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Volunteer Opportunities

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Volunteer Opportunities

(Volunteer Opportunities listed in geographical location from north to south)

Program Support- California Native Plant Society (Sacramento)

CNPS has a backlog of tasks that are crucial to several program initiatives and would love to have the help of volunteers to accomplish them. To learn about the most pressing needs and to sign up, visit http://cnps.org/cnps/support/volunteer-call.php

River Cleanup -- Friends of the River (Sacramento)

Join Friends of the River for a river cleanup on April 5th, 2014 from 9am to 1pm for a river cleanup in Sacramento on the lower American River near 29th Street.  For details or to sign up, email Friends of the River at .

Event Volunteer – Bay Area Ridge Trail Council (Marin)

Volunteer for Ridge to Bridge, a trail adventure in Marin and across the Golden Gate Bridge, on April 26th. Jobs needed range from morning registration, leading or “sweeping” a hike or ride, or staffing a rest stop or lunch stop. Contact Tracy Corbin at [email protected] for more information. 

Weed Ranger – Marin Agricultural Land Trust (Marin)

Volunteers will work in teams on MALT-protected ranches helping to map, monitor and protect important natural resource values. Volunteers will learn about invasive species ecology, important habitat values on working lands, assessing grassland health and productivity, reading a working landscape, and basic mapping technology. Volunteers also have opportunities to participate in habitat restoration or enhancement projects such as re-vegetating stream corridors, planting hedgerows, and installing and monitoring duck nesting boxes. Contact for more information.

Habitat Restoration, Beach Clean-up and More -- Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy (Bay Area)

Weekly ongoing volunteer drop-in schedule at multiple sites throughout the Golden Gate National Parks. The volunteer opportunities are a cooperative park wide effort of Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, the National Park Service, and the Presidio Trust. For details, contact (415) 561-3044 or [email protected].

Habitat Restoration – Save The Bay (Oakland)

Sign up for one of Save The Bay’s community restoration programs and help to restore and protect the Bay while learning about plants and animals along the shoreline. Save The Bay works with volunteers to restore natural wetland habitats by hand at several sites around San Francisco Bay. For more information, visit www.savesfbay.org/volunteer.

Greening the City- Our City Forest (San Jose)

Help grow the urban forest with various activities such as tree planting, early tree care, and tree maintenance during weekly events throughout San Jose. For more information, visit www.ourcityforest.org/volunteer/events.

Beach Cleanup for Private/Corporate Teams – Save Our Shores (Santa Cruz/Monterey)

Private/Corporate cleanups are organized for your company to come out and clean the beach! Cleanups are fun, educational, and beneficial for the environment while helping to building stronger leadership among your team!  Contact for more information.

Public Monthly Beach Cleanups – Save Our Shores (Santa Cruz/Monterey)

Join one of the monthly Saturday public cleanups in Santa Cruz (every 3rd Saturday) or Monterey (every 2nd Saturday) from 10am-noon. To find your nearest location, visit  www.saveourshores.org

Nothing But Sand Beach Cleanups – Heal The Bay (Santa Monica)

Join hundreds of other community members to clean up Santa Monica’s beaches. Dates include: Volunteer Orientation: Monday, Feb. 10; Beach Cleanup: Saturday, Feb. 15; Santa Monica Pier Aquarium Training: Tuesday-Thursday, Feb. 18-20, 25-27. All details and sign-ups are available on the Calendar of Events at www.healthebay.org/events

Water Quality Monitoring Team & Beach Cleanups - San Diego Coastkeeper (San Diego)

San Diego Coastkeeper provides an array of volunteer programs for people interested in helping protect the health of San Diego's inland and coastal waters. Participate in a beach cleanup, learn to monitor water quality, or conduct a smartphone survey of San Diego marine protected areas. For more information, visit www.sdcoastkeeper.org