New Year, New Growth – Naturalist Walk at Pearson-Arastradero Preserve
Pearson-Arastradero Preserve 1530 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto, CA, United States**Rescheduled from January 20th** California native plants have begun to bud, leaf, and sprout! As we move farther into the new year, let's take time to enjoy the changes appearing in our local ecosystems - bright green leaves emerging from bare branches, carpets of seedlings, and winter blooming flowers here and there. During this guided […]
New Year, New Growth – Naturalist Walk at Pearson-Arastradero Preserve
Pearson-Arastradero Preserve 1530 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto, CA, United States**Rescheduled from January 20th** California native plants have begun to bud, leaf, and sprout! As we move farther into the new year, let's take time to enjoy the changes appearing in our local ecosystems - bright green leaves emerging from bare branches, carpets of seedlings, and winter blooming flowers here and there. During this guided […]
Volunteer Outdoors in Palo Alto at Foothills Nature Preserve
Foothills Nature Preserve CA, United StatesJoin us in restoring the essential waterway and wildlife corridor at beautiful Foothills Nature Preserve! Volunteers should expect to walk over hilly, uneven terrain, and through tall grasses. Activities will require using small handheld tools, buckets, and gloves to do the following activities: Use handheld tools, buckets, and plastic tarps to plant California native plants. […]
Volunteer Outdoors in Palo Alto at Foothills Nature Preserve
Foothills Nature Preserve CA, United StatesJoin us in restoring the essential waterway and wildlife corridor at beautiful Foothills Nature Preserve! Volunteers should expect to walk over hilly, uneven terrain, and through tall grasses. Activities will require using small handheld tools, buckets, and gloves to do the following activities: Use handheld tools, buckets, and plastic tarps to plant California native plants. […]
Volunteer Outdoors in Los Gatos at Bear Creek Redwoods Preserve
Bear Creek Redwoods Preserve 18728 Bear Creek Rd, Los Gatos, CA, United StatesJoin us at Bear Creek Redwoods Preserve, a Midpeninsula Regional Open Space Preserve, to help eradicate invasive plants and to restore habitat! Volunteers should expect to walk through hilly, and potentially muddy terrain and to carry large 10 - 12 pound tools to remove a large invasive shrub known as French broom. Visit this page […]
Queer Ecology Naturalist Walk in Los Gatos at Bear Creek Redwoods Preserve
Bear Creek Redwoods Preserve 18728 Bear Creek Rd, Los Gatos, CA, United StatesJoin Grassroots Ecology and Branching Out Adventures at Bear Creek Redwoods Preserve, a Midpeninsula Regional Open Space Preserve, for a casual walk through redwood forest. We will discuss and observe about how queer ecology presents itself in our local ecosystems! Participants should expect to walk up to 3 miles through hilly and potentially muddy terrain. […]
Seniors Volunteer Outdoors in Cupertino at McClellan Ranch Preserve
McClellan Ranch Preserve 22221 McClellan Rd, Cupertino, CA, United StatesCalling all seniors 65 years and older! Join Grassroots Ecology at McClellan Ranch Preserve in Cupertino to help restore wildlife habitat to this essential creekside meadow ecosystem! Volunteers will weed invasive mustard and water young shrubs if the ground is dry. We will be kneeling on foam pads, digging with small hand tools, and carrying […]
Volunteer Outdoors in East Palo Alto at Cooley Landing
Cooley Landing Education Center 2100 Bay Rd, East Palo Alto, CA, United StatesJoin us at Cooley Landing for a morning of habitat restoration, no prior experience required! The plan of the day is to weed in the restoration sites and sheet mulch next year's planting area to help with weed suppression. In order to sheet mulch, we need a large quantity of cardboard to cover the area. […]
[RESCHEDULED from 4/13] Wild about Wildflowers – Naturalist Walk
Pearson-Arastradero Preserve 1530 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto, CA, United StatesRescheduled from Saturday 4/13 to Sunday 4/14. We're wild about wildflowers and can't wait to share our appreciation for these gorgeous natural gems! On this guided walk, participants will discover a number of wildflower species and learn about their special place in our local ecosystems. This preserve hosts stunning displays of California poppies, lupines, blue-eyed […]
Volunteer in Redwood City: Community Habitat Restoration at Stulsaft Park
Stulsaft Park lower entrance Recreation Way Redwood City, CA, United StatesCome enjoy the outdoors and work to restore a neighborhood park! Volunteers should expect to support the restoration of this California ecosystem by sawing and clipping cotoneaster, a woody invasive plant species. We will also pull and clip a viney invasive species, ivy. We will end our time together with a walk that showcases plants […]