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Adah's Stairway Volunteer Workday
Sep
27

Adah's Stairway Volunteer Workday

  • Saturday, September 27, 2025
  • 10:00 AM 12:00 PM
  • Adah's Stairway (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Work with the community to grow a beautiful garden full of native and ornamental plants with habitat for birds, pollinators, and wild creatures! Please sign our volunteer waiver before you arrive.

Location: 101 Buena Vista Avenue East

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Native Plant Nursery Workday
Sep
27

Native Plant Nursery Workday

  • Saturday, September 27, 2025
  • 10:30 AM 12:30 PM
  • McAteer Campus (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Grow native plants from seeds and cuttings; you can even take plants home to "foster" in your own backyard! Please sign our volunteer waiver before you arrive.

Location: McAteer Campus, 555 Portola Dr

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Palou Phelps Park Volunteer Workday
Oct
4

Palou Phelps Park Volunteer Workday

  • Saturday, October 4, 2025
  • 10:00 AM 12:00 PM
  • Palou Phelps Mini Park (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Work with the community to protect open space and restore habitat! Please make sure to register here (filter by District 10, Habitat Restoration, and/or the date).

Location: 1801 Palou Ave

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Alemany Farm Native Plant Volunteer Day
Oct
6

Alemany Farm Native Plant Volunteer Day

  • Monday, October 6, 2025
  • 1:00 PM 4:30 PM
  • Alemany Farm (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join our friends at Alemany Farm for a California Native plant workday! Sign up here.

Location: 700 Alemany Boulevard

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Natives Plant Nursery Workday
Oct
15

Natives Plant Nursery Workday

  • Wednesday, October 15, 2025
  • 3:00 PM 4:30 PM
  • McAteer Campus (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Grow native plants from seeds and cuttings; you can even take plants home to "foster" in your own backyard! Please sign our volunteer waiver before you arrive.

Location: 555 Portola Dr

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Green Hairstreak Corridor Planting Workday
Oct
18

Green Hairstreak Corridor Planting Workday

  • Saturday, October 18, 2025
  • 10:00 AM 12:00 PM
  • 14th and Pacheco (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Work with the community to restore habitat for the green hairstreak butterfly! Please sign our volunteer waiver before you arrive.

Location: 14th and Pacheco

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Alemany Farm Native Plant Volunteer Day
Oct
18

Alemany Farm Native Plant Volunteer Day

  • Saturday, October 18, 2025
  • 1:00 PM 4:30 PM
  • Alemany Farm (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join our friends at Alemany Farm for a California Native plant workday! Sign up here.

Location: 700 Alemany Boulevard

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Adah's Stairway Volunteer Workday
Oct
25

Adah's Stairway Volunteer Workday

  • Saturday, October 25, 2025
  • 10:00 AM 12:00 PM
  • Adah's Stairway (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Work with the community to grow a beautiful garden full of native and ornamental plants with habitat for birds, pollinators, and wild creatures! Please sign our volunteer waiver before you arrive.

Location: 101 Buena Vista Avenue East

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Natives Plant Nursery Workday
Oct
25

Natives Plant Nursery Workday

  • Saturday, October 25, 2025
  • 10:30 AM 11:30 AM
  • McAteer Campus (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Grow native plants from seeds and cuttings; you can even take plants home to "foster" in your own backyard! Please sign our volunteer waiver before you arrive.

Location: McAteer Campus, 555 Portola Dr

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Palou Phelps Park Volunteer Workday
Nov
1

Palou Phelps Park Volunteer Workday

  • Saturday, November 1, 2025
  • 10:00 AM 12:00 PM
  • Palou Phelps Mini Park (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Work with the community to protect open space and restore habitat! Please make sure to register here (filter by District 10, Habitat Restoration, and/or the date).

Location: 1801 Palou Ave

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Green Hairstreak Corridor Workday: Winter Planting!
Nov
2

Green Hairstreak Corridor Workday: Winter Planting!

  • Sunday, November 2, 2025
  • 10:00 AM 12:00 PM
  • Quintara Steps (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Work with the community to restore habitat for the green hairstreak butterfly! Please sign our volunteer waiver before you arrive.

