Monterey County Parks & Recreation Digest

Work on the Canyon Del Rey Segment of the Fort Ord Regional Trail and Greenway project continues in Del Rey Oaks.

An update on the 1.5 mile Canyon Del Rey segment of the Fort Ord Regional Trail and Greenway project in Del Rey Oaks.

An update on the progress of work on the Canyon Del Rey segment of the Fort Ord Regional Trail and Greenway in Del Rey Oaks.

Entrance is free to all National Parks on April 19 to kick off the annual National Parks Week this year from April 19-27. Get ready to get outdoors to celebrate America's Best Idea.

A groundbreaking ceremony was held on April 11 to celebrate the beginning of the Campus Town development project on 122 acres of land in Seaside.

Rural counties are some of the most reliant on federal funding and federal workers. But some still welcome Trump’s upcoming cuts to forestry and other departments

A major rockslide has closed the Highway 140 entrance to Yosemite National Park. Read on for details.

Billions of state and federal dollars are spent on Lake Tahoe. But is all this attention actually protecting this unique treasure? Pollutants pour in, while development continues. Funding has shifted in focus to tourism and traffic projects, while money spent directly on fixing the lake has declined.

The Highway 218 bridge in Del Rey Oaks is where the work on the Fort Ord Regional Trail and Greenway is being concentrated in Del Rey Oaks. Read on for details.

Read on to learn more about upcoming night work for the for the Highway 218 span of the Fort Ord Regional Trail and Greenway project in Del Rey Oaks.

Read on for more information about the latest progress in the ongoing Fort Ord Regional Trail and Greenway project in Del Rey Oaks and Seaside.

State prisoners have long been a part of California’s firefighting force. Hundreds of them now are deployed in Los Angeles County.

An update on the progress in building the Del Rey Oaks segment of the Fort Ord Regional Trail and Greenway.

People who like to fish in Monterey County are invited by state officials to grab their licenses and fishing gear and visit Lake San Antonio.

Read about the rescue of a stranded hiker in which teams were stalled by river waters and weather in the Ventana Wilderness before they were able to complete their mission.

Learn about the bill introduced by Rep. Jimmy Panetta which would initiate the process to designate the communities neighboring the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary as a National Heritage Area, and what that would entail.

In a December 6 celebration, the City of Marina unveiled the new Hilltop Park on a parcel in the former Fort Ord Army Base.

Construction of the 1.5 mile Canyon Del Rey segment of the Fort Ord Regional Trail and Greenway has begun.

The City of Marina is working with the Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District on plans for improvements to the 17-acre Locke Paddon Park.

Nearly every major environmental group in California opposes a bill that would modify the state’s signature environmental law to speed up upgrades to power lines. Supporters say it would help free the state from fossil fuels and make the grid more reliable, but opponents fear it would damage state parks.

The first 1.5 mile segment of the FORTAG project is set to begin construction in Del Rey Oaks later in July.

On June 19, California YIMBY announced support for the California Forever project going to the Solano County ballot in November.

Young Great White sharks are convening in the warm waters of Soquel Cove off Seacliff State Beach between Capitola and Rio Del Mar.

Photos spotlight the beauty of the Big Sur community.

A groundbreaking ceremony was held on May 29 celebrating the beginning of construction of the Del Ray Oaks segment of the Fort Ord Regional Trail and Greenway project.

In its April 16 meeting, the Marina City Council approved funding for improvements to beach and ocean access to the Fort Ord Dunes State Park.

Sand City is seeking to acquire property adjacent to Art Park as part of that space's visioning plan.

The $15M Big Sur Land Trust project to build a six-acre park at Carr Lake in the center of Salinas has begun.

The Highway 68 Coalition suit against the County of Monterey over operation of the Laguna Seca Raceway has been settled.

In “a really big win for Seaside,” the city was awarded a $1.6 million recreational trails grant from the Federal Highway Administration's Recreation Trails grant program through California State Parks.

The Pacific Grove City Council will hear the costs of building a temporary skatepark at the City Hall parking lot during the next council meeting.

California State Parks has recommended $6.7 million for seven local nonmotorized trail projects in various cities, including Galt and Gilroy.