Communities for Sustainable Monterey County

Climate Café Monterey Monthly Gathering
2025-04-12 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-03-08 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | 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®

19th annual Marina Earth Day
2025-04-12 10:00 - 14:00 | Marina Library, 190 seaside circle, Marina, CA, 93933, United States
The biggest party of the year is set for April 12th, 2025!! Join us in celebrating our planet by giving back to the Earth! Marina Earth Day hosts several environmental projects around Locke-Paddon Park, such as; planting pollinator gardens, planting vegetable gardens, removing invasive French Broom, picking up trash, and much more! After the Earth Day projects are complete, you can stroll through booths from local organizations and businesses, work on various art projects, dance to some music, and enjoy a free vegan lunch from a local Marina restaurant! Enjoy the Earth with C4SM this Earth Day!

Seaside Parks Pollinator Habitat Workday Series
2025-04-12 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-04-05 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-03-29 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-03-22 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-03-15 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-03-08 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-03-01 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-02-22 10:00 - 12:00 and 2 more dates | 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
2025-04-12 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-04-05 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-03-29 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-03-22 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-03-15 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-03-08 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-03-01 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-02-22 09:00 - 13:00 and 1 more date | 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
2025-04-10 17:30 - 19:00, 2025-04-03 17:30 - 19:00, 2025-03-27 17:30 - 19:00, 2025-03-20 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!

C4SM Broom Bash Sunday Series
2025-03-23 09:00 - 12:00 | 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

C4SM Broom Bash Friday Series
2025-03-14 16:00 - 18:00 | East Garrison, Marina, CA, 93933, United States

North Marina Community Clean-up with C4SM
2025-03-09 10:00 - 12:30, 2025-02-09 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!