Location: 15th and Quintara

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Alemany Farm Native Plant Volunteer Day
Nov
3

Alemany Farm Native Plant Volunteer Day

  • Monday, November 3, 2025
  • 1:00 PM 4:30 PM
  • Alemany Farm (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join our friends at Alemany Farm for a California Native plant workday! Sign up here.

Location: 700 Alemany Boulevard

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Green Hairstreak Corridor Workday: Winter Planting!
Nov
15

Green Hairstreak Corridor Workday: Winter Planting!

  • Saturday, November 15, 2025
  • 10:00 AM 12:00 PM
  • 16th ave and Moraga Steps (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Work with the community to restore habitat for the green hairstreak butterfly! Please sign our volunteer waiver before you arrive.

Location: 16th ave and Moraga Steps

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Alemany Farm Native Plant Volunteer Day
Nov
15

Alemany Farm Native Plant Volunteer Day

  • Saturday, November 15, 2025
  • 1:00 PM 4:30 PM
  • Alemany Farm (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join our friends at Alemany Farm for a California Native plant workday! Sign up here.

Location: 700 Alemany Boulevard

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Natives Plant Nursery Workday
Nov
19

Natives Plant Nursery Workday

  • Wednesday, November 19, 2025
  • 3:00 PM 4:30 PM
  • McAteer Campus (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Grow native plants from seeds and cuttings; you can even take plants home to "foster" in your own backyard! Please sign our volunteer waiver before you arrive.

Location: 555 Portola Dr

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Adah's Stairway Volunteer Workday
Nov
22

Adah's Stairway Volunteer Workday

  • Saturday, November 22, 2025
  • 10:00 AM 12:00 PM
  • Adah's Stairway (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Work with the community to grow a beautiful garden full of native and ornamental plants with habitat for birds, pollinators, and wild creatures! Please sign our volunteer waiver before you arrive.

Location: 101 Buena Vista Avenue East

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Natives Plant Nursery Workday
Nov
22

Natives Plant Nursery Workday

  • Saturday, November 22, 2025
  • 10:30 AM 11:30 AM
  • McAteer Campus (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Grow native plants from seeds and cuttings; you can even take plants home to "foster" in your own backyard! Please sign our volunteer waiver before you arrive.

Location: McAteer Campus, 555 Portola Dr

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Alemany Farm Native Plant Volunteer Day
Dec
1

Alemany Farm Native Plant Volunteer Day

  • Monday, December 1, 2025
  • 1:00 PM 4:30 PM
  • Alemany Farm (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join our friends at Alemany Farm for a California Native plant workday! Sign up here.

Location: 700 Alemany Boulevard

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Palou Phelps Park Volunteer Workday
Dec
6

Palou Phelps Park Volunteer Workday

  • Saturday, December 6, 2025
  • 10:00 AM 12:00 PM
  • Palou Phelps Mini Park (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Work with the community to protect open space and restore habitat! Please make sure to register here (filter by District 10, Habitat Restoration, and/or the date).

Location: 1801 Palou Ave

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Green Hairstreak Corridor Workday: Winter Planting!
Dec
7

Green Hairstreak Corridor Workday: Winter Planting!

  • Sunday, December 7, 2025
  • 10:00 AM 11:00 AM
  • 12th ave and Pacheco (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Work with the community to restore habitat for the green hairstreak butterfly! Please sign our volunteer waiver before you arrive.

Location: 12th Ave and Pacheco

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Natives Plant Nursery Workday
Dec
17

Natives Plant Nursery Workday

  • Wednesday, December 17, 2025
  • 3:00 PM 4:30 PM
  • McAteer Campus (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Grow native plants from seeds and cuttings; you can even take plants home to "foster" in your own backyard! Please sign our volunteer waiver before you arrive.

Location: 555 Portola Dr

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Green Hairstreak Corridor Workday: Winter Planting!
Dec
20

Green Hairstreak Corridor Workday: Winter Planting!

  • Saturday, December 20, 2025
  • 10:00 AM 10:00 AM
  • Aloha and Lomita (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Work with the community to restore habitat for the green hairstreak butterfly! Please sign our volunteer waiver before you arrive.

