Conservation Groups San Francisco

Green Hairstreak Corridor: Seed Collecting Workshop & Walk

***This is a special hands-on seed collecting workshop and walk where we'll collect seeds for next year's habitat restoration sites - great for beginners and pros alike! You’ll help us collect seeds to grow in our native plant nursery, or you can bring some home seeds to grow on your own!*** Help us collect native seeds to carry us through another season of habitat restoration in the Green Hairstreak Corridor. Folks who join these events help create and expand the ecosystem for this little green gem of a pollinator. We will be touring the Green Hairstreak Corridor, an urban wildlife corridor focused on protecting and building habitat for the Coastal Green Hairstreak Butterfly. We will stop at our various sites and learn about collecting seeds of various native plants. We emphasize biodiverse and ecologically relevant plants, and you will learn about many of our important native plant species. Please dress in long pants, closed-toe shoes, and layers - clothes that might get a little dirty! Bring your own water bottle and sun protection. Visit the Corridor on iNaturalist to see what's living there: [iNaturalist Monitoring Project](https://www.inaturalist.org/places/green-hairstreak-corridor) See our website to view a map of the sites: [https://natureinthecity.org/green-hairstreak](https://natureinthecity.org/green-hairstreak) We often work in light rain, but heavy rain cancels. **What to bring:** * long pants and layers (clothes that might get dirty!) * closed-toe shoes * water bottle * sun protection **Please sign our volunteer [waiver](https://forms.gle/szKbQEY3GXHegKJS9) before you arrive!** Click [here](https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?ll=37.75338433999246%2C-122.47148334999997&z=15&mid=1jyUAPD-wmfclOFwVvGiLU-byeWrlWXjM) to view a map of the Green Hairstreak Corridor sites. *There is no public restroom available in the corridor so please plan accordingly.*

Foraging Wild Sea Urchin (Uni) to Restore Balance

**\*\*Register [here](https://forms.gle/khFPU5JZiwGxfKi5A), NOT on Meetup:** [https://www.forkinthepath.org/schedule](https://www.forkinthepath.org/schedule)[**](https://www.forkinthepath.org/schedule**) Save Kelp, Eat Urchin! Join us at sunrise for a sea urchin foraging class, where we will help remove some of the overgrown sea urchin population - so we can eat it! We will teach you how to open and enjoy this incredible delicacy. You may have heard it called “uni” in a sushi restaurant, but it’s SO much tastier when it’s fresh. Take home up to 35 urchin - if you can carry that much! Learn how humans can be a helping hand to restore balance to ecosystems impacted by climate change. August 13, 5:30am-7am Sonoma Coast, California All registrations must be completed on our website [here](https://www.forkinthepath.org/registration-urchin) #### What You Will Learn We're thrilled to bring you to the ocean to forage for sea urchins on the gorgeous Sonoma Coast. This 3-hour class is all about sea urchins or uni, as you may have heard it called in a sushi restaurant. Learn where they live, what they eat, and who eats them...but more specifically, who hasn't been eating them and how that has impacted our kelp forests, and how humans eating them actually lends a helping hand to bringing our intertidal zone back into balance! Take home up to 35 urchins. You'll have a deeper understanding of how some of our ocean habitats are the first major biomes to experience sudden collapse due to a rapidly changing climate, and how we can mitigate the damage. #### **Where** A beach in Northern Sonoma, about 2.5 hours north of San Francisco. Exact location provided with registration. **More Important Details** These programs are very popular and often fill up very quickly. We encourage you to register right away if you'd like to attend! If you are reading this, the class is not full. Space is updated daily. **About Fork In The Path** Fork In The Path offers transformational foraging experiences in California for the adventurous of all ages. You can check us out on Instagram [here](https://www.instagram.com/forkinthepath100//).

