Join Scott and Tree Mercer, founders of Mendonoma Whale and Seal Study, for gray whale counting from the deck of the Crow’s Nest and learn more about their important research on Sunday March 22

Sunday March 22 from 11am – 3pm MacKerricher State Park needs your Help preserve the fully articulated whale skeleton by applying a coat of paint to the bones. Paint and brushes will be provided, volunteers should be wearing painting clothes, all ages and painting talents are welcome. Cocoa provided.

Join the Noyo Center for Marine Science for a Whale Walk, an easy, family-friendly coastal walk of approximately 1.6 miles round-trip along the Noyo Headlands Coastal Trail. During the walk, participants will learn about gray whale migration, including how to spot whales from shore, what researchers study along the migration route, and why these coastal […]

Whale acoustics expert Jeff Jacobsen will share recordings of humpback songs from excursions off the Mendocino Coast at the Discovery Center Museum in Downtown, Fort Bragg on Sunday, March 22, 1:00 – 4:00 pm  

Sonic Soul Sounding Collective invites you to celebrate the healing song of whales  and the start of spring with a Whale Song Sound Bath at Cobalt Gallery; on Sunday March 22

Redeem your CRV eligible Recyclables on Mondays at the Caspar Community Center. All items must have their original labels and be empty, clean, and dry. Closed from 12:00-12:30 for lunch. Info: candswaste.com

Special Olympics Basketball is Back. Join a team where everyone belongs.  They welcome youth and adults of all skill levels,  no experience is needed! The focus is on fundamentals, teamwork, and commitment.  Practices are every Tuesday & Thursday evening from 5:30–7: at the Old Fort Bragg Rec Center. there is NO cost for athletes. The […]

The Fort Bragg Library Adult Book Group meets the last Thursday of the month @ 3 pm for a lively book discussion. Contact the library to reserve a copy of the monthly selection at 707-964-2020

Caspar Walking Club Caspar Walking Club invites you to join your fellow Casparados, friends and neighbors in a Walking Moai with Blue Zones Project Mendocino County. They will enjoy state park trails and neighborhood strolls Thursday afternoons. For more information visit: mendocinocounty.bluezonesproject.com or contact casparvolunteer@gmail.com Ongoing unless cancelled due to weather.

Whale Migration Speaker Series Finale will be Community Cetacean Lovers’ Social, Get Down with the Locals Who Study our local whales as the gray and humpback whales return from Mexico to cruise along our coastline, some with newborn calves in tow. This community social centers on what’s happening right off our local shores during this […]

Special Olympics Basketball is Back. Join a team where everyone belongs.  They welcome youth and adults of all skill levels,  no experience is needed! The focus is on fundamentals, teamwork, and commitment.  Practices are every Tuesday & Thursday evening from 5:30–7: at the Old Fort Bragg Rec Center. there is NO cost for athletes. The […]

All Mendocino County Public Library branches will be closed on Friday, March 27, for an All Staff Training Day. We will reopen on Saturday, March 28.

Friday night in Fort Bragg is skate night at the Old Rec Center from 6 to 8.  Rent a pair of skates of bring your own skates

The Point Arena Lighthouse joins in the Mendocino Coast Whale Festival  with its Whale Watch at the Lighthouse event on Saturday, March 28 from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Mendonoma Whale & Seal Study founders Scott and Tree Mercer will be on hand with an information table and viewing stand. Scott and Tree have years […]

Whale walks and talks at Greenwood Museum and at Point Area Lighthouse 10-3 Cornhole Tournament hosted b;ye Mendo County Rec and Parks at St Paul's Community Center ,($30) Live music with"Burning Down the House" at Arena Theater doors open at 7:30 tickets $25 in advance $30 at the door

The Point Cabrillo Lightkeepers Association is hosting tours to the top of the lighthouse on the last full weekend of every month March through October. Tours are first-come, first-serve and will be held from 11am -2pm. They suggest arriving by 1pm to ensure you’ll make it to the top before they stop tours for the […]

The Mendocinoc Coast Rec and Parks invited you to a family day of fun with a Cornhole tournament at St. Paul’s Community Center Saturday March 28    

Drop in at the Discovery Center for a hands-on art and science experience celebrating local humpback whales. Learn how scientists identify individual whales by their flukes and why every humpback tail is unique, then create your own whale fluke print to take home. $10–$25 per print (materials included)

The Point Cabrillo Lightkeepers Association is hosting tours to the top of the lighthouse on the last full weekend of every month March through October. Tours are first-come, first-serve and will be held from 11am -2pm. They suggest arriving by 1pm to ensure you’ll make it to the top before they stop tours for the […]

Redeem your CRV eligible Recyclables on Mondays at the Caspar Community Center. All items must have their original labels and be empty, clean, and dry. Closed from 12:00-12:30 for lunch. Info: candswaste.com

Caspar Walking Club Caspar Walking Club invites you to join your fellow Casparados, friends and neighbors in a Walking Moai with Blue Zones Project Mendocino County. They will enjoy state park trails and neighborhood strolls Thursday afternoons. For more information visit: mendocinocounty.bluezonesproject.com or contact casparvolunteer@gmail.com Ongoing unless cancelled due to weather.

