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, Fort Funston, Fort Point, Marin Headlands, Muir Woods, Presidio, San Mateo
The Parks' trails need you! Help repair and maintain trails, construct new routes, and protect sensitive natural habitat in Marin, the Presidio, San Francisco, and San Mateo.
CONTACT INFORMATION: 415-561-3077 or volunteer@parksconservancy.org.
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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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Help increase White-Crowned Sparrow Habitat in Golden Gate Park - every 3rd Saturday!
Free bird-walk for early birds starting at 8 am with renowned birder Josiah Clark!
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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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Meet at the San Bruno Mountain Watch office at 44 Vistacion Ave, Suite 206, at 10am and returning about 1:30.
For more information email sanbruno@mountainwatch.org
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1st and 3rd Saturdays of every month!
10 - 12:30
Meet at the San Bruno Mountain Watch office at 44 Vistacion Ave, Suite 206, Brisbane
For more information email mailto:sanbruno@mountainwatch.org
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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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The Guardsmen, San Francisco Parks and Recreation and the San Francisco Horseshoe Pitching Club www.sfhorseshoepitching.com continue the process of restoring the historic Horseshoe Courts in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. On Saturday August 21st, we will continue last year's great event; and be hosting the 2nd Annual Horseshoe Tournament.
There will be a 64 team, double elimination horseshoe tournament, BBQ and Sierra Nevada beer garden. So come out and play and join us as we continue this great tradition.
Registration is $50/ two-person team and $15/spectator (both include food and beverage), play starts at noon
For registration and details, please visit http://guardsmen.org/sfhorseshoetournament/index.html
For any other questions regarding this event, please contact Marc Gille at mgille@hotmail.com or Masato Kametani at masato.kametani@gmail.com
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Contact: Gary Schwantes 415-239-0248
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Contact: Dan Weaver 415-587-4588
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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.
