LGBTQ+ Community Walk: Hike at Foothills Nature Preserve
Foothills Nature Preserve CA, United StatesJoin Grassroots Ecology and Branching Out Adventures to celebrate queer joy outside. Enjoy the crisp fall air, leaves changing colors, and other signs of fall with other members of the LGBTQ+ community. During this walk, you will discover the beauty of our local biodiversity by moving between grassland, forest, chaparral, and creekside corridor ecosystems all […]
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 planting native 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 growing in Stulsaft Park! Accessibility […]
Outdoors in East Palo Alto: Volunteer at Ravenswood Preserve
Cooley Landing Education Center 2100 Bay Rd, East Palo Alto, CA, United StatesJoin us at Ravenswood Open Space Preserve for a morning of habitat restoration, no prior experience required! We'll be starting off the planting season with planting native plants on the preserve's restoration areas. Volunteers can expect to work in a flat area, this includes having their backs bent over for long periods and use of […]
Outdoors in East Palo Alto: Volunteer at Ravenswood Preserve
Cooley Landing Education Center 2100 Bay Rd, East Palo Alto, CA, United StatesJoin us at Ravenswood Open Space Preserve for an afternoon of habitat restoration, no prior experience required! We'll be starting off the planting season with planting native plants on the preserve's restoration areas. Volunteers can expect to work in a flat area, this includes having their backs bent over for long periods and use of […]
Outdoors in East Palo Alto: Volunteer at Ravenswood Preserve
Cooley Landing Education Center 2100 Bay Rd, East Palo Alto, CA, United StatesJoin us at Ravenswood Open Space Preserve for a morning of habitat restoration, no prior experience required! We'll be welcoming the rainy season with planting native plants on the preserve's restoration areas. Volunteers can expect to work alongside Bay Trail in a flat area, this includes having their backs bent over for long periods, carrying […]
Creek Care in Cupertino at McClellan Ranch Preserve
McClellan Ranch Preserve 22221 McClellan Rd, Cupertino, CA, United StatesJoin Grassroots Ecology in our ongoing restoration of creek habitat at McClellan Ranch Preserve in Cupertino! Activities include removing invasive plants along the Stevens Creek trail and further down the bank. Volunteers should expect to climb down gentle slopes, kneel, and dig with small hand tools, all while learning about conservation and California ecology. Rain […]
Volunteer Outdoors at Redwood Grove Nature Preserve in Los Altos
Redwood Grove Nature Preserve 482 University Ave., Los AltosHelp us restore a small redwood forest habitat! Volunteers should expect to work outside in rain or shine, use garden tools, plant native plants, and learn about ecological restoration techniques. We will spend our time together walking, working with our hands, carrying buckets, kneeling, and digging. Visit Grassroots Ecology’s Redwood Grove page to learn more […]
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. […]
Volunteer Outdoors in Palo Alto at Pearson-Arastradero Preserve
Pearson-Arastradero Preserve 1530 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto, CA, United StatesDuring this community volunteer workday, we will be working together to expand our habitat restoration areas. Planting will be the main activity! Installing native plants increases biodiversity and supports wildlife. Restoration activities include digging with tools and carrying buckets of water and mulch. They may involve lifting, bending, and walking on flat and uneven terrain. […]
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 […]