East Bay Save The Bay

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Wednesday, July 1

Native Plant Nursery Workday Wednesday (Oakland)
Wednesday, July 1
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Free
In partnership with East Bay Regional Park District

Take a break from the grind and join us for some weekday gardening in the wetlands. Volunteers will help care for native plants by collecting seeds at our restoration site and sowing them in our on-site nursery. Other activities include watering and general maintenance.

Saturday, July 11

Weed the Wetlands at the Martin Luther King Jr. Shoreline (Oakland)
Saturday, July 11
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Free
In partnership with East Bay Regional Park District

Help Save The Bay restore this urban shoreline, which includes some of the last remaining wetland habitat in the East Bay and is home to many species including the endangered California clapper rail and burrowing owls. Volunteers will focus on removing invasive weeds and trash that degrade the habitat of fish, shorebirds and invertebrates.

Saturday, July 25

Restore Former Salt Ponds at Eden Landing Ecological Reserve (Hayward/Union City)
Saturday, July 25
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Free
In partnership with the California Department of Fish and Game

Be part of the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project – the largest tidal wetland restoration project on the West Coast! Restoring this 600-acre former salt pond to thriving tidal wetlands will increase habitat for endangered birds and fish, and provide new recreation opportunities to residents who have been walled off from the shoreline for decades. Volunteers will clean up the shoreline by removing weeds and picking up trash.

Wednesday, August 5

Native Plant Nursery Workday Wednesday (Oakland)
Wednesday, August 5
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Free
In partnership with East Bay Regional Park District

Take a break from the grind and join us for some weekday gardening in the wetlands. Volunteers will help care for native plants in our nursery by collecting and sowing seeds and transplanting seedlings. Other activities include watering and general maintenance.

Saturday, August 8

Wetland Restoration Project at the Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline (Oakland)
Saturday, August 8
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Free
In partnership with East Bay Regional Park District

Help Save The Bay restore this urban shoreline, which includes some of the last remaining wetland habitat in the East Bay and is home to many species including the endangered California clapper rail and burrowing owls. Summer projects will focus on removing invasive weeds and trash that degrade the habitat of fish, shorebirds and invertebrates, in addition to collecting seeds and transplanting native seedlings.

Saturday, August 22

Salt Pond Restoration Project at Eden Landing Ecological Reserve (Hayward/Union City)
Saturday, August 22
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Free
In partnership with the California Department of Fish and Game

Pull weeds, collect seeds and transplant seedlings at Eden Landing and be part of the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project–the largest tidal wetland restoration project on the West Coast! Restoring this 600-acre former salt pond to thriving tidal wetlands will increase habitat for endangered birds and fish, and provide new recreation opportunities to residents who have been walled off from the shoreline for decades.

Wednesday, September 2

Native Plant Nursery Workday Wednesday (Oakland)
Wednesday, September 2
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Free
In partnership with East Bay Regional Park District

Wednesday, September 9

Native Plant Nursery Workday Wednesday (Palo Alto)
Wednesday, September 9
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Free
In partnership with the City of Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve

Join us for a weekday gardening session! Volunteers will learn about local, native plants like gumplant, jaumea and salt grass as they collect and sow seeds in our on-site nursery. Other activities include watering and general maintenance.