Save The Bay

Native Plant Nursery Event (Palo Alto)
2025-04-24 10:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Save the Bay is a Bay Area environmental non-profit working to protect and restore the San Francisco Bay for people and wildlife. One of the ways we strive to meet our mission is through community based stewardship led by our Habitat Restoration Team. Our Native Plant Nursery at the Palo Alto Baylands Preserve grows up to 20,000 plants per year that will eventually be planted out to one of our several restoration sites along the shoreline of the Bay. In volunteering with our Native Plant Nursery you’ll have the opportunity to connect with the diversity of plants and people that make the Bay Area so special. We encourage folks with no prior experience in habitat restoration to volunteer with us and welcome any feedback to improve accessibility to our programs. Nursery volunteer tasks can include anything from seed cleaning to transplanting. We ask volunteers to bring water bottles, snacks, wear long pants and closed toe shoes that they feel comfortable getting dirty. The indoor space in the nursery is not insulated so we asks folks to dress for the weather. All tools and guidance will be provided by Save the Bay staff. We look forward to learning and growing together in community with you!
Feel free to reach out to the Nursery Manager, Millie at mcalzada@savesfbay.org with any questions.
Accessibility: Our Palo Alto Baylands Nursery is located along a flat gravel trail about 200 feet from a paved parking lot. There is a port-o-potty available in the parking lot for use.

BIPOC Native Plant Nursery Event (Oakland)
2025-05-08 10:00 - 13:00
This volunteer program is an affinity space for folks that identify as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and/or People of Color) and is led by staff that identify as BIPOC. Our Native Plant Nursery at the Martin Luther King Regional Shoreline grows up to 50,000 plants per year that will eventually be planted out to one of our several restoration sites along the shoreline of the Bay.
In volunteering with our Native Plant Nursery you’ll have the opportunity to connect with the diversity of plants and people that make the Bay Area so special. We encourage folks with no prior experience in habitat restoration to volunteer with us and welcome any feedback to improve accessibility to our programs. Nursery volunteer tasks can include anything from seed cleaning to transplanting.
We ask volunteers to bring water bottles, snacks, wear long pants and closed toe shoes that they feel comfortable getting dirty. There is no indoor space at the MLK Nursery so dress for the weather. All tools and guidance will be provided by Save the Bay staff. We look forward to learning and growing together in community with you!
Feel free to reach out to the Nursery Manager, Millie at mcalzada@savesfbay.org with any questions.
Accessibility: Our Oakland Nursery is located about 100 feet from a paved parking, within a fenced in area with gravel floor. There is a public restroom restroom next to the nursery alongside a paved trail that is wheelchair accessible. Nursery tasks can be moved to picnic benches directly next to the nursery where the ground is grassy and flat.

Invasive Plant Pull at Eden Landing (Hayward)
2025-05-10 09:00 - 12:00, 2025-08-23 09:00 - 12:00
Come join us at Eden Landing Ecological Reserve to help restore former industrial salt ponds into healthy salt marsh habitat! This vision includes turning vulnerable fields of invasive mustard and thistle into resilient shoreline full of natives like California Poppy, Sticky Monkeyflower and Marsh Gumplant. We hope you will enjoy giving our baby native plants the support they need to transform the land!
Accessibility: This program involves walking on a gravel trail and working on a sloped dirt surface. There is a porta-potty onsite.
Please dress according to the weather, bring a water bottle and a snack. Gloves, hand picks, foam kneepads and/or other necessary tools will be provided. Pulling invasive plants can involve bending, lifting and walking over uneven terrain. Programs may be cancelled in the event of heavy winds, poor air quality and/or lightning. Save The Bay strives to include volunteers of all abilities in our programs. If you have specific access needs, please reach out to hlim@savesfbay.org to coordinate.

