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MLT 50th Anniversary Community Celebration!

Add to Calendar Jun. 20, 2026 1:00 pm Jun. 20, 2026 5:00 pm America/Los_Angeles MLT 50th Anniversary Community Celebration! MLT’s 50th Anniversary Community Party!  We are celebrating 50 years of conservation in Mendocino with a community party to thank our friends, volunteers, donors, and supporters – we’d love to see you there! From our founding in 1976, the Mendocino Land Trust has put our community at the heart of our work – without you, we wouldn’t be here! Please join us to mark this milestone event. It will be a fun, family-friendly afternoon, open to all. Music by The FlatWheelers 🎶 Lawn Games Food Vendors: Los Primos Taco Truck, Caletta Fire Wood-FiredPizza, Big Foot Ice Cream On the lawn in front of the Hill House at Trailborn Mendocino

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June 20 | 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

On the lawn in front of the Hill House at Trailborn Mendocino

MLT’s 50th Anniversary Community Party! 

We are celebrating 50 years of conservation in Mendocino with a community party to thank our friends, volunteers, donors, and supporters – we’d love to see you there! From our founding in 1976, the Mendocino Land Trust has put our community at the heart of our work – without you, we wouldn’t be here! Please join us to mark this milestone event. It will be a fun, family-friendly afternoon, open to all.
Music by The FlatWheelers 🎶
Lawn Games
Food Vendors: Los Primos Taco Truck, Caletta Fire Wood-FiredPizza, Big Foot Ice Cream


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Caspar Pond Trail Opening and Ribbon-Cutting

Add to Calendar Jul. 25, 2026 11:00 am Jul. 25, 2026 1:00 pm America/Los_Angeles Caspar Pond Trail Opening and Ribbon-Cutting MLT is thrilled to announce that we have completed the public access easement for the Caspar Pond trail in Caspar. While this trail has been an informal community trail, the formalizing of a public access easement means that the trail around Caspar Pond will remain open to walkers and bird-watchers in perpetuity. MLT will maintain the trail to ensure it stays in good condition. Located just off Hwy 1 at Fern Creek Road between Mendocino Village and Fort Bragg, the trail is easy to find for residents and visitors. Join us as we celebrate the trail opening with a group… Corner of Highway 1 and Fern Creek Road

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July 25 | 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Corner of Highway 1 and Fern Creek Road

MLT is thrilled to announce that we have completed the public access easement for the Caspar Pond trail in Caspar. While this trail has been an informal community trail, the formalizing of a public access easement means that the trail around Caspar Pond will remain open to walkers and bird-watchers in perpetuity. MLT will maintain the trail to ensure it stays in good condition. Located just off Hwy 1 at Fern Creek Road between Mendocino Village and Fort Bragg, the trail is easy to find for residents and visitors. Join us as we celebrate the trail opening with a group walk and a bit of bird watching!



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Noyo Headlands Race!

Add to Calendar Aug. 08, 2026 8:00 am Aug. 08, 2026 America/Los_Angeles Noyo Headlands Race! Sign up for the Noyo Headlands Race here We are thrilled to host the Noyo Headlands Race at Noyo Headlands Park in Fort Bragg! Last year, over 200 runners of all ages ran, walked, strolled and rolled the headland’s trail. First race starts at 8:00 am. Race categories are: ½ Mile Kid’s Run, 5K Fun Walk, 5K, 10K and ½ Marathon Runs. Become a sponsor! New this year!! Sign up for the Mendo Challenge! A four-race series including: Fort Bragg Whale Run & Walk on March 21 Big River Adventure on May 30 in Mendocino Red White & Blue Race,… Noyo Headlands Park

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August 08 | 8:00 am

Noyo Headlands Park

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We are thrilled to host the Noyo Headlands Race at Noyo Headlands Park in Fort Bragg! Last year, over 200 runners of all ages ran, walked, strolled and rolled the headland’s trail. First race starts at 8:00 am. Race categories are: ½ Mile Kid’s Run, 5K Fun Walk, 5K, 10K and ½ Marathon Runs.

Become a sponsor!

New this year!! Sign up for the Mendo Challenge! A four-race series including:

  • Fort Bragg Whale Run & Walk on March 21
  • Big River Adventure on May 30 in Mendocino
  • Red White & Blue Race, July 4 in Fort Bragg
  • MLT’s Noyo Headlands Race, August 8

Sign up for the Mendo Challenge here



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Birding at Old Smith Ranch and Ten Mile Estuary

Add to Calendar Sep. 12, 2026 9:00 am Sep. 12, 2026 12:00 pm America/Los_Angeles Birding at Old Smith Ranch and Ten Mile Estuary Lifelong birder and MLT’s Land Protection Manager Matt will take us along the estuary and out to the dunes to spot shorebirds, songbirds, hawks, heron’s and the elusive bald eagles that nest nearby. Please RSVP to info@mendocinolandtrust.org. Old Smith Ranch Trail

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September 12 | 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Old Smith Ranch Trail

Lifelong birder and MLT’s Land Protection Manager Matt will take us along the estuary and out to the dunes to spot shorebirds, songbirds, hawks, heron’s and the elusive bald eagles that nest nearby. Please RSVP to info@mendocinolandtrust.org.



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Coastal Cleanup Day at Hare Creek

Add to Calendar Sep. 19, 2026 9:00 am Sep. 19, 2026 12:00 pm America/Los_Angeles Coastal Cleanup Day at Hare Creek Join the world’s largest community science project! Coastal Cleanup Day volunteers collect data on all the trash they remove, leading to real world changes and driving positive policy for our amazing coastline. More than 1.8 million volunteers have collected over 27 million pounds of trash from beaches and inland waterways across the state of California. Meet at the south end of the in the Mendocino College Coast Campus parking lot, off Hwy 1, just north of the Hwy 20 intersection. For more information on California’s Coastal Cleanup and more sites: www.coastalcleanupday.org   Hare Creek Beach

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September 19 | 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Hare Creek Beach

Join the world’s largest community science project! Coastal Cleanup Day volunteers collect data on all the trash they remove, leading to real world changes and driving positive policy for our amazing coastline. More than 1.8 million volunteers have collected over 27 million pounds of trash from beaches and inland waterways across the state of California.

Meet at the south end of the in the Mendocino College Coast Campus parking lot, off Hwy 1, just north of the Hwy 20 intersection.

For more information on California’s Coastal Cleanup and more sites: www.coastalcleanupday.org

 



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Coastal Cleanup Day at Seaside Beach

Add to Calendar Sep. 19, 2026 10:00 am Sep. 19, 2026 12:00 pm America/Los_Angeles Coastal Cleanup Day at Seaside Beach Join the world’s largest community science project! Coastal Cleanup Day volunteers collect data on all the trash they remove, leading to real world changes and driving positive policy for our amazing coastline. More than 1.8 million volunteers have collected over 27 million pounds of trash from beaches and inland waterways across the state of California. Meet at the parking area at Seaside Beach, north of the Ten Mile Bridge on Highway 1. For more information on California’s Coastal Cleanup and more sites: www.coastalcleanupday.org   Seaside Beach

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September 19 | 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Seaside Beach

Join the world’s largest community science project! Coastal Cleanup Day volunteers collect data on all the trash they remove, leading to real world changes and driving positive policy for our amazing coastline. More than 1.8 million volunteers have collected over 27 million pounds of trash from beaches and inland waterways across the state of California.

Meet at the parking area at Seaside Beach, north of the Ten Mile Bridge on Highway 1.

For more information on California’s Coastal Cleanup and more sites: www.coastalcleanupday.org

 



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