B IG SUR – The Western Rivers Conservancy has conveyed the 327-acre Pico Blanco property on the Little Sur River to the Esselen Tribe of Monterey County for permanent conservation and ...

Tom Little Bear Nason, chairman of the Esselen Tribe of Monterey, plays a flute in the burnt-out trunk of the “Learning Tree” at Camp Pico Blanco in Big Sur, Calif., on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023.

CARMEL VALLEY — The Esselen Tribe, an indigenous tribal group that has lived in what is now Monterey County for thousands of years, is inviting community members to celebrate with them this ...

The Wildlife Conservancy is selling about 1,800 acres to the Esselen Tribe. Tribal members will work to help maintain the landscape, and there is a plan to recreate the original village of Cappany.

Locally, the Esselen Tribe will lead prescribed burns, Elkhorn Slough Foundation will expand eucalyptus removal and other groups will reduce vegetation fuels on the Mitteldorf and Santa Lucia ...

The Esselen Tribe also will play an important role in the land’s next chapter. The tribe, whose members were removed from their lands and taken by Spanish settlers to the Carmel, ...

The Esselen Tribe also will play an important role in the land’s next chapter. The tribe, whose members were removed from their lands and taken by Spanish settlers to the Carmel, ...

Locally, the Esselen Tribe will lead prescribed burns, Elkhorn Slough Foundation will expand eucalyptus removal and other groups will reduce vegetation fuels on the Mitteldorf and Santa Lucia ...

SALINAS, Calif. — Uplift Central Coast is announcing $9 million in Catalyst Predevelopment Funding to 36 organizations across the Central Coast.. These organizations focus on needs in the area ...

Known as Rana Creek Ranch, the land is an important site for the Esselen Tribe, and the tribe will be able to access the land again after the sale.

The Esselen Tribe of Monterey County says its mission is to preserve and to protect its cultural heritage and ancestral sacred sites. Its efforts are not solely dedicated to the Esselen Tribe, ...