Habitat Restoration at the Palo Alto Baylands
2025-05-17 10:00 - 13:00
Come join us at the Palo Alto Baylands to help us clear invasive plants to make room for natives. Native plants are the backbone holding the earth at the Palo Alto Baylands together and the invasive species we will be pulling threaten to crowd them out and deprive all species (including humans!) that benefit from healthy salt marshes. There may also be additional work to do at our native plant nursery, which we use to propagate plants for sites all around the bay!
Accessibility: This program will take place on sloped dirt areas by the eastern parking lot near the Lucy Evans Nature Center. There is a porta-potty a short walk away.
Please dress according to the weather, bring a water bottle and a snack. Gloves, hand picks, foam kneepads and/or other necessary tools will be provided. Pulling invasive plants can involve bending, lifting and walking over uneven terrain. Programs may be cancelled in the event of heavy winds, poor air quality and/or lightning. Save The Bay strives to include volunteers of all abilities in our programs. If you have specific access needs, please reach out to hlim@savesfbay.org to coordinate.

Queer Native Plant Nursery Event (Oakland)
2025-05-22 10:00 - 13:00, 2025-07-17 10:00 - 13:00
This volunteer program is an affinity space for folks that identify as LGBTQ+ and is led by staff that identify as Queer. Our Native Plant Nursery at the Martin Luther King Regional Shoreline grows 20,000 plants per year that will eventually be planted out to one of our several restoration sites along the shoreline of the Bay.
In volunteering with our Native Plant Nursery you’ll have the opportunity to connect with the diversity of plants and people that make the Bay Area so special. We encourage folks with no prior experience in habitat restoration to volunteer with us and welcome any feedback to improve accessibility to our programs. Nursery volunteer tasks can include anything from seed cleaning to transplanting. We ask volunteers to bring water bottles, snacks, wear long pants and closed toe shoes that they feel comfortable getting dirty. There is no indoor space at the MLK Nursery so dress for the weather. All tools and guidance will be provided by Save the Bay staff. We look forward to learning and growing together in community with you!
Feel free to reach out to the Nursery Manager, Millie at mcalzada@savesfbay.org with any questions.
Accessibility: Our Oakland Nursery is located about 100 feet from a paved parking, within a fenced in area with gravel floor. There is a public restroom restroom next to the nursery alongside a paved trail that is wheelchair accessible. Nursery tasks can be moved to picnic benches directly next to the nursery where the ground is grassy and flat.

Weed Pull at Eden Landing!
2025-05-24 09:00 - 12:00

Native Plant Nursery Event (Oakland)
2025-06-05 10:00 - 13:00, 2025-08-07 10:00 - 13:00
Our Native Plant Nursery at the Martin Luther King Regional Shoreline grows up to 20,000 plants per year that will eventually be planted out to one of our several restoration sites along the shoreline of the Bay. In volunteering with our Native Plant Nursery you’ll have the opportunity to connect with the diversity of plants and people that make the Bay Area so special. We encourage folks with no prior experience in habitat restoration to volunteer with us and welcome any feedback to improve accessibility to our programs. Nursery volunteer tasks can include anything from seed cleaning to transplanting. We ask volunteers to bring water bottles, snacks, wear long pants and closed toe shoes that they feel comfortable getting dirty. There is no indoor space at the MLK Nursery so dress for the weather. All tools and guidance will be provided by Save the Bay staff. We look forward to learning and growing together in community with you!
Accessibility: Our Oakland Nursery is located about 100 feet from a paved parking, within a fenced in area with gravel floor. There is a public restroom next to the nursery alongside a paved trail that is wheelchair accessible. Nursery tasks can be moved to picnic benches directly next to the nursery where the ground is grassy and flat.

