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July Tree CARE- along Bancroft Ave, meet at intersection of 100th Ave in median

Sat, Jul 11, 9:00 PM

From Trees for Oakland

4.9

Bancroft Ave Median SAVE the TREES with pruning, mulching, watering, etc. Trees for Oakland needs lots of volunteers to avoid tree damage via drought and sun. Please bring closed toe shoes, water bottle and sun protection. TFO will arrange for tools, refill water and gloves. .

3 attendees

San Francisco Garden Terrarium Workshop

Fri, Jul 31, 2:00 AM

From San Francisco Art & Nature Workshops

**Build Your Own Tiny San Francisco** Join us for a cozy and creative evening at the iconic Love Potion Library as we create miniature San Francisco - inspired terrariums and build our own little pieces of The City inside glass vessels. During this beginner - friendly workshop, you'll create a living miniature garden and decorate it with handmade Victorian houses crafted in our studio, along with moss, sand, pebbles, flowers, and other tiny decorative details. No experience is needed - just come ready to relax, get creative, and have fun. No two terrariums are ever the same. You'll leave with a unique living keepsake inspired by the charm, character, and magic of The City. 📅 **Date:** July 30 🕖 **Time:** 7:00 PM ⏳ **Duration:** 1.5 hours 📍 **Location:** Love Potion Library 284 Noe St, San Francisco, CA 94114 \*Plants and decorative materials may vary from those shown in the photos. **Cancellation Policy** All ticket sales are final. If you are unable to attend, you may transfer your ticket to another person. Please contact us in advance so we can update the registration. If the workshop is canceled by the organizer, all participants will receive a full refund.

1 attendee

Second Sunday: Writing & Weeding

Sun, Jul 12, 7:00 PM

From Art in the Garden at Hayes Valley Art Works

4.4

Join us Sundays for Writing & Weeding! Join us for Writing & Weeding! We've all had times when we just can't seem to figure out how to the words out. Sitting with other writers in the garden really helps break writer's block. In our unique garden setting, you can also literally weed out your thoughts by taking some time to pull weeds in a community garden. Getting our hands in the dirt can sometimes inspire creative flow. (Note, we recommend you bring your own gardening gloves.) We are at the gallery and garden at Hayes Valley Art Works - 295 Oak Street at Octavia - writing and pulling some actual weeds! We usually meet at the tables by the gate at Lily / Octavia. In damp weather, we may meet in the gallery in the converted shipping container with the red and black mural 295 Oak Street corner of Octavia. I Please note, we do not have heat in the gallery and run on solar power, so bring your laptop charged and dress appropriately for the weather! Writers are welcome to sit in either south or north garden, or the gallery, both are between Page and Oak on the east side of Octavia. We suggest bringing any devices fully charged as we don't have outlets or a restroom. We recommend stoppping at Mercury Cafe across the street at Page and Octavia - they have a restroom and great food and drinks we recommend stopping in there on your way over for a beverage and use the facilities if needed. If possible, or in bad weather, we will also open our Zoom meeting but this is not always an option due to internet access at the garden. Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84912436792?pwd=R0FOq4fHuBXaaz0zdoTVbiiSbCUtY8.1 Meeting ID: 849 1243 6792 Passcode: 94102 Theme is open. Poetry, prose, fiction, non-fiction. Bring your own project to work on, or use the suggested themes and writing prompts announced at each meeting. Writers are free to share from their writing or not, as they wish. Introductions at 12:00. 12:05-12:45 writing/weeding time 12:45-1:00 discussion, weeding time, share writing if inspired share how the session went, stay on if you wish to discuss, share, or continue writing or help pull weeds! This event is linked with the Shut Up & Write event - https://www.meetup.com/shutupandwriteSFO/events/280885360 There is no fee for the meetup. Donations to support Hayes Valley Art Works are welcome either in our cash tip jar or at the link below. Suggested $5-10, but not required. Donate: [https://hayesvalleyartworks.org/donate/#:~:text=Learn%20more%20about%20our%20campaign,open%20space%E2%80%9D%20in%20Hayes%20Valley.](https://hayesvalleyartworks.org/donate/#:~:text=Learn%20more%20about%20our%20campaign,open%20space%E2%80%9D%20in%20Hayes%20Valley.) Hayes Valley Art Works is focused on building community through art. More about Hayes Valley Art Works: https://hayesvalleyartworks.org/

