Conservation Conversations: Rails and Redwoods
Rails and Redwoods / Thursday, February 25 / 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. via Zoom

See the recorded presentation on YouTube: https://youtu.be/TbIp-CLBlZA

The Mendocino Land Trust is excited to launch a series of Zoom “Conservation Conversations” in 2021. These are free talks for our supporters and community members. Attend via Zoom from the comfort of your home using your smartphone, computer or tablet.

Our very first CONSERVATION CONVERSATION will be presented by MLT’s own Lawrence Turner:

Rails and Redwoods: A brief history of local railroads and their influence on conservation in Mendocino County
Presented by Lawrence Turner, Senior Land Acquisition Project Manager

Thursday, February 25

7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. via Zoom

Come join Larry Turner, a sixth-generation Fort Bragg resident and avid train enthusiast, as he talks about conservation on lands that were once dominated by railroads and the logging industry. Larry will touch on the history of the Caspar Southfork and Eastern Railroad and its path along and impact on Hare Creek and Bunker Gulch. Larry will also explore the history of Crowley, a stop along the Skunk Line that was once a logging camp and is now surrounded by conserved land held by the Mendocino Land Trust.

Larry is an entertaining dinner party guest, so we encourage you to bring your dinner – participants will be on mute until a Q&A after the presentation. If you don’t turn on your video no one will see you chewing! Type your questions in the chat at any time, and we’ll save them up for Larry to answer after the featured presentation.

Want to attend but unsure how Zoom works? Email amy@mendocinolandtrust.org for light tech support.

Scroll down for wildflower guide from this hike!

Update: April 11, 2021 registration for this hike is FULL. Please watch for future opportunities to explore MLT conserved land.

Spring is in the air and oak woodlands are alive with birds and wildflowers! YOU are invited to join MLT for a guided five-mile round-trip hike at Ridgewood Ranch on April 17. Ridgewood is a gorgeous 5,000-acre ranch located off Highway 101 between Willits and Ukiah. This ranch is not normally open to the public, but MLT works with the landowner to conserve and protect 1,600+ acres of valuable oak woodland habitat. We have gained permission to share this beautiful protected area with you on guided hikes. Group size is limited and RSVP is required.All participants should wear a mask when close to others not in their household and practice social distancing at all times.

The hike will be moderately strenuous, covering about five miles round trip with about 700 feet of elevation gain to a hilltop with a beautiful view of the Ukiah Valley. If you would like to join us, please email amy@mendocinolandtrust.org. Please include your full name and names of anyone coming with you and indicate which town or area you will be coming from the day of the hike. As we will be walking through areas with grazing cattle, dogs are not allowed on this hike.

Earth Day Cleanup near Pudding Creek Trestle

What: Earth Day Cleanup

When: Sunday, April 18 1 pm – 4 pm

Where: North of the Pudding Creek trestle. Find our table near the “Silvergate parking area” for Mackerricher Park. https://goo.gl/maps/TZRVUXgGse4KeqE1A

Who: Mendocino Land Trust, MendoParks, Mendocino Woodlands Camp Association, Latino Outdoors and YOU!

Why: Because we only have one home / una casa and we want to keep it beautiful.

You’ve heard the saying “Earth Day is Every Day.” We at MLT strongly agree, and our efforts to conserve the natural places of Mendocino County are in effect 365 days a year. However, Earth Day (April 22) is a time to celebrate these achievements and an opportunity for people to participate in bettering the natural areas we all share. In partnership with MendoParks, Mendocino Woodlands Camp Association and Latino Outdoors, we are hosting a drop-in Earth Day Clean-Up at Pudding Creek to get you in the Earth Day spirit, four days early.

Stop by a table we’ll have set up just north of the Pudding Creek trestle (at the “Silvergate” parking area next to the Beachcomber Motel) and grab trash bags, gloves and hand sanitizer for your family group to do some DIY trash removal. Return to the table with your bag of trash for disposal and prizes (while supplies last). Esme Plascencia of Latino Outdoors will be available to chat with your group, answer questions and point out flowers and other natural wonders. We hope you can come say hello and lend a hand in keeping the trails, waterways and beaches we all share looking good and safe for wildlife.

Please respect social distancing and wear a mask when near people not in your household.

Thursday, April 29 at 7 pm via Zoom

Missed the event? Want to get another look at that great photo? Watch the recording on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2492W3BJIQ

Please join us for another Conservation Conversation! Jeanne Jackson, author of a weekly column in the Independent Coast Observer and the book Mendonoma Sightings Throughout the Year, and two new children’s books, Sunny Loves Spring and Sunny Loves Summer on the California Coast, will present a slideshow of the most beautiful and unusual sightings she has documented during her time on the coast.  Land Trust staff will talk about how community members and local Land Trusts can work together to achieve conservation of scenic vistas and preservation and enhancement of habitats that host wildlife shown in the photos.

This online event is FREE but we always appreciate your support if you are so inclined.

THIS HIKE IS FULL. Please watch our newsletter for more guided hikes this summer! Email info@mendocinolandtrust.org to subscribe.

Join us for a wildflower wander at Navarro Point on May 23! How many different types of flowers will we find in bloom? Come and find out! This walk will be led by “Ranger Amy,” current MLT employee and former naturalist. She’s itching to hit the trail and share her love of plants with YOU! You’ll learn to be on the lookout for “nature mysteries” in addition to wildflowers. Bring a sense of adventure, drinking water, lunch or some trail snacks and dress for the weather. The full adventure will probably last about two hours but you may come and go as you please. Bring a mask and be prepared to wear it when appropriate. Well-supervised children and leashed dogs are welcome — but be sure to stay away from steep bluffs! If you plan to attend, please drop an email to amy@mendocinolandtrust.org so we know how many people to expect.

This will be a slow wander of about one-mile with lots of stops to look at flowers and take in the beautiful views.

This article is about Coastal Cleanup Day in 2021. Coastal Cleanup Day for 2022 will be on Saturday, September 17.

General Coastal Cleanup Day info from the California Coastal Commission can be found here: coastalcleanupday.org. Details about 2022 cleanup sites in Mendocino County will be posted in summer 2022. If you would like to host a site or have questions about how you can get involved please email info@mendocinolandtrust.org.

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Over the last 17 years, Mendocino County has had 5,000 volunteers to remove almost 60,000 pounds of trash and 9,000 pounds of recyclables! The Mendocino Land Trust is proud to coordinate sites for Mendocino County and grateful to our partnering organizations that have committed to hosting cleanup sites on September 18, 2021. Please mark the day on your calendar and come out and lend a hand to “protect your happy place.”

There are 15 Coastal Cleanup events happening in Mendocino County on September 18 — most are seeking volunteers like YOU! Keep reading for details about who/what/where/when. You know the WHY – keeping our creeks, rivers, beaches and ocean as clean and safe as possible!

Won’t be in Mendocino County on Sept. 18? There are cleanup events all over California! View an interactive map provided by the California Coastal Commission to find a site near you.

The Mendocino Land Trust would like to extend big thanks to MendoRecycle for providing a grant to help cover staff time spent coordinating this event and Waste Management‘s Fort Bragg office for facilitating dumpster donation!

Unless otherwise noted, no RSVP is needed – just show up the day of the event ready to help! Site captains will be able to provide supplies but if you have a bucket, trash grabber or gloves you can bring this helps cut down on the amount of waste generated by the event. Bring a refillable water bottle and a mask for times when social distancing may not be possible.

• Seaside Beach Cleanup 9 am – 12 pm hosted by Mendocino Land Trust
• Ten Mile Dunes Cleanup 9 am – 12 pm hosted by Mendocino Coast Audobon
• MacKerricher Beach at Ward Avenue 9 am – 12 pm hosted by Surfriders
• Virgin Creek Beach 9 am – 11 am hosted by North Coast Brewing Company (meet at the brewery at 8:30 am to bike or carpool to the beach!)
• Glass Beach Cleanup 9am – 12 pm hosted by City of Fort Bragg
• Noyo Headlands Park 9:00 am – 12 pm hosted by Latino Outdoors North Coast Chapter. Please email Esme at e.plascencia@latinooutdoors.org and let her know if you plan to come.
• Noyo River Boating Cleanup 9 am – 12 pm hosted by Liquid Fusion Kayaking (We launch from the ramp at Dolphin Isle Marina at 9am. Please call ahead if you would like to rent a kayak)
• Hare Creek Beach 9 am – 12 pm hosted by Mendocino Land Trust (RSVPs appreciated by emailing info@mendocinolandtrust.org – we will meet in the college parking lot)
• Caspar Beach 9 am – 12 pm hosted by Coastal Mendocino Association of Realtors
• Big River Beach 10 am – 12 pm hosted by MendoParks
• Navarro Beach 9 am – 12 pm hosted by the Noyo Center. (Please RSVP by emailing sue@noyocenter.org)
• Point Arena Cove 9 am – 12 pm hosted by City of Point Arena
• Cook’s Beach 9 am – 11 am hosted by Redwood Coast Land Conservancy. Please RSVP by emailing  rclc@rclc.org
• Russian River cleanups in the Ukiah Valley 9 am – 1 pm – multiple sites organized by the Mendocino County Resource Conservation District. (Please register here!)

Busy on Saturday? One group has opted to do their cleanup on Monday… join them then if you would like.

• Van Damme Beach 10 am – 11:30 am on Monday September 20 hosted by Little River Environmental Action Group

Additionally, big THANKS to school groups planning their own cleanup events in celebration of Coastal Cleanup Day! (Participation in these events is limited to those invited by the organizing school group)

• Fort Bragg Middle School plans to clean up Pudding Creek Beach
• Teacher Erin Brazill and TLC students from FBUSD will be cleaning up the Westport Beaches
• Pacific Community Charter School will take on Moat Creek Beach, the Stornetta Lands and more

Find out more at coastalcleanupday.org and watch for all the details in our September newsletter!

December 3, 2021

Drop in 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.

215 S. Main Street, Fort Bragg

We are so excited to show off our new office space. We are now located at 215 South Main Street, right next to the Mendocino Coast Chamber of Commerce. Stop by, see the new office and let’s chat about conservation priorities in Mendocino County. Drop in any time between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. Make sure to bring and wear your mask. Special prizes for those who come with nature or conservation-themed masks. DIY-decorated KN-95 masks are encouraged – get creative with stickers or natural items like leaves or shells. After you see the office, stop by the covered picnic table outside for a cup of hot cider.

Hope to see you on Friday, December 3. Questions? Give our office a call at (707) 962-0470 or email info@mendocinolandtrust.org.

Celebrate the New Year with a King Tides Walk at Big River

Join MLT Staff on on January 2nd to celebrate the New Year — and the peak of the King Tides — at Big River State Park. We’ll meet at 9:30 am; look for the maroon MLT truck. We plan to park at the end of the parking lot closest to the beach (towards the Highway 1 overcrossing). We’ll share coffee and donuts as we talk tides, share the story about the conservation of Big River, and discuss current Land Trust projects. Let’s (safely) mark the highest place water reaches at the peak of the King Tides (9:46 AM PST 7.23 ft).