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Palou Phelps Park Volunteer Workday

On the first Saturday of every month, we meet at the base of the Palou & Phelps hill and join the Friends of Palou Phelps community group and SF Rec & Park on their volunteer workday. Our workdays will vary every Saturday, but both the hill and the garden will be the focus on these days. So come ready to get your hands dirty! **\*\*\*\*Please sign up through the official SFRPD portal here; THANK YOU:** [https://sfrpd.my.salesforce-sites.com/SFRPDCalendar](https://sfrpd.my.salesforce-sites.com/SFRPDCalendar) *** Background: Nature in the City started the Palou Phelps project as a means to preserve a native grassland habitat from the threat of development. The habitat is one of the few native grasslands remaining in San Francisco and is vital to local pollinators. website: https://natureinthecity.org/palou-phelps/

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Alemany Farm Native Plant Volunteer Day

Everyone, young or old, experienced or still learning, is welcome to join our California Native Plant workdays on the **first Monday and third Saturday of each month.** [Registration](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/alemany-farm-native-plant-volunteer-day-registration-155900126475) is required in advance\*\*. *\*\*Please only sign up for what you can 100% commit to and let us know ASAP if you do not plan to attend so we can open your space to someone on the waitlist.* Please plan to **arrive on time at the start of the work session.** **Volunteers will be required to sign a waiver upon arrival.** **Each person in your party** (including children) must be signed up **Bring a mask:** Masks are recommended when working closely with others. **What to bring\* --** we will provide all of the tools you need. If you prefer to bring your own gloves, hori hori, or clippers, please do so. * Mask or face covering * Water Bottle * Hat * Sturdy Shoes * Jacket with layered clothing underneath * Sunscreen * Snacks \*Travel light! The farm is an open public space and we have no secure storage for bags. Leave valuables at home and be mindful of your personal belongings, as you would in any park setting. **COVID-19 Precautions:** * We will have a hand washing station, hand sanitizer, and clean gloves available * Please do not come to Alemany Farm if you develop COVID-19 symptoms on or before the day of your volunteer shift (fever, chills, repeated shaking/shivering, cough, sore throat, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, feeling unusually weak or fatigued, new loss of taste or smell, muscle pain, headache, runny or congested nose, or diarrhea) * Please do not sign up for a volunteer shift if you are unwilling or unable to adhere to the above guidelines. Friends of Alemany Farm reserves the right to end your volunteer shift if any of the above guidelines are not followed. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/alemany-farm-native-plant-volunteer-day-registration-155900126475

In Person Family Constellation in Berkeley

**Join this Family Constellation held in Berkeley CA.** A Family Constellation puts a family system into the physical space where we can discover entanglements deeply entrenched in a family's trauma and identity. Family Constellations may give insight into the root causes of our limiting beliefs, such as uncovering an unconscious loyalty to an ancestor. When it’s out in the open, we can see the throughlines. See the root causes. Find openings to resolution. At the heart of Family Constellations are two main tenets: 1. Acknowledging what is: The group work may highlight limiting beliefs or those unconscious and deeply entrenched rules that defined how we first belonged. Uncovering the beliefs is the first pivotal step towards change. 2. Bringing forth radical inclusion: Family Constellations are guided by the Orders of Love. Part of the work may be to bring back someone who has been forgotten (whether they were purposefully written out of the family history or because remembering was too painful). Once identified, the work is to restore them to their right place in the family system. Similar to epigenetics where traumatic events literally change the trajectory of a family's DNA coding, Family Constellations can shift foundational beliefs so that the client and their descendants can move toward freedom. Yvette holds monthly in person Family Constellations. To find out additional dates, please message her.

Sunrise Urchin (Uni) Foraging (Sonoma Coast)

