization
website:

montereybaycnps.org

Event website:

contact name:

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

organization
website:

http://www.watsonvilleslough.org/

Event website:

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

contact name:

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:

organization
website:

http://seymourcenter.ucsc.edu/

Event website:

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

contact name:

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

organization
website:

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

Event website:

contact name:

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

organization
website:

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

Event website:

contact name:

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

organization
website:

http://www.elkhornslough.org

Event website:

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

contact name:

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

organization
website:

Event website:

contact name:

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

organization
website:

www.mprpd.org

Event website:

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

contact name:

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

organization
website:

montereybaycnps.org

Event website:

contact name:

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