Wed Feb 8, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm, 2012, Palo Alto Baylands (Palo Alto)
In partnership with the City of Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve
We think everyone deserves a break some times. Please join us for a weekday reprieve from the concrete jungle and learn about local, native plants such as gumplant, jaumea and salt grass as you plant them in their new homes by the Bay. Breathe that fresh air and feel the sun on your face as we work towards our goal of planting 30,000 native species by March.
Sat Feb 11, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm, 2012, Ravenswood Pond (SF2) (Menlo Park)
In partnership with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services
Nestled next to the Dumbarton Bridge, Ravenswood Salt Ponds is home to some interesting new techniques in wetland restoration. Come learn all about it as your help Save The Bay reach our goal to plant 30,000 native wetland seedlings along the Bay.
Wed Feb 15, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm, 2012, Ravenswood Pond (SF2) (Menlo Park)
In partnership with US Fish and Wildlife Service
Who can craft a love poem as poetic as a flock of least sandpipers dipping and turning in a cloud of synchronized flight? And who needs chocolate when you have a growing carpet of tasty pickleweed? Save The Bay is offering you the chance to express your love and appreciation for your local marsh by volunteering your time to restore native marsh habitat in these former salt ponds! Come celebrate and steward this beautiful shoreline area with the ones you love!
Fri Feb 17, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm, 2012, The Faber Tract (East Palo Alto)
In partnership with The Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge (USFWS) & The City of East Palo Alto
This is your last chance to ask San Francisco Bay to be your valentine! Who needs cupids and doves when you have salt marsh harvest mice and pickleweed? Clapper rails and cordgrass? Bay mussels and mudflats? Come experience the web of unique habitat relationships at the Faber Tract and learn about the marsh critters that call this place home. This Valentine’s Day, give back to the Bay community that sustains you!
Sat Feb 18, 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm, 2012, The Faber Tract (East Palo Alto)
In partnership with The Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge (USFWS) & The City of East Palo Alto
Help us honor Honest Abe and Worthy Washington at the Faber Tract in East Palo Alto! This beautiful marsh is home to several endangered species, including the California clapper rail and the salt marsh harvest mouse. Volunteers will help us reach our goal to plant 30,000 native species by March. Restoring native wetlands creates habitat for every species from frogs to humans to enjoy. Let’s celebrate equal opportunity and marshland for all!
Sun Feb 19, 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm, 2012, Palo Alto Baylands (Palo Alto)
In partnership with the City of Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve
You get two thumbs up for joining us this Sunday at the Palo Alto Baylands! Winter rains have helped to loosen up that dirt and get it ready for our seedlings just waiting for their new home by the Bay. Come be part of the largest wetland restoration project on the West Coast by helping us reach our goal of planting 30,000 native seedlings by March.
Sat Feb 25, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm, 2012, Ravenswood Pond (SF2) (Menlo Park)
In partnership with the California Department of Fish and Game
Carnival is in full swing and so is our planting season! We’re feeling festive at Ravenswood Salt Ponds because we are so close to reaching our goal of planting 30,000 native seedlings this winter season. This is our last weekend to get the plants in so they can soak up all those March rains. Don't miss this great opportunity to revegetate this hidden gem! Viva Carnival!!
Sat Feb 25, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm, 2012, Palo Alto Baylands (Palo Alto)
In partnership with the City of Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve
Carnival is in full swing and so is our planting season! We’re feeling festive at the Palo Alto Baylands because we are so close to reaching our goal of planting 30,000 native seedlings this winter season. This is our last weekend to get the plants in so they can soak up all those March rains. Planting native seedlings will create habitat where endangered species, including the California clapper rail and the salt marsh harvest mouse, can thrive. Viva Carnival!!
Sat Mar 3, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm, 2012, The Faber Tract (East Palo Alto)
In partnership with The Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge (USFWS) & The City of East Palo Alto
While those masked crusaders are celebrating down in NOLA this weekend, Save The Bay will be honoring Mardi Gras by throwing a planting party in the wetlands! We’re going big and the planting is easy with all the winter rains. Volunteers will plant some of our favorite native species while helping us work toward our goal of 30,000 plants planted by the end of this month. Laissez les bon temps rouler!
Sat Mar 10, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm, 2012, Ravenswood Pond (SF2) (Menlo Park)
In partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
The times are a changing and so are our restoration sites. Volunteers that join us at Ravenswood will see all the amazing native plants taking root and thriving after those winter rains. Save The Bay has set an ambitious goal to plant 30,000 native seedlings before the end of March and we are running out of time to reach our target, so come out and help us spring our natives forward!