**\*\*Register [here](https://forms.gle/khFPU5JZiwGxfKi5A), NOT on Meetup:** [https://www.forkinthepath.org/schedule](https://www.forkinthepath.org/schedule)[**](https://www.forkinthepath.org/schedule**) Save Kelp, Eat Urchin! Join us at sunrise for a sea urchin foraging class, where we will help remove some of the overgrown sea urchin population - so we can eat it! We will teach you how to open and enjoy this incredible delicacy. You may have heard it called “uni” in a sushi restaurant, but it’s SO much tastier when it’s fresh. Take home up to 35 urchin - if you can carry that much! Learn how humans can be a helping hand to restore balance to ecosystems impacted by climate change. August 13, 5:30am-7am Sonoma Coast, California All registrations must be completed on our website [here](https://www.forkinthepath.org/registration-urchin) #### What You Will Learn We're thrilled to bring you to the ocean to forage for sea urchins on the gorgeous Sonoma Coast. This 3-hour class is all about sea urchins or uni, as you may have heard it called in a sushi restaurant. Learn where they live, what they eat, and who eats them...but more specifically, who hasn't been eating them and how that has impacted our kelp forests, and how humans eating them actually lends a helping hand to bringing our intertidal zone back into balance! Take home up to 35 urchins. You'll have a deeper understanding of how some of our ocean habitats are the first major biomes to experience sudden collapse due to a rapidly changing climate, and how we can mitigate the damage. #### **Where** A beach in Northern Sonoma, about 2.5 hours north of San Francisco. Exact location provided with registration. **More Important Details** These programs are very popular and often fill up very quickly. We encourage you to register right away if you'd like to attend! If you are reading this, the class is not full. Space is updated daily. **About Fork In The Path** Fork In The Path offers transformational foraging experiences in California for the adventurous of all ages. You can check us out on Instagram [here](https://www.instagram.com/forkinthepath100//).

Getting to Know San Bruno Mountain

**AUGUST 1, 2026 SATURDAY, 10 am DURATION: Approx 3 hrs** **Getting to Know San Bruno Mountain** *(RSVP required, limited to 10 participants)* **Field Trip Leaders:** **Greg Lance, David Nelson** Join us for a leisurely 3-mile hike to explore the remarkable flora, history, and natural history of San Bruno Mountain. The route gains approximately 650 feet in elevation (moderate elevation gain) and is suitable for anyone who can comfortably complete the hike at an easy pace. Along the way, participants will learn to recognize native and non-native plants, discover the mountain's unique ecology and history, and explore whatever other natural wonders we encounter. This trip will be limited to 10 people (RSVP required). Please sign Liability waiver before participating in the event at link: **[WaiverSign](https://app.waiversign.com/e/605434825bd9a600198d4bcc/doc/605436925bd9a600198d4c79?eventName=2025%20CNPS%20Yerba%20Buena%20Events)** and send your waiver to Greg Lance at **glancehhs@gmail.com** Bring a hat, sunscreen, water, and a snack or lunch to enjoy at the summit. Weather conditions can vary from cool, windy, and foggy to warm and sunny, so dress in layers (generally very little shade and frequent winds). Meet: Main parking lot, San Bruno Mountain State Park ($6 parking fee). Address: 555 Guadalupe Canyon Parkway, Brisbane, CA 94005 Public Transit: No public transit lines drop off directly at the park entrance. All transit options require taking a train or bus to the base of San Bruno Mountain and

Free Film Premier, War Memorial Veterans Gallery

Sierra Club Military Outdoors proudly announces a free film premier: As a U.S. Air Force veteran, museum professional, and Director of the **War Memorial Veterans Gallery**, Yolanda Faye believes that military service does not end when the uniform comes off. It evolves into new forms of leadership, storytelling, creativity, and service to the community. Veterans, military families, Sierra Club members, and the public are invited to the free premiere of Yolanda’s first documentary film, which explores the life and work of Chilean artist Hans Casanova and the creation of the Veterans Gallery’s newest exhibition, *Transmutation: The Art of Hans Casanova.* Following the screening, Yolanda and Hans will take part in a live artist-and-curator conversation. Guests will then be invited to visit the exhibition and experience the artwork in person with the curator and the artist. **This evening is about more than art. It is an opportunity to gather, connect, and recognize the many ways veterans continue to serve—as artists, cultural leaders, storytellers, mentors, and builders of community.** Whether you served in uniform, are part of a military family, or believe in the power of art to create understanding across different experiences, *you are warmly welcome.* **Free Film Premiere** August 1 Herbst Theatre, 4:45 p.m. Film duration: 42 minutes **Artist and Curator Q&A** Duration: 20 minutes **Exhibition Opening** **Transmutation: The Art of Hans Casanova** **War Memorial Veterans Gallery** War Memorial Veterans Building 401 Van Ness Avenue First Floor, Room 102 San Francisco **Please reserve your free tickets on Eventbright here:** [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/transmutation-world-film-premiere-live-artist-talk-tickets-1992708380408?utm_experiment=test_share_listing&aff=ebdsshios&sg=5de777cafaf15fa7c6a61d10d9460b8b9b7e78b5da1e557dd4816a453afc412e3cc19ee9c95aafa352858c4386a1ae7c5ff16f97a050b100ba877df3615c930fcc2a5275249f3e4baa232bc9d5](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/transmutation-world-film-premiere-live-artist-talk-tickets-1992708380408?utm_experiment=test_share_listing&aff=ebdsshios&sg=5de777cafaf15fa7c6a61d10d9460b8b9b7e78b5da1e557dd4816a453afc412e3cc19ee9c95aafa352858c4386a1ae7c5ff16f97a050b100ba877df3615c930fcc2a5275249f3e4baa232bc9d5)