Location: 14th Ave and Pacheco

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Alemany Farm Native Plant Volunteer Day
Dec
20

Alemany Farm Native Plant Volunteer Day

  • Saturday, December 20, 2025
  • 1:00 PM 4:30 PM
  • Alemany Farm (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join our friends at Alemany Farm for a California Native plant workday! Sign up here.

Location: 700 Alemany Boulevard

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Natives Plant Nursery Workday
Dec
27

Natives Plant Nursery Workday

  • Saturday, December 27, 2025
  • 10:30 AM 11:30 AM
  • McAteer Campus (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Grow native plants from seeds and cuttings; you can even take plants home to "foster" in your own backyard! Please sign our volunteer waiver before you arrive.

Location: McAteer Campus, 555 Portola Dr

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Alemany Farm Native Plant Volunteer Day
Sep
20

Alemany Farm Native Plant Volunteer Day

  • Saturday, September 20, 2025
  • 1:00 PM 4:30 PM
  • Alemany Farm (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join our friends at Alemany Farm for a California Native plant workday! Sign up here.

Location: 700 Alemany Boulevard

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Green Hairstreak Corridor Seed Collecting Workshop & Walk
Sep
20

Green Hairstreak Corridor Seed Collecting Workshop & Walk

  • Saturday, September 20, 2025
  • 10:00 AM 12:00 PM
  • 14th Ave and Pacheco St (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Work with the community to restore habitat for the green hairstreak butterfly! Please sign our volunteer waiver before you arrive.

Location: 14th Ave and Pacheco St

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California Biodiversity Day Lake Merced Watershed Bioblitz
Sep
13

California Biodiversity Day Lake Merced Watershed Bioblitz

  • Saturday, September 13, 2025
  • 10:30 AM 1:30 PM
  • Lake Merced Boathouse (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join Nature in the City and Reimagining SF partners for California Biodiversity Day 2025 on September 13. Let’s find and document species in the Lake Merced Watershed!

Location: Lake Merced Boathouse, 1 Harding Rd., San Francisco, CA 94132

Please register here!

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Palou Phelps Park Volunteer Workday
Sep
6

Palou Phelps Park Volunteer Workday

  • Saturday, September 6, 2025
  • 10:00 AM 12:00 PM
  • Palou Phelps Mini Park (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Work with the community to protect open space and restore habitat! Please make sure to register here (filter by District 10, Habitat Restoration, and/or the date).

Location: 1801 Palou Ave

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Forest Bathing in the Presidio
Aug
24

Forest Bathing in the Presidio

  • Sunday, August 24, 2025
  • 10:00 AM 12:30 PM
  • Google Calendar ICS

Experience how spending time in forested areas can enhance health, wellness, and happiness.

Learn more and RSVP on Eventbrite.

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"Around Town" Lands End Nature walk
Aug
23

"Around Town" Lands End Nature walk

  • Saturday, August 23, 2025
  • 11:00 AM 3:00 PM
  • Google Calendar ICS

Explore the natural features of San Francisco’s northwest corner in this hilly but slow-paced loop hike.

Learn more and RSVP on Eventbrite

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Adah's Stairway Volunteer Workday
Aug
23

Adah's Stairway Volunteer Workday

  • Saturday, August 23, 2025
  • 10:00 AM 12:00 PM
  • Adah's Stairway (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Work with the community to grow a beautiful garden full of native and ornamental plants with habitat for birds, pollinators, and wild creatures! Please sign our volunteer waiver before you arrive.

Location: 101 Buena Vista Avenue East

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Natives Plant Nursery Workday
Aug
20

Natives Plant Nursery Workday

  • Wednesday, August 20, 2025
  • 3:00 PM 4:30 PM
  • McAteer Campus (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Grow native plants from seeds and cuttings; you can even take plants home to "foster" in your own backyard! Please sign our volunteer waiver before you arrive.

Location: 555 Portola Dr

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Alemany Farm Native Plant Volunteer Day
Aug
16

Alemany Farm Native Plant Volunteer Day

  • Saturday, August 16, 2025
  • 1:00 PM 4:30 PM
  • Alemany Farm (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join our friends at Alemany Farm for a California Native plant workday! Sign up here.

