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Join this knowledgeable group of volunteers and San Francisco Recreation and Park Natural Resource Division in restoring Golden Gate Park’s native oak woodlands. Learn about the importance of our oak woodlands and the wildlife they support. Meet some of the oldest trees in the city. For more information regarding the volunteer project please contact Friends of Oak Woodlands site steward Robert Bakewell at 415-710-9617or rcbakewell@gmail.com. Minimum volunteer age is 12 years and older. A variety of volunteer tasks are available which are suitable for all levels of physical ability: moving and spreading mulch, site clearing and watering-- among others. Please wear close-toed shoes and appropriate clothing for physical work. Tools and gloves will be provided. Meet at the Horseshoe Courts entrance, accessible from the stone stairs on Conservatory Drive East. To register for this volunteer opportunity, please email recparkvolunteer@sfgov.org, or call 415-831-6884.

Join the SFRPD gardeners and the Alvord Lake Task Force to beautify the eastern entrance of Golden Gate Park. A wide range of gardening tasks is available. Please wear closed-toed shoes, long pants and layers. The event will occur rain or shine. All supplies, tools, and gloves are provided by SFRPD. To register for this volunteer opportunity, please email recparkvolunteer@sfgov.org or call 415-831-6884. If you are registering to volunteer within 24 hours prior to the start of this event, please contact Jadd Correia at 415-244-2548.

Join the members of the Audubon Society and the SFRPD gardeners in a recurring volunteer workparty at North Lake in Golden Gate Park focusing on habitat restoration.  Lend a hand with weeding and tending native plants that comprise a vital wildlife habitat.  Please wear closed toed shoes, long pants and layers of clothing.  Meet at the restroom pavilion on JFK Drive at Chain of Lakes Drive East. To sign-up for this volunteer opportunity, please email recparkvolunteer@sfgov.org or call 415-831-6884. If you are registering to volunteer within 24 hours prior to the start of this event, please contact Jadd Correia at 415-244-2548.

Join the Friends of the Visitaction Valley Greenway at a weekly volunteer workparty from 10 am- 12 noon. Learn new horticultural skills at this green jewel in the heart of the Visitacion Valley neighborhood. Six separate, themed lots between Leland and Tioga streets comprise this open space. The Greenway provides nearly 2 acres of critical outdoor space for a diverse community of wildlife and city-dwellers. All supplies, tools, and gloves are provided by SFRPD. Meet at the gate next to 141 Arleta Avenue between Alpha & Rutland Streets. To register for this volunteer opportunity, please email recparkvolunteer@sfgov.org or call 415-831-6884. If you are registering to volunteer within 24 hours prior to the start of this event, please contact Jadd Correia at 415-244-2548.