Afterwards, all are invited to join our staff on a walk up the Big River Trail. We’ll hit the trail at 10 am. This is an “out and back” hike so you will be able to turn back whenever works for you — or keep going after everyone else calls it quits. Cancelled if heavy rain, we will gather if it is sprinkling. Dress for the weather!

Registration for this hike is now closed!

We are excited to partner with our friends at the Mendocino County Resource Conservation District to offer a guided tour of their Little Lake Valley Restoration Area in Willits. This is a free event. Unfortunately, the group size on this tour is strictly limited. If you are interested in attending, please drop your info in the form below. On February 10th, we will randomly select an appropriate number of people to receive an invite by email.

We wish we could invite all to attend this MLT Outdoor Social Club adventure but due to limited parking we need to require registration. Photo above is from a pre-pandemic whale watching walk! Please fill out the form below for a chance to receive an invite to this one-mile slow-paced walk and whale watch.

Navarro Point Preserve is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteer stewardship workdays to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Stewardship workdays are scheduled for the 2nd Thursday of each month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

When: 2nd Thursday of each month

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Where: Navarro Point Google map

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.
Covid Information: Please bring and wear a mask. Stay socially distanced from those not in your household.

When: 2nd Saturday each month

Time: 10 a.m. to noon

Where: Hare Creek Beach Park at the Mendocino College-Coast Center Google map

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

RSVP: If you are a new volunteer please send an email to info@mendocinolandtrust.org and let us know you plan to attend. That way we can make sure you receive all the latest information.

Hare Creek Beach is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteer stewardship workdays to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Stewardship workdays are generally scheduled for the second Saturday of the month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

RSVP: If you are a new volunteer please send an email to info@mendocinolandtrust.org and let us know you plan to attend. That way we can make sure you receive all the latest information.

When: 3rd Saturday each month.

Time: 10 a.m. to noon

Where: Old Smith Ranch Trail along the Ten Mile River (Google map)

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

RSVP: If you are a new volunteer please send an email to info@mendocinolandtrust.org and let us know you plan to attend. That way we can make sure you receive all the latest information.

Our Ten Mile property requires regular attention to control invasive plants, maintain the picnic area and remove woody debris created during the construction of the trail. We invite everyone and anyone to help us maintain this beautiful public access trail. Stewardship workdays are generally scheduled for the third Saturday of each month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

Join the MLT Outdoor Social Club as we explore a ranch near Potter Valley. MLT and the landowner have committed to preserving this habitat-rich area in perpetuity. The landowner has generously allowed us to hold this hike on their property.

Saturday, April 2nd

10 am – 1 pm

Want to come? Please enter the invite lottery here.

Address and directions to a ranch in Potter Valley will be provided with the invite. Allow 30 minutes to drive to this location from Ukiah and 90 minutes to get there from Fort Bragg.

Invited participants will choose from three options:

1) Gentle walk + sit and talk with a member of the MLT Board

2) Moderate Walk and Wildflower Identification with MLT’s “Ranger Amy”

3) Moderately strenuous hike with Latino Outdoors Coordinator Esme Plascencia.

If invited, you may bring a few friends or family but you must arrive in one vehicle so there is enough parking for all invited.

When: 2nd Saturday each month

Time: 10 a.m. to noon

Where: Hare Creek Beach

Park at the Mendocino College Coast Center

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

Hare Creek Beach is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteer stewardship workdays to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Stewardship workdays are generally scheduled for the second Saturday of the month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

If you are a new volunteer please send an email to info@mendocinolandtrust.org and let us know you plan to attend. That way we can make sure you receive all the latest information.

Navarro Point Preserve is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteer stewardship workdays to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Stewardship workdays are scheduled for the 2nd Thursday of each month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

When: 2nd Thursday of each month

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Meeting Location: Google map

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

When: 3rd Saturday each month.

Time: 10 a.m. to noon

Where: Old Smith Ranch Trail along the Ten Mile River (Google map)

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

RSVP: If you are a new volunteer please send an email to info@mendocinolandtrust.org and let us know you plan to attend. That way we can make sure you receive all the latest information.

Our Ten Mile property requires regular attention to control invasive plants, maintain the picnic area and remove woody debris created during the construction of the trail. We invite everyone and anyone to help us maintain this beautiful public access trail. Stewardship workdays are generally scheduled for the third Saturday of each month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

Mendocino County families are invited to join MLT naturalists to explore Low Gap park. These programs are free and intended for families with kids between the ages of three and eight but anyone with a kid is welcome to attend. Bilingual program in Spanish and English.

Unete con las naturalistas de MLT para explorar el parque Low Gap. Estos programas son gratuitos y están destinados a familias con niños de entre tres y ocho años, pero cualquier persona con un niño puede asistir. Programa bilingüe en español e inglés.

RSVP appreciated but you can also come that day. English: https://forms.gle/1pXHHbBqv8xV4net7

RSVP apreciado pero también puede venir ese día. Spanish: https://forms.gle/5V4G71kjPxsTwSjc6

Navarro Point Preserve is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteer stewardship workdays to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Stewardship workdays are scheduled for the 2nd Thursday of each month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

When: 2nd Thursday of each month

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Meeting Location: Google map

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

This is a special stewardship volunteer session as part of the Fort Bragg Blue Economy Learning Festival. Please join the Mendocino Land Trust and community members to celebrate this public access beach and improve habitat and trails.

Time: 10 a.m. to noon

Where: Hare Creek Beach

Park at the Mendocino College Coast Center

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

Hare Creek Beach is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteer stewardship workdays to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Stewardship workdays are generally scheduled for the second Saturday of the month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

If you are a new volunteer please send an email to info@mendocinolandtrust.org and let us know you plan to attend. That way we can make sure you receive all the latest information.

Navarro Point Preserve is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteer stewardship workdays to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Stewardship workdays are scheduled for the 2nd Thursday of each month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

When: 2nd Thursday of each month

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Meeting Location: Google map

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

Mendocino County families are invited to join MLT naturalists to explore a creek area in Willits. These programs are free and intended for families with kids between the ages of three and eight but anyone with a kid is welcome to attend. Bilingual program in Spanish and English.

RSVP appreciated but you can also come that day. English: https://forms.gle/1pXHHbBqv8xV4net7

Unete con las naturalistas de MLT para explorar un área de arroyo en willits. Estos programas son gratuitos y están destinados a familias con niños de entre tres y ocho años, pero cualquier persona con un niño puede asistir. Programa bilingüe en español e inglés.

RSVP apreciado pero también puede venir ese día. Spanish: https://forms.gle/5V4G71kjPxsTwSjc6

Time: 10 a.m. to noon

Where: Hare Creek Beach

Park at the Mendocino College Coast Center

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

Hare Creek Beach is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteer stewardship workdays to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Stewardship workdays are generally scheduled for the second Saturday of the month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

If you are a new volunteer please send an email to info@mendocinolandtrust.org and let us know you plan to attend. That way we can make sure you receive all the latest information.

Join the MLT Outdoor Social Club to learn about butterflies with MLT Staff and guest expert, Asa Spade. If you would like to come please RSVP by clicking here. We will meet in the Bruhel Point parking area at noon to learn about butterflies and see some specimens. Our guests are invited to join us on a one-mile walk on coastal bluffs and involve looking at pretty things that flutter by and taking in the gorgeous views.

Our guest expert for the day is Asa Spade. Asa is the Senior Biologist at Wynn Coastal Planning and Biology, a California Naturalist, and Master Gardener. He and his wife Teresa first became involved surveying for local butterflies after attending a USFWS training for volunteers documenting population trends of the Federally Endangered Behren’s silverspot butterfly at locations near Point Arena. After others had documented zero Behren’s silverspots for several years in a row, in 2010 Asa and Teresa observed at least seven individuals, including a mated pair, on their first attempt. Asa has been hooked on observing, photographing, and documenting butterflies ever since.

When: 3rd Saturday each month.

Time: 10 a.m. to noon

Where: Old Smith Ranch Trail along the Ten Mile River (Google map)

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

RSVP: If you are a new volunteer please send an email to info@mendocinolandtrust.org and let us know you plan to attend. That way we can make sure you receive all the latest information.

Our Ten Mile property requires regular attention to control invasive plants, maintain the picnic area and remove woody debris created during the construction of the trail. We invite everyone and anyone to help us maintain this beautiful public access trail. Stewardship workdays are generally scheduled for the third Saturday of each month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

Time: 9:30 a.m. to noon

Where: Hare Creek Beach

Park at the Mendocino College Coast Center

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

Hare Creek Beach is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteer stewardship workdays to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Stewardship workdays are generally scheduled for the second Saturday of the month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

If you are a new volunteer please send an email to info@mendocinolandtrust.org and let us know you plan to attend. That way we can make sure you receive all the latest information.

Join the MLT Outdoor Social Club for an intro to nature journaling with local artist Mary-Ellen Campbell! The Mendocino Land Trust thanks Mary-Ellen for sharing her talent and love of her craft with our community. Group size is limited. Register here.

Our guest expert for this outing is Mary-Ellen Campbell, a multidisciplinary artist who does graphics, painting, sculpture, printmaking, book arts, and mixed media work. Her work has been featured in 17 national and international solo exhibitions and over 85 group and invitational shows. Campbell is the Professor of Art Emerita from New Jersey City University, NJ, where she taught for thirty-four years. In 2004-05 she was awarded the Fulbright Scholar Grant to teach Book Arts in Thailand. Mary-Ellen has won 12 residencies since 2007 in Finland, New Zealand, Australia, Turkey, Costa Rica, Colorado, North Carolina, California and Minnesota creating more than 75 books and mixed media artworks.

Navarro Point Preserve is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteer stewardship workdays to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Stewardship workdays are scheduled for the 2nd Thursday of each month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

When: 2nd Thursday of each month

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Meeting Location: Google map

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

When: 3rd Saturday each month.

Time: 10 a.m. to noon

Where: Old Smith Ranch Trail along the Ten Mile River (Google map)

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

RSVP: If you are a new volunteer please send an email to info@mendocinolandtrust.org and let us know you plan to attend. That way we can make sure you receive all the latest information.

Our Ten Mile property requires regular attention to control invasive plants, maintain the picnic area and remove woody debris created during the construction of the trail. We invite everyone and anyone to help us maintain this beautiful public access trail. Stewardship workdays are generally scheduled for the third Saturday of each month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

Únete con las naturalistas de MLT para explorar la playa! Estas programas son gratuitos y están destinados a familias con niños entre de tres a ocho años, pero cualquier persona con un niño puede asistir. Programa bilingüe en español e inglés.

