Meetings and Events

Upcoming Meetings

The Restoration Project welcomes dialogue with stakeholders, local government, researchers, and the public through periodic meetings or policy-focused tours.

We currently have no meetings planned.

Here are our past meetings.

Upcoming Events

Events for the public include free guided tours, classes, or volunteer opportunities to help grow plants, restore habitat, clean up wetlands, or help scientists and wildlife.

Here are our past events.

Town of Drawbridge. Credit: Cris Benton

History of Drawbridge at the Visitor Center

  • Sun, 07/12/2026, 10:00am – 11:00am
Join the Refuge for a presentation at the Visitor Contact Station on the Bay Area's historic abandoned town! About fifty years ago, the last inhabitant of Drawbridge left. Drawbridge was a small community in the middle of the South Bay marshes, about 3 miles north of Alviso, that existed from the late 1880s to mid-1970s. Learn about what was the catalyst for it to form, why people lived there,… Read More
Alviso
Volunteers at work. Credit: Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful

Tending for Tomorrow - Tidal Marsh Restoration in Alviso

  • Sat, 07/18/2026, 8:45am – 12:00pm
You can come out to the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge for a few hours to restore wildlife habitat. While you are removing invasive vegetation, planting new plants, or laying down mulch, you'll get to enjoy fresh Bay air, see lots of birds, and learn from restoration experts about why this work is so important.

Hosted by Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful, San Francisco Bay Bird… Read More
Alviso
Shorebirds near Dumbarton Bridge. Credit: Judy Irving, Pelican Media

Sunset Walk - Pond SF2 in Menlo Park

  • Fri, 07/24/2026, 7:30pm – 8:30pm
Discover the San Francisco Bay’s evening wildlife on a guided walk at Ravenswood Pond SF2! We’ll explore the shorebirds that gather here at dusk, learn about the vital role of the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project, and share simple ways you can support the health of this important ecosystem.This free 1.4-mile round‑trip walk takes place on a flat, accessible trail (one overlook includes a 4… Read More
Save The Bay volunteers at Eden Landing. Credit: Save The Bay

Habitat Restoration at Eden Landing (Hayward)

  • Sat, 07/25/2026, 9:00am – 12:00pm
You can join Save The Bay at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife 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. Save The Bay and the… Read More
Eden Landing
SFBBO volunteers hard at work at Eden Landing. Credit: SFBBO

Tidal Marsh Restoration Volunteer Work Day at Eden Landing

  • Sat, 08/01/2026, 9:00am – 12:00pm
You can join ecologists to help restore habitat for birds and other wildlife at Eden Landing Ecological Reserve in Union City! Volunteers at the San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory (SFBBO) event will get to tour an active restoration site that is not normally accessible to the public, learn about restoration goals and techniques, view wildlife, and improve the health of San Francisco Bay.… Read More
Eden Landing
Volunteers planting. Credit: Save The Bay

Invasive Plant Pull at Ravenswood!

  • Sat, 08/22/2026, 10:00am – 1:00pm
You can join Save The Bay to help pull up invasive plants and maintain beautiful new native plants just planted over the winter! The organization planted a recently completed habitat slope as part of restoration and habitat enhancement at the Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge Ravenswood Ponds near Menlo Park's Bedwell Bayfront Park. Native plants are the backbone helping to protect the… Read More
Ravenswood

Archive (Meeting & Events)

Event

World Shorebirds Day Refuge Tour
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WEATHER CANCELLATION: Fall 2024 Mud Stomp II - Help Create Habitat for Threatened Birds

You can join us to help improve the nesting success of threatened western snowy plovers at the Ravenswood Ponds! 

The South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project

The largest tidal wetland restoration project on the West Coast. 
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Our Managing Partners

California Dept of Fish & Wildlife
US Fish & Wildlife
Coastal Conservancy
Valley Water