East Bay

We’re rooting for the wetlands as we dig up the competition and dominate the playing field with natives. The weather may be tough be we’re tougher as we claim the thrill of victory over invasive species at this former salt pond at the eastern end of the San Mateo Bridge.  This pond has been reconfigured to provide nesting islands and habitat for shorebirds, including the threatened snowy plover. Volunteers will help Save The Bay score big as we work toward our goal to plant 30,000 native seedlings this winter season!

Carry on fair planter!! Winter rains have helped to loosen up that dirt and get it ready for our native seedlings just waiting for their new home by the Bay. We are so close to completing our goal of planting 30,000 native seedlings by March, but we need your help!  So come on out and be part the largest wetland restoration project on the West Coast.

Could you, would you help us plant? We have the tools, so don’t say you can’t!  We have poppies and sticky money flower and blue wild rye, if they don’t get in the ground, we surely will cry.  We need your help to reach our goal to plant 30,000 natives to make the wetlands whole. We promise to not talk in rhymes all day, so come on out and help Save The Bay!

It’s the third annual California Poppy Day at Save The Bay’s Native Plant Nursery. We’ll be laying the foundation for next year’s batch of 30,000 native seedlings and we need your help.  Every participant will be sent home with a packet of poppy seeds and the knowledge to plant them on your own.    

Put the spring back in your step by volunteering with Save The Bay at the Martin Luther King Jr. Shoreline. Nestled between the Oakland Coliseum and the airport, this park includes some of the last remaining wetland habitat in the East Bay and provides a home for many species, including the endangered California clapper rail and burrowing owls. 

It is Cinco de Mayo and we invite you to help us celebrate the Bay Area’s Latino culture as we restore native wetlands. We’ll keep the salsa music playing while we remove invasive weeds and clear space for our native seedlings to grow and thrive. Other activities may include seed collection or shoreline clean-up.  Viva la la Bahía de San Francisco! 

At Save The Bay, we are all about celebrating the environment! In honor of World Environment Day, we are sowing the seeds of a cleaner, healthier environment for all. Volunteers will sow flats of native seedlings, but may also help out with nursery maintenance and transplanting.