Bothin Marsh

**Bothin Marsh, Mill Valley** Leader: **Eva Buxton** **Description**: The hike will take us along the Mill Valley-Sausalito Path through the tidal marsh complex along the Richardson Bay shoreline and across one of the primary creeks that connects Bothin Marsh to its watershed, Arroyo Corte Madera del Presidio. We will see a range of tidal marsh habitats from low marsh to high marsh and uplands, represented by different plant Associations, notably the Distichlis spicata-Limonium californicum Association, which is the typical habitat for the rare Chloropyron maritimum ssp. palustre (Point Reyes birds-beak). Chloropyron and Limonium californicum should be in bloom and readably visible from parts of the trail. Many types of shorebirds forage in the marsh, so binoculars can be handy. We will hike along the flat trail at a slow pace with several stops to identify and discuss adaptation of plants living in a salty environment. The round-trip hike will be 2 to 2.5 miles. **Directions**: The hike will start at the Mill Valley-Sausalito Pathway at Bayfront Park (498 Sycamore Ave) near the Mill Valley Middle School. Biking or walking is highly encouraged to get there; however, street parking is available along Sycamore Avenue. Public restrooms are also available nearby at the SASM treatment plant. If you are interested, there is a picnic table and benches at the park near the meeting location for a picnic lunch beforehand. Bring: Water and a snack. Dress in layers. Email Eva with any questions: evabuxton@sbcglobal.net Text for day-of-trip questions or issues: 415-215-1774 If you have not done so already, please sign the **[CNPS Marin 2026 Waiver](https://app.waiversign.com/e/605434825bd9a600198d4bcc/doc/605436925bd9a600198d4c79?eventName=CNPS%20Marin%202026%20Waiver)** Practice clean trail etiquette. **[Pocket Guide - Every Step Counts](https://cc.cnps.org/phytophthora/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/01/PROTECT-OUR-NATURAL-AREAS-011525.pdf) and [Cleanliness Tips for Hikers](https://cc.cnps.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/CC-06/Trail-user-start-clean-stay-clean-ver5-16-23.pdf)**

Keith Hansen, The Love, Joy and Art of Birding

Local artist and birder Keith Hansen explores the beauty, wonder and passion that surrounds birds and birding in the Bay Area and beyond. Explore the birds of Point Reyes, arctic Alaska, the Galapagos and beyond. Learn the importance of travel and first-hand experience in this richly illustrated program. Whether it is exploring the cloud forests of Colombia, a decade of volunteering on the Farallon Islands or studying seabirds in the tropical Pacific aboard a NOAA vessel, Hansen keeps it lively, colorful and entertaining. **This program takes place in the Steve Silver Music Center - 4th Floor of Main Library (100 Larkin Street)** **MeetUp RSVP does not guarantee registration for SFPL in person programs.** Keith Hansen is the author of *[Hansen’s Field Guide to the Birds of the Sierra Nevada](https://sfpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S93C6878096)* and *[Birds of Point Reyes](https://sfpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S93C5845406)*, both published by Heyday Books in Berkeley. Signed books will be available for purchase at the event.