Last week, 90 of 155 Americorps fellows doing nature work across the Bay Area stopped work—leaving a hole that agencies, nonprofits, and universities can’t afford to fill. Aspiring young environmental professionals say they are struggling to figure out what’s next.
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Spring Issue 2025
Hungry to Help? Spring Stewardship Opportunities
Some ways to lend a hand to the natural world this spring.
Fall Issue 2024
Stewardship and Volunteer Opportunities: Coastal Edition, Fall 2024
Some ways to show love to our coastlines and their wild inhabitants.
Latest Stories
It’s Looking Like a Banner Year for Baby Newts in the North Bay
“In some areas, they blanketed the road,” says a volunteer newt-rescue organizer.
Fall Issue 2023
Helping Out Around the Bay: Fall 2023 Stewardship Opportunities
As we round the corner to the holidays, nature and communities in
the Bay Area welcome you to join in on the activities of fall.
Summer Issue 2018
Volunteers Make the Parks Come Alive. Here’s How to Find and Join Them.
There are dozens of ways to volunteer in the East Bay Regional Park District.
Stewardship
Hit the Trail and Lend a Hand
It doesn’t take much to enjoy a well-built trail, but it takes a lot of elbow grease to actually build one. From the logistical nightmares of avoiding washouts, poison oak, and sensitive resources to the deceptively simple question of where … Read more
Summer Issue 2004
Cooper’s Hawk Surveys in the Bay Area
At the sight of a diving juvenile Cooper’s hawk, “the squirrel reared back and opened its mouth with its paws raised in the air in a defensive pose,” notes Jim Brulet while monitoring a nest in the city of Berkeley. … Read more
Summer Issue 2004
Disappearance of Native Oaks in the Bay Area
Although solidly rooted in California’s natural and cultural history, our native oaks are disappearing at an alarming rate. The loss of these magnificent trees to urbanization and Sudden Oak Death has been widely publicized, but there is another threat that … Read more
Fall Issue 2003
Bay Related Organizations
There are many local organizations working to protect, restore, explore, and educate about San Francisco Bay. Many of them welcome volunteers and new members. We found close to one hundred of these organizations in our search, but there are undoubtedly … Read more