Wed Mar 14, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm, 2012, Palo Alto Baylands (Palo Alto)
In partnership with the City of Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve
Save The Bay staff and volunteers adore all the pretty butterflies that visit us each summer and spring, so we’re planting every plant today for them! Please join us by the wetlands for a weekday reprieve from the concrete jungle and learn about local, native plants such as gumplant, sticky monkey flower and blue wild rye as you plant them in their new homes by the Bay. The Butterflies will surely thank you!
Sat Mar 17, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm, 2012, The Faber Tract (East Palo Alto)
In partnership with The Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge (USFWS) & The City of East Palo Alto
Top of the morning to you! ‘Tis the ides o’ March and we are surrounded by green as the winter rains have coated in the hillsides surrounding the Bay in a lush carpet of chartreuse. Join us as we finish up the planting season by adding more green to the landscape! No need to worry about getting pinched with all this color!
Sat Mar 31, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm, 2012, Palo Alto Baylands (Palo Alto)
In partnership with the City of Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve
Join us as we bid a fond farewell to planting season by putting the last of our native plants into their new homes along the shoreline. These natives plants will grow to provide habitat and nourishment to some of our favorite wildlife species like the endangered California clapper rail or the salt marsh harvest mouse. This weekend marks the end of our goal for 30,000 natives and we need your help to get the last few plants in the ground!
Sat Apr 7, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm, 2012, Ravenswood Pond (SF2) (Menlo Park)
In partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
We are shifting the landscape of the Bay – one salt pond at a time! We invite you to come out and see the innovative restoration techniques we are employing in the South Bay as we make way for more wetlands. Our Bay experts can give you the inside scoop on the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project and all the amazing plans yet to come. Join us and transform the way you think about wetland development!
Wed Apr 11, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm, 2012, Palo Alto Baylands (Palo Alto)
In partnership with the City of Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve
We are back in the nursery after planting season and ready to start sowing the seeds for next year’s batch of native plants. Come out and learn about the best techniques for sowing and growing plants from seed, while our nursery experts offer you tips for your growing your own garden.
Sat Apr 21, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm, 2012, Ravenswood Pond (SF2) (Menlo Park)
In partnership with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services
Earth Day is here again and we want you to join us as we as we protect, restore and celebrate San Francisco Bay. This year we’ll be joined by REI and their special cadre of outdoor enthusiasts. We know you take volunteering seriously, so we have the perfect project for you clearing out invasive species. Grab your rain gear or that perfect hat and sunscreen as we celebrate our planet whatever the weather may bring! Viva la Terra!
Wed May 9, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm, 2012, Palo Alto Baylands (Palo Alto)
In partnership with the City of Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve
Refresh your schedule with a mid-week retreat to the Bay! Volunteers will help us grow the next generation of native seedlings at Save The Bay’s native plant nursery. Take a break from the grind and dig into some potting soil. Once you are plugged into the peace of the Baylands, you will feel the workday stress just fall away.
Sat May 12, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm, 2012, Palo Alto Baylands (Palo Alto)
In partnership with the City of Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve
Help us honor our mothers one day early this Saturday morning! By pulling out invasive species you create space for new seedlings to grow in Mother Earth, a place for wildlife species to build their nests, a safe clean haven for fish to hatch their eggs and beautiful nature for mothers and children to enjoy. Come out and celebrate all our mothers with Save The Bay!
Sun May 20, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm, 2012, The Faber Tract (East Palo Alto)
In partnership with The Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge (USFWS) & The City of East Palo Alto
The spring bloom is upon us, so now is the time to come out and see all the lovely colors popping up around the Bay. California poppies, marsh gum plant and sticky monkey flower are just a few of the fabulous flora blanketing our shores. Unfortunately, this also means we have plenty of mustard and radish blooming too. So help us pull these pesky invasive plants before they go to seed.
Wed Jun 13, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm, 2012, Palo Alto Baylands (Palo Alto)
In partnership with the City of Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve
The rains have gone and the sun has blessed us with its gentle rays. Sunscreen is a welcome addition to the list of items to bring to a midweek volunteer day with Save The Bay. Volunteers will enjoy a fine spring day while sowing the seeds for next planting season’s batch of native seedlings.
