You can come join Save The Bay at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife's Eden Landing Ecological Reserve to help restore former industrial salt ponds into healthy salt marsh habitat! This vision includes turning vulnerable fields of invasive mustard and thistle into resilient shoreline full of natives like California poppy, sticky monkeyflower and marsh gumplant. Restoration leaders hope you will enjoy giving their baby native plants the support they need to transform the land!
Accessibility: This program involves walking on a gravel trail and working on a sloped dirt surface. There is a porta-potty onsite.
Please dress according to the weather, bring a water bottle and a snack. Gloves, hand picks, foam kneepads and/or other necessary tools will be provided. Pulling invasive plants can involve bending, lifting and walking over uneven terrain. Programs may be cancelled in the event of heavy winds, poor air quality and/or lightning. Save The Bay strives to include volunteers of all abilities in its programs. If you have specific access needs, please reach out to [email protected] to coordinate.
Eden Landing - contact host for specific location
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife's Eden Landing Ecological Reserve is big, stretching along both Union City and southern Hayward. Google Maps locations for the Reserve are not always clear or correct. Please look to the host to provide directions to a specific gathering spot.