Communities for Sustainable Monterey County

Seaside Parks Pollinator Habitat Workday Series
2026-03-14 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-03-21 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-03-28 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-04-04 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-04-11 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Seaside Parks, 986 Hilby Ave, Seaside, CA, 93955, United States
Join Friends of Seaside Parks (FOSPA) each Saturday, 10 am to 12 pm, at a different “FOSPA” park in Seaside, California. FOSPA, the City of Seaside, Sustainable Seaside, and other community partners work together to maintain and enhance Seaside’s neighborhood parks.
Find the Schedule of Pollinator Habitat Gardening Workdays in Seaside parks HERE. Workdays rotate between nine Seaside neighborhood parks.
Click the park name for a MAP.

Beta Park
Capra Park
Durant Park
Farallones Park
Havana Soliz Park
Highland Otis Park
Lincoln Cunningham Park
Martin Park
Mescal Neil Park
Pacchetti Dog Park

FOSPA is a volunteer-led non-profit organization that supports the development and maintenance of parks and open green spaces in the City of Seaside, California. Volunteers create thriving habitats for pollinators and wildlife by planting native trees and pollinator-attracting plants. Volunteers are invited to each Saturday Pollinator Habitat Workday.
Friends of Seaside Parks Association is a 501c3 nonprofit and works collaboratively with the City of Seaside, Public Works, Sustainable Seaside, Resource Conservation District of Monterey County, Blue Zones Project of Monterey County, Habitat Stewardship Project Monterey Bay, a host of dedicated volunteers, and other community partners. Learn more here.

Climate Café Monterey Monthly Gathering
2026-03-14 14:00 - 16:00, 2026-04-11 14:00 - 16:00 | Unitarian Universalist Church of Monterey Peninsula, 490 Aguajito Road, Carmel, CA, 93923, United States
Climate Café® Monterey is focused on the Monterey Bay region of central California, USA. Meetings are held monthly on the 2nd Saturday of each month, 2-4 PM Pacific time. A Climate Café® is an in-person, informal space to share conviviality and gently guided conversation about climate, sustainability, solidarity, and resilience. All are welcome to bring friends and a planet-friendly snack to share.
The March 2025 Climate Cafe topic is The Climate Crisis and Mental Health: Keeping the Conversation Going
When: Saturday, March 8, 2025, 2-4 pm
Where: The Unitarian Universalist Church of the Monterey Peninsula (UUCMP) at 490 Aguajito Road Carmel, CA 93923. Fireside Room
Each monthly community gathering focuses on building productive conversation and community around topical climate-related issues. It’s part of a region-wide effort to decarbonize how we live, work, study, recreate, travel, and worship. The genesis of this group came through the Climate Reality Project.
For more information, visit the Climate Café Monterey website. Coordinators: Charlotte Bear, Nan Foster, and Mibs McCarthy. See about us at Climate Cafe® Monterey – Climate Café®

Gabilan Creek To Coast Restoration Project
2026-03-18 15:30 - 16:30, 2026-03-25 15:30 - 16:30, 2026-04-01 15:30 - 16:30, 2026-04-08 15:30 - 16:30, 2026-04-15 15:30 - 16:30 | Everret Alvarez High School, 1900 Independence Blvd, salinas, CA, 93905, United States
Join Monterey Waterkeeper in our year long restoration project along side Everett Alvarez Students and Local Community. Learn about the importance of water and the effects it has on our health. EVEY WEDNESDAY AT 3:30pm!

MAS Thurs Community Garden Workday
2026-03-19 15:00 - 17:00, 2026-03-26 15:00 - 17:00, 2026-04-02 15:00 - 17:00, 2026-04-09 15:00 - 17:00 | Monterey Adult School, 1295 La Salle Ave, Seaside, 93955, United States
Join us each Thursday at the Community Garden at the Monterey Adult School in Seaside, 1295 La Salle Avenue, from 3 pm to 5 pm.
Volunteers will take part in planting natives, watering, weeding, and creating “rain sponges” to capture, spread, and sink the rain. Be sure to check in at the front office before you head to the garden. 🏡👩🏼‍🌾🌿

C4SM Hilltop Park Maintenance
2026-03-19 17:30 - 19:00, 2026-03-26 17:30 - 19:00, 2026-04-02 17:30 - 19:00, 2026-04-09 17:30 - 19:00 | Marina Hilltop Park, 9th St, Marina, CA, 93933, United States
Join us every Thursday from 5:30pm-7pm, as we maintain our native plants and pull weeds around the park!