Location: 700 Alemany Boulevard

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Green Hairstreak Corridor Volunteer Workday
Aug
16

Green Hairstreak Corridor Volunteer Workday

  • Saturday, August 16, 2025
  • 10:00 AM 12:00 PM
  • 12th Ave and Pacheco St (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Work with the community to restore habitat for the green hairstreak butterfly! Please sign our volunteer waiver before you arrive.

Location: 12th and Pacheco

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Alemany Farm Native Plant Volunteer Day
Aug
4

Alemany Farm Native Plant Volunteer Day

  • Monday, August 4, 2025
  • 1:00 PM 4:30 PM
  • Alemany Farm (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join our friends at Alemany Farm for a California Native plant workday! Sign up here.

Location: 700 Alemany Boulevard

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Natives Plant Nursery Workday
Aug
3

Natives Plant Nursery Workday

  • Sunday, August 3, 2025
  • 10:30 AM 12:30 PM
  • McAteer Campus (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Grow native plants from seeds and cuttings; you can even take plants home to "foster" in your own backyard! Please sign our volunteer waiver before you arrive.

Location: McAteer Campus, 555 Portola Dr

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Palou Phelps Park Volunteer Workday
Aug
2

Palou Phelps Park Volunteer Workday

  • Saturday, August 2, 2025
  • 10:00 AM 12:00 PM
  • Palou Phelps Mini Park (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Work with the community to protect open space and restore habitat! Please make sure to register here (filter by District 10, Habitat Restoration, and/or the date).

Location: 1801 Palou Ave

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McAteer Campus Community Farm & Native Plant Nursery Volunteer Day
Jul
26

McAteer Campus Community Farm & Native Plant Nursery Volunteer Day

  • Saturday, July 26, 2025
  • 2:00 PM 5:00 PM
  • McAteer Campus Community Farm (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Grow native plants from seeds and cuttings; help nurture demonstration gardens; you can even take plants home to "foster" in your own backyard!

Location: McAteer Campus Community Farm

Please fill out or waiver and participant form here!

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Embracing Richness & Natural Beauty; a walk from the Mission to Bernal Hill
Jul
26

Embracing Richness & Natural Beauty; a walk from the Mission to Bernal Hill

  • Saturday, July 26, 2025
  • 12:00 PM 3:30 PM
  • Google Calendar ICS

From the Galeria De La Raza to the top of Bernal Hill -- join us for this walk highlighting both cultural and natural history.

To learn more and RSVP please see Eventbrite.

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Adah's Stairway Volunteer Workday
Jul
26

Adah's Stairway Volunteer Workday

  • Saturday, July 26, 2025
  • 10:00 AM 12:00 PM
  • Adah's Stairway (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Work with the community to grow a beautiful garden full of native and ornamental plants with habitat for birds, pollinators, and wild creatures! Please sign our volunteer waiver before you arrive.

Location: 101 Buena Vista Avenue East

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Alemany Farm Native Plant Volunteer Day
Jul
19

Alemany Farm Native Plant Volunteer Day

  • Saturday, July 19, 2025
  • 1:00 PM 4:30 PM
  • Alemany Farm (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join our friends at Alemany Farm for a California Native plant workday! Sign up here.

Location: 700 Alemany Boulevard

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Green Hairstreak Corridor Volunteer Workday
Jul
19

Green Hairstreak Corridor Volunteer Workday

  • Saturday, July 19, 2025
  • 10:00 AM 12:00 PM
  • Aloha and Lomita (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Work with the community to restore habitat for the green hairstreak butterfly! Please sign our volunteer waiver before you arrive.

Location: 105 Lomita Ave (Aloha and Lomita Ave)

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Natives Plant Nursery Workday
Jul
16

Natives Plant Nursery Workday

  • Wednesday, July 16, 2025
  • 3:00 PM 4:30 PM
  • McAteer Campus (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Grow native plants from seeds and cuttings; you can even take plants home to "foster" in your own backyard! Please sign our volunteer waiver before you arrive.

Location: 555 Portola Dr

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Nature in the City 20th Anniversary Community Picnic
Jul
13

Nature in the City 20th Anniversary Community Picnic

  • Sunday, July 13, 2025
  • 12:00 PM 3:30 PM
  • Google Calendar ICS

Nature in the City supporters, volunteers, clients, partners, and friends are invited to our Annual Community Picnic in Golden Gate Park at Blue Heron Lake!