Mendocino County families are invited to join MLT naturalists for fun at the beach! These programs are free and intended for families with kids between the ages of three and eight but anyone with a kid is welcome to attend. Bilingual program in Spanish and English.

RSVP appreciated but you can also come that day. English: https://forms.gle/1pXHHbBqv8xV4net7

WHAT? 🚨Emergency 🚨 work party to remove invasive thistles before they set seed!

WHEN? Thursday, July 28th from 10 am to 12 pm

WHERE? Navarro Point Preserve in Albion

WHY: At our volunteer day on Thursday, July 14th, we pulled out hundreds of thistles but only managed to cover half the property!

WHO: You and the MLT Interns and volunteers – hope you can join us!

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Meeting Location: Google map

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

Join the MLT Outdoor Social Club to enjoy an evening at Seaside Beach – hopefully after all the tourists leave! If skies remain clear, stick around for stargazing with astronomer Gabe Prochter. Please let us know if you plan to come so we can make sure we have enough snacks for all! RSVP

Únase al MLT Outdoor Social Club para disfrutar de una noche en Seaside Beach, ¡Con suerte después de que todos los turistas se vayan! Si el cielo permanece despejado, quédese para observar las estrellas con el astrónomo Gabe Prochter. ¡Déjanos saber si planea venir para que podamos asegurarnos de que tengamos suficientes bocadillos para todos! RSVP

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Navarro Point Preserve is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteer stewardship workdays to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Stewardship workdays are scheduled for the 2nd Thursday of each month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

When: 2nd Thursday of each month

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Meeting Location: Google map

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

If you’d like to be on our volunteer email list, send a note to info@mendocinolandtrust.org or use the form at the bottom of our volunteer page.

Time: 9:30 a.m. to noon

Where: Hare Creek Beach

Park at the Mendocino College Coast Center

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

Hare Creek Beach is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteer stewardship workdays to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Stewardship workdays are generally scheduled for the second Saturday of the month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

If you’d like to be on our volunteer email list, send a note to info@mendocinolandtrust.org or use the form at the bottom of our volunteer page.

Únete con las naturalistas de MLT para explorar la playa! Estas programas son gratuitos y están destinados a familias con niños entre de tres a ocho años, pero cualquier persona con un niño puede asistir. Programa bilingüe en español e inglés.

Mendocino County families are invited to join MLT naturalists for fun at the beach! These programs are free and intended for families with kids between the ages of three and eight but anyone with a kid is welcome to attend. Bilingual program in Spanish and English.

RSVP appreciated but you can also come that day. English: https://forms.gle/1pXHHbBqv8xV4net7

When: 3rd Saturday each month.

Time: 10 a.m. to noon

Where: Old Smith Ranch Trail along the Ten Mile River (Google map)

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

Our Ten Mile property requires regular attention to control invasive plants, maintain the picnic area and remove woody debris created during the construction of the trail. We invite everyone and anyone to help us maintain this beautiful public access trail. Stewardship workdays are generally scheduled for the third Saturday of each month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

If you’d like to be on our volunteer email list, send a note to info@mendocinolandtrust.org or use the form at the bottom of our volunteer page.

Navarro Point Preserve is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteer stewardship workdays to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Stewardship workdays are scheduled for the 2nd Thursday of each month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

When: 2nd Thursday of each month

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Meeting Location: Google map

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

If you’d like to be on our volunteer email list, send a note to info@mendocinolandtrust.org or use the form at the bottom of our volunteer page.

Mendocino Land Trust has served as the County coordinator for the annual state-wide Coastal Cleanup Day since 2002. Each year, more and more people come together to join in this effort.

Visit this page for the full list of 2022 Coastal Cleanup sites. Want to make sure you remember? Request an email reminder here.

Please join us to celebrate Coastal Cleanup Day at Hare Creek Trail and Beach! We appreciate all the community help that makes this MASSIVE cleanup possible.We will meet in the parking lot for the Community College Coast Center – you’ll find us by the big dumpster.

Please bring buckets, trash bags and any gloves you may have. We will provide nitrile gloves but many people like to put gardening or work gloves over them. Be prepared to get dirty!

In 2021, twenty volunteers worked with Land Trust staff to remove almost 1,400 pounds of trash and recyclables from this area. Due to its proximity to town and the continuing housing crisis, this creek way often ends up being a temporary home to transients and unhoused residents. Camps often become abandoned for a variety of reasons and belongings and trash are left behind. The debris not only affects the beauty of this area but also introduces litter and pollution into the nearby creek and ocean.

Removing as much of the debris as possible before winter rains create run-off is an important and well-timed effort. All who use this area – be they hikers, beach-goers, or those who seek refuge here — greatly appreciate your service in improving this area.

Please RSVP here.

Time: 9:30 a.m. to noon

Where: Hare Creek Beach

Park at the Mendocino College Coast Center

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

Hare Creek Beach is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteer stewardship workdays to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Stewardship workdays are generally scheduled for the second Saturday of the month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

If you’d like to be on our volunteer email list, send a note to info@mendocinolandtrust.org or use the form at the bottom of our volunteer page.

Navarro Point Preserve is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteer stewardship workdays to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Stewardship workdays are scheduled for the 2nd Thursday of each month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

When: 2nd Thursday of each month

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Meeting Location: Google map

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

If you’d like to be on our volunteer email list, send a note to info@mendocinolandtrust.org or use the form at the bottom of our volunteer page.

Navarro Point Preserve is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteer stewardship workdays to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Stewardship workdays are scheduled for the 2nd Thursday of each month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

When: 2nd Thursday of each month

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Meeting Location: Google map

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

If you’d like to be on our volunteer email list, send a note to info@mendocinolandtrust.org or use the form at the bottom of our volunteer page.

Time: 9:30 a.m. to noon

Where: Hare Creek Beach

Park at the Mendocino College Coast Center

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

Hare Creek Beach is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteer stewardship workdays to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Stewardship workdays are generally scheduled for the second Saturday of the month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

If you’d like to be on our volunteer email list, send a note to info@mendocinolandtrust.org or use the form at the bottom of our volunteer page.

This event has been CANCELLED due to a last-minute change in availability.

Join Bernadette Smith, a member of the Manchester Band of Pomo Indians, and the Mendocino Land Trust to learn about acorn as a traditional food source. Participants may get to watch a demonstration of one way to make acorn porridge and may even get to taste the results.  Afterwards, participants are welcome to join us on a half mile walk to appreciate a tan oak forest. Space is limited, RSVP is required.

There are so many ways to give this Giving Tuesday. Gifts of money, of course, are very welcome, but we couldn’t do our work without your gifts of service.

Join us as we partner with the City of Ukiah to plant trees at Riverside Park. We will share lunch together after the tree-planting. We have tools for you, but we encourage you to bring water, gloves, and sun protection.

Head here to sign up; choose “Riverside Park Oak Tree Planting” as your volunteer activity.

Join us First Friday, December 2,from 4:00-6:00 PM for MLT’s holiday Open House. 

Come check out our office, mingle with the good people of our staff and board, and enjoy some appetizers as we celebrate our strongest year ever!

Where: 215 S Main Street, Fort Bragg

When: 4:00-6:00 PM

Why: Because there is nothing like spending time with friends and celebrating our beautiful wild lands.

See you then!

(If you have questions or need more information, feel free to email info@mendocinolandtrust.com)

Navarro Point Preserve is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteer stewardship workdays to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Stewardship workdays are scheduled for the 2nd Thursday of each month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

When: 2nd Thursday of each month

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Meeting Location: Google map

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

If you’d like to be on our volunteer email list, send a note to info@mendocinolandtrust.org or use the form at the bottom of our volunteer page.

Time: 9:30 a.m. to noon

Where: Hare Creek Beach

Park at the Mendocino College Coast Center

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

Hare Creek Beach is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteer stewardship workdays to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Stewardship workdays are generally scheduled for the second Saturday of the month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

If you’d like to be on our volunteer email list, send a note to info@mendocinolandtrust.org or use the form at the bottom of our volunteer page.

Navarro Point Preserve is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteer stewardship workdays to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Stewardship workdays are scheduled for the 2nd Thursday of each month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

When: 2nd Thursday of each month

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Meeting Location: Google map

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

If you’d like to be on our volunteer email list, send a note to info@mendocinolandtrust.org or use the form at the bottom of our volunteer page.

Time: 9:30 a.m. to noon

Where: Hare Creek Beach

Park at the Mendocino College Coast Center

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

Hare Creek Beach is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteer stewardship workdays to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Stewardship workdays are generally scheduled for the second Saturday of the month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

If you’d like to be on our volunteer email list, send a note to info@mendocinolandtrust.org or use the form at the bottom of our volunteer page.

King Tides Walk and Photography Lesson

Saturday, January 21, 2023

9:30-12:30

Join the Mendocino Land Trust Outdoor Social Club and the North Coast chapter of Latino Outdoors for a walk near Pudding Creek to observe the King Tides.

King Tides are extremely high tides that happen a couple of times every year; they offer us a chance to think about rising sea levels, the science of tides, and to marvel at the ocean’s awesome power.

Esme Plascencia, Program Coordinator for Latino Outdoors North Coast, will lead us to the Pudding Creek Trestle Bridge and give a short lesson on nature photography. After we stroll along the coast, trying out our new photography skills, we will gather for snacks and a debrief.

We will meet at 9:30 at the parking lot of the Noyo Headlands Park near Rossi’s at the intersection of W. Elm St. and Glass Beach Dr. Please bring your cameras–whichever camera you prefer–and lots of layers as it will undoubtedly be chilly.

Sign up here: https://bit.ly/3F8grnz

This is just one of the many outings Latino Outdoors sponsors. To find out more, head to their Facebook page.

Beginner Mushroom Walk

Saturday, February 11, 2023

Jackson Demonstration State Forest

10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

Join the MLT Outdoor Social Club on a hunt for mushrooms! Forager Camila Guerrero will take us to one of her favorite spots in Jackson State Forest. It is the end of the season, so she will bring dried mushrooms and photos to help share her expertise in case there are not many mushrooms remaining. 

Meet at the junction of County Roads 408 (Little Lake Road) and 409 in Mendocino on Saturday, February 11 at 10:00. Wear layers and protection from weather. We will make sure there is hot water for tea and cocoa. 

One note about collecting mushrooms. You must have a permit to take them home. This is no big deal if you just want to learn more and spend some time in our beautiful woods. If you do want to take some home, you must get a permit and you should allow 10-14 days to get it done. The link to more information is here.

Space is limited; please RSVP here.

THIS STEWARDSHIP DAY HAS BEEN POSTPONED FROM ITS REGULAR THURSDAY TO SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH.

Navarro Point Preserve is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteer stewardship workdays to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Stewardship workdays are scheduled for the 2nd Thursday of each month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

When: 2nd Thursday of each month

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Meeting Location: Google map

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

If you’d like to be on our volunteer email list, send a note to info@mendocinolandtrust.org or use the form at the bottom of our volunteer page.