Habitat Restoration at Eden Landing (Hayward)
2025-06-07 09:00 - 12:00

PRIDE! QTPOC Affinity Native Plant Nursery in Oakland
2025-06-14 10:00 - 13:00
This volunteer program is an affinity space for folks that identify as Queer/ Trans and Black, Indigenous or People of Color and is led by staff that identify as QTPOC. Come join us for a special Pride Month celebration event 🙂
Our Native Plant Nursery at the Martin Luther King Regional Shoreline grows 20,000 plants per year that will eventually be planted out to one of our several restoration sites along the shoreline of the Bay.
In volunteering with our Native Plant Nursery you’ll have the opportunity to connect with the diversity of plants and people that make the Bay Area so special. We encourage folks with no prior experience in habitat restoration to volunteer with us and welcome any feedback to improve accessibility to our programs. Nursery volunteer tasks can include anything from seed cleaning to transplanting. We ask volunteers to bring water bottles, snacks, wear long pants and closed toe shoes that they feel comfortable getting dirty. There is no indoor space at the MLK Nursery so dress for the weather. All tools and guidance will be provided by Save the Bay staff. We look forward to learning and growing together in community with you!
Feel free to reach out to the Nursery Manager, Millie at mcalzada@savesfbay.org with any questions.
Accessibility: Our Oakland Nursery is located about 100 feet from a paved parking, within a fenced in area with gravel floor. There is a public restroom restroom next to the nursery alongside a paved trail that is wheelchair accessible. Nursery tasks can be moved to picnic benches directly next to the nursery where the ground is grassy and flat.

PRIDE Queer Affinity Native Plant Nursery Event at Palo Alto Baylands!
2025-06-21 10:00 - 13:00
This volunteer program is an affinity space for folks that identify as LGBTQ+ and is led by staff that identify as Queer. Save the Bay is a Bay Area environmental non-profit working to protect and restore the San Francisco Bay for people and wildlife. One of the ways we strive to meet our mission is through community based stewardship led by our Habitat Restoration Team. Our Native Plant Nursery at the Palo Alto Baylands Preserve grows up to 20,000 plants per year that will eventually be planted out to one of our several restoration sites along the shoreline of the Bay. In volunteering with our Native Plant Nursery you’ll have the opportunity to connect with the diversity of plants and people that make the Bay Area so special. We encourage folks with no prior experience in habitat restoration to volunteer with us and welcome any feedback to improve accessibility to our programs. Nursery volunteer tasks can include anything from seed cleaning to transplanting. We ask volunteers to bring water bottles, snacks, wear long pants and closed toe shoes that they feel comfortable getting dirty. The indoor space in the nursery is not insulated so we asks folks to dress for the weather. All tools and guidance will be provided by Save the Bay staff. We look forward to learning and growing together in community with you!
Feel free to reach out to the Nursery Manager, Millie at mcalzada@savesfbay.org with any questions.
Accessibility: Our Palo Alto Baylands Nursery is located along a flat gravel trail about 200 feet from a paved parking lot. There is a port-o-potty available in the parking lot for use.

Native Plant Nursery Event (Palo Alto)
2025-07-10 10:00 - 13:00
Our Native Plant Nursery at the Palo Alto Baylands Preserve grows up to 20,000 plants per year that will eventually be planted out to one of our several restoration sites along the shoreline of the Bay. In volunteering with our Native Plant Nursery you’ll have the opportunity to connect with the diversity of plants and people that make the Bay Area so special. We encourage folks with no prior experience in habitat restoration to volunteer with us and welcome any feedback to improve accessibility to our programs. Nursery volunteer tasks can include anything from seed cleaning to transplanting. We ask volunteers to bring water bottles, snacks, wear long pants and closed toe shoes that they feel comfortable getting dirty. The indoor space in the nursery is not insulated so we asks folks to dress for the weather. All tools and guidance will be provided by Save the Bay staff. We look forward to learning and growing together in community with you!
Feel free to reach out to the Nursery Manager, Millie at mcalzada@savesfbay.org with any questions.
Accessibility: Our Palo Alto Baylands Nursery is located along a flat gravel trail about 200 feet from a paved parking lot. There is a port-o-potty available in the parking lot for use.

