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.

SFBBO volunteers hard at work at Eden Landing. Credit: SFBBO

Tidal Marsh Restoration Volunteer Work Day at Eden Landing

  • Sat, 06/20/2026, 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 at work.

Weeding Party at Alviso Marina County Park

  • Sat, 06/27/2026, 9:00am – 12:00pm
You are invited to join Santa Clara County Parks Natural Resource Management team, in partnership with San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory, in their efforts to restore the coastal habitat of Alviso Marina County Park.Volunteers will help with removing invasive plants, planting native plants, spreading mulch, and more! SFBBO and County Parks staff will teach volunteers about tidal marsh ecology and… Read More
Alviso
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
Snowy plover chicks. Credit: Nora Papian, USFWS

Junior Rangers at the Refuge: Snowy Plover Party!

  • Sun, 06/21/2026, 10:30am – 12:00pm
Go to this event page to join the waitlist for this popular event.Become a Junior Ranger as you explore your local National Wildlife Refuge!Love learning about new habitats? Curious about wildlife? The Refuge's Junior Rangers at the Refuge program is perfect for your family! Join them each month to explore the Don Edwards SF Bay National Wildlife Refuge through fun, educational activities.This… Read More
Alviso
Discover the Flyway Trail - cartoon birds against a panorama of ponds and marsh

Discover the Flyway Trail - Ravenswood Ponds

  • Sat, 06/27/2026, 10:00am – 12:00pm
You can explore birds, baylands, and active restoration on a docent-led walk leading out to the Flyway Trail! You'll discover wildlife from a 360 degree view at the Ravenswood Unit of the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge. Reserve a spot here - these walks fill up quickly. We will meet in the Bedwell Bayfront Park parking lot, adjacent to the bathrooms, and… Read More
Ravenswood
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

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
US Army Corps