Palo Alto Baylands Planting
2025-12-10 10:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
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.

Planting at Palo Alto Baylands!
2025-12-13 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.

Native Planting at the Palo Alto Baylands (Palo Alto)
2026-01-10 10:00 - 13:00

Shoreline Cleanup and Native Planting on the MLK Shoreline (Oakland)
2026-01-17 09:00 - 12:00
This program will be a great way to help our bay in 2 ways: planting native plants on the shoreline and removing some of the trash that washes ashore! The cleanup will take place 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. Planting will be on sloped terrain that can be slippery when wet. Most trash will be located off of dirt trails and uneven beach terrain. Flush bathrooms are available.
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.
