Volunteers Needed for San Diego Science Expo: Saturday, 3/1/25
Education
Shifts Available
Would you like to share your outdoor knowledge and/or education? Want to inspire the next generation of youth to become scientists? Join our Education Program for one of our largest youth education opportunities of the year at the 2025 Festival of...
River Rescue Trash Clean-Up (Ages 18+) - Saturday, 3/1/25
River Rescue
9am - 12pm
13spots remaining
Looking for a volunteer opportunity that allows you to support a healthy river in a hands-on way while interacting with a group of like-minded people? Our River Rescue team works diligently to remove an average of 2,000 pounds out of the riverbe...
Epic Hike: Eagle Peak Ranch to Bathtub Creek Preserve- Saturday, 3/1/25
Hikes
9am - 3pm
7spots remaining
Join us for an approximately 6 mile invigorating hike along the route connecting two of our properties in the Headwaters: Eagle Peak Ranch to Bathtub Creek Preserve. We call all of these preserves part of our Eagle Peak Preserve network. Bathtub Cree...
San Diego River Habitat Restoration - Tuesday, 3/4/25
Habitat Restoration
9am - 12pm
6spots remaining
Join us to help remove non-native invasive plant species from the lower San Diego River watershed! Join our Invasive Management, Plant Assessment and Conservation Team (IMPACT) to help us remove a variety of large invasive species including Brazilia...
CANCELLED Grant Park Community Stewards - Thursday, 3/6/25
Grant Park
8am - 10am
6spots remaining
Join us in helping to "beautify" our new River Center at Grant Park! You can help take care of this exiting new nature science education center and eco-park by joining the community in vegetation removal and weeding, trash pick-up, graffiti remov...
**LOCATION CHANGE** Community River Clean-Up - Saturday, 3/8/25
Community Clean-ups
9:00am - 12:00pm
57spots remaining
**DUE TO RECENT RAIN, WE ARE RELOCATING THIS EVENT TO MISSION VALLEY PRESERVE, SEE DETAILS BELOW.**Join us on Saturday, March 8th from 9 AM - Noon for our monthly community river clean-up! Come work outdoors with like-minded members of the commun...
Point Loma Native Plant Garden Club - 2nd & 4th Sundays
Garden Club
9:00am - 11:00am
10spots remaining
Join the San Diego River Park Foundation's Garden Club twice a month to bring community members together to learn about native plants, gardening, and taking care of a native plant landscape! Located just uphill from the San Diego River estuary, the...
San Diego River Mouth Habitat Restoration - Tuesday, 3/11/25
Habitat Restoration
9am - 12pm
Join us to help restore the San Diego River through our habitat restoration program, where we remove invasive plants, plant native species, and engage in other aspects of habitat restoration! Our Invasive Management, Plant Assessment, and Conservatio...
CANCELLED Grant Park Community Stewards - Thursday, 3/13/25
Grant Park
8am - 10am
2spots remaining
Join us in helping to "beautify" our new River Center at Grant Park! You can help take care of this exiting new nature education center and eco-park by joining the community in vegetation removal and weeding, trash pick-up, graffiti removal, and ...
POSTPONED NEW DATE 5/3/25 - Eagle Peak Ranch Wildlife Tracking Hike - Saturday, 3/15/25
Research
8am - 12pm
12spots remaining
Join trained volunteers for a hike to explore Eagle Peak Ranch's wildlife through scat, tracks, and the use of wildlife cameras! We will hike around the preserve, keeping an eye out for signs of wildlife, including tracks and other natural indicators...
Guided Bird Watching in Mission Valley - Sunday, 3/16/25
Grant Park
8am - 9:30am
16spots remaining
Please join bird experts Cindy Pencek and Ian Swirka in the heart of Mission Valley at the River Center at Grant Park to observe and count the birds that call this section of the river home! Come see nature's biodiversity and beauty while getting a...
The San Diego River Park Foundation conducts an annual survey where volunteers visit our preserves to document the presence or absence of American badgers (Taxidea taxus). This year, the survey will cover our South Rim property, involving hiking and...
San Diego River Habitat Restoration - Tuesday, 3/18/25
Habitat Restoration
9am - 12pm
7spots remaining
Join us to help remove non-native invasive plant species from the lower San Diego River watershed! Join our Invasive Management, Plant Assessment and Conservation Team (IMPACT) to help us remove a variety of large invasive species including Brazilia...
Preserve Stewards at Eagle Peak Ranch - Wednesday, 3/19/25
Habitat Restoration
8am - 12pm
17spots remaining
Join our Preserve Stewards' Day at Eagle Peak Ranch! Come meet fellow nature-loving friends and work together to remove fallen trees and make trail repairs, on the land we have conserved in the headwater. This Preserve Stewards event takes place from...
Water Quality Monitoring: West County - Thursday, 3/20/25
Research
8:30am - 12:30pm
6spots remaining
This event is for the West County/City of San Diego team.Join the RiverWatch team in monthly water quality data collection to help monitor the health of the San Diego River! Our efforts guide river management and act as the eyes, ears, and voice o...
Join us in helping to "beautify" our new River Center at Grant Park! You can help take care of this exiting new nature science education center and eco-park by joining the community in vegetation removal and weeding, trash pick-up, graffiti remov...
Water Quality Monitoring: East County - Friday, 3/21/25
Research
8:30am - 12:30pm
5spots remaining
This event is for the East County team.Join the RiverWatch team in monthly water quality data collection to help monitor the health of the San Diego River! Our efforts guide river management and act as the eyes, ears, and voice of the river to ale...
River Rescue Trash Clean-Up (Ages 13+) - Saturday, 3/22/25
River Rescue
9:00am - 12:00pm
5spots remaining
Looking for a volunteer opportunity that allows you to support a healthy river in a hands-on way while interacting with a group of like-minded people? Our River Rescue team works diligently to remove an average of 2,000 pounds out of the riverbe...
Point Loma Native Plant Garden Club - 2nd & 4th Sundays
Garden Club
9:00am - 11:00am
16spots remaining
Join the San Diego River Park Foundation's Garden Club twice a month to bring community members together to learn about native plants, gardening, and taking care of a native plant landscape! Located just uphill from the San Diego River estuary, the...
Hike with a Purpose: Headwaters Assessment, Virtual Training - Monday, 3/24/25
Research
5:30pm - 6:30pm
28spots remaining
Our Headwaters Assessments are an annual survey in which volunteers explore the headwaters of the San Diego River and collect data for our organization and other land managers, such as the U.S. Forest Service. Similar to last year, we are focusing ou...
San Diego River Habitat Restoration - Tuesday, 3/25/25
Habitat Restoration
9am - 12pm
16spots remaining
Join us to help remove non-native invasive plant species from the lower San Diego River watershed! Join our Invasive Management, Plant Assessment, and Conservation Team (IMPACT) to help us remove the old irrigation pipes from both sides of the strea...
Join us in helping to "beautify" our new River Center at Grant Park! You can help take care of this exiting new nature science education center and eco-park by joining the community in vegetation removal and weeding, trash pick-up, graffiti remov...
Hike with a Purpose: Headwaters Assessment, In-person Training - Saturday, 3/25/25
Research
10am - 12pm
29spots remaining
Welcome to our annual Headwaters Assessment, where volunteers venture into the headwaters of the San Diego River to gather valuable data for our organization and other land managers! This year, our focus is on documenting the Southwestern pond turtle...
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