Come join us this Saturday, January 9th, from 9 am to 12 pm for our regular monthly work day.
Activities may include planting, weeding, and mulching.
All tools and gloves are provided. Please wear layers and clothes that can get dirty. Don't forget a hat and sunblock!
We'll be working rain or shine. If there is a light rain, please bring rain gear, otherwise we can provide some to you. Heavy rain and thunderstorms will cancel this workday. The last two months have been canceled due to rain, so let's hope for good weather so we can get or hands on the land together!
For more details email info@lejyouth.org or call 415-282-6840
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9 AM - 12 PM
Help enhance rare native plant habitat and create important wildlife corridors in the Presidio of San Francisco. Learn about dune and serpentine systems while working in our scrub, grassland, woodland, wetland, and bluff habitats. Our activities will include invasive plant removal during the summer dry season and native revegetation during the winter rainy season. Habitat restoration is a proactive way to participate in environmental healing while removing invasive plants and revegetating with natives. Come learn about local plants and animals and be a habitat hero!
SITE/LOCATION: Meet at the Crissy Field Center Bldg., 689 Old Mason St. and Halleck Ave., The Presidio, San Francisco (Marina district). See directions below.
Please arrive by 8:50 a.m. to fill out paperwork. We will be heading out to the work site no later than 9:10 a.m. No cancellations due to rain.
CONTACT INFORMATION: 415-561-3034 X3445 or PresidioParkStewards@parksconservancy.org.
Tools, snacks, and beverages will be provided. Bring the appropriate waiver forms (see below). Please wear clothes that can get dirty, long pants, close-toed shoes, layers for changing weather, and rain gear if necessary. Also, bring a personal water bottle and sunscreen.
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Location: Crissy Field, Presidio
The Area A Landscape & Maintenance Volunteer Programs works to enhance the visitor experience at various sites throughout the coastal region of the Presidio.
CONTACT INFORMATION: 415-447-9743 or lynn_sanderson@nps.gov.
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Native Plant Nursery at Fort Funston, GGNRA. Call 239-4247.
http://www.parksconservancy.org/support/volunteer/greenteam.php
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Habitat restoration in the indigenous coast live oak woodlands of Golden Gate Park.
Meet in front of the Conservatory of Flowers on JFK in GG Park across from the Tennis Courts.
Contact Robert Bakewell 415-710-9617
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Contact: Franco Mancini 415-239-5378
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Join the Heart of the Mountain (San Bruno that is) Volunteers in restoring creek habitat at our urban ecological wonderland.
Call Joe Cannon at 650-355-6635 or email: restore_ecology@earthlink.net
WHERE: San Bruno Mountain State and County Park
From the Peninsula: Take Highway 101 north to the Brisbane/Cow Palace Exit. You
will merge onto Bayshore Blvd. Stay on Bayshore for four traffic lights. You will
come to Guadalupe Canyon Parkway. Turn left. Stay on the parkway for 2 miles.
(You will go past the first light which is Carter Street.) Watch carefully for
the park entrance on your right. The main parking lot is just past the ranger entrance
station. Entrance fee waived for volunteers.
From 280 North: Take Highway 280 north to the Mission Street Exit and go left at
the first light. Go right on San Pedro Rd. Cross Mission Street (with Wendys
on your right) and you are on E. Market Street. It turns
into Guadalupe
Canyon
Parkway. Stay on the parkway until you see the park entrance on your left. Turn
left and go past the ranger entrance station into the main parking lot on your right.
Entrance fee waived for volunteers
From San Francisco: Take Highway 101 south to the Brisbane/Cow Palace Exit. Go
right onto Bayshore Blvd. Stay on Bayshore until you reach Guadalupe Canyon Parkway.
Go right. You will see the park entrance 2 miles down on the right hand side (past
Carter Street.) The main parking lot is just past the ranger entrance station.
Entrance fee waived for volunteers
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Every 2nd and 4th Saturday!
10 - 12:30
Meet at the San Bruno Mountain Park headquarters on Guadalupe Canyon Parkway.
Email sanbruno@mountainwatch.org for more info!
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The Great Blue Herons have returned to Stow Lake to court, mate and raise their young.
Observe the Magnificent Great Blue Herons and Their Chicks at Stow Lake
Six Saturdays During the Spring Nesting Season in April and May
The herons court, build their nests, mate and lay eggs between January and March.
Free. There is a $10 suggested donation for adults on tours. Follow signs from Stow Lake Boathouse to the observation site.
For more information, visit www.sfnature.org or call (415) 387-9160.
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Contact: Stan Kaufman sekfmn@pacbell.net
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Habitat and trail restoration and stewardship at Land's End.
Call Caroline at 385-3065
http://www.parksconservancy.org/support/volunteer/landsendstewardship.php
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Native Plant Nursery, Demonstration Garden and Creek Restoration. Call 561-4826.
http://www.parksconservancy.org/support/volunteer/presidionpn.php
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Drop your kids at our pad then go out and have an adults-only night on the town. Your kids will meet animals, do science projects, create art, and enjoy pizza, healthy snacks and a movie.
The fee is $45 for the first child and $25 for each additional sibling. Pre-registration is required!
Please visit www.treefrogtreks.com for more information.
