Palo Alto Baylands Invasive Plant Pull
2024-08-17 10:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
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.
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.

BIPOC Native Plant Nursery Event (Palo Alto)
2024-09-05 10:00 - 13:00, 2024-11-07 10:00 - 13:00, 2024-12-12 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.

Native Plant Nursery Event (Oakland)
2024-09-05 11:00 - 14:00
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 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)
2024-09-19 11:00 - 14:00, 2024-12-05 10:00 - 13:00, 2025-03-27 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.

Coastal Cleanup Day at MLK Regional Shoreline (Oakland)
2024-09-21 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. 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.

Latinx Heritage Month Affinity Program
2024-09-21 10:00 - 13:00
To celebrate Latinx Heritage Month and Latinxs in Conservation Week, this volunteer program is an affinity space for folks that identify as Latin American and is led by Latinx staff. 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.
Join us for some activities at one of our Native Plant nursery locations at the Palo Alto Baylands! Participants can expect to go for a guided native plant walk with binoculars to learn about plants, birds, and habitat restoration. As well as assisting in some nursery tasks. This event is open to all Latin American diaspora. Bring yourself and a loved one, hope to see you all there! Snacks and beverages will be provided as well as any necessary materials for the event.
Para celebrar el Mes de la Herencia Latinx y la Semana de los Latinx en la Conservación, este programa de voluntariado es un espacio de afinidad para personas que se identifican como latinoamericanos y está dirigido por personal Latinx. Save The Bay es una organización ambiental sin fines de lucro del Área de la Bahía que trabaja para proteger y restaurar la Bahía de San Francisco para las personas y la vida silvestre. Una de las formas en que nos esforzamos por cumplir nuestra misión es a través de la colaboración comunitaria dirigida por nuestro Equipo de Restauración del Hábitat.
¡Únase a nosotros para algunas actividades en uno de nuestros viveros de plantas nativas en Palo Alto Baylands! Los participantes pueden esperar realizar una caminata guiada por plantas nativas con binoculares para aprender sobre plantas, aves y restauración de hábitat. Además de ayudar en el vivero de plantas. Este evento está abierto a toda la diáspora Latinoamericana. Traiga usted y un ser querido, ¡espero verlos a todos allí! Tendremos snacks y bebidas ofrecidas. Se proporcionarán cualquier material necesario para el evento.

Bay Day Celebration
2024-10-05 10:00 - 14:00 | Palo Alto Baylands
Join Save The Bay for a day of programming that brings you closer to the natural beauty of San Francisco Bay. Bay Day is a perfect opportunity to connect with your community, learn about local ecology, and discover how we can all contribute to a clean and healthy San Francisco Bay. Don’t miss this chance to celebrate and protect the Bay together!
FULL: Morning Bird Walk | 10 AM – 12 PM
Explore the rich birdlife of the Baylands, from rare Ridgway’s Rails to migrating shorebirds. No experience necessary—binoculars provided!
Morning QTPOC Native Plant Nursery Program | 10 AM – 12 PM
A special volunteer program for LGBTQ+ and BIPOC communities to help grow native plants that support Bay restoration efforts.
Afternoon Horizontal Levee Tour | 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Discover how nature-based solutions, like horizontal levees, protect shorelines and promote biodiversity. Join us for a tour of our upcoming project site.
Afternoon Native Plant Nursery Program | 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Get your hands dirty in our nursery and learn about the plants that help sustain the unique ecosystems of the Bay.
Sign up and celebrate Bay Day with Save The Bay!

Filipinx Heritage Month Affinity Program
2024-10-19 10:00 - 13:00
Lending a hand and celebrating Filipinx roots! Join us for a day of restoration and cultural appreciation in honor of Filipinx Heritage Month. To celebrate Filipinx Heritage Month, this volunteer program is an affinity space for folks that identify as Filipinx and is led Filipinx staff. 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.
Join us for some activities at one of our Native Plant nursery locations at the Palo Alto Baylands! Participants can expect to go for a guided native plant walk with binoculars to learn about plants, habitat restoration, and see migratory birds. As well as assisting in some nursery tasks. Folx will also have the opportunity to do some nature collaging that they can take home after the event is over. Bring yourself and a loved one, hope to see you all there! Snacks and beverages will be provided as well as any necessary materials for the event.

