the industry’s gold standard and the P.G. Museum of Natural History has maintained this standard since 1972. You can help this institution maintain that standard of excellence and prepare for its next reaccreditation by donating through MCGives! “In 2008, the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History was saved from closing its doors by a small group of dedicated community members, helping to ensure the history and legacy of this amazing place will live for future generations. Simply stated: We love our environment, we love our community and we love our museum. Let’s show a little love to this incredible museum that serves our community so well by participating in this year’s MCGives! campaign.” -Jim Covel RANGE OF THE CONDOR Year Founded: 2017 Paid Staff and Volunteers: 0 paid, 10 volunteers Budget: $50,000 (831) 238-2787 condorrange.org BIG IDEA: California condors have made an extraordinary comeback, but they still need habitat in order to protect the population. Range of the Condor acquires land and establishes easements to create contiguous habitat. Donations will help establish an automated, wildlife-safe water system at three locations on the land trust’s 300-acre Jamesburg property. The land trust hopes this will help the wider wildlife ecosystem—including rabbits, quail, mountain lions and even the occasional bear—survive dry times in Carmel Valley. “I continue to observe the wonderful success of this small land trust, the Range of the Condor. The volunteer staff and board care deeply about the wildlands of Monterey County (and elsewhere), and they expend a great deal of time and effort for the betterment of the animals and plants that occupy their lands. For example, acquiring two parcels in Big Sur overlooking Bixby Bridge, obtaining conservation easements through the County, and then selling the land with the permanent conservation easements that run with the land, to then buy other land where the conservation easement process begins again. It is my hope that their efforts can expand beyond Monterey County, to include the entire condor range.” -Jerome Burstein REGENERATIVE CALIFORNIA Year Founded: 2024 Paid Staff and Volunteers: 5 paid, 12 volunteers Budget: $1,500,000 (415) 465-5533 regenerativecalifornia.org/work BIG IDEA: This nonprofit’s 68-acre regenerative farm in Salinas is a “bold living laboratory,” according to Regenerative California. By helping this farm grow, regenerative practices that restore soil health, enhance biodiversity and support small to midsized farmers will be on full display at this vibrant roadside farm at Highway 68 and River Road. This nonprofit envisions going beyond regenerative farming to connecting farmers to a vibrant, regenerative economy that serves everyone involved. “We are grateful to Regenerative California for the extraordinary work that they are doing. Thanks to them, we are able to access organic agricultural land in the Salinas Valley. Thanks for giving us the opportunity, as small farmers, to grow our organic agricultural business. Without the help of Regenerative California, it wouldn’t have been possible for us to progress. We now have confidence to grow our businesses.” -Maria Aguilar 122 Monterey County GIVES! 2025 mcgives.com ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY DONATE ONLINE MCGIVES.COM REGENERACIÓN - PAJARO VALLEY CLIMATE ACTION Year Founded: 2016 Paid Staff and Volunteers: 9 paid, 20 volunteers Budget: $900,000 (831) 288-7755 regenerationpajarovalley.org BIG IDEA: Regeneración - Pajaro Valley Climate Action keeps environmental justice for locals front and center in its climate change advocacy. This nonprofit views its role as providing opportunities for members of the community to participate in decision-making at the local and regional level. New Regeneración initiatives like Climate Resilient Monterey Bay do just that, building flood prevention and wildfire protection projects across 20-plus community partners in Monterey and Santa Cruz counties. The group received over $1 million in federal funding to spend through 2029, and those dollars are now at risk. “The Regeneración Photovoice project allowed me to embrace and discuss the importance and impact of climate change in our community as well as the experiences of those of us who have been affected by natural disasters. This amazing opportunity has broadened my knowledge and given me reason to keep fighting to spread awareness about the stories and lives of those unspoken for.” -Ricardo Paz-Hernandez, 18 SPOTLIGHT “Simply stated: We love our environment, we love our community and we love our museum.” -Jim Covel, Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History
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