Events

Come out and volunteer with the National Audubon Society! Join us in and around our native plant nursery where we propagate plants and maintain habitat restoration sites. Activities include watering, weeding, mulching, berm building and repair,  seed collection, processing and sowing, potting, and planting. Learn about native plants and local bird species as you restore[...]

Come help us remove crayfish from your creeks and streams! Crayfish are a non-native species to California, and they’re considered invasive because they cause quite a bit of damage to the aquatic ecosystems. They prey on native species, reduce water quality, and cause problems with creek bed erosion. We need your help in trapping and[...]

Join Volunteer Ventura and the Ventura Suburban Kiwanis Club at the popular Marina Park to help remove litter and clean up one of our busy local beaches! Please look for the sign in table near the restrooms and sailing center. Cleaning supplies will be provided but volunteers are encouraged to bring work gloves and a[...]

Join One Tree Planted and the Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains for our restoration event in Topanga State Park! We will be planting a number of shrubs and trees and will also be caring for and tending to previously planted oak trees. Meeting spot: Genie Beal & Vernal Pool Trail (7 VFW[...]

Join Mountains Restoration Trust to help restore native upland and riparian habitats at Headwaters Corner right off of Mulholland Highway. Volunteers will be collecting seed from native plants around the site. They will also participate in weeding invasive plants to restore our native habitat and prevent competition with natives. Please arrive by 8:45am in the parking[...]

Come join Mountains Restoration Trust for a morning outside as we work to restore the vegetation in Malibu Creek State Park! We will be planting native trees and grasses, as well as removing weeds and invasive plants from the area. We will be planting natives like Coast Live Oaks, Purple Needlegrass, California Goldenrod and Hummingbird Sage. You[...]

Join VLT staff at the Ventura River estuary to help chop, pull, and lop non-native, invasive plant species and/or remove trash and refuse that are wreaking havoc on our native riparian ecosystem! In May, we will be working at the Willoughby Preserve. River Restoration events are a part of VLT's ongoing efforts to bring the[...]