HABITAT RESTORATION TEAM
Sundays, 9:30 am–2:30 pm
Help
restore and monitor critical natural areas from the Marin Headlands to
Bolinas Ridge. The Habitat Restoration Team (HRT), established in 1988,
engages community members in the management and enhancement of the
Golden Gate National Parks. Volunteers and staff meet at different
scenic locations each week to restore native habitat throughout the
park. Come out and explore beautiful areas while assisting in invasive
plant removal, outplanting of native plants (winter season), and seed
collection.
Individuals and
Families
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Drop-in individuals are
welcome. Registration is not required for participation.
Our office is closed Friday and Saturday so if you need
more information, please contact us in advance.
Groups
Groups of five or more may require special arrangements. Fill out the Group Project Request Form or contact us for more information. Group projects must be
confirmed in
advance.
Visit our Group Volunteers page for more details and to learn about activity types and project locations.
Contact
Information
(415) 289-1861 or hrtintern1@gmail.com. You can also call our hotline for the workday schedule (415) 289-1862.
Age/Skills/What
to Bring
- Volunteers ages 10 and up are welcome. Read our Youth and Family Guidelines Policy (PDF) for youth under the age of 15.
- No experience necessary. Training and tools will be provided.
Fulfills community service requirements.
- Bring the appropriate waiver forms (see below).
- Please wear clothes
that can get dirty, long pants, closed-toe shoes, layers for changing
weather, and rain gear if necessary. Also, bring a personal water bottle, sunscreen, and lunch.
Waiver Forms (Please
bring the completed forms to the project).
- Youth/Adult: Complete the volunteer waiver (PDF). Volunteers under the age of 18 must have the parent/guardian approval section signed.
- Waiver Work Description: For a general description of the volunteer work, download the work description (PDF).
Schedule/Directions
Marin Headlands Trail Map (PDF)
Muir Woods Trail Map (PDF)
Carpool
available from San Francisco
Carpool from the Civic Center
with Jim, (415) 731-7817.
Carpool from the Glen Park district with
Joy, (415) 584-1828.
JANUARY 8 – STINSON TERRACE, Bolinas Lagoon
Oak trees and buckeyes that HRT planted here are thriving! We’ll plant more natives and pull broom to restore this expansive upland habitat that was once an irrigated agricultural field. Great views of the lagoon and ocean will reward us as we work!
Directions: From Hwy-101 North or South, take the Mill Valley/Stinson Beach/Hwy-1 Exit. Follow Hwy-1 (Shoreline Hwy) to Stinson Beach town. Turn right at the stop sign onto Calle Del Mar. Turn right on Buena Vista Avenue (one-way). Turn left onto Laurel Avenue (one-way). Turn left onto Belvedere. Turn right onto Avenida Farralone and continue to the end. Meet at the park gate at the end of a short cul-de-sac.
JANUARY 15 – STINSON GULCH, Bolinas Lagoon
Help plant maple trees and hazelnut shrubs! We'll also pull veldt grass and French broom from the lovely streamside habitat amongst stately oaks and buckeye trees.
Directions: From Hwy-101 North or South, take the Mill Valley/ Stinson Beach/ Hwy-1 Exit. Follow Hwy-1 (Shoreline Hwy) through Stinson Beach town and continue 1.5 miles north with Bolinas Lagoon on your left. Right before you come to the Stinson schoolhouse, look for the Stinson Gulch trailhead to your right, turn into the road, and park. Meet at Willow Camp Trailhead.
JANUARY 22 – HOMESTEAD VALLEY, Mount Tamalpais
Help restore this magnificent ridge with panoramic views from former pastures to coastal swale! We’ll plant native grasses and pull invasive French broom plants today, too.
Directions: From Hwy-101 North or South, take the Mill Valley/Stinson Beach/Hwy-1 Exit. Follow Hwy-1 (Shoreline Hwy) for 3.4 miles. Veer to the right onto Panoramic Highway going towards Muir Woods. Continue for 0.2 miles and park in the long turnout under the Cypress trees on your right. We will gather at the trail head gate.