3 attendees

Adah's Stairway Community Volunteer Workday

Sat, Jul 25, 5:00 PM

From Nature in the City

4.8

Join our monthly 4th-Saturday workday to take care of the garden at Adah's Stairway in the Haight. Adah's Stairway is a community partnership: a public stairway, garden, and bird/wildlife habitat located in the Buena Vista Park and Haight Ashbury neighborhoods. Nature in the City is working with local residents to enhance the wildlife potential for this park-– once a forgotten place, which had become blighted by illegal dumping and graffiti, is now a tribute to local walking guru Adah Bakalinsky, author of the Stairway Walks in San Francisco. What's more, our work here will create a bird sanctuary for resident and migrating birds designed with the Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) in mind. Cedar Waxwings are gorgeous birds that pass through San Francisco during spring and fall feeding on berries and fruits along the Pacific Flyway migration route. If you'd like to learn more, please check out our website: [https://natureinthecity.org/adahs](https://natureinthecity.org/adahs) Please bring your own gloves & gardening bucket if you have them. We will provide them if you need! Dress in clothes that can get dirty: long pants, close-toe shoes, and layers for changing weather. Bring your own sun protection and reusable water bottle. We encourage you to sign our Volunteer Waiver ahead of time by visiting the following link: [natureinthecity.org/waiver](natureinthecity.org/waiver) \*\*\*Note\*\*\* There is no public restroom in the garden. Please plan accordingly.

1 attendee

Bay Model Demonstration Garden Work Day

Fri, Jul 24, 5:00 PM

From California Native Plant Society -- Marin Chapter Meetup

4.8

## Bay Model Demonstration Garden Work Day In the height of summer, come, enjoy, and enhance our colorful pollinator garden. We will be doing general cleanup - pulling weeds, trimming energetic growth, etc. There is plenty of free parking, and a great view while you commune with nature and community on a small scale. Bring your favorite weeding tool and gloves, or borrow some of ours. We will be working from **10 am to 12:30 pm.** Bring your lunch to enjoy the view afterwards. 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). **Transit:** The Bay Model is accessible by a short walk from the transit stop at Bridgeway and Easterby St. and Marin Transit buses #17, #130, and #61.

1 attendee

SF EAST BAY permaculture guild monthly potluck+meeting!

Tue, Jul 14, 1:00 AM

From PLACE - Community Center, Makerspace & Permaculture Site

4.4

tl;dr: check us out: https://linktr.ee/eastbaypermacultureguild **WHAT:** Bay Area Permaculture Guild monthly Meet+Eat (RSVP via linktree) **WHEN:** 6-8:30 PM (*always* the second Monday evening) **WHERE:** (Location provided upon RSVP, see partiful) **Stay Connected:** For more events and updates, follow us via our [Linktree](https://linktr.ee/eastbaypermacultureguild) **March 9th, Garden Design Charette, and collaboration with the Oakland Peace Center** **Are you interested in Edible and Native/Pollinator Garden Design? Do you have experience with garden design, bay area planting seasonality, or are you curious about such things? Then make sure to come to our next meeting, where we will be discussing an awesome collaboration the Guild has with the [Oakland Peace Center (OPC)](https://www.oaklandpeacecenter.org/)!** **Background: OPC has a number of garden beds around their property that are in need of some attention. The Guild has been given the opportunity to create a vision for these spaces and implement that vision over the course of the next few months. Produce and herbs from this garden will go to non-profit organizations that are tenants of the OPC which will distribute them to the food insecure folks that they serve.** **What is a charette?** **A permaculture design charrette (pronounced "shuh-ret") is an intensive, collaborative workshop where a group of people works together to quickly generate a design for a specific landscape or project.** **In the permaculture world, it is often used to "crowdsource" wisdom for a specific site—like a backyard, community garden, or even a larger farm—by bringing together multiple perspectives to solve design challenges.** **RSVP at any of the following sites and let us know if you can attend!** **[Partiful](https://partiful.com/e/aF2T4GAfzjRkaIy8rS97?c=JBCO3DnR)** **[Meetup](https://meetup.com/place-community/events/313407408/)** **[Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/events/1109259537755473/)**

6 attendees

Sunset Blvd Biodiversity Corridor 37th & Santiago

Sun, Jul 19, 5:00 PM

From California Native Plant Society Yerba Buena (SF) Group

4.8

Join us in weeding and mulching and more at the Sunset Boulevard Biodiversity Corridor. See or hear the birds that depend on the local native plants we have been planting. Watch this area be transformed to a wildlife corridor. Wear sturdy shoes and clothes you don't mind getting a bit dirty. Bring a water bottle and if you have favorite gardening gloves. Tools and instruction provided. Please let us know you are coming [https://www.mobilize.us/sanfrancisco/event/747607/](https://www.mobilize.us/sanfrancisco/event/747607/)

3 attendees

Alemany Farm Native Plant Volunteer Day

Sat, Jul 18, 8:00 PM

From Nature in the City

4.8

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

1 attendee

Eco Patch

Sat, Jul 18, 5:00 PM

From California Native Plant Society Yerba Buena (SF) Group

4.8

Lend a hand toward tending the Eco Patch. We will be watering, weeding and caring for native plants. Wear sturdy shoes and a hat or sunscreen and clothes you don't mind getting a bit dirty.

