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Help care for young street trees to make sure they grow up healthy, strong, and beautiful. You'll learn how Friends of the Urban Forest staff cares for street trees through careful pruning, hardware maintenance, and health inspections. Then, practice your … Read more
Friends of the Urban Forest invites you to our first-ever guided walk in the East Bay! The University of California, Berkeley campus has a rich history of tree plantings going back to its founding in 1868. This walking tour will … Read more
Help care for young street trees to make sure they grow up healthy, strong, and beautiful. You'll learn how Friends of the Urban Forest staff cares for street trees through careful pruning, hardware maintenance, and health inspections. Then, practice your … Read more
Do you enjoy slow walks in a valley, breezes, wildflowers, the sounds of songbirds, the taste of a Douglas Fir needle or a California Bay leaf, the aroma of Tarweed, or watching wild turkeys and California Quail hunt for seeds … Read more
A BioBlitz is an event that focuses on finding and identifying as many species as possible in a specific area over a short period of time. At a BioBlitz, scientists, families, students, teachers, and other community members work together to … Read more
Come to the park for a peaceful hike through the woods! Join our Docents on this fun family hike that is good for all ages. During this 2-mile hike with 400-ft elevation gain, you will learn about Sugarloaf Park, its … Read more
THIS RETREAT IS BEING RESCHEDULED TO 2025! **FOR MORE INFO / TO REGISTER, PLEASE VISIT offgridretreats.org/events/jan2024gositunderatree Off-Grid Retreats is honored to collaborate with Anushka Fernandopulle, Christiane Wolf and Marjolein Janssen to offer Go Sit Under a Tree! Mindfulness in Nature … Read more
Joanna Garaventa will present an overview of the Green Biome Institute, its areas of focus, and an example of how population genetic analyses can help preserve rare plant species. Joanna has years of experience as a project leader for complex … Read more
Join Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful, Bioblitz Club, Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society, and Peninsula Open Space Trust for a BioBlitz during Student Volunteering Week! A BioBlitz is an event that focuses on finding and identifying as many species as possible in … Read more
Peeling bark, flowers, berries, cones, seeds, nuts, needles, and unique branch structures—trees produce a wide array of structures that make each different and valuable to the ecosystem. Join docent Judy Withee in this exploration of some of the deciduous and … Read more
Hike with Grassroots Ecology staff to a remote part of Foothills Nature Preserve to restore a crucial waterway and wildlife corridor. Volunteers should expect to hike approximately 5 miles with 10 - 12 lb tools, over hilly terrain and through … Read more
Join Bay Nature, Stu Weiss of Creekside Science, representatives from the Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority (OSA), and other guests for an exclusive hike at the newly opened Máyyan 'Ooyákma – Coyote Ridge Open Space Preserve—featured in Bay Nature’s … Read more