*SATURDAY, JANUARY 28 – MUIR WOODS EARTH DAY
Contact Chelsea at (415) 383-4390 or cdicksion@parksconservancy.org to help out as a project leader from 8:30 am–Noon or sign up to volunteer for Muir Woods Earth Day. Register for this event >
JANUARY 29 – TAM FIRE SITE, Tamalpais Valley
Come help restore this magnificent ridge from Eucalyptus into oak woodlands! We’ll plant native trees and shrubs, pull French broom, and enjoy the great Tam Valley views.
Directions: From Hwy-101 North or South, take the Mill Valley/Stinson Beach/Hwy-1 Exit. Follow Hwy-1 (Shoreline Hwy) past 7-11 and bear left onto Northern Avenue. Turn left at the T-intersection and continue on Northern Avenue which veers left at the Y. Turn right on Eastwood Way past the tennis courts and park across the street. Look for the steep gravel road to the park gate to the north, if you come late. Meet at Eastwood Park.
FEBRUARY 5 – GERBODE VALLEY, Marin Headlands
This was the site of a prescribed burn in September 2011, and lots of help is needed to plant 8 acres! We’re converting the tall fescue-infested valley floor into coastal swale and wildlife habitat.
Directions from Marin: From Hwy-101 South, take the second Sausalito Exit before the Golden Gate Bridge. Make a right at the stop sign and go under the overpass. Continue for about 0.1 miles down the hill and take the first left at Bunker Road. Continue through the 5 minute tunnel and follow Bunker Road for 2.0 miles. Cross over the lagoon on a bridge and park immediately at a long white warehouse. This is Building T-1111.
Directions from San Francisco: From Hwy-101 North, take the Alexander Avenue Exit. Continue for about 0.1 miles down the hill and take the first left at Bunker Road. Continue through the 5 minute tunnel and follow Bunker Road for 2.0 miles. Cross over the lagoon on a bridge and park immediately at a long white warehouse. This is Building T-1111.
FEBRUARY 12 – GERBODE VALLEY, Marin Headlands
We’ll continue to mulch and plant thousands of natives to restore this beautiful valley.
Directions from Marin: From Hwy-101 South, take the second Sausalito Exit before the Golden Gate Bridge. Make a right at the stop sign and go under the overpass. Continue for about 0.1 miles down the hill and take the first left at Bunker Road. Continue through the 5 minute tunnel and follow Bunker Road for 2.0 miles. Cross over the lagoon on a bridge and park immediately at a long white warehouse. This is Building T-1111, we'll meet here.
Directions from San Francisco: From Hwy-101 North, take the Alexander Avenue Exit. Continue for about 0.1 miles down the hill and take the first left at Bunker Road. Continue through the 5 minute tunnel and follow Bunker Road for 2.0 miles. Cross over the lagoon on a bridge and park immediately at a long white warehouse. This is Building T-1111, we'll meet here.
FEBRUARY 19 – BATTERY WALLACE at Point Bonita, Marin Headlands
We’ll work in wonderful upland habitat overlooking the majestic Pacific Ocean! Lots of lovely natives have been grown to restore sandy soils where ice plant has been removed. Join us to continue and expand upon last year’s plantings.
Meeting Location: Alexander parking lot located just north of the YMCA.
Directions from Marin: Head south on Hwy-101 to the second Sausalito Exit before the Golden Gate Bridge. Make a right at the off ramp and go under the overpass. Take the first left to the Marin Headlands onto Bunker Road. Continue through the 5 minute tunnel on Bunker Road for approximately 2 miles. Turn left onto Field Road and follow the signs up the hill to the YMCA.
Directions from San Francisco: Head north on Hwy-101 across the Golden Gate Bridge and take the Alexander Avenue Exit. Take the first left to the Marin Headlands onto Bunker Road. Continue through the 5 minute tunnel on Bunker Road for approximately 2 miles. Turn left onto Field Road and follow the signs up the hill to the YMCA.