Navarro Point Preserve is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteer stewardship workdays to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Stewardship workdays are scheduled for the 2nd Thursday of each month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

When: 2nd Thursday of each month

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Meeting Location: Google map

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

If you’d like to be on our volunteer email list, send a note to info@mendocinolandtrust.org or use the form at the bottom of our volunteer page.

Time: 10:00 a.m. to noon

Where: Hare Creek Beach

Park at the Mendocino College Coast Center

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

Hare Creek Beach is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteer stewardship workdays to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Stewardship workdays are generally scheduled for the second Saturday of the month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

If you’d like to be on our volunteer email list, send a note to info@mendocinolandtrust.org or use the form at the bottom of our volunteer page.

Whale Watching at Pelican Bluffs

Saturday, March 18, 2023

Pelican Bluffs 

1:00-3:00 p.m.

Join the MLT Outdoor Social Club as we celebrate the 10th anniversary of Pelican Bluffs Preserve! MLT Board Member Lorrie Lagasse will lead a hike along the 2.2-mile trail and offer information about whales and their trip along the coast as we go. (We probably won’t travel the complete trail in two hours, especially if there is a lot of whale activity to watch, but you are welcome to finish it after our whale talk is over!)

Bring your binoculars and spyglasses, warm layers, water, and sunscreen. You may even want to bring an easy-to-carry-chair or stool so you can sit and observe for an extended period. There should be plenty of parking, but if it has been rainy or otherwise stormy, we will need to make alternate arrangements for parking. Therefore, we ask that you RSVP for the walk so we can communicate with you. Sign up here!

Time: 10:00 a.m. to noon

Where: Hare Creek Beach

Park at the Mendocino College Coast Center

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

Hare Creek Beach is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteer stewardship workdays to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Stewardship workdays are generally scheduled for the second Saturday of the month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

If you’d like to be on our volunteer email list, send a note to info@mendocinolandtrust.org or use the form at the bottom of our volunteer page.

BIRDWATCHING

Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Old Smith Ranch, Inglenook, California

10:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m.

Space is limited. If you’d like to attend this event, fill out this RSVP here. If you have any questions, email esme@mendocinolandtrust.org.

El espacio es limitado. Si desea participar este evento, complete este RSVP aquí. Si tiene preguntas, correo electrónico es esme@mendocinolandtrust.org.

Navarro Point Preserve is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteer stewardship workdays to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Stewardship workdays are scheduled for the 2nd Thursday of each month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

When: 2nd Thursday of each month

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Meeting Location: Google map

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

If you’d like to be on our volunteer email list, send a note to info@mendocinolandtrust.org or use the form at the bottom of our volunteer page.

Earth Day

Saturday, April 22, 2023

Noyo Food Forest, 300 Dana Street, Fort Bragg

12:00-5:00 p.m.

Join the MLT Outdoor Social Club as we celebrate Earth Day. Noyo Food Forest hosts an annual Earth Day Celebration that MLT has gratefully been a part of for years. The celebration was canceled for a few years due to COVID concerns; this will be the first since 2019. Come to the free family-friendly event to see what environmental and community organizations are up to. Stop by our table and talk conservation with MLT staff, and then, if you’d like a little nature time, head over to Otis Johnson Park for a walk in a park we have been helping maintain with our partners at the Anchor Academy.

Outdoor Social Club: Nature Journaling

Thursday, May 25, 2023

Belinda Point, Ocean Drive, Mile Marker 59, Fort Bragg

4:00 – 6:00

MLT Community Outreach Specialist Esme Plascencia will offer a short walk and workshop on Nature Journaling at Belinda Point just south of Fort Bragg. Participants will explore the headlands at this lovely preserve and create a few entries in a nature journal of your own. Art supplies and small journals will be provided; participants are encouraged to bring portable supplies and journals they already love to use.

Since there is limited parking for this event, space is limited. Please email Esme at esme@mendocinolandtrust.org to reserve your spot!

MLT GOES TO THE MOVIES

Mendocino Land Trust is delighted to be a part of this year’s Mendocino Film Festival. MLT is sponsoring one of the films in the Films for our Future series: Wild Life.

Here’s what the festival program has to say: “From Oscar-winning filmmakers Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, “Wild Life” follows conservationist Kris Tompkins on an epic, decades-spanning love story as wild as the landscapes she dedicated her life to protecting. After falling in love in mid-life, Kris and the outdoorsman and entrepreneur Doug Tompkins left behind the world of the massively successful outdoor brands they’d helped pioneer like Patagonia, The North Face, and Esprit, and turned their attention to a visionary effort to create National Parks throughout Chile and Argentina. “Wild Life” chronicles the highs and lows of their journey to effect the largest private land donation in history.”

It will be showing twice at the festival: on Friday, June 2, at 10:00 in the festival tent in Mendocino and again on Sunday, June 4, at 10:20 at Coast Cinemas in Fort Bragg. On Friday, stay after the film for a Q&A with Executive Director, Conrad Kramer, and Conservation Manager, Emily Griffen, to discuss all that it takes to protect wild spaces here in Mendocino County. MLT will also have a table at both venues to answer questions and talk more about our conservation work.

Tickets are on sale now; purchase them at mendofilm.org to get a seat before tickets sell out!

Navarro Point Preserve is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteer stewardship workdays to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Stewardship workdays are scheduled for the 2nd Thursday of each month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

When: 2nd Thursday of each month

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Meeting Location: Google map

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

If you’d like to be on our volunteer email list, send a note to info@mendocinolandtrust.org or use the form at the bottom of our volunteer page.

When: Second Saturday of the Month

Time: 10:00 a.m. to noon

Where: Hare Creek Beach

Park at the Mendocino College Coast Center

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

Hare Creek Beach is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteer stewardship workdays to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Stewardship workdays are generally scheduled for the second Saturday of the month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

If you’d like to be on our volunteer email list, send a note to info@mendocinolandtrust.org or use the form at the bottom of our volunteer page.

Outdoor Social Club: Dog’s Day Out!

Saturday, June 24, 2023

Seaside Beach, North of Fort Bragg

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

MLT is the proud owner of Seaside Beach, one of only a couple of Mendocino coast beaches that permits dogs off-leash. What better way to celebrate that than a pup’s day at the beach? Bring your canine pals–and your human ones, if you wish–and explore our incredible beach. Conrad Kramer, our Executive Director, will be on hand to give belly rubs and ear scritches, and to talk about dog etiquette at Seaside and elsewhere on the coast. Also, the first 20 dogs will get an MLT bandana!

There is limited parking in the lot, and a few more spots up the road, please let us know at info@mendocinolandtrust.org if you need a more accessible spot close to the beach.

While there is some street parking, in general, space is limited; please RSVP here. Should the event fill up, we will create a lottery for attendance.

When: Second Saturday of the Month

Time: 10:00 a.m. to noon

Where: Hare Creek Beach

Park at the Mendocino College Coast Center

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

Hare Creek Beach is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteer stewardship workdays to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Stewardship workdays are generally scheduled for the second Saturday of the month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

If you’d like to be on our volunteer email list, send a note to info@mendocinolandtrust.org or use the form at the bottom of our volunteer page.

Navarro Point Preserve is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteer stewardship workdays to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Stewardship workdays are scheduled for the 2nd Thursday of each month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

When: 2nd Thursday of each month

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Meeting Location: Google map

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

If you’d like to be on our volunteer email list, send a note to info@mendocinolandtrust.org or use the form at the bottom of our volunteer page.

Update, July 27, 2023–This event has been cancelled!

Outdoor Social Club: Riverside Cleanup and Summertime Swim

Sunday, July 30, 2023

Frank Hunter McKee Memorial Park, Potter Valley

9:30 AM – 11:30 AM

The big coastal cleanup day isn’t till September, but a popular Russian River spot near Potter Valley could use a little TLC. (Trash+litter collection!)

Join the MLT Outdoor Social Club, and guest star/old friend Amy Wolitzer, to enjoy a morning at this beautiful creek locale and leave it a lot nicer than we found it. 

This is a great spot to look for creatures that depend on our waterways even as people recreate. From benthic macroinvertebrates to birds to amphibians, we are sure to find some interesting stuff! We will bring some nets and magnifiers so we can look closely at what we find. 

Please wear sturdy footwear like hiking boots or running shoes during the cleanup. You are encouraged to bring sandals or water shoes and a towel and swimwear if you want to cool off in the creek afterwards. 

Frank Hunter McKee Memorial Park, sometimes called McKee Parkway, is a 25-acre park that follows the east fork of the Russian river. It’s a 16-minute drive from Ukiah and a 30-minute drive from Willits. Meet at the first parking area on Potter Valley road just off highway 20. 

Please click here to RSVP.

Navarro Point Preserve is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteer stewardship workdays to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Stewardship workdays are scheduled for the 2nd Thursday of each month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

When: 2nd Thursday of each month

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Meeting Location: Google map

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

If you’d like to be on our volunteer email list, send a note to info@mendocinolandtrust.org or use the form at the bottom of our volunteer page.

When: Second Saturday of the Month

Time: 10:00 a.m. to noon

Where: Hare Creek Beach

Park at the Mendocino College Coast Center

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

Hare Creek Beach is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteer stewardship workdays to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Stewardship workdays are generally scheduled for the second Saturday of the month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

If you’d like to be on our volunteer email list, send a note to info@mendocinolandtrust.org or use the form at the bottom of our volunteer page.

IMPORTANT OFF-SCHEDULE EVENT

Help the trail volunteers to remove thistles before they flower and set seed.

When: 8/24/23, Thursday

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Meeting Location: Google map

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

If you’d like to be on our volunteer email list, send a note to info@mendocinolandtrust.org or use the form at the bottom of our volunteer page.

Looking for something to do after MLT’s Coastal Cleanup? Look no further. The Inn at Newport Ranch is kicking off a concert series on 9/23/23 with a portion of the proceeds to benefit MLT. Doors open at 5:30 pm and the performance begins at 7:30 pm. A light, ranch-style dinner will be served.

This is an opportunity a to have fun while supporting both MLT and a terrific local business that is known for promoting conservation and sustainability. It’s a real win/win/win! Director Conrad Kramer will be present to speak briefly about MLT’s current and upcoming projects.

The concert features Sean Hayes, a Bay Area singer-songwriter. Hayes was born in New York City, raised in North Carolina, and honed his earliest musical chops in a band playing Irish and old-time tunes — but his unique style of deeply felt, R&B-inflected folk matured during his two decades singing and playing in cafes, bars, and night clubs of San Francisco. You can learn more about him on his website.

Tickets are $100, and can be purchased at this link.

Seating is limited, and advanced-sale purchases are recommended.

