Fruit Tree Pruning Demo in Salinas

  FRUIT TREE PRUNING DEMO — FREE & HANDS-ON 
📅 Sunday, January 11, 2026
⏰ 9:00 – 11:00 am
 
📍 Native Plant Garden at Santa Rita Park, 290 E. Bolivar St., Salinas
 
🚗 On-street parking only — weekend parking can be tight.
Tara Keyser from the UC Master Gardeners of Monterey County will lead a hands-on demonstration covering fruit tree pruning and ongoing care—perfect for home gardeners of all levels.
🌱 Volunteers welcome!
Help care for the native plant garden—bring gloves and a trowel or shovel if you have one. Other tools are provided.
🥤 Snacks and water provided
🎟️ Free and open to the public
📧 **More info:** Robin Lee   mailto:rlee@csmc.eco
Fruit Tree Pruning - 1-11-26 flyer
By Catherine Crockett, ago

Native Garden Preparation Day

🌿 NATIVE GARDEN PREPARATION DAY! 🌿

Volunteers! Join Monterey Adult School and Seaside community members as they kick off a new native pollinator habitat that will come to life this spring!

🗓 Tuesday, December 16
⏰ 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
📍 Monterey Adult School, 1295 La Salle Ave., Seaside

(Please check in at the front office before heading to the corner work site.)
No experience needed—just bring your enthusiasm to help create a thriving habitat for our local pollinators! 🐝🦋🌻

📲 RSVP by scanning the QR code on the flyer below.

Can’t make it? Scan anyway to join the mailing list for future volunteer days!

PrepDay Dec 16, 2025
By Catherine Crockett, ago

C4SM Broom Bash Nov 2025 Update

C4SM's Nov 2025 French Broom Bash Success!

Seven volunteers tackled French Broom on November 14th

The Friday, November 14th Broom Bash was a success! Seven volunteers tackled invasive French Broom in two key areas:

  • Imjin Road Crew (Bruce, Kaitlyn, Tim, and Anakin) cleared a wide swath of mature and juvenile broom—even in areas with poison oak. They exceeded their goal with determination and teamwork.
  • East Garrison Crew (Steve, Alan, John, and Julian) focused on Lee Ave Hill, removing mature broom and pulling out short but stubborn regrowth with thick stumps and deep taproots. More maintenance will be needed in that area.

Afterward, several of the volunteers enjoyed a well-earned lunch at Dametra Fresh Mediterranean, where they were treated to complimentary desserts by the owner!

🌿 Join Citizens for Sustainable Marina in sweeping out French Broom, one of the most widespread and invasive wildland pest plants in California. 

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By Stone, ago