Irene Rosen a superstar for so many reasons 🤩 A wildflower expert extraordinaire and an iNaturalist contributor beyond compare! iNaturalist enables outdoor enthusiasts to participate in collective science by uploading their photos & observations: bit.ly/3OPPckQ

“It was so peaceful and lovely to go and watch the fog cover the mountains. It is a lovely opportunity just to relax and be outside… Logging off." Wow! Didn't this 7th grade camper sum it up perfectly? #FindYourWonder #CampersCorner #YouthCamp #OutdoorPrograms #BigSurLandTrust

CA Wildlife Conservation Board is celebrating 75 years! 🎉 We're grateful to WCB for championing the conservation of the iconic 10k acre Palo Corona Ranch. WCB continues to support multiple conservation projects, including the Carmel River FREE project.

A close encounter with a sticky monkey-flower. Another summer camper found her wonder! 🌼 #FindYourWonder #CampersCorner #YouthCamp #OutdoorPrograms #BSLT #BigSurLandTrust #Conservation #MontereyCounty #PublicAccess #GetOutside #HealthyLands #HealthyPeople #HealthyCommunities

Good advice from one of our summer campers! "Cherish every moment. No matter how small." — Nyelli, Grade 11. GHGH #GHGH #FindYourWonder #CampersCorner #YouthCamp #OutdoorPrograms #BSLT #BigSurLandTrust #Conservation #MontereyCounty #PublicAccess #GetOutside

A cool moment courtesy of creek magic! #FindYourWonder #BSLT #BigSurLandTrust #Conservation #MontereyCounty #PublicAccess #GetOutside #HealthyLands #HealthyPeople #HealthyCommunities

Thanks to Bradley Dunbaugh for capturing the wildlife at #MartinDunes preserve during a recent volunteer "ice plant pull" event. Removing non-native plants directly benefits federally threatened snowy plovers, legless lizards, Smith's Blue Butterflies, and many other animals.

Want to see and hear a 6-ft.-tall drum that weighs over a ton in the symphonic piece "Big Sur the Night Sun"? Tickets are still available at bit.ly/3dfM1FR for tonight and tomorrow night, September 13th and 14th! Check out the drum arriving at bit.ly/3eC1qAG!

Weekend web cam! 🕸️ 🕷️ #FindYourWonder #BSLT #BigSurLandTrust #Conservation #MontereyCounty #PublicAccess #GetOutside #HealthyLands #HealthyPeople #HealthyCommunities

Thanks Nonprofit Alliance Of Monterey County #namc for honoring our very own Rachel Saunders with the Unsung Hero Award for Leadership this morning! 🎉 🤩 Rachel was recognized for her wealth of experience, and also for her deep connection and dedication to the natural world. Congrats, Rachel!

We are jumping for joy to be part of Monterey County Weekly's Monterey County Gives! campaign again this year! Stay tuned for details when the campaign launches on November 10. #MontereyCountyGives #MCGives #GivingSeason #MontereyCounty #LandsYouLove #BigSurLandTrust #Donate #BSLT Community Foundation for Monterey County

We're honoring Indigenous Peoples' Day with "Remember," a poem from Joy Harjo the United States' first Native American Poet Laureate serving from 2019-22. Read her poem: poets.org/poem/remember-0 #IndigenousPeoplesDay #BigSurLandTrust #MontereyCounty

Take some moments to take it all in. #FindYourWonder #BSLT #BigSurLandTrust #Conservation #MontereyCounty #PublicAccess #GetOutside #HealthyLands #HealthyPeople #HealthyCommunities

Looking back to when our summer campers hiked out on a ridge high above the Pacific, to connect with each other where the land meets the sea. Thank you State Coastal Conservancy for supporting us with an “Explore the Coast” grant. Because of you, these kids are finding their wonder!

Can you spot the steelhead? 👀 This little guy is showing up to say that habitat restoration is paying off in our conserved nature preserves! Thanks to all who support our stewardship efforts to care for the lands (and wildlife) we all love. 📸: Bradley Dunbaugh

Evidently this Golden Crowned Sparrow does not follow the golden rule of "leaves of three let them be!" 📷 : Bradley Dunbaugh #FindYourWonder #BSLT #BigSurLandTrust #Conservation #MontereyCounty #PublicAccess #GetOutside #HealthyLands #HealthyPeople #HealthyCommunities

Getting your hands in the dirt is healthy! We're partnering w/ Blue Zones Project to host a community planting day at Carr Lake Park project site on November 5 in Salinas. We'll be working with Cal State Monterey Bay #ReturnOfTheNatives in our native garden. Register: bit.ly/3sPkJup

Turning back time to this beautiful stormy evening... Don't forget to set your clocks back — daylight savings time ends at 2:00 am on Sunday morning, November 6. ⏰ #FindYourWonder #BSLT #BigSurLandTrust #Conservation #MontereyCounty #PublicAccess #GetOutside