CANCELLED-Invasive Plant Pull at Eden Landing (Hayward)
2025-07-12 09:00 - 12:00

BIPOC Native Plant Nursery Event (Palo Alto)
2025-07-24 10:00 - 13:00
This volunteer program is an affinity space for folks that identify as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and/or People of Color) and is led by staff that identify as BIPOC. Save the Bay is a Bay Area environmental non-profit working to protect and restore the San Francisco Bay for people and wildlife. One of the ways we strive to meet our mission is through community based stewardship led by our Habitat Restoration Team. Our Native Plant Nursery at the Palo Alto Baylands Preserve grows up to 20,000 plants per year that will eventually be planted out to one of our several restoration sites along the shoreline of the Bay. In volunteering with our Native Plant Nursery you’ll have the opportunity to connect with the diversity of plants and people that make the Bay Area so special. We encourage folks with no prior experience in habitat restoration to volunteer with us and welcome any feedback to improve accessibility to our programs. Nursery volunteer tasks can include anything from seed cleaning to transplanting. We ask volunteers to bring water bottles, snacks, wear long pants and closed toe shoes that they feel comfortable getting dirty. The indoor space in the nursery is not insulated so we asks folks to dress for the weather. All tools and guidance will be provided by Save the Bay staff. We look forward to learning and growing together in community with you!
Accessibility: Our Palo Alto Baylands Nursery is located along a flat gravel trail about 200 feet from a paved parking lot. There is a port-o-potty available in the parking lot for use.Feel free to reach out to the Nursery Manager, Millie at mcalzada@savesfbay.org with any questions.

QTPOC Affinity Native Plant Nursery (Oakland)
2025-07-30 10:00 - 13:00
This volunteer program is an affinity space for folks that identify as Queer/ Trans and Black, Indigenous or People of Color and is led by staff that identify as QTPOC.🙂
Our Native Plant Nursery at the Martin Luther King Regional Shoreline grows 20,000 plants per year that will eventually be planted out to one of our several restoration sites along the shoreline of the Bay.
In volunteering with our Native Plant Nursery you’ll have the opportunity to connect with the diversity of plants and people that make the Bay Area so special. We encourage folks with no prior experience in habitat restoration to volunteer with us and welcome any feedback to improve accessibility to our programs. Nursery volunteer tasks can include anything from seed cleaning to transplanting. We ask volunteers to bring water bottles, snacks, wear long pants and closed toe shoes that they feel comfortable getting dirty. There is no indoor space at the MLK Nursery so dress for the weather. All tools and guidance will be provided by Save the Bay staff. We look forward to learning and growing together in community with you!
Feel free to reach out to the Nursery Manager, Millie at mcalzada@savesfbay.org with any questions.
Accessibility: Our Oakland Nursery is located about 100 feet from a paved parking, within a fenced in area with gravel floor. There is a public restroom restroom next to the nursery alongside a paved trail that is wheelchair accessible. Nursery tasks can be moved to picnic benches directly next to the nursery where the ground is grassy and flat.

Queer Native Plant Nursery Event (Palo Alto)
2025-08-14 10:00 - 13:00

Invasive Pull and Nursery Volunteering at the Palo Alto Baylands
2025-08-16 10:00 - 13:00
Come join us at the Palo Alto Baylands to help us clear invasive plants to make room for natives. Native plants are the backbone holding the earth at the Palo Alto Baylands together and the invasive species we will be pulling threaten to crowd them out and deprive all species (including humans!) that benefit from healthy salt marshes. There may also be additional work to do at our native plant nursery, which we use to propagate plants for sites all around the bay!
Accessibility: Our Palo Alto Baylands Nursery is located along a flat gravel trail about 200 feet from a paved parking lot. Weeding areas are accessible by gravel trails adjacent to the paved parking areas. There is a porta-potty a short distance away.
Please dress according to the weather, bring a water bottle and a snack. Gloves, hand picks, foam kneepads and/or other necessary tools will be provided. Pulling invasive plants can involve bending, lifting and walking over uneven terrain. Programs may be cancelled in the event of heavy winds, poor air quality and/or lightning. Save The Bay strives to include volunteers of all abilities in our programs. If you have specific access needs, please reach out to hlim@savesfbay.org to coordinate.

Watch the Tides: Flood Risk in the Bay Area and our Government's Response
2025-08-17 14:30 - 16:00 | Castro Valley Library, 3600 Norbridge Ave, Castro Valley, CA, 94546, United States
Sea level rise isn’t just a threat for cities along the ocean. Communities on the Bay shoreline also face significant flood risk and many already flood with the twice-per-year King Tides. This leaves homes, roads, schools, and other critical community infrastructure at risk, in addition to our own safety. What does it mean to adapt to rising Bay water levels? What should we expect local government to do to protect us? Come for a presentation and discussion about flood resilience in the Bay Area with Save the Bay’s Political Director Allison Chan.
This presentation is brought to you by Speaking Of…, a lecture series facilitated by community members and the Castro Valley Library.