The Gardens has partnered with the Blue Zone Project of Mendocino County to launch a Walking Moai — a monthly walking group setting out to boost wellness, build friendships, and take in some of the most breathtaking views on the coast. The group meets at 9 AM on the first Friday of each month, through […]

Friends of the Ukiah Library Book Sale host a book sale at the  Library on the first Friday and Saturday of every month.  Friday sale hours are from 4-7 PM and Saturday from 10 AM – 3 PM.

Friday night in Fort Bragg is skate night at the Old Rec Center from 6 to 8.  Rent a pair of skates of bring your own skates

New to the world of birding, then you’ll want to join the Mendocino Coast Audubon Society Beginning Birding Walks the first Saturday of the month at the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens

Join the monthly hiking Moai on the first Saturday of each month through April 2026 explore a different Mendocino County trail. For the meeting location and carpool information along with future trails go to Hiking Moai . October 4: Russian Gulch – 12301 N. Highway 1, MendocinoNovember 1: Angelo Coast Range Reserve – 42101 Wilderness […]

Friends of the Ukiah Library Book Sale host a book sale at the  Library on the first Friday and Saturday of every month.  Friday sale hours are from 4-7 PM and Saturday from 10 AM – 3 PM.

Kids Craft Time—Kids & families come and make a fun craft the 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month, 11 am-12 pm at the Fort Bragg Library. You bring the enthusiasm; they supply the rest!

Celebrate National Haiku Writing Month with a guided haiku walk with the Ukiah Library. Meet at the library entrance and walk/roll/stroll around downtown Ukiah on Saturday, April 4 at 2:30 p.m.  Make poems based on visual and aural observations of our surroundings and play with meter, rhythm, and cadence to discover where the syllables take […]

Come dancing to the music of the Flatwheelers with Lea Smith as caller, square dancing, polkas and rounds on the first Saturday of the the month at Space Theater. The $12 admission goes to the SPACE Scholarship Program and to  Untied Disaster Relief of Northern California.

Redeem your CRV eligible Recyclables on Mondays at the Caspar Community Center. All items must have their original labels and be empty, clean, and dry. Closed from 12:00-12:30 for lunch. Info: candswaste.com

Hare Creek in Fort Bragg, monthly stewardship days are the First Mondays from 10am-12noon. Meet at the south end of the Mendocino Community College Coast Campus parking Lot, walk down to trailhead.

Trying to trace your family tree and can’t get past the first branch?  The Willits Library host a monthly Genealogy Round Table.  It’s an interactive discussion group on how to build your family tree with an emphasis on on-line search methods.  They meet the second Wednesday of the month from 3:30 to 4:30.

Caspar Walking Club Caspar Walking Club invites you to join your fellow Casparados, friends and neighbors in a Walking Moai with Blue Zones Project Mendocino County. They will enjoy state park trails and neighborhood strolls Thursday afternoons. For more information visit: mendocinocounty.bluezonesproject.com or contact casparvolunteer@gmail.com Ongoing unless cancelled due to weather.

The second Friday of the month enjoy a peaceful hour of reading you favorite book at the Coast Community Library for the Silent Book Club.  Coffee and tea will be provied

Looking for a fun and creative way for teens to spend Friday evenings? Join artist and educator Norma Trejo for a series of monthly free art sessions designed exclusively for teens.These welcoming, hands-on classes are open to teens of all experience levels—from beginners to more practiced young artists. Participants will have the chance to explore […]

Friday night in Fort Bragg is skate night at the Old Rec Center from 6 to 8.  Rent a pair of skates of bring your own skates

Tribal members, whale scientists, local ocean lovers, and whale enthusiasts gather to greet and thank the whales for being our neighbors, and to recommit to being good neighbors and stewards of our shared environment. This gathering welcomes the whales as they return along our coast from their breeding grounds in Mexico. Meet at the Crown's […]

Come to the monthly Redwood Valley Grange Second Saturday flea market from 9 to 2.  They have everything, tools, household items, vintage, crafts.   Also free seeds and puzzles!  Snacks and drinks available. Have something to sell? Rent a table for $15, $10 for grange members.  Call 707-367-0693 to reserve

Learn practical mending techniques to extend the life of your clothing while reducing textile waste. This hands-on workshop explores slow stitching as a mindful practice and encourages a deeper connection to what we wear.  In Daring to Repair, we take on a more sustainable approach to consumption. This free workshops are generously supported by a grant […]

Could your bookcase use a bit of breathing room?  The second Saturday of the month  the Friends of the Fort Bragg take book donations from noon to 3 in the alley to the west of the library Please No: Periodicals, Text books, Travel Guides, “Sticky Cook Books, Medical, Health or Self help books, no CDS […]

Families are invited to create together in a free fun, hands-on art workshop series led by local artist Julie Karlonas at Cobalt Gallery. These Saturday afternoon workshops are designed for parents to participate alongside their children, making art and memories together. All materials provided. Questions or more information: community@flockworks.org. Come be inspired, make something, and create […]

Have you ever wanted to turn wood? Maybe you did before in wood shop. The second Sunday of each month at 2:30 pm the Mendocino Wood Turners Guild meets at the North of Town Industrial Park space number 11. You can learn to turn wooden bowls and other objects, see demonstrations and learn this fun […]

Redeem your CRV eligible Recyclables on Mondays at the Caspar Community Center. All items must have their original labels and be empty, clean, and dry. Closed from 12:00-12:30 for lunch. Info: candswaste.com