In The News

Through your generous support, over $18,400 was raised and will be used to purchase trees and automatic irrigation equipment for Salinas residents.   

Leti Hernandez of Sustainable Salinas and Daniel Hernandez of Local Urban Gardeners in Salinas were among the speakers at the annual César Chávez Peace March & Celebration in Salinas.

The Monterey Regional Waste Management District (MRWMD) awarded Laurie Eavey of Sustainable Monterey a certificate of recognition for launching the No Straw November campaign in Monterey and for her leadership in raising community awareness about ocean plastic pollution.

In July 2017, CSMC was one of four organizations who received the Berta Caceres Award* from the Romero Institute in recognition of our work to promote the establishment of Monterey Bay Community Power in our region. * Berta Cáceres, a powerful Honduran environmental activist, was assassinated in 2016.

On October 24, 2017 on the occasion of the event commemorating the founding of the United Nations 72 years ago, UNA-USA Monterey Bay Chapter acknowledged the leadership of Communities for Sustainable Monterey County for our contributions towards meeting the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Our work relates to 8 of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals. Find their list at https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/?menu=1300

Colleen Ingram, a member of Sustainable Pacific Grove steering committee, was the recipient of a certificate of recognition awarded by the Monterey County Hospitality Association. Colleen was recognized for her work to bring sustainability practices at Bernardus Lodge and Spa such as promoting recycling, repurposing items like shipping packages into storage containers and raising awareness about the plastic pollution. Thanks to Colleen’s efforts, Bernardus has become a No Plastic Straws venue. Congratulations Colleen! You are an inspiration and model to follow.