CANCELLED-QTPOC Affinity Native Plant Nursery (Oakland)
2025-08-20 10:00 - 13:00
This volunteer program is an affinity space for folks that identify as Queer/ Trans and Black, Indigenous or People of Color and is led by staff that identify as QTPOC. 🙂
Our Native Plant Nursery at the Martin Luther King Regional Shoreline grows 20,000 plants per year that will eventually be planted out to one of our several restoration sites along the shoreline of the Bay.
In volunteering with our Native Plant Nursery you’ll have the opportunity to connect with the diversity of plants and people that make the Bay Area so special. We encourage folks with no prior experience in habitat restoration to volunteer with us and welcome any feedback to improve accessibility to our programs. Nursery volunteer tasks can include anything from seed cleaning to transplanting. We ask volunteers to bring water bottles, snacks, wear long pants and closed toe shoes that they feel comfortable getting dirty. There is no indoor space at the MLK Nursery so dress for the weather. All tools and guidance will be provided by Save the Bay staff. We look forward to learning and growing together in community with you!
Feel free to reach out to the Nursery Manager, Millie at mcalzada@savesfbay.org with any questions.
Accessibility: Our Oakland Nursery is located about 100 feet from a paved parking, within a fenced in area with gravel floor. There is a public restroom restroom next to the nursery alongside a paved trail that is wheelchair accessible. Nursery tasks can be moved to picnic benches directly next to the nursery where the ground is grassy and flat.

BIPOC Native Plant Nursery Event (Palo Alto)
2025-08-28 10:00 - 13:00
This volunteer program is an affinity space for folks that identify as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and/or People of Color) and is led by staff that identify as BIPOC. Save the Bay is a Bay Area environmental non-profit working to protect and restore the San Francisco Bay for people and wildlife. One of the ways we strive to meet our mission is through community based stewardship led by our Habitat Restoration Team. Our Native Plant Nursery at the Palo Alto Baylands Preserve grows up to 20,000 plants per year that will eventually be planted out to one of our several restoration sites along the shoreline of the Bay. In volunteering with our Native Plant Nursery you’ll have the opportunity to connect with the diversity of plants and people that make the Bay Area so special. We encourage folks with no prior experience in habitat restoration to volunteer with us and welcome any feedback to improve accessibility to our programs. Nursery volunteer tasks can include anything from seed cleaning to transplanting. We ask volunteers to bring water bottles, snacks, wear long pants and closed toe shoes that they feel comfortable getting dirty. The indoor space in the nursery is not insulated so we asks folks to dress for the weather. All tools and guidance will be provided by Save the Bay staff. We look forward to learning and growing together in community with you!
Feel free to reach out to the Nursery Manager, Millie at mcalzada@savesfbay.org with any questions.
Accessibility: Our Palo Alto Baylands Nursery is located along a flat gravel trail about 200 feet from a paved parking lot. There is a port-o-potty available in the parking lot for use.Feel free to reach out to the Nursery Manager, Millie at mcalzada@savesfbay.org with any questions.
Accessibility: Our Palo Alto Baylands Nursery is located along a flat gravel trail about 200 feet from a paved parking lot. There is a port-o-potty available in the parking lot for use.