Queer Affinity Native Planting at Ravenswood (Menlo Park)
2024-11-02 10:00 - 14:00
This volunteer program is an affinity space for folks that identify as LGBTQ+ and is led by staff that identify as Queer.
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 Unit of Don Edwards NWR, adjacent to Bedwell Bayfront Park.
This site has rapidly transformed following a levee breach even late last year, 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 mcalzada@savesfbay.org to coordinate.

BIPOC Affinity Native Planting at Ravenswood (Menlo Park)
2024-11-09 10:00 - 14:00
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.
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 Unit of Don Edwards NWR, adjacent to Bedwell Bayfront Park.
This site has rapidly transformed following a levee breach even late last year, 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 mcalzada@savesfbay.org to coordinate.

Native Planting at Ravenswood (Menlo Park)
2024-11-16 09:00 - 13:00, 2024-12-07 09:00 - 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 of opportunity provided by the seasonal rains. We hope you will join us in putting these plants in the ground at the Ravenswood Unit of Don Edwards NWR, adjacent to Bedwell Bayfront Park.
This site has rapidly transformed following a levee breach even late last year, 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.

Native Plant Nursery Event (Palo Alto)
2024-11-20 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.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-Native Planting at Ravenswood Part 2! (Menlo Park)
2024-11-23 09:00 - 13:00

CANCELLED-Planting at Palo Alto Baylands!
2024-12-14 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 approach. We hope you will join us in putting these plants in the ground at the Palo Alto Baylands, where they will help restore the shoreline into healthier 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 porta-potty a 5 minute walk away from the site. 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. 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. 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.

Native Plant Nursery Event (Palo Alto)
2025-01-09 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!
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.

Planting at the Palo Alto Baylands!
2025-01-11 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 porta-potty a 10 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.

Planting at the Eden Landing!
2025-02-01 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.

Planting at Eden Landing! (Hayward)
2025-02-08 09:00 - 12:00

QTPOC Affinity Native Planting Event (Oakland)
2025-02-15 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.
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 MLK Shoreline in Oakland.
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!
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 mcalzada@savesfbay.org to coordinate.
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 and planting 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.
Feel free to reach out to the Nursery Manager, Millie at mcalzada@savesfbay.org with any questions.
Accessibility: Our MLK Shoreline Planting Site 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.

Palo Alto Baylands Invasive Plant Pull
2025-03-08 10:00 - 13:00
Come join us at our sites at Palo Alto Baylands to help weed, mulch, and maintain our beautiful new native plants just planted over the winter! 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 of the species (including humans!) that benefit from healthy salt marshes.
Accessibility: This program involves walking on paved and gravel trails and working on a sloped dirt surface. There is a porta-potty a short walk away from the site and directly adjacent to a parking 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. 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. 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.

Invasive Plant Pull at Ravenswood!
2025-03-15 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-04-05 09:00 - 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 beautiful new native plants just planted over the winter! Native plants are the backbone holding the recently constructed horizontal levee at the All American Canal together. The invasive species we will be pulling threaten to crowd them out and deprive all of the species (including humans!) that benefit from healthy salt marshes.
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.

QTPOC Native Plant Nursery Event (Oakland)
2025-04-12 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.

Earth Day Cleanup at the MLK Shoreline
2025-04-19 09:00 - 12:00
Earth Day approaches! Save The Bay will be hosting a 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.
Accessibility: Parking lot connects to paved trails. Most trash will be located off of dirt trails and uneven beach terrain. Flush bathrooms are available a short drive away at the Garretson Point Staging Area parking lot. Parking at Damon Slough can be limited. The Garretson Point Staging Area parking lot has additional parking and is a 10 minute walk from Damon Slough.
Please dress according to the weather and bring a water bottle. Gloves and tools will be provided. 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.

Climate Conversations: Rising Seas, Resilient Communities
2025-04-23 18:00 - 19:30 | Manny’s, 3092 16th St, San Francisco, CA, 94103
More than one million people live within a mile of the San Francisco Bay shoreline, and preparing for the future requires bold, coordinated action. Be part of the conversation and get an inside look at the innovative solutions shaping our region’s response to sea level rise.
Join Save The Bay at Manny’s—a café and community gathering space in San Francisco—for a panel discussion led by Save The Bay Policy Manager Laura Walsh. Experts from around the Bay will share how they’re using nature-based strategies and infrastructure upgrades to build a more resilient future.
After the panel, connect with fellow environmental advocates and experts at an informal meet-and-greet. Whether you’re a longtime supporter or new to this cause, this is a great opportunity to get involved and discover how you can help protect the Bay Area from sea level rise.
$10 registration fee includes one free drink ticket per person.
Register on Eventbrite>>
