Volunteers

We will be planting native plants in order to help stabilize the banks of the creek. Woody debris structures have recently been installed in the creek at the sites where we will plant, which provide shelter to juvenile salmonids including coho salmon, Chinook salmon and steelhead trout.

Help study California's only freshwater turtle.

Join local hydrologist Peter Hartsough and MMWD staff Mike Swezy to learn more about how the hydrology of West Peak influences the watersheds it feeds, and how geology and climate in turn influence the mountain's hydrology.

Join filmmaker Gary Yost and Marin Municipal Water District ranger Matt Cerkel on Mt. Tam for a special talk about the true peak of our beloved mountain.

Join UC Davis Soil Scientist Dr. Vic Claassen and Claire Mooney, Deputy Director of the Parks Conservancy's Design & Planning Department to learn more about the geology of West Peak, and how this informs restoration alternatives.

Join us for a evening hosted by the California Alpine Club to explore Mt. Tam's place in our community as a creative force, told through a section of Gary Yost's films featuring inspired stories of connection.

Enjoy a Saturday morning hike, guided by Friends of Mt. Tam volunteers.

Join us as we perform maintenance on this lovely trail and do much needed storm repair and drainage improvements.

This follow-up to the 2016 Mt. Tam Science Summit will feature an afternoon focused on the mountain‰ЫЄs wildlife. We‰ЫЄll share results from the Wildlife Picture Index Project‰ЫЄs first three years‰ЫЄ of data collection, as well as updates on other wildlife studies (such as bats and pollinators) coming out of last years‰ЫЄ Health of Mt. Tam report.

Come join us at Muir Woods to learn about bat ecology! We will have a brief discussion about bats and demonstrate how they are safely caught as part of an exciting bat monitoring and inventorying program.