Coastal Cleanup Day at MLK Regional Shoreline (Oakland)
2025-09-20 09:00 - 12:00
Join us for this year’s annual Coastal Cleanup Day and be a part of a statewide effort that brings tens of thousands of volunteers to our shorelines to pull hundreds of thousands of pounds of trash from our coast and waterways every year! Save The Bay will be hosting our cleanup at Damon Slough, a heavily impacted estuary at the end of the Lion Creek and Arroyo Viejo Creek watersheds. The salt marshes in the area catch a lot of the pollutants that wash down into the creeks and we can stop them from causing harm in the bay by pulling them out.
Please dress according to the weather and bring a water bottle. Gloves and tools will be provided. Our trash cleanup can involve walking over uneven beach terrain. Trash can also be picked up from the side of the paved stretches of the trail connecting to the paved parking lot. Bathrooms are available at Garretson Point, a 10 minute walk from the site. Save The Bay strives to include volunteers of all abilities in our programs. If you have specific access needs, please reach out to hlim@savesfbay.org to coordinate.
*Parking Note*
The Damon Slough parking lot is small and the overflow parking can run out. There is additional parking located by the Garretson Point Staging area, which is a 10-15 minute walk along the bayside trail from the Damon Slough parking lot.

Palo Alto Baylands Invasive Plant Pull and Nursery Support
2025-09-27 10:00 - 13:00

CANCELLED-Salt Marsh Restoration at the Ravenswood All American Canal (Menlo Park)
2025-10-25 09:30 - 13:00
Come join us at the Ravenswood Unit of Don Edwards NWR, adjacent to Bedwell Bayfront Park, to help pull up invasive plants and maintain our the beautiful new native plant community planted last winter! Native plants are the backbone holding the recently constructed horizontal levee at the All American Canal together. Depending on the site needs on the day, we may even be able to plant some new native plant sod!
This site has rapidly transformed following a levee breach event in late 2023, opening up a formerly impounded industrial salt pond to bay waters. This is a crucial moment for establishing healthy salt marsh habitat and we are making a big push to put as many native plants in the ground as we can before invasive plants take over. The native plants you will be putting into the ground at will help transform the land, giving wildlife good homes and our communities nature based sea level rise protection!
NOTE: This program is on a levee that is about a little over a mile walk out over a dirt trail from the starting point. There is a flush toilet bathroom at a nearby parking lot and will be a porta-potty onsite.
Please dress according to the weather, bring a water bottle and a snack. Gloves, hand picks, foam kneepads and/or other necessary tools will be provided. Pulling invasive plants can involve bending, lifting and walking over uneven terrain. Programs may be cancelled in the event of heavy winds, poor air quality and/or lightning. Save The Bay strives to include volunteers of all abilities in our programs. If you have specific access needs, please reach out to hlim@savesfbay.org to coordinate.

CANCELLED-Bay Day 10th Anniversary at Bedwell Bayfront Park, Menlo Park
2025-10-25 09:30 - 13:00
Join Save The Bay for our 10th Annual Bay Day, a beloved Bay Area tradition that unites communities, celebrates our region, and inspires action for a healthy, resilient future.
This year, we’re bringing together 100 volunteers for a hands-on restoration project — rolling up sleeves, pulling invasive weeds, and restoring wetlands that protect communities from flooding and provide habitat for wildlife.
NOTE: This program is on a levee that is about a little over a mile walk out over a dirt trail from the starting point. There is a flush toilet bathroom at a nearby parking lot and will be a porta-potty onsite.
Please dress according to the weather, bring a water bottle and a snack. Gloves, hand picks, foam kneepads and/or other necessary tools will be provided. Pulling invasive plants can involve bending, lifting and walking over uneven terrain. Programs may be cancelled in the event of heavy winds, poor air quality and/or lightning. Save The Bay strives to include volunteers of all abilities in our programs. If you have specific access needs, please reach out to gonorati@savesfbay.org to coordinate.

CANCELLED-Planting at Ravenswood All American Canal (Menlo Park)
2025-11-08 09:30 - 13:30
It is planting season! All the work we’ve done throughout the year collecting seed, growing and caring for our precious native plants has been leading to this moment of opportunity provided by the seasonal rains. We hope you will join us in putting these plants in the ground at our newest site, the Ravenswood All American Canal Levee, adjacent to Bedwell Bayfront Park.
This site has rapidly transformed following a levee breach event in December 2023, opening up a formerly impounded industrial salt pond to bay waters. This is a crucial moment for establishing healthy salt marsh habitat and we are making a big push to put as many native plants in the ground as we can before invasive plants take over. The native plants you will be putting into the ground at will help transform the land, giving wildlife good homes and our communities nature based sea level rise protection!
NOTE: This program is on a levee that is about a little over a mile walk out over a dirt trail from the starting point. There is a flush toilet bathroom at a nearby parking lot and will be a porta-potty onsite.
Please dress according to the weather, bring a water bottle and a snack. Gloves, hand picks, foam kneepads and/or other necessary tools will be provided. Pulling invasive plants can involve bending, lifting and walking over uneven terrain. Programs may be cancelled in the event of heavy winds, poor air quality and/or lightning. Save The Bay strives to include volunteers of all abilities in our programs. If you have specific access needs, please reach out to hlim@savesfbay.org to coordinate.