FEBRUARY 26 – DIPSEA KNOLL/PONY PASTURE, Bolinas Ridge
We'll hike creekside habitat and pull broom and cotoneaster before nesting season begins! We’ll also mulch veldt grass and broom seedlings to suppress re-growth.
Meeting Location: Meet at Dipsea trailhead near Hwy-1 on Panoramic Hwy.
Directions: From Hwy-101 North or South, take the Mill Valley/Stinson Beach/Hwy-1 Exit. Follow Hwy-1 (Shoreline Hwy) for 12.1 miles. Before the Stinson Beach town, take a right at the Panoramic Highway and park immediately on the left side of the road at the Dipsea Trailhead.
MARCH 4 – RODEO VALLEY, Marin Headlands
We’ll hike the Miwok and Rodeo Valley trails to pull broom from mission blue butterfly habitat! We may even see some early wildflowers!
Meeting Location: Meet near Capehart Quarry on Bunker Road.
Directions from Marin: From Hwy-101 South, take the second Sausalito Exit before the Golden Gate Bridge. Make a right at the stop sign and go under the overpass. Continue for about 0.1 miles down the hill and take the first left at Bunker Road. Continue through the 5 minute tunnel and follow Bunker Road 0.5 miles until you arrive at the end of housing area. Proceed just barely past the housing and park immediately at the pullout on the right with the cyclone fence. The quarry is across the road to the south.
Directions from San Francisco: From Hwy-101 North, take the Alexander Avenue Exit. Continue for about 0.1 miles down the hill and take the first left at Bunker Road. Continue through the 5 minute tunnel and follow Bunker Road 0.5 miles until you arrive at the end of the housing area. Proceed just barely past the housing and park immediately at the pullout on the right with the cyclone fence. The quarry is across the road to the south.
MARCH 11 – COYOTE RIDGE, Tennessee Valley
We’ll hike the scenic grasslands and forest edges above Tennessee Valley removing large broom, cotoneaster, and other invasive plants where great infestations of broom once grew and natives are now returning!
Meeting Location: Meet at the end of Countyview Road.
Directions: From Hwy-101 North or South, take the Mill Valley/Stinson Beach/Hwy-1 Exit. Follow Hwy-1 (Shoreline Hwy) for 0.5 miles and turn left at Tennessee Valley Road. Continue for 0.4 miles and turn right on Enterprise Concourse. Go straight through the next intersection and continue ahead up the steep hill to where the road (now called Countyview Road) dead-ends at a chain link gate. Park at the dead-end near the gate.
MARCH 18 – FAIRFAX-BOLINAS, Bolinas Ridge, Marin
Wonderful oak woodlands and patches of prairie grace this winding rural road with Bolinas lagoon views. Your help is needed to pull French broom and check up on old cape-ivy sites over many miles today.
Directions: Going north on Hwy-101, take the Mill Valley/Stinson Beach/Hwy-1 Exit. Continue on Hwy-1 through Stinson Beach town to the end of Bolinas Lagoon. Turn right at Bolinas-Fairfax Road (unmarked, the first road after the lagoon) and park along the road shoulder. Meet on Fairfax Road in the pullout east of Hwy-1.
MARCH 25 – BOLINAS LAGOON
Join us to scout the beautiful headlands along the perimeter of Bolinas Lagoon. We'll pull lots of invasive broom plants.
Directions: From Hwy-101 North or South, take the Mill Valley/ Stinson Beach/ Hwy-1 Exit. Follow Hwy-1 (Shoreline Hwy) through Stinson Beach town and continue 1.5 miles north with Bolinas Lagoon on your left. Right before you come to the Stinson schoolhouse, look for the Stinson Gulch trailhead to your right and turn into the road and park at Willow camp. Meet at the Stinson Gulch Willow camp trailhead.
The
Golden Gate National Parks Volunteer Program is a cooperative parkwide
effort of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, the National
Park Service, and the Presidio Trust.
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