Questions? Contact Blair Foster, General Manager, 707.536.7654 blair@theinnatnewportranch.com

Come and join the fun at Big River Beach, Riverside, Sept. 30, 2023, from noon to 2 pm. This MLT event is to thank our volunteers and donors, and offers a chance to play on the beach, relax, eat hot dogs and chips, and reminisce. There is a vegetarian option, please let us know when you RSVP to admin@mendocinolandtrust.org.

Bring a Beach Chair. Head left to the second parking lot by the small boat launch. Look for the red tent.

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We invite you join us on October 21, 2023 for our Sunset Soirée. Tickets are $125 each and can be purchased here. Seating is limited and is first-come first-served.

This fundraising gala will kick off six exciting new projects. Click here for a preview!

This year’s signature event offers a silent auction, food by Pilón Kitchen, and live music by The Mendonesians. We will be serving heavy hors d’oeuvres, beer, wine, and sparkling water. We hope you are able to join us!

Tickets are $125 each and can be purchased by clicking here. Seating is limited and is first-come first-served.

You also can support these projects with donations and by bidding in the event’s online auction.

You may make financial donations here, and donate items for the auction with this link.  We encourage you to check out the Soirée’s auction here.

MLT thanks our many supporters! and invite you to join them.

Questions? Call (707) 962-0470 or email ckramer@mendocinolandtrust.org.

Check out this list of our supporters! We thank them, and invite you to join them.

Questions? Call (707) 962-0470 or email ckramer@mendocinolandtrust.org.

Cartober is a chance to get rid of an old car that is eating you alive. You can just hand over the keys, and help MLT at the same time! Many types of vehicles qualify, running or not, and a truck will come to you an spirit your bad-karma-ride out of your life.

Here is the link to get started supporting the MLT with your car-donation.

Join MLT at Glass Beach as we hike during the King Tides Project.

BYO lunch and camera. We’ll meet at the beach end of the Glass Beach parking lot at 9 am and do the loop around to the Trestle Bridge, taking pictures and hopefully enjoying a glorious day on the Coast! BYO lunch.

The California King Tides Project helps us visualize future sea levels by observing the highest tides of today. It’s a part of documenting current conditions and helping gauge the effects of global warming. You can help by taking and sharing photos of the shoreline during King Tides to create a record of changes to our coast and estuaries. Hike will be led by MLT Board Member and Environmental Educator, Lorrie Lagasse.

You can post your photos at this link: https://www.coastal.ca.gov/kingtides/participate.html

Learn more about this project at this link. https://www.coastal.ca.gov/kingtides/

POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER – NEW DATE TBA!

Come celebrate the 10th anniversary of MLT’s acquisition of Pelican Bluffs (date TBA). We’ll be taking a hike starting at 11 am and wrapping things up by 2 pm.

The hike is open to the public. Bring anyone you’d like! MLT will have a small table set up with warm drinks and snacks. We also will be selling a batch of the 10th Anniversary T-shirts and stickers. Those who would rather not participate in the long hike can enjoy the short loop trail or stick around the table to chat with folks.

Getting There: This preserve is south of Point Arena. Watch for mile marker 14.3 at the north end of the preserve and mile marker 13.5 at the south end of the preserve. Parking lot is near the south end of the preserve.

For more Information about Pelican Bluffs, please check out this link,

If you can’t attend, but still want to purchase our cool T-shirts (designed by our own Anna Bride), please use this link.

We hope to see you there, rain OR shine.

Questions? Contact info@mendocinolandtrust.org

The regular 2nd Saturday Hare Creek workday is this Saturday, 3-9-24, from 10:00  – 12:00

Whatever time you can arrive or need depart, your efforts at Hare Creek are appreciated 🙂
NOTE: Weather.gov is currently predicting rain in the morning, with it dropping to 18% chance right when our work hours begin. This likely translates to no rain, but…  I will be there! If it’s drizzly, there are places one can work on the trail that are more protected than others. If it turns to a heavy rain, well, even I will call it a day.

Pick your project. There’s plenty of non-native invasives to continue eliminating (see below).
Ivy, ivy, ivy… Scotch broom, Blackberry, Wild radish…

The ground is pretty willing to let go of things right now. It’s a great time to pull the Wild Radish!

We really, really, really welcome your help!

Bring water, gloves, and your favorite tool(s), or borrow one of ours.
Perhaps bring a rain jacket and/or umbrella.

We meet at the end of the Mendocino College parking lot (look for Lenny’s blue Forester), and wander across the field to the trail.
Need directions?  Please arrive by 10:00 or reply to this email (or phone Lenny at 1-707-962-0824)

In service to The Mendocino Land Trust,
Lenny Noack

Cesar Chavez – Leader in Labor and Environmental Justice

Most people have heard his name associate it with seeking fair pay and better working conditions for farmworkers, but he did more than that, much more. His efforts for better working conditions went far beyond demanding fresh drinking water, proper sanitary facilities in the fields, and decent housing. Decent working conditions also called for steps towards environmental justice–banning of toxic pesticides on grapes.

According to an article by Marta Segura, one of the first chicana women to major in environmental studies, Chavez is the father of environmental justice. It was Chavez and the United Farm Workers, under his leadership, that demanded a ban on pesticides in the vineyards. Segura, who earned a masters in public health it UC Santa Barbara in the 1970s,  first learned as a high school student about the connection between these pesticides and birth defects such as spinal bifida. She was horrified to learn about these children, “who never had a chance to lead a healthy life.” Her awareness came, in part, from educational pamphlets produced and distrubuted by UFW organizers.

Chavez knew and spread the word that exposure to these widely used toxins led to cancer, birth defects, chronic lung and organ failure, and premature death. His work saw him reaching out to Mexican, Filipino and Muslim farm workers in California and beyond.

MLT salutes his efforts and those of the UFW, today, on Cesar Chavez Day. Their dedication made the environment safer for everyone who works in, lives near, or consumes straight-from-the-field agricultural products. Much work remains to be done, literally, in the fields of environmental protection and social justice. But we all owe a debt of gratitude to his passionate and dogged determination in the face of fierce and often brutal repression.

You can read the full text of Segura’s article here.

Photo – Caesar Chavez at the national headquarters of the United Farm Workers Union, talking with grape boycott leaders, Keene, California, Library of Congress Public Domain Archives

We really, really, really welcome your help!

The regular 2nd Saturday Hare Creek workday is this Saturday, 4-13-24, from 10:00  – 12:00.

What:  A Party in Memory of Art Morley
When:  Saturday, April 13, 2024 at 6 pm
Where:  the Caspar Community Center
Who:  Birders, Naturalists, Environmentalists, Historians, Weed Warriors, Musicians, etc.

Friends and admirers of the late Art Morley are invited to gather to celebrate his life and contributions to our community on Saturday, April 13th at 6 pm at the Caspar Community Center. This will be a potluck affair with live music and shared stories. A photo display is planned, so, if you can, bring photos and mementos to add to the pleasure of remembering this true local hero.

Volunteers who can help with organizing, setting up, and cleaning up, are welcome. To RSVP, ask questions, or offer help contact Jary Stavely, jstavely@mcn.org, or Jackie Wollenberg jwoll@mcn.org.

Earth Day Festival (poster in Español)

FREE FAMILY EVENT!  (No dogs, please)
April 20th, 2024 – 12-4 pm (MLT will be there!)
The Learning Garden, Fort Bragg High School

• Live music
• Great food
• Smoothie bike
• Fun Crafts
• Cool workshops
• Plant Sale
• Makers market

Information: 707-357-7680, www.noyofoodforest.org

Join us in celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the Pelican Bluffs preserve! T-shirts and stickers for sale. Warm drinks & snacks provided. One mile south of the City of Point Arena Mendocino County. Questions? info@mendocinolandtrust.org

Time: 10:00 a.m. to noon

Where: Hare Creek Beach

Park at the Mendocino College Coast Center

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

Hare Creek Beach is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteer stewardship workdays to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Stewardship workdays are generally scheduled for the second Saturday of the month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

If you’d like to be on our volunteer email list, send a note to info@mendocinolandtrust.org or use the form at the bottom of our volunteer page.

Here’s a rundown on some of the invasive species we’ll be attacking! (Information courtesy Lenny Noack),

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10th Anniversary of Point Arena-Stornetta, the first onshore unit of the California Coastal National Monument, CCNM.

See the program link below for current version of the event’s program, which includes guest speakers, guided walks, seabird viewing, food and beverages and more!

Celebrate the Coast 2024 – Draft Program

MLT invites you to join us at the Mendocino Film Festival’s tent during the screening of Giants Rising at 1 pm, June 1. The film is journey into the heart of America’s most iconic forests, revealing the secrets and the saga of the coast redwoods–the tallest and among the oldest living beings on Earth.

Prior to the film, MLT will share a two-minute short featuring the Pelican Bluffs. Afterwards, MLT Executive Director Conrad Kramer will speak briefly about MLT’s work to conserve redwoods.

Sunday, June 2, Giants Rising will be shown in Fort Bragg, at Coast Cinemas, at 1pm. MLT will have an informational table outside the theater, but no discussion to follow.

For information on the Film Festival’s other offerings, check this link.

MLT invites you to join us at the Mendocino Film Festival’s tent during the screening of Giants Rising at 1 pm, June 1. The film is journey into the heart of America’s most iconic forests, revealing the secrets and the saga of the coast redwoods–the tallest and among the oldest living beings on Earth.

Prior to the film, MLT will share a two-minute short featuring the Pelican Bluffs. Afterwards, MLT Executive Director Conrad Kramer will speak briefly about MLT’s work to conserve redwoods.

Sunday, June 2, Giants Rising will be shown in Fort Bragg, at Coast Cinemas, at 1pm. MLT will have an informational table outside the theater, but no discussion to follow.

For information on the Film Festival’s other offerings, check this link.

Thanks for your interest in Shady Dell! Our June 15, 2024 hike is FULL!

However the new trail is OPEN – check out the trail map and directions to plan your own excursion –

and don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter and follow us on Facebook and Instagram for more outdoor adventures!

Navarro Point Preserve is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteer stewardship workdays to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Stewardship workdays are scheduled for the 2nd Thursday of each month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

When: 2nd Thursday of each month

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Meeting Location: Google map

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

If you’d like to be on our volunteer email list, send a note to info@mendocinolandtrust.org or use the form at the bottom of our volunteer page.

Time: 10:00 a.m. to noon

Where: Hare Creek Beach

Park at the Mendocino College Coast Center

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

Hare Creek Beach is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteer stewardship workdays to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Stewardship workdays are generally scheduled for the second Saturday of the month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

If you’d like to be on our volunteer email list, send a note to info@mendocinolandtrust.org or use the form at the bottom of our volunteer page.