CANCELLED-Planting at Ravenswood R4 Levee (Menlo Park)
2025-11-22 09:30 - 13:30
It is planting season! All the work we’ve done throughout the year collecting seed, growing and caring for our precious native plants has been leading to this moment of opportunity provided by the seasonal rains. We hope you will join us in putting these plants in the ground at the Ravenswood R4 Unit of Don Edwards NWR, adjacent to Bedwell Bayfront Park.
This site has rapidly transformed following a levee breach event in December 2023, opening up a formerly impounded industrial salt pond to bay waters. This is a crucial moment for establishing healthy salt marsh habitat and we are making a big push to put as many native plants in the ground as we can before invasive plants take over. The native plants you will be putting into the ground at will help transform the land, giving wildlife good homes and our communities nature based sea level rise protection!
NOTE: This program is on a levee that is about a little over a mile walk out over a dirt trail from the starting point. There is a flush toilet bathroom at a nearby parking lot and will be a porta-potty onsite.
Please dress according to the weather, bring a water bottle and a snack. Gloves, hand picks, foam kneepads and/or other necessary tools will be provided. Pulling invasive plants can involve bending, lifting and walking over uneven terrain. Programs may be cancelled in the event of heavy winds, poor air quality and/or lightning. Save The Bay strives to include volunteers of all abilities in our programs. If you have specific access needs, please reach out to hlim@savesfbay.org to coordinate.

Planting at Eden Landing!
2025-12-06 09:00 - 12:00
It is planting season! All the work we’ve done throughout the year collecting seed, growing and caring for our precious native plants has been leading to this moment right as the seasonal rains approach. We hope you will join us in putting these plants in the ground at Eden landing, where they will help reclaim former industrial salt ponds and restore them into healthier salt marsh habitat for all.
Accessibility: This program involves walking on a gravel trail and working on a sloped dirt surface. There is a porta-potty onsite.
Please dress according to the weather, bring a water bottle and a snack. Gloves, hand picks, foam kneepads and/or other necessary tools will be provided. Pulling invasive plants can involve bending, lifting and walking over uneven terrain. Programs may be cancelled in the event of heavy winds, poor air quality and/or lightning. Save The Bay strives to include volunteers of all abilities in our programs. If you have specific access needs, please reach out to hlim@savesfbay.org to coordinate.

Palo Alto Baylands Planting
2025-12-10 10:00 - 13:00
It is planting season!
All the work we’ve done throughout the year collecting seed, growing and caring for our precious native plants has been leading to this moment right as the seasonal rains are here. We hope you will join us in putting these plants in the ground at the Palo Alto Baylands, where they will help restore vulnerable bay fill lands back into healthy and resilient salt marsh habitat for all.
Accessibility: This program involves walking on paved and gravel trails and working on a sloped dirt surface. There is a restroom a 5 minute walk away from the site. Planting involves kneeling or sitting on potentially uneven or muddy terrain. Parking is directly adjacent to the planting area.
Please dress according to the weather, bring a water bottle and a snack. Gloves, hand picks, foam kneepads and/or other necessary tools will be provided. Programs may be cancelled in the event of heavy winds, poor air quality and/or lightning. Weather is changeable in the Bay, so Save The Bay will make the call one hour before the start of program.
Program participants will receive a cancellation email if the program is cancelled. Save The Bay strives to include volunteers of all abilities in our programs. If you have specific access needs, please reach out to hlim@savesfbay.org to coordinate.
