Events

Come join Mountains Restoration Trust for a morning outdoors at Juan Bautista de Anza Park! We’re working to restore the native grasslands in the west foothills. We’ll be planting native southern California plants, like purple needlegrass and creeping wildrye and flowering perennials and shrubs. Please arrive by 8:45 am and look for our group on the west[...]

“There is work that is isolating, harsh, destructive, specialized or trivialized into meaninglessness. And there is work that is restorative, convivial, dignified and dignifying, and pleasing.” -Wendell Berry Farming an acre with volunteers is no small feat. Many hands are needed, and we welcome yours. We invite you to come dig, weed, learn, teach, ask questions,[...]

Volunteer Ventura and the Surfrider Foundation are seeking volunteers to help remove invasive weeds as part of the ongoing maintenance of the Surfers' Point Managed Retreat Project. After 7 years of dedicated volunteer efforts the new dunes at Surfers’ Point are well established with native plants and are very stabilized. Join this volunteer work day[...]

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[...]