2 attendees

The Oakland Rose Garden & Lakeshore Neighborhood's Pathways/Stairs Walk

Sat, Jul 11, 6:00 PM

From Walking in San Francisco for Health and History

4.8

I HAD TO CANCEL THIS WALK FOR JUNE 6th BECAUSE OF FAMILY HEALTH REASONS. THEN I SCHEDULED IT FOR JUNE 20th. WHICH IS ALMOST FULL. SO MANY MEMBERS WANT TO ENJOY THIS WALK THAT I AM NOW SCHEDULING IT ALSO FOR SATURDAY JULY 11th. SO NOW MEMBERS HAVE 2 DIFFERENT DAYS THEY CAN ATTEND! FREE WALK. Now open for RSVPs. Free. We will meet at 11:00 AM in front of a cafe called Tierra Mia Coffee, on the corner of Broadway & 20th Street, so people on BART should go to the 19th Street BART Station and then they should exit at the 20th Street exit and our starting point is right across the street. One may bring a sack lunch or buy one at Tierra Mia Coffee. We won't have time for the group to buy lunches after we have started walking. It would be good if our attendees buy drinks or something at our starting point (Tierra Mia Coffee) &/or give tips so they will like us. Attendance limit is 70. Below is a link about Tierra Mia Coffee: http://www.tierramiacoffee.com/ At 11:10 AM we begin a 20-minute walk to the local Whole Foods Market for a restroom break. We plan to eat lunch about 12:30 at Oakland's Morcom Rose Garden. I encourage all to take BART or other public transportation to be safer. I expect to come in a bus. Everyone should bring water, paper towels and a map. I love it when attendees bring cameras and upload their photos of the walk on our webpage. Dogs and other pets are not welcome. After Whole Foods Market we will walk to the Morcom Rose Garden to eat our sack lunches because it is the only location big enough for our group to eat lunch. We haven't done this walk since many years ago in the Covid days, and I changed it from a hard walk to a nice relatively easy walk. We will see great things such as the Morcom Rose Garden in bloom, and the beauty of Lake Merritt. We expect to reach our ending point back at our starting point, the 19th Street BART Station at 4:45 PM. Some legal disclaimers: By joining us for any event you hereby RELEASE and DISCHARGE it's organizers, hosts and participants from any and all liability, claims, demands or causes of action that you now have, or may have in the future, for injuries, damages, death and/or economic loss of any kind or nature, arising in whole or in part out of the activities, advice or information contained herein. You further agree that if you or someone under your supervision uses the information on this website you assume all risks of injury, damage, and economic loss, without limitation, and release providers from all liability therefore. It is advisable to consult a doctor before you begin any strenuous physical activity. The organizer is not trained for emergency medical procedures and no doctors, nurses or ambulances are provided on the walks.

65 attendees

Native Plant Nursery Workday

Sat, Jul 25, 5:30 PM

From Nature in the City

4.8

Join the Backyard Nursery Network on the ***fourth Saturday of every month*** and assist us in transplanting, pruning, weeding, seed sowing, and general upkeep of our nursery at McAteer Farm on the Ruth Asawa School of the Arts campus. Nature in the City started the Backyard Nursery Network to preserve native plants like coast buckwheat, seaside daisy, and deer weed as they provide habitat for local species. Growing these plants from resilient native seed genetics ensures the survival of both the endangered plants and our local butterflies, bees, birds, and other wildlife. Most of these plants are going to the Green Hairstreak Corridor planting projects in the Inner Sunset. The workday tasks vary from month to month, but be ready to get your hands dirty! **Getting to the nursery:** * Parking is available in the parking lot off of O'Shaughnessy Blvd. * MUNI lines 44, 48, 52, and 36 all have close-by stops * **From the O'Shaughnessy Blvd. gate:** * Walk along the road * Enter the lower parking lot and find a staircase on the far left side of the parking lot that leads to the track * The nursery is on the far side of the track behind the bleachers. You can find out more about our organization and the Green Hairstreak project here: https://natureinthecity.org/

2 attendees

Green Hairstreak Corridor

Sat, Jul 18, 5:00 PM

From Nature in the City

4.8

Help restore native plant habitat in the Inner Sunset district for the rare Coastal Green Hairstreak butterfly. Folks who join these workdays help create and expand the ecosystem for this little green gem of a pollinator. We emphasize biodiverse and ecologically relevant plants, and you will get to learn about many of our important native plant species. Be ready for activities like weeding, planting, seed collecting, pruning, and other land maintenance tasks. We often work in light rain, but heavy rain cancels. 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. We encourage you to sign our volunteer waiver ahead of time by visiting the following link: [Volunteer Waiver](https://natureinthecity.org/waiver) Visit the Corridor on iNaturalist to see what's living there: [iNaturalist Monitoring Project](https://www.inaturalist.org/places/green-hairstreak-corridor) And see our website to view a map of the sites: [https://natureinthecity.org/green-hairstreak](https://natureinthecity.org/green-hairstreak) \*\*\*Note\*\*\* There is no public restroom available in the Green Hairstreak Corridor, please plan accordingly.

5 attendees

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Frequently asked questions

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Yes, you can create your own community garden group on Meetup. Just follow the platform's process to set up and attract like-minded gardeners.

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