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Leona Open Space Preserve
Leona Open Space Preserve
Tucked away in the hills south of Merritt College, Leona OSP is a small East Bay Regional Park set in a valley that includes both shady oak woodland and more open chaparral. Warbling and Cassin’s Vireos are both found here starting in spring. California Thrashers are here all year, as well. We’ll walk a wide, ... Read more
Cesar Chavez (Berkeley)
Cesar Chavez (Berkeley)
Join us for this sunset outing on Cesar Chavez Day. All shapes, sizes are welcome, though LGBTQ+ and BIPOC folks are especially invited to this participatory field trip.We all benefit when anyone shares their observations, knowledge and enthusiasm! We'll likely discover a variety of late-winter water birds, and land birds as well, both by sight ... Read more
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Tilden Nature Area, Tilden Regional Park (Berkeley)
Tilden Nature Area, Tilden Regional Park (Berkeley)
Meet at the Tilden Nature Area parking lot at the entrance to the Environmental Education Center/Little Farm.We’ll walk a wide path to Jewel Lake and back again. Restrooms and water at the start and midway. Leader: Alan Kaplan LNKPLN67@gmail.com, landline (510) 526-7609 for messages This trip is free but advance registration is required. Registration will ... Read more
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Pier 94 (SF, Eastern Waterfront)
Pier 94 (SF, Eastern Waterfront)
Volunteers will help with a variety of activities at Pier 94 on San Francisco's eastern waterfront, including planting native plants and removing invasive non-native plants along the Wetlands shoreline and Uplands. Detailed meeting spot and directions will be emailed to registered participants. Wear closed-toe shoes, and bring and wear Covid mask. Bring your own gloves ... Read more
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San Francisco Botanical Garden
San Francisco Botanical Garden
Slowly stroll around the S.F. Botanical Garden in Golden Gate Park, exploring the many birds that thrive amidst several micro-habitats with more than 8,000 kinds of plants. This trip is oriented towards helping beginning birders develop their skills, and recurs on the first Sunday of each month. Entry to the Garden is free before 9 ... Read more
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Salesforce Park Bird
Salesforce Park Bird
Please join us in Salesforce Park. We will take a leisurely birdwalk through the park and encounter common and not so common year round residents and migrant birds throughout the year. This trip is especially good for beginners as we often have very close views of the birds and can really closely study their distinguishing ... Read more
Hilltop Lake Park (Richmond)
Hilltop Lake Park (Richmond)
Join me for an easy stroll (about a mile) around Hilltop Lake in Richmond to look for ducks and woodpeckers, passerines and raptors.. Freshwater pond surrounded by willows, cattails, and native and ornamental trees and shrubs. Check out ebird bar chart for this location at https://ebird.org/barchart?r=L1405454&yr=all&m= Please bring binoculars. There is no bathroom at this ... Read more
Heron’s Head Park (SF)
Heron’s Head Park (SF)
Volunteers will help with a variety of activities at Heron’s Head Park in southeast SF including removing invasive non-native plants along the Wetlands shoreline, picking up trash, and planting native plants/maintaining native plant habitat. Volunteers should meet at the EcoCenter just beyond the parking lot. Advance registration required. We also require all participants to read ... Read more
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Valle Vista EBMUD Watershed (Moraga)
Valle Vista EBMUD Watershed (Moraga)
Birding in the Moraga area on level trails and fire roads owned by East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD). This area features a variety of habitats: chaparral and scrub, grassland, pine-oak woodland, marsh, and the top of the reservoir. Likely birds include raptors, sparrows, California Thrasher, nuthatches, wrens, and the shy Wood Ducks. We will ... Read more
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Lafayette Community Center (Lafayette)
Lafayette Community Center (Lafayette)
This trail features a variety of mature trees and grassy hillsides alongside a stretch of riparian habitat. Raptors, nuthatches, and woodpeckers are sighted regularly, along with a variety of sparrows. This is a dirt trail, wide in most areas, mostly level although there are some elevation changes. There are no areas to sit along this ... Read more
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Volunteer Training Sessions
Join Executive Director, Glenn Phillips, for a brief introduction to Golden Gate Audubon and a discussion about making our gardens more bird-friendly in preparation for outreach events at the Oakland Zoo and the Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour. There will be two opportunities for this training on Zoom. April 14th 7pm-8:30pm April 28th 7pm-8:30pm ... Read more
