Carmel River School Rocky Point in Big Sur, east into part of Carmel Valley, and north into Pebble Beach. Following a recent parent survey in which parents expressed interest in their children becoming more involved in community service activities, Carmel River School has, between January and May 2005, engaged in four volunteer projects, including one tsunami relief effort which raised more than $5,000. In another project, students restored wetlands around the Carmel River. On May 24, 2005, Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton, joined by actor and national spokesman for Take Pride in America Clint Eastwood and Take Pride in America executive director
Carmel-by-the-Sea, California Carmel-by-the-Sea, California Carmel-by-the-Sea, often simply called Carmel, is a city in Monterey County, California, United States, founded in 1902 and incorporated on October 31, 1916. Situated on the Monterey Peninsula, Carmel is known for its natural scenery and rich artistic history. In 1906, the "San Francisco Call" devoted a full page to the "artists, writers and poets at Carmel-by-the-Sea", and in 1910 it reported that 60 percent of Carmel's houses were built by citizens who were "devoting their lives to work connected to the aesthetic arts." Early City Councils were dominated by artists, and the city has had several mayors