Community Events From: The San Diego River Park Foundation

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Join this special Garden Club event to help welcome Earth Day at Grant Park! p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px 'Helvetica Neue'} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px 'Helvetica Neue'; m

In honor of Earth Day, we'll be planting over 100 1-gallon native pollinator plants to help expand our pollinator and sensory gardens at Grant Park! You'll feel a sense of accomplishment knowing you're helping conserve vulnerable species like the Monarch Butterfly while creating a vibrant educational garden for students and the community in the heart of our city.

We'll be planting on both Tuesday (4/21), and Wednesday (4/22), so please join us for one or both days! To sign-up for Wednesday, please click HERE.

A huge thank you to Guild Mortgage Company for supporting this planting project!

About Grant Park: This new nature education center and eco-park in the heart of Mission Valley offers free STEM and environmental learning for underserved students and engaging nature programs for all ages—serving as a vibrant beacon of green space along the San Diego River for the entire community!

If you have a passion for caring for native plants and/or creating pollinator gardens or want to learn how, or simply want to make a difference in nature with others, then the Mission Valley Garden Club is for you! No experience is necessary! Stay tuned for exciting educational talks with native plant experts at Mission Valley Garden Club events!

Events are held the first and third Saturday of the month, from 9 AM to 11 AM. Find other Grant Park volunteer events HERE!

Here are a few tips to help you prepare for the event: We have all of the tools needed for gardening work, but if you have any tools you prefer to use, you are welcome to bring themAttire: Long pants and closed-toe shoes are requiredOther Items to Bring: Reusable water bottle, hat, other forms of sun protection
Weather: Light rain will not cancel the eventFor safety reasons, no pets are allowed at this eventThere are restroom facilities at this locationAll ages are welcome, but those under 16 need supervision. Ages 16 and 17 are allowed alone but with a parent signatureNo experience required!

Meet Neighbors  ~   Learn  ~   Help Grow a Neighborhood Garden

Join this special Garden Club event to help welcome Earth Day at Grant Park! p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px 'Helvetica Neue'} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px 'Helvetica Neue'; m

In honor of Earth Day, we'll be planting over 100 1-gallon native pollinator plants to help expand our pollinator and sensory gardens at Grant Park! You'll feel a sense of accomplishment knowing you're helping conserve vulnerable species like the Monarch Butterfly while creating a vibrant educational garden for students and the community in the heart of our city.

We'll be planting on both Tuesday (4/21), and Wednesday (4/22), so please join us for one or both days! To sign-up for Tuesday, please click HERE.

A huge thank you to Guild Mortgage Company for supporting this planting project!

About Grant Park: This new nature education center and eco-park in the heart of Mission Valley offers free STEM and environmental learning for underserved students and engaging nature programs for all ages—serving as a vibrant beacon of green space along the San Diego River for the entire community!

If you have a passion for caring for native plants and/or creating pollinator gardens or want to learn how, or simply want to make a difference in nature with others, then the Mission Valley Garden Club is for you! No experience is necessary! Stay tuned for exciting educational talks with native plant experts at Mission Valley Garden Club events!

Events are held the first and third Saturday of the month, from 9 AM to 11 AM. Find other Grant Park volunteer events HERE!

Here are a few tips to help you prepare for the event: We have all of the tools needed for gardening work, but if you have any tools you prefer to use, you are welcome to bring themAttire: Long pants and closed-toe shoes are requiredOther Items to Bring: Reusable water bottle, hat, other forms of sun protection
Weather: Light rain will not cancel the eventFor safety reasons, no pets are allowed at this eventThere are restroom facilities at this locationAll ages are welcome, but those under 16 need supervision. Ages 16 and 17 are allowed alone but with a parent signatureNo experience required!

Meet Neighbors  ~   Learn  ~   Help Grow a Neighborhood Garden

Join The San Diego River Park Foundation and Mission Valley Garden Club for a special Monarch Garden Dedication and to help care for beautiful native plant gardens alongside fellow nature lovers at Grant Park. Let's celebrate and support this vital pollinator habitat and vibrant green space for the community!

A huge thank you to the A.L. Clinton Foundations, California Volunteers' Climate Action Corps, and Keep America Beautiful for their generous grants to support the Monarch Garden project!

About Mission Valley Garden Club: This wonderful volunteer group is a great way to meet fellow neighbors, help grow a garden, and learn about native plants. Dig in and join the fun to help plant native plants, weed, water, mulch, and maintain our native seed library. If you have a passion for caring for native plants and/or creating pollinator gardens or want to learn how, or simply want to make a difference in nature with others, then the Mission Valley Garden Club is for you! No experience is necessary! Stay tuned for exciting educational talks with native plant experts at Mission Valley Garden Club events!

About Grant Park: This new nature education center and eco-park in the heart of Mission Valley offers free STEM and environmental learning for underserved students and engaging nature programs for all ages—serving as a vibrant beacon of green space along the San Diego River for the entire community!

This is an excellent opportunity for individuals with a flexible schedule to contribute 2 hours of service.

Events are held the first and third Saturday of the month, from 9 AM to 11 AM. Find other Grant Park volunteer events HERE!

Here are a few tips to help you prepare for the event: We have all of the tools needed for gardening work, but if you have any tools you prefer to use, you are welcome to bring themAttire: Long pants and closed-toe shoes are requiredOther Items to Bring: Reusable water bottle, hat, other forms of sun protection
Weather: Light rain will not cancel the eventFor safety reasons, no pets are allowed at this eventThere are restroom facilities at this locationAll ages are welcome, but those under 16 need supervision. Ages 16 and 17 are allowed alone but with a parent signature.

Meet Neighbors  ~   Learn  ~   Help Grow a Neighborhood Garden

Get outside with us for River Days and connect with an amazing community, and help bring native plant gardens to life at our exciting new eco-park in Mission Valley!  Dig in and join the fun to help plant native plants, weed, water, mulch, and maintain our native seed library. You'll feel a sense of accomplishment knowing you're helping create important wildlife habitat and a vibrant green space for students and the community in the heart of our city.

River Days is our annual 9-day celebration of the San Diego River! SDRPF and an estimated 20 partners host fun nature outings, volunteer opportunities, art activities, bike rides, hikes, and much more along all 52 miles of the river.

The celebration kicks off with the 5K Walk for Wildlife and Fun Run on May 9th. JOIN US! To see the full River Days schedule, click here.

If you have a passion for caring for native plants and/or creating pollinator gardens or want to learn how, or simply want to make a difference in nature with others, then the Mission Valley Garden Club is for you! No experience is necessary! Stay tuned for exciting educational talks with native plant experts at Mission Valley Garden Club events!

About Grant Park: This new nature education center and eco-park in the heart of Mission Valley offers free STEM and environmental learning for underserved students and engaging nature programs for all ages—serving as a vibrant beacon of green space along the San Diego River for the entire community!

This is an excellent opportunity for individuals with a flexible schedule to contribute 2 hours of service.

Events are held the first and third Saturday of the month, from 9 AM to 11 AM. Find other Grant Park volunteer events HERE!

Here are a few tips to help you prepare for the event: We have all of the tools needed for gardening work, but if you have any tools you prefer to use, you are welcome to bring themAttire: Long pants and closed-toe shoes are requiredOther Items to Bring: Reusable water bottle, hat, other forms of sun protection
Weather: Light rain will not cancel the eventFor safety reasons, no pets are allowed at this eventThere are restroom facilities at this locationAll ages are welcome, but those under 16 need supervision. Ages 16 and 17 are allowed alone but with a parent signature.