Oak Woodland Community Garden - Saturday Mornings with C4SM
2026-03-21 09:00 - 13:00, 2026-03-28 09:00 - 13:00, 2026-04-04 09:00 - 13:00, 2026-04-11 09:00 - 13:00 | Marina Library, 190 seaside circle, Marina, CA, 93933, United States
Every Saturday morning, C4SM is out maintaining our community garden at the Marina Library. Join us as we pull weeds, water out plants, transplant our native plants, paint kindness rocks, go on nature walks, work on projects around the garden, and much more!

C4SM Broom Bash Sunday Series
2026-03-22 09:00 - 12:00 | Fort Ord National Monument, Marina, CA, 93933, United States
French Broom (Genista monspessulana) is a nasty, tenacious, invasive plant.
Both the plant and seeds are toxic to animals and other plant life, even native plants.

Pre-registration Required:
Monterey County requires all participants to complete an online Munitions Training at:
http://fortordsafety.com . Submit a copy of your completion certificate to:
sustainableeastgarrison@gmail.com at least 3 days prior to each event.

Help us to protect and beautify our public lands,
including Fort Ord National Monument.

Bruce Delgado, City of Marina Mayor and BLM Botanist, helps guide our efforts.
Bring your awesome self, water, garden gloves, a hat, and sunscreen.
This will be an exciting and educational experience!

Contact and information:
John Mott (831) 324-0277
sustainableeastgarrison@gmail.com

Elderberry Hedgerow Planting Day
2026-03-31 09:00 - 17:00 | Luna Dorado Organic Farm, San Juan Bautista, United States
Volunteer with the Monterey County Resource Conservation District, Luna Dorada Farms, and community members to plant an elderberry hedgerow at this woman-owned, small, organic farm in Hollister. 9-5 pm, March 31st. Sign up for location details.
Bring your friends! Bring everything you need to be comfortable working outside in warm weather (sun protection, water, snacks, footwear etc).
Lunch will be provided (tamales, vegetarian option).
This project is the best of both worlds! Elderberries are both a marketable crop and perennial native plants that will bring pollinators and other biodiversity to the farm. There will be a range of light-duty to physically demanding tasks with which participants may assist to ensure a successful project while learning more about conservation practices on small-scale diversified organic farming systems in the Central Coast region.
Come as long as you can to LUNA DORADA FARMS, SAN JUAN BAUTISTA, CA.

C4SM Broom Bash Friday Series
2026-04-10 10:00 - 12:00 | Fort Ord National Monument, Marina, CA, 93933, United States

Repair Cafe
2026-04-11 11:00 - 14:00 | Monterey Public Library, 625 Pacific St, Monterey, CA, 93940, United States
Share Your Skills at Repair Café Monterey!
Do you enjoy fixing things? Join us at our upcoming Repair Café and help
keep useful items out of the landfill while supporting your community.

Saturday, April 11, 2026
Monterey Public Library Community Room
625 Pacific Street, Monterey
11:00 am to 2:00 pm
Setup time 10:30-2:30 for repair volunteers

The Repair Cafe is a great opportunity for community members to:
● Come together to help one another
● Revive broken items
● Reduce waste
● Share valuable skills
● Create a culture of sustainability

Join Repair Cafe Monterey!
We need handy volunteers to help make this happen. Please sign up at:
https://forms.gle/XQH1ZH8P88h5a5Tj9

CLOTHES . FURNITURE . SMALL APPLIANCES . TOYS. BICYCLES . ETC

repaircafe.org/en
Montereyrepaircafe@gmail.com

Santa Rita Creek Park Workday
2026-04-12 09:00 - 11:00 | Santa Rita Creek Park, 290 E. Bolivar St., Salinas, CA, 93906, United States
Join the Santa Rita and Bolsa Knolls Watershed Group for a Work Day on the 2nd Sunday of the month from 9 am to 11 am at Santa Rita Park, 290 E. Bolivar Street in Salinas. MAP
Please bring work gloves, a shovel, and/or a trowel. Tasks may include weeding, watering, trash pickup, soil prep, and sheet mulching.

North Marina Community Clean-up with C4SM
2026-04-12 10:00 - 12:30 | Lapis Rd and Del monte Blvd, Junction of Lapis Rd and Del Monte Blvd, Marina, CA, 93933, United States
Join us Every Second Saturday of the month as we clean up Lapis Road and Del Monte Boulevard in North Marina! For helping clean the community, you will be rewarded with a free pizza lunch!