Here’s a rundown on some of the invasive species we’ll be attacking! (Information courtesy Lenny Noack),

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Outdoor Social Club: Hit the trail with the MLT Interns

Friday, July 26, 2024

Belinda Point, Ocean Drive, Fort Bragg

10 am to 12 noon

Take a walk with our 2024 Summer Interns Diego and John down a gentle tree-lined trail to the gorgeous ocean steps.  John and Diego will tell us about the trail and new signage, the work of maintenance, and maybe a bit about the flora and fauna along the trail. 

Navarro Point Preserve is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteer stewardship workdays to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Stewardship workdays are scheduled for the 2nd Thursday of each month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

When: 2nd Thursday of each month

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Meeting Location: Google map

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

If you’d like to be on our volunteer email list, send a note to info@mendocinolandtrust.org or use the form at the bottom of our volunteer page.

Time: 10:00 a.m. to noon

Where: Hare Creek Beach

Park at the Mendocino College Coast Center

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

Hare Creek Beach is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteer stewardship workdays to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Stewardship workdays are generally scheduled for the second Saturday of the month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

If you’d like to be on our volunteer email list, send a note to info@mendocinolandtrust.org or use the form at the bottom of our volunteer page.

Here’s a rundown on some of the invasive species we’ll be attacking! (Information courtesy Lenny Noack),

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Please join us for a casual BBQ at Big River, on Saturday, September 7th, from noon to 2 pm. We can’t wait to get together with our amazing volunteers, dedicated donors, friends, family, and MLT supporters. We will be serving up hotdogs, burgers, chips, and cool beverages – of course there will be veggie options! Please let us know if you would like a vegetarian or vegan burger when you RSVP to admin@mendocinolandtrust.org.

Bring a Beach Chair to relax, or a frisbee to play! We will be on the riverside down to the left as you enter the parking lot. Look for us under the red MLT canopy. See you there!

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Navarro Point Preserve is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteer stewardship workdays to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Stewardship workdays are scheduled for the 2nd Thursday of each month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

When: 2nd Thursday of each month

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Meeting Location: Google map

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

If you’d like to be on our volunteer email list, send a note to info@mendocinolandtrust.org or use the form at the bottom of our volunteer page.

The California Coastal Commission celebrates 40 years of Coastal Cleanup Day! Coast Site Captains will get to work on September 21st, and our inland partners will meet the following week, on September 28th

Since 2002, Mendocino Land Trust has served as the County Coordinator both on the coast, with volunteer crews working at up to 20 sites from Westport to Navarro,   and inland, working closely with the Mendocino County Resource Conservation District in Ukiah to support the Russian River and watershed area in the Ukiah Valley area. Our communities  work together to keep creeks, rivers, beaches, and ocean trash-free and safe for people and wildlife. In Mendocino County, over 5,000 volunteers have removed an astounding 60,000 pounds of trash and over 9,000 pounds of recyclables!

Find a list of all the sites here: https://www.mendocinolandtrust.org/coastal-cleanup-day/

Time: 10:00 a.m. to noon

Where: Hare Creek Beach

Park at the Mendocino College Coast Center

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

Special Hare Creek Beach Volunteer Day! September 21, 2024 – California Coastal Cleanup Day Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery.

If you’d like to be on our volunteer email list, send a note to info@mendocinolandtrust.org or use the form at the bottom of our volunteer page.

Here’s a rundown on some of the invasive species we’ll be attacking! (Information courtesy Lenny Noack),

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Time: 8 am to Noon

Where: Noyo Headlands Park – parking lot accessed from West Cypress St. in Fort Bragg, CA.

This year we’ll have 5K and 10K runs, a 5K fun walk, and a 1/2 mile kids race. We hope to bring back the half and full marathon races in 2025. All races are out-and-back runs on the beautiful coastal trail. Please no dogs or strollers on the course during the race for everyone’s safety.

Coffee & Conservation with Conrad at Rollerville Cafe in Point Arena. Please join MLT Executive Director Conrad Kramer to learn more and ask questions about our conservation projects, coastal land protection, and public access projects on the South Coast and beyond. RSVP Here (or just show up! We’d love to see you!)

Location: 22900 Shoreline Hwy, Point Arena, California

Great music and a chance to kick up your heels at this benefit for Mendocino Land Trust. Light snacks. Cash Bar. Doors open at 5:30pm. Music at 7pm. Tickets available at Inn at Newport Ranch website – see link

A Sonoma County native, but known as New Orleans roots rocker, Eric Lindell is famous for his original songs and excellent musicianship serving up a style of blue-eyed soul infused with Creole funk, R&B, and swamp pop. Lindell is also a talented producer. He writes, records, and produces all his own songs, and has released 10 albums since his arrival on the music scene. Eric serves up a bluesy style of soul that never fails to make you feel like dancing.

For overnight stays, look for discounted accommodation rates for concert evening. Call hotel directly to receive lodging discount for this event.

The Tide is High! Our King Tides walk will be on Saturday, November 16, at 9:30 am. Meet at the picnic area at the end of the Glass Beach parking area. Environmental educator, Lorrie Lagasse will lead a walk that will loop from Glass Beach along the Coastal Trail,  to the Trestle Bridge and back along Glass Beach Drive to our starting point. Lorrie will give us an introduction to the astronomy that creates the King Tides phenomenon. Bonus! Upload your pictures to the California Coastal Commission King Tides Project: Snap the Shore-See the Future and do your bit to help document climate change on the California Coast: https://www.coastal.ca.gov/kingtides/participate.html

Please join Mendocino Land Trust Executive Director Conrad

Kramer, with MLT Director of Land Protection Emily Griffen, for

a conversation about the Bell Point acquisition, public access in

Westport, and coastal land protection. This is a great

opportunity to ask questions and learn about

MLT conservation plans and projects in the works.

**coffee and tea available for purchase**

Join us for our monthly 2nd Thursday volunteer day at Navarro Point!

Navarro Point Preserve is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteer stewardship workdays to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Stewardship workdays are scheduled for the 2nd Thursday of each month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

When: 2nd Thursday of each month

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Meeting Location: Google map

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

If you’d like to be on our volunteer email list, send a note to info@mendocinolandtrust.org or use the form at the bottom of our volunteer page.

Join us for our monthly 2nd Saturday volunteer day at Hare Creek Beach!

Hare Creek Beach is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteers to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Hare Creek Beach workdays are generally scheduled for the second Saturday of the month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

When: 2nd Saturday of each month

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Directions: Park at the Mendocino College Coast Center parking lot and meet at the trailhead at the end of Bay View Avenue.

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

If you’d like to be on our volunteer email list, send a note to info@mendocinolandtrust.org or use the form at the bottom of our volunteer page.

Join us for our monthly 2nd Saturday volunteer day at Hare Creek Beach!

Hare Creek Beach is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteers to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Hare Creek Beach workdays are generally scheduled for the second Saturday of the month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

When: 2nd Saturday of each month

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Directions: Park at the Mendocino College Coast Center parking lot and meet at the trailhead at the end of Bay View Avenue.

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

If you’d like to be on our volunteer email list, send a note to info@mendocinolandtrust.org or use the form at the bottom of our volunteer page.

Click here for tickets and sponsorship!

Mendocino Land Trust is thrilled to present Wild & Scenic Film Festival On Tour, one of the largest environmental film festivals in North America, which is coming to the Noyo Theater in Willits on Feb 21 and the SPACE Theater in Ukiah on Feb 22, 2025.

We hope to use this screening event to help our community better understand our connection with the planet and our role as stewards to keep it healthy for future generations.

Click here for tickets and sponsorship!

Mendocino Land Trust is thrilled to present Wild & Scenic Film Festival On Tour, one of the largest environmental film festivals in North America, which is coming to the Noyo Theater in Willits on Feb 21 and the SPACE Theater in Ukiah on Feb 22, 2025. This 2-1/2 hour screening will showcase 8 environmental and adventure films. You can view the trailers here and read about the films in the infographics below.

We hope to use this screening event to help our community better understand our connection with the planet and our role as stewards to keep it healthy for future generations.

Join us for our monthly 2nd Saturday volunteer day at Hare Creek Beach!

Hare Creek Beach is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteers to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Hare Creek Beach workdays are generally scheduled for the second Saturday of the month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

When: 2nd Saturday of each month

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Directions: Park at the Mendocino College Coast Center parking lot and meet at the trailhead at the end of Bay View Avenue.

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

If you’d like to be on our volunteer email list, send a note to info@mendocinolandtrust.org or use the form at the bottom of our volunteer page.

Join us for our monthly 2nd Thursday volunteer day at Navarro Point!

Navarro Point Preserve is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteer stewardship workdays to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Stewardship workdays are scheduled for the 2nd Thursday of each month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

When: 2nd Thursday of each month

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Meeting Location: Google map

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

If you’d like to be on our volunteer email list, send a note to info@mendocinolandtrust.org or use the form at the bottom of our volunteer page.

Mendocino Land Trust will be hosting the 2025 Environmental Potluck Luncheon, scheduled for Saturday, March 22, 2025, at the Mendocino High School Student Union, from 12 noon to 3 pm.

Please bring a dish to share if you can, and serving utensils for your dish. We will provide plates, utensils, beverages, etc.

The MHS Student Union is a beautiful new space, opening directly to views of the ocean, with a plenty of room for shared food service, presentations, and conversation. Please note, the school does not allow alcohol on campus.

Since the late 1990’s, Mendocino environmental and conservation groups including Mendocino Coast Audubon Society, California Native Plant Society, Dorothy King Young Chapter, MendoParks, Mendocino Land Trust, and most recently, the Noyo Center for Marine Science, have been meeting annually to enjoy a potluck feast, share news and information, provide mutual support, and present the Matt Coleman Environmental Service Award (renamed in Matt’s honor in 2011, after his tragic death) to a member of our community who has made a significant contributions to our community.

This year, MLT nominates Nicolet Houtz as the Matt Coleman Environmental Service award recipient. Nikki joined MLT in 2013 and is now our Director of Stewardship. Before joining MLT, she worked with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife through the Watershed Stewards Program in Fort Bragg, specializing in salmon population monitoring. She had previously worked in Sonoma with riparian restoration projects and native plant propagation. Her educational background in Environmental Planning and Geography was the foundation for her extraordinary contributions with the Land Trust. Nikki’s work is fueled by her love and respect for the landscapes and coastline of Mendocino County, and finding the balance between preservation of these assets and public access to them. Her deep knowledge of agency and community partnerships and funding opportunities was demonstrated in the vision, design, planning, and construction of the recently opened Ridgeline Trail extension of the Peter Douglas Trail at Shady Dell, a five-year, multi-agency project that opened up five miles of trail to hikers on the spectacular Lost Coast. She continues to lead and oversee restoration projects including salmon habitats in JDSF, endangered butterfly restoration projects on the coast. She is currently designing two public access trail projects in Point Arena.

We look forward to seeing you all!

Join us for our monthly 2nd Thursday volunteer day at Navarro Point!