To learn more and RSVP see Eventbrite.

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Alemany Farm Native Plant Volunteer Day
Jul
7

Alemany Farm Native Plant Volunteer Day

  • Monday, July 7, 2025
  • 1:00 PM 4:30 PM
  • Alemany Farm (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join our friends at Alemany Farm for a California Native plant workday! Sign up here.

Location: 700 Alemany Boulevard

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Natives Plant Nursery Workday
Jul
6

Natives Plant Nursery Workday

  • Sunday, July 6, 2025
  • 10:30 AM 12:30 PM
  • McAteer Campus (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Grow native plants from seeds and cuttings; you can even take plants home to "foster" in your own backyard! Please sign our volunteer waiver before you arrive.

Location: McAteer Campus, 555 Portola Dr

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Palou Phelps Park Volunteer Workday
Jul
5

Palou Phelps Park Volunteer Workday

  • Saturday, July 5, 2025
  • 10:00 AM 12:00 PM
  • Palou Phelps Mini Park (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Work with the community to protect open space and restore habitat! Please make sure to register here (filter by District 10, Habitat Restoration, and/or the date).

Location: 1801 Palou Ave

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Alemany Farm Native Plant Volunteer Day
Jun
21

Alemany Farm Native Plant Volunteer Day

  • Saturday, June 21, 2025
  • 1:00 PM 4:30 PM
  • Alemany Farm (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join our friends at Alemany Farm for a California Native plant workday! Sign up here.

Location: 700 Alemany Boulevard

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Green Hairstreak Corridor Volunteer Workday
Jun
21

Green Hairstreak Corridor Volunteer Workday

  • Saturday, June 21, 2025
  • 10:00 AM 12:00 PM
  • 14th and Noriega (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Work with the community to restore habitat for the green hairstreak butterfly! Please sign our volunteer waiver before you arrive.

Location: 14th and Noriega

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Natives Plant Nursery Workday
Jun
18

Natives Plant Nursery Workday

  • Wednesday, June 18, 2025
  • 3:00 AM 4:30 PM
  • McAteer Campus (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Grow native plants from seeds and cuttings; you can even take plants home to "foster" in your own backyard! Please sign our volunteer waiver before you arrive.

Location: McAteer Campus, 555 Portola Dr.

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SF Butterfly Count 2025 - McLaren Park
Jun
15

SF Butterfly Count 2025 - McLaren Park

  • Sunday, June 15, 2025
  • 10:00 AM 4:00 PM
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us on a daylong walk through McLaren Park for the 31st Annual San Francisco Butterfly Count!

Learn more and RSVP on Eventbrite

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Alemany Farm Native Plant Volunteer Day
Jun
2

Alemany Farm Native Plant Volunteer Day

  • Monday, June 2, 2025
  • 1:00 PM 4:30 PM
  • Alemany Farm (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join our friends at Alemany Farm for a California Native plant workday! Sign up here.

Location: 700 Alemany Boulevard

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Workshop: The Importance of Herbs for Garden Ecosystems
Jun
1

Workshop: The Importance of Herbs for Garden Ecosystems

  • Sunday, June 1, 2025
  • 10:30 AM 12:30 PM
  • McAteer Campus (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Special workshop: The Importance of Herbs for Garden Ecosystems

Sign up on here!

Location: McAteer Campus, 555 Portola Dr.

Time: 10:30-12:30 PM

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Choose Your Own Adventure: Saving the Imperiled Green Hairstreak Butterfly
May
31

Choose Your Own Adventure: Saving the Imperiled Green Hairstreak Butterfly

  • Saturday, May 31, 2025
  • 10:15 AM 3:00 PM
  • McAteer Campus Community Farm (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us at a Native Plant Propagation Work Party at our new nursery in SF, followed by a BYO picnic lunch and a guided tour of the Green Hairstreak Corridor!

Register here.

Location: McAteer Campus Community Farm555 Portola DriveSan Francisco, CA

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Nature in the City

Our vision is to foster a healthy and vibrant city where nature and people thrive together. We are a project of Earth Island Institute.

Join the habitat movement!