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Bison Paddock, Golden Gate Park
Bison Paddock, Golden Gate Park
Restore White-crowned Sparrow habitat with San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department and Golden Gate Audubon Society at the paddock perimeter native plant gardens. See the Bison and the birds! Advance registration required. We also require all participants to read and accept Golden Gate Audubon’s VOLUNTEER LIABILITY WAIVER. By registering for this event, you acknowledge your acceptance ... Read more
Martin Luther King Jr. Shoreline, Oakland
Martin Luther King Jr. Shoreline, Oakland
Join us to restore shoreline habitat for endangered Ridgway's Rails and other waterfront birds in this lovely, popular Oakland park. Our work sessions always include some time looking for and learning about local bird life! Wear closed-toe shoes, and bring and wear a Covid mask. You may bring your own gloves, or we can provide ... Read more
Oakland Zoo Earth Day
Oakland Zoo Earth Day
Saturday, April 16 Two shifts 9:45 - 1pm, 12:30pm - 4:30pm. Sign up for the morning or afternoon GGAS volunteer shift where you can spread the word about birds, their beauty and how we can help them thrive in this evolving world as we celebrate with a myriad of wonderful planet-friendly organizations and hundreds of Zoo ... Read more
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Fort Mason (SF)
Fort Mason (SF)
Meet in front of the Community Garden to explore several different habitats in this compact part of GGNRA. The focus this month will be looking for migrants. The garden will have a variety of land birds, including possibly Orioles arriving for the summer and sparrows migrating through. We'll also check out the Black Point Battery ... Read more
San Leandro to Hayward Shoreline Bike and Bird (Alameda)
San Leandro to Hayward Shoreline Bike and Bird (Alameda)
Many of the ducks have left their wintering range, but we will look for rails, raptors, passerines, and especially for the shorebirds and waders which are changing into their alternate (breeding) plumages! We will ride about 15 flat miles from the San Leandro Marina to the Hayward Interpretive Center and back. The Bay Trail south ... Read more
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Wildcat Creek (Richmond) Shoreline Cleanup
Wildcat Creek (Richmond) Shoreline Cleanup
The Watershed Project and Urban Tilth are co-hosting this Earth Day cleanup at Wildcat Creek near Verde Elementary in Richmond, CA. Join friends and neighbors in removing trash and debris that harms wildlife, and learn about plans to restore habitat for rainbow trout. Not familiar with Wildcat Creek? Check out this recent article from Bay ... Read more
North Lake, Golden Gate Park
North Lake, Golden Gate Park
In partnership with San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department, volunteers support habitat for local and migrating birds at North Lake in Golden Gate Park. Remove invasive plants and maintain gardens. Long term goal is to add more local SF native plants that provide food and cover for the many birds at this site. Advance registration ... Read more
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Lake Merritt and Lakeside Park (Oakland)
Lake Merritt and Lakeside Park (Oakland)
Spring at Lake Merritt - most of the winter visitors will be gone, but we can hope for some hold-outs, and with any luck we'll have Ruddy Ducks and Eared and Horned Grebes in their party clothes! MASKS REQUIRED FOR THIS WALK. Leader: Hilary Powers, hilary@salamanderfeltworks.com, Lyla Arum, lyla.arum@gmail.com This trip is free but advance ... Read more
Treasure Island, with LEJ Native Plant Nursery
Treasure Island, with LEJ Native Plant Nursery
Volunteers will help with a variety of native plant nursery activities at the LEJ (Literacy for Environmental Justice) Native Plant Nursery on Treasure Island, San Francisco, including re-planting native plants to larger pots, pruning plants which are being propagated for San Francisco native plant and natural areas sites and removing invasive plants from nursery site. ... Read more
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Bringing Back the East Bay Natives Garden Tour
Bringing Back the East Bay Natives Garden Tour
Saturday, April 30 Two shifts 9:30 - 1pm, 1pm - 5pm. Sign up for the morning or afternoon volunteer shifts where you can spread the word to garden visitors about Golden Gate Audubon and Plants for Birds at one of these fantastic Bird-Friendly/native plant-rich gardens in the East Bay: https://www.bringingbackthenatives.net/victoria-gardens-pollinator-corridor https://www.bringingbackthenatives.net/sallie-bryan%e2%80%99s-garden https://www.bringingbackthenatives.net/carol-baird-and-alan-harper%e2%80%99s-garden Register Here. If you're interested, start by taking ... Read more
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