Navarro Point Preserve is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteer stewardship workdays to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Stewardship workdays are scheduled for the 2nd Thursday of each month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

When: 2nd Thursday of each month

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Meeting Location: Google map

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

If you’d like to be on our volunteer email list, send a note to info@mendocinolandtrust.org or use the form at the bottom of our volunteer page.

Join us for our monthly 2nd Saturday volunteer day at Hare Creek Beach!

Hare Creek Beach is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteers to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Hare Creek Beach workdays are generally scheduled for the second Saturday of the month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

When: 2nd Saturday of each month

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Directions: Park at the Mendocino College Coast Center parking lot and meet at the trailhead at the end of Bay View Avenue.

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

If you’d like to be on our volunteer email list, send a note to info@mendocinolandtrust.org or use the form at the bottom of our volunteer page.

Join Mendocino Land Trust at the Earth Day Ukiah celebration!

The City of Ukiah Community Service Department announces Earth Day Ukiah, a free community event, on Saturday, April 19^th from 9 am – 12 pm* at Todd Grove Park. Earth Day Ukiah was created to be a day of celebration, education, and showcase of sustainable programs, projects, and services from the Ukiah Valley.

This event is sponsored by Ukiah Waste Solutions and the Russian River Watershed Association.

*This event will be in conjunction with the Community Yard Sale.

Scheduled programming for Earth Day will be from 9 am – 12 pm.

We are thrilled to announce Noyo Food Forest’s 16th Annual Earth Day Festival. Mark your calendars and join us on Saturday, April 19th for a day filled with celebration of our amazing planet.

This beloved event brings together local nonprofits and our coastal community for a day of Earth-friendly activities, local organizations, music, food, workshops, plant sale and celebration. It’s a chance for us to gather in one place, honor the planet we live on, and highlight the incredible work being done in our community and beyond.

Join MLT Land Protection Coordinator Matt Franks for an intro to the birds of the Ten Mile Estuary!

Matt will guide us on a leisurely walk on the Old Smith Ranch trail, helping participants to identify birds and learn about their habits along the way. We can expect to see some migrating songbirds this time of year who are either passing through on their way north or looking for nesting sites. Along the river we will look for year-round resident ducks, geese, and herons. Under the Ten Mile bridge, we should also see a flurry of swallows building nests, and hopefully we can catch sight of a Bald Eagle or an exciting rarity!

We will meet at the parking lot for the Old Smith Ranch Trailhead at 9am.

Bring water and a snack, comfortable shoes, and weather-appropriate clothing. You can also bring binoculars if you have them, and if not we have extra pairs to loan.

Join us for our monthly 2nd Saturday volunteer day at Hare Creek Beach!

Hare Creek Beach is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteers to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Hare Creek Beach workdays are generally scheduled for the second Saturday of the month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

When: 2nd Saturday of each month

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Directions: Park at the Mendocino College Coast Center parking lot and meet at the trailhead at the end of Bay View Avenue.

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

If you’d like to be on our volunteer email list, send a note to info@mendocinolandtrust.org or use the form at the bottom of our volunteer page.

Join us for our monthly 2nd Thursday volunteer day at Navarro Point!

Navarro Point Preserve is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteer stewardship workdays to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Stewardship workdays are scheduled for the 2nd Thursday of each month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

When: 2nd Thursday of each month

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Meeting Location: Google map

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

If you’d like to be on our volunteer email list, send a note to info@mendocinolandtrust.org or use the form at the bottom of our volunteer page.

Mendocino Land Trust invites you to join us at the Mendocino Film Festival on Saturday, May 31^st in the Festival Tent, for the film WILDING. Based on Isabella Tree’s best-selling book, WILDING tells the story of a young couple that bets on nature for the future of their failing, four-hundred-year-old estate. Battling entrenched tradition, they rip down fences and entrust the land’s recovery to a motley mix of animals both tame and wild. It is the beginning of a grand experiment that will become one of the most significant rewilding experiments in Europe. Not to be missed!

The screening on Saturday, May 31 will be followed by a discussion with Mendocino Land Trust Executive Director Conrad Kramer and others.

Are you interested in protecting your agricultural land? MLT, in collaboration with the School of Adaptive Agriculture and the Mendocino Producers Guild, is holding an educational, 2-hour lunch & learn workshop on Saturday, May 31st, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm at the Willits Environmental Center to provide landowners with information about how to protect family lands, benefit from a conservation easement (CE), and help conserve more agricultural and working lands in Mendocino County. We will also hold another workshop in Ukiah in July. Please click here to RSVP if you are interested in attending. Registration is free of charge.

MLT has conserved thousands of acres of working lands in Mendocino County by working with landowners who donate or sell conservation easements (CEs) on their properties while continuing to own, work, and sell their land or pass it to their heirs. In 2023, MLT was awarded a grant from the Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation (SALC) Program. We are currently using these funds to purchase a CE on a cattle ranch near Willits, and we are working on other SALC-funded conservation projects in inland Mendocino County. Some of our other completed agricultural conservation projects include CEs on the late Paul Dolan’s Dark Horse Ranch in Ukiah and on the historic Ridgewood Ranch in Willits, home of the legendary racehorse Seabiscuit.

If you have interest in protecting your working land, or if you have concerns about doing so, consider attending this workshop! Or if you would like MLT to reach out to you, please contact Matt Franks, MLT’s Land Protection Coordinator, at matt@mendocinolandtrust.org.

Mendocino Land Trust invites you to join us at the Mendocino Film Festival on Sunday, June 1^st at the Coast Cinemas, for the film WILDING. Based on Isabella Tree’s best-selling book, WILDING tells the story of a young couple that bets on nature for the future of their failing, four-hundred-year-old estate. Battling entrenched tradition, they rip down fences and entrust the land’s recovery to a motley mix of animals both tame and wild. It is the beginning of a grand experiment that will become one of the most significant rewilding experiments in Europe. Not to be missed!

Join us for our monthly 2nd Thursday volunteer day at Navarro Point!

Navarro Point Preserve is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteer stewardship workdays to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Stewardship workdays are scheduled for the 2nd Thursday of each month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

When: 2nd Thursday of each month

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Meeting Location: Google map

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

If you’d like to be on our volunteer email list, send a note to info@mendocinolandtrust.org or use the form at the bottom of our volunteer page.

Join us for our monthly 2nd Saturday volunteer day at Hare Creek Beach!

Hare Creek Beach is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteers to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Hare Creek Beach workdays are generally scheduled for the second Saturday of the month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

When: 2nd Saturday of each month

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Directions: Park at the Mendocino College Coast Center parking lot and meet at the trailhead at the end of Bay View Avenue.

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

If you’d like to be on our volunteer email list, send a note to info@mendocinolandtrust.org or use the form at the bottom of our volunteer page.

Join us for our monthly 2nd Thursday volunteer day at Navarro Point!

Navarro Point Preserve is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteer stewardship workdays to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Stewardship workdays are scheduled for the 2nd Thursday of each month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

When: 2nd Thursday of each month

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Meeting Location: Google map

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

If you’d like to be on our volunteer email list, send a note to info@mendocinolandtrust.org or use the form at the bottom of our volunteer page.

Join us for our monthly 2nd Saturday volunteer day at Hare Creek Beach!

Hare Creek Beach is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteers to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Hare Creek Beach workdays are generally scheduled for the second Saturday of the month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

When: 2nd Saturday of each month

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Directions: Park at the Mendocino College Coast Center parking lot and meet at the trailhead at the end of Bay View Avenue.

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

If you’d like to be on our volunteer email list, send a note to info@mendocinolandtrust.org or use the form at the bottom of our volunteer page.

Join us for our monthly 2nd Saturday volunteer day at Hare Creek Beach!

Hare Creek Beach is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteers to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Hare Creek Beach workdays are generally scheduled for the second Saturday of the month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

When: 2nd Saturday of each month

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Directions: Park at the Mendocino College Coast Center parking lot and meet at the trailhead at the end of Bay View Avenue.

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

If you’d like to be on our volunteer email list, send a note to info@mendocinolandtrust.org or use the form at the bottom of our volunteer page.

Mendocino Land Trust is thrilled to host this super-fun, super-scenic coastal run and walk for the second year. The Noyo Headlands Race welcomes kids, adults, families, fun-seekers, serious runners, and everyone in between. The Half Marathon is back in 2025!

Business Sponsorship here

Volunteer signup here

2025 NHR Race categories include: Half Marathon, 10K Run, 5K Run, 5K Fun Run/Walk, and Kids ½ Mile Run.

All races are out-and-back runs on the beautiful coastal trail. Please no dogs or strollers on the course during the race for everyone’s safety.

The Noyo Headlands Race is an amazing opportunity to connect with friends, neighbors, and lots of visitors to our spectacular coastline and community. Join us and over 200 runners, sponsors, volunteers, and spectators to run, walk, or just cheer us on and have a great time.

Join us for our monthly 2nd Thursday volunteer day at Navarro Point!

Navarro Point Preserve is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteer stewardship workdays to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Stewardship workdays are scheduled for the 2nd Thursday of each month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

When: 2nd Thursday of each month

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Meeting Location: Google map

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

If you’d like to be on our volunteer email list, send a note to info@mendocinolandtrust.org or use the form at the bottom of our volunteer page.

Join Interns Logan and Natalie for their last Volunteer Day at the beautiful Pelican Bluffs trail. Together, we will pull out the existing trail stairs and tackle invasive species removal!

Join us for our monthly 2nd Saturday volunteer day at Hare Creek Beach!

Hare Creek Beach is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteers to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Hare Creek Beach workdays are generally scheduled for the second Saturday of the month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

When: 2nd Saturday of each month

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Directions: Park at the Mendocino College Coast Center parking lot and meet at the trailhead at the end of Bay View Avenue.

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

If you’d like to be on our volunteer email list, send a note to info@mendocinolandtrust.org or use the form at the bottom of our volunteer page.

Join us for our monthly 2nd Thursday volunteer day at Navarro Point!

Navarro Point Preserve is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteer stewardship workdays to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Stewardship workdays are scheduled for the 2nd Thursday of each month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

When: 2nd Thursday of each month

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Meeting Location: Google map

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

If you’d like to be on our volunteer email list, send a note to info@mendocinolandtrust.org or use the form at the bottom of our volunteer page.

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 Moat Creek parking area.

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

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

Join us for our monthly 2nd Saturday volunteer day at Hare Creek Beach!

Hare Creek Beach is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteers to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Hare Creek Beach workdays are generally scheduled for the second Saturday of the month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

When: 2nd Saturday of each month

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Directions: Park at the Mendocino College Coast Center parking lot and meet at the trailhead at the end of Bay View Avenue.

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

If you’d like to be on our volunteer email list, send a note to info@mendocinolandtrust.org or use the form at the bottom of our volunteer page.

Join us for our monthly 2nd Wednesday volunteer day at Navarro Point!

