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A group inside the shadehouse at the Marin Headlands Nursery
Marin Headlands Nursery

When: 3rd Wednesdays, 1-4 pm; one Saturday per month, 9:30am-12:30pm 

Where: Marin Headlands Nursery |

Learn to grow and care for native plants from seed, while helping to preserve and restore your national park.

Volunteerstransplant native plants at the Fort Funston nursery
Fort Funston Nursery

This volunteer program is currently on pause and not hosting weekly/monthly events. Please view our active events calendar to browse available volunteer opportunities in the parks.

Learn to grow and care for native plants from seed, while helping to preserve and restore your national park.

Individual Service Positions

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Volunteers at work
Group Volunteer Projects

Gather your crew of folks and work together on a fun service project that makes a difference in your parks and community! Our volunteer programs are great team experiences for community organizations, corporate groups, youth groups, schools, and faith groups.

Volunteers at the sand ladder at Fort Funston
Volunteer Projects and Activities

Find the right fit for you—check out the variety of service projects and programs in the parks

Habitat Restoration in Tennessee Valley
Volunteer

It's fun. It's healthy. It makes a difference. And it's easy to get started!

Marion Weeks holds a juvenile Red-tailed Hawk for radiotelemetry
Bird Call: GGRO Seeks New Volunteer Citizen-Scientists for Fall Season

Interested in studying hawks, falcons, and eagles as a volunteer with the Golden Gate Raptor Observatory? Learn about May recruitment meetings, and hear about the wonder of this work from current banders and hawkwatchers—some of whom have been volunteering for over two decades!

Past and present volunteers at the Redwood Creek Nursery closing celebration.
A Nursery Closes, But Its Legacy Grows On

For 23 years, the Redwood Creek Nursery grew hundreds of thousands of native plants for restoration sites in Muir Woods and throughout the watershed. We salute the nursery with a video featuring lovely black and white photos, and voices of some amazing staff and volunteers who gave it life.

National Trails Day Volunteers
Free Time on Your Hands? Volunteer!

If you’ve got free time, come volunteer in the parks! Not only is it free, but it’s a fun, rewarding, and healthy way to spend a summer day. And it’s easy to get involved. Give volunteering a try—you’ll be glad you did!

Presidio Native Plant Nursery volunteers
Youth Take Charge in the Presidio Nursery

Do you enjoy being outdoors? Curious about our amazing world of plants? Want to meet other youth interested in stewardship and develop your leadership skills? Read on to see the difference young people make in the Presidio native plant nursery.