Communities for Sustainable Monterey County

C4SM Broom Bash Sunday Series
2025-06-22 09:00 - 12:00, 2025-05-25 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | East Garrison, Marina, CA, 93933, United States
Call for Broom Bash volunteers! Want to eradicate invasive French Broom, one of the most widespread and invasive wildland pest plants in California? Join Mayor Bruce Delgado and other volunteers for a “Broom Bash” to clear French Broom from Fort Ord’s East Garrison, adjacent areas, and the Fort Ord National Monument.
Each Bash will focus on broom eradication in a particular location. Volunteer “weed warriors” armed with “weed wrenches” will uproot broom plants and strive for 100% eradication. Treated areas will be later planted with local wildflowers and shrubs. Treated areas will also be monitored to prevent brooms from reestablishing.
Prior registration needed. Pre-register 4 days in advance by contacting John Mott at sustainableeastgarrison@gmail.com.
Bring your gloves, water, and sunscreen.
For more information, contact John Mott: (831) 324-0277 or sustainableeastgarrison@gmail.com
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. The plants crowd out native plants thereby reducing essential food and shelter for our native birds, insects, and wildlife.
Find more information about invasive weeds and their control is available at:
www.cal-ipc.org/docs/ip/management/wwh/pdf/18601.pdf

Seaside Parks Pollinator Habitat Workday Series
2025-06-21 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-06-14 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-06-07 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-05-31 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-05-24 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-05-17 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-05-10 10:00 - 12:00 | 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.

Oak Woodland Community Garden - Saturday Mornings with C4SM
2025-06-21 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-06-14 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-06-07 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-05-31 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-05-24 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-05-17 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-05-10 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 Hilltop Park Maintenance
2025-06-19 17:30 - 19:00, 2025-06-12 17:30 - 19:00, 2025-06-05 17:30 - 19:00, 2025-05-29 17:30 - 19:00, 2025-05-22 17:30 - 19:00, 2025-05-15 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!

Climate Café Monterey Monthly Gathering
2025-06-14 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-05-10 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®

C4SM Broom Bash Friday Series
2025-06-13 16:00 - 18:00, 2025-05-09 16:00 - 18:00 | East Garrison, Marina, CA, 93933, United States

North Marina Community Clean-up with C4SM
2025-06-08 10:00 - 12:30, 2025-05-11 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!

CSMC Board Meeting
2025-06-07 10:00 - 12:00 | Zoom, Zoom
CSMC’s quarterly Board Meeting is virtual, on ZOOM.
For more information, contact Janette Leonidou, jleonidou@csmc.eco

MEarth Day 2025 Celebration
2025-05-10 10:00 - 16:00 | MEarth Hilton Bialek Habitat, 4380 Carmel Valley Rd, Carmel-By-The-Sea, CA, 93923, United States
Celebrate Mother Earth this Mother’s Day Weekend with a day full of sustainability, hands-on activities, and community connection.

YOU’RE INVITED to MEarth Day! Saturday, May 10 | 10 AM–4 PM, Hilton Bialek Habitat — Carmel-By-The-Sea.

Celebrate sustainability, community, and nature at MEarth Day, a free and family-friendly event that’s perfect for all ages! Connect, get inspired, and celebrate our planet — together.

4380 Carmel Valley Rd, Carmel-By-The-Sea, CA
(831) 624-1032 | Info@MEarthCarmel.org
Learn more: https://mearthcarmel.org/mearth-day/

Explore our donation-based Farmstand with fresh, organic produce
Shop the Plant Sale for native and organic plants for your garden
Get creative at the Eco-Art Zone — hands-on fun for kids and families
Enjoy tasty, local, farm-to-table meals from community vendors