Navarro Point Preserve is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteer stewardship workdays to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Stewardship workdays are scheduled for the 2nd Wednesday of each month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

When: 2nd Wednesday of each month

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Meeting Location: Google map

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

If you’d like to be on our volunteer email list, send a note to info@mendocinolandtrust.org or use the form at the bottom of our volunteer page.

MLT is looking for volunteers to help remove the old boardwalk at Belinda Point. Please join us on Saturday, October 11 from 9am-1pm, and RSVP if you would like a lunch: chase@mendocinolandtrust.org

Join the Redwood Coast Land Conservancy for a community event celebrating the Gualala River and connect with those who are working to protect it.

At 2:00PM, Eric Wilder, former chairman of the Kashia Band of Pomo Indians, will open the event with a Kashia Pomo song and talk about the cultural significance of the Gualala River.

This will be followed by a panel discussion with RCLC and scientists from Prunuske Chatham, Inc. (PCI) and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) on early design concepts aimed at improving fish habitat in the Gualala River estuary.

Panelists include:

• Matt Erickson – Fisheries Biologist and Grant Manager, CDFW. With over 30 years of experience in salmon management and habitat restoration, Matt plays a key role in the Fisheries Restoration Grant Program.
• Carrie Lukacic – Principal Environmental Planner, PCI. Specializing in CEQA/NEPA compliance and environmental permitting, Carrie manages complex land management and restoration projects from concept to implementation.
• Lauren Hammack – Geomorphologist, PCI. An expert in stream restoration design, Lauren brings 20 years of experience applying geomorphology, ecology, and hydrology to create effective, stakeholder-informed restoration solutions.
• Moderated by Jim Elias, Executive Director, Redwood Coast Land Conservancy

A Q&A session with the panelists will follow the discussion. You can ask questions in person or submit them online here.

Throughout the afternoon , explore the river’s history, find out who won the Gualala River Community Photo Contest, enjoy light refreshments, and celebrate the importance of the river in our community.

Try Your Hand at Gyotaku Fish Printing: Discover the traditional Japanese art of Gyotaku, which originated in the early 1800s as a way for fishermen to document their catches. In this hands-on activity, you’ll use life-like rubber fish to create your very own fish print—while learning about the fascinating fish species found in our local waters.

Stop by educational booths to connect with state, federal, and local partners, including CDFW, Friends of the Gualala River, the Gualala River Stream Team, the Gualala River Watershed Council, Sonoma County Regional Parks, and more.

This work is part of a collaborative restoration effort funded by CDFW’s Fisheries Restoration Grant Program.

South Coast event! Join us for this special Outdoor Social Club with Redwood Coast Land Conservancy staff for an outing at Hearn Gulch, located 5 miles south of Point Arena. RCLC Executive Director Jim Elias, and MLT’s Executive Director Conrad Kramer will be on hand to answer questions about a new trail project that will connect Hearn Gulch to Saunders Landing, building another link in the California Coastal Trail. We’ll have hot cider and donuts to share, and take a walk out on the trail. Please RSVP to info@mendocinolandtrust.org

Join us for our monthly 1st Monday volunteer day at Hare Creek Beach!

Hare Creek Beach is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteers to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Hare Creek Beach workdays are generally scheduled for the second Saturday of the month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

When: 1st Monday of each month

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Directions: Park at the Mendocino College Coast Center parking lot and meet at the trailhead at the end of Bay View Avenue.

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

If you’d like to be on our volunteer email list, send a note to info@mendocinolandtrust.org or use the form at the bottom of our volunteer page.

Join us for our monthly 2nd Wednesday volunteer day at Navarro Point!

Navarro Point Preserve is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteer stewardship workdays to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Stewardship workdays are scheduled for the 2nd Wednesday of each month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

When: 2nd Wednesday of each month

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Meeting Location: Google map

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

If you’d like to be on our volunteer email list, send a note to info@mendocinolandtrust.org or use the form at the bottom of our volunteer page.

Join us for our monthly 1st Monday volunteer day at Hare Creek Beach!

Hare Creek Beach is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteers to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Hare Creek Beach workdays are generally scheduled for the second Saturday of the month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

When: 1st Monday of each month

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Directions: Park at the Mendocino College Coast Center parking lot and meet at the trailhead at the end of Bay View Avenue.

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

If you’d like to be on our volunteer email list, send a note to info@mendocinolandtrust.org or use the form at the bottom of our volunteer page.

Join us for this walk and learn event with MLT Board member and environmental educator Lorrie Lagasse.

This event is part of the California King Tides Project, which helps visualize future sea level by observing the highest tides.

Join us for our monthly 2nd Wednesday volunteer day at Navarro Point!

Navarro Point Preserve is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteer stewardship workdays to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Stewardship workdays are scheduled for the 2nd Wednesday of each month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

When: 2nd Wednesday of each month

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Meeting Location: Google map

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

If you’d like to be on our volunteer email list, send a note to info@mendocinolandtrust.org or use the form at the bottom of our volunteer page.

Join us for our monthly 1st Monday volunteer day at Hare Creek Beach!

Hare Creek Beach is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteers to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Hare Creek Beach workdays are generally scheduled for the second Saturday of the month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

When: 1st Monday of each month

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Directions: Park at the Mendocino College Coast Center parking lot and meet at the trailhead at the end of Bay View Avenue.

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

If you’d like to be on our volunteer email list, send a note to info@mendocinolandtrust.org or use the form at the bottom of our volunteer page.

Join us for our monthly 2nd Wednesday volunteer day at Navarro Point!

Navarro Point Preserve is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteer stewardship workdays to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Stewardship workdays are open to all ages and experience levels.

When: 2nd Wednesday of each month

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Meeting Location: Google map

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

If you’d like to be on our volunteer email list, send a note to info@mendocinolandtrust.org or use the form at the bottom of our volunteer page.

Join us for our monthly 1st Monday volunteer day at Hare Creek Beach!

Hare Creek Beach is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteers to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Hare Creek Beach workdays are generally scheduled for the second Saturday of the month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

When: 1st Monday of each month

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Directions: Park at the Mendocino College Coast Center parking lot and meet at the trailhead at the end of Bay View Avenue.

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

If you’d like to be on our volunteer email list, send a note to info@mendocinolandtrust.org or use the form at the bottom of our volunteer page.

Click here for tickets and sponsorship!

Mendocino Land Trust is thrilled to present 2026 Wild & Scenic Film Festival On Tour. This 2-hour screening will showcase 11 environmental and adventure films. The W&SFF is North America’s premier environmental film festival, offering a carefully curated set of short films presented with one intermission. You can read more about the films below.

We hope these thought-provoking films will foster a deeper understanding of our connection with the planet, highlight some of the challenges we face, and help us all to evaluate and reinforce our role as stewards in keeping our planet healthy for future generations.

Click here for tickets and sponsorship!

Mendocino Land Trust is thrilled to present 2026 Wild & Scenic Film Festival On Tour. This 2-hour screening will showcase 11 environmental and adventure films. The W&SFF is North America’s premier environmental film festival, offering a carefully curated set of short films presented with one intermission. You can read more about the films below.

We hope these thought-provoking films will foster a deeper understanding of our connection with the planet, highlight some of the challenges we face, and help us all to evaluate and reinforce our role as stewards in keeping our planet healthy for future generations.

Join us for our monthly 2nd Wednesday volunteer day at Navarro Point!

Navarro Point Preserve is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteer stewardship workdays to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Stewardship workdays are open to all ages and experience levels.

When: 2nd Wednesday of each month

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Meeting Location: Google map

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

If you’d like to be on our volunteer email list, send a note to info@mendocinolandtrust.org or use the form at the bottom of our volunteer page.

Join us for our monthly 1st Monday volunteer day at Hare Creek Beach!

Hare Creek Beach is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteers to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Hare Creek Beach workdays are generally scheduled for the second Saturday of the month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

When: 1st Monday of each month

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Directions: Park at the Mendocino College Coast Center parking lot and meet at the trailhead at the end of Bay View Avenue.

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

If you’d like to be on our volunteer email list, send a note to info@mendocinolandtrust.org or use the form at the bottom of our volunteer page.

Join us for our monthly 2nd Wednesday volunteer day at Navarro Point!

Navarro Point Preserve is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteer stewardship workdays to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Stewardship workdays are open to all ages and experience levels.

When: 2nd Wednesday of each month

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Meeting Location: Google map

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

If you’d like to be on our volunteer email list, send a note to info@mendocinolandtrust.org or use the form at the bottom of our volunteer page.

Join us for our monthly 1st Monday volunteer day at Hare Creek Beach!

Hare Creek Beach is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteers to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Hare Creek Beach workdays are generally scheduled for the second Saturday of the month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

When: 1st Monday of each month

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Directions: Park at the Mendocino College Coast Center parking lot and meet at the trailhead at the end of Bay View Avenue.

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

If you’d like to be on our volunteer email list, send a note to info@mendocinolandtrust.org or use the form at the bottom of our volunteer page.

Celebrate the 50^th anniversary of Mendocino Land Trust with the opening of this new exhibit honoring our work preserving the natural beauty of the Mendocino Coast, our forests, and our working lands. Raise a glass and share your stories and memories with MLT staff and members, then view the “Conservation Forever” exhibit, which will be on display at the Kelley House Museum during April and May. Refreshments and small bites provided by Ritual & Thyme.

Admission is free but kindly RSVP here.

Join us for our monthly 1st Monday volunteer day at Hare Creek Beach!

Hare Creek Beach is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteers to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Hare Creek Beach workdays are generally scheduled for the second Saturday of the month and are open to all ages and experience levels.

When: 1st Monday of each month

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Directions: Park at the Mendocino College Coast Center parking lot and meet at the trailhead at the end of Bay View Avenue.

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

If you’d like to be on our volunteer email list, send a note to info@mendocinolandtrust.org or use the form at the bottom of our volunteer page.

Join us for our monthly 2nd Wednesday volunteer day at Navarro Point!

Navarro Point Preserve is owned and managed by Mendocino Land Trust. We rely on volunteer stewardship workdays to maintain our network of public access trails and beaches. Volunteers spend the day pulling invasive plant species, picking up garbage, maintaining the trail, and taking in the beautiful scenery. Stewardship workdays are open to all ages and experience levels.

When: 2nd Wednesday of each month

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Meeting Location: Google map

What to bring / wear: Dress to get dirty. Bring gloves and water. Tools will be provided.

If you’d like to be on our volunteer email list, send a note to info@mendocinolandtrust.org or use the form at the bottom of our volunteer page.

The Big River estuary is a biodiversity hotspot where redwoods meet the salt marsh. Bring your binoculars to spot herons, otters, and seals, and learn about the flora and fauna along the way. This tour will be led by Mendocino Land Trust Stewardship Project Coordinator, Chase Aherns and will take about 1.5 hours. A Kelley House Museum docent will share photos from the site’s history as a 19th-century lumber mill. Free to participate, please RSVP directly to Kelley House here.