We will start our day with a tour of our Community Nursery. Then, volunteers will work together with OCF AmeriCorps members to perform tasks around the nursery. This is a moderate-high intensity event.

No experience necessary, just a willingness to work with others while enjoying the outside. Great opportunity to gain hands-on nursery and landscape experience while supporting a good cause!

This event is all ages, for other possible events check out our eventbrite page!

Parking Details: Street parking is available on McKendrie St and Ruff Dr. Please avoid parking along Spring St, which is known to be checked, and vehicles parked there will be ticketed.

COVID- 19 Protocols: You should not report to your volunteer shift if you are feeling ill or are showing any symptoms of COVID-19. CDC-approved face coverings and social distancing are no longer required while volunteering with Our City Forest.

Disclaimer: At this volunteer event, you may be working with individuals who are unvaccinated. Please use your discretion in taking the proper precautions.

Volunteers under the age of 13 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian to volunteer.

Service work forms can be submitted electronically to volunteer@ourcityforest.org, or brought with you to your volunteer shift.

*** If you have already submitted your forms, there is no need to send another copy. Thank you!

What to Bring to Volunteer:

• Closed-toed shoes (No crocs, sandals, flats, etc.)

• Proper work clothing that can get dirty (long pants are recommended, but make sure your attire is weather appropriate)

• Appropriate sun or rain protection (Sunscreen, Hat, Rain jacket, etc.)

• Water! Please bring plenty of water to keep yourself hydrated throughout your volunteer shift.

• Recommended: Gardening-type gloves

If you arrive at your shift without the above items, you may be turned away from volunteering for safety reasons.

Location: Our City Forest Nursery and Training Center 1000 Spring St San Jose, CA 95110

Contact Paul Heiple at pheiple@gmail.com or (650) 854-7125

Help restore habitat at Edgewood Park and Natural Preserve, known for fabulous wildflowers and amazing diversity near Redwood City. Weeders see far more than weeds: we get to be up close to the native plants, some of which are seen only by weeders.

Sturdy gloves are recommended; you might also want to bring sunscreen, water, a hat, layered clothing and wear long sleeves/pants.

We weed year-round every Friday at 9:00am. Our 5:30pm Wednesday sessions will resume in March of 2025, after Daylight Savings Time resumes. For an overview, please visit www.cnps-scv.org/restoration/edgewood-park.

To participate, join the email list and sign the electronic volunteer agreement, by sending an email to weed- warriors-coord@friendsofedgewood.org.

Please check the email list for each weeding session’s meeting place. For questions about Friday sessions, contact Paul Heiple at pheiple@gmail.com or (650) 854-7125.

Location: Edgewood Park and Natural Preserve

Registration: Email weed-warriors-coord@friendsofedgewood.org

Cost: None

Link: https://www.cnps-scv.org/events/calendar/eventdetail/11388/-/edgewood-restoration

We will start our day with a tour of our Community Nursery. Then, volunteers will work together with OCF AmeriCorps members to perform tasks around the nursery. This is a moderate-high intensity event.

No experience necessary, just a willingness to work with others while enjoying the outside. Great opportunity to gain hands-on nursery and landscape experience while supporting a good cause!

This event is all ages, for other possible events check out our eventbrite page!

Parking Details: Street parking is available on McKendrie St and Ruff Dr. Please avoid parking along Spring St, which is known to be checked, and vehicles parked there will be ticketed.

COVID- 19 Protocols: You should not report to your volunteer shift if you are feeling ill or are showing any symptoms of COVID-19. CDC-approved face coverings and social distancing are no longer required while volunteering with Our City Forest.

Disclaimer: At this volunteer event, you may be working with individuals who are unvaccinated. Please use your discretion in taking the proper precautions.

Volunteers under the age of 13 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian to volunteer.

Service work forms can be submitted electronically to volunteer@ourcityforest.org, or brought with you to your volunteer shift.

*** If you have already submitted your forms, there is no need to send another copy. Thank you!

What to Bring to Volunteer:

• Closed-toed shoes (No crocs, sandals, flats, etc.)

• Proper work clothing that can get dirty (long pants are recommended, but make sure your attire is weather appropriate)

• Appropriate sun or rain protection (Sunscreen, Hat, Rain jacket, etc.)

• Water! Please bring plenty of water to keep yourself hydrated throughout your volunteer shift.

• Recommended: Gardening-type gloves

If you arrive at your shift without the above items, you may be turned away from volunteering for safety reasons.

Location: Our City Forest Nursery and Training Center 1000 Spring St San Jose, CA 95110

This event will cover several aspects of rose care during the winter months: pruning tips, making new roses, disease and pest prevention, and fertilization.

Location: Cupertino Library : 10800 Torre Avenue, Cupertino 95014

Name of Presenter: UC Master Gardener Karla Valente

Registration: None

Cost: Free

We’re in the fall planting season, so it’s time to get your seeds ready to plant and finish your planting plans. This free event provides an opportunity to share and receive both cuttings and seeds of native plants. Browse the diverse offerings, ranging from easy-to-grow to hard-to-find, and go home with cuttings and seeds of new native plants! We will provide coin envelopes for seeds but do bring containers in which to carry cuttings home.

If you have native plant material from your own garden to share, please bring some. Label it to make it easy to browse – some gardeners attach helpful hints about growing; others display photos of plants in bloom. You may find it convenient to use www.calscape.org for this – there is a link on each plant’s information page to make a printable sign for most native species and cultivars.

If you bring cuttings, keep them cool and moist in a bucket of water. You don’t have to bring anything if you don’t have any native material to share – there is usually plenty for all.

Several popular gardening books will be available for sale during the event, including the new Wildflowers of California from CNPS, Seed Propagation of Native California Plants (2021 ed.), by Dara E. Emery; California Native Plants for the Garden by Carol Bornstein, David Fross and Bart O’Brien; and California Native Gardening, A Month-by-Month Guide, by Helen Popper.

Our Wildflower Ambassadors will be giving out free seed packets and information as well.

 Time: December 15, 1:00 PM

Location: Peninsula Conservation Center (PCC) is located at 3921 E. Bayshore Road in Palo Alto

Registration: None

Volunteers will work together with OCF AmeriCorps members to perform tasks around Bagby Elementary School . This is a moderate-high intensity event.

No experience necessary, just a willingness to work with others while enjoying the outside. Great opportunity to gain hands-on nursery and landscape experience while supporting a good cause!

This event is all ages, for other possible events check out our eventbrite page!

Parking Details: Parking is available in the Bagby Elementry School parking lot.

COVID- 19 Protocols: You should not report to your volunteer shift if you are feeling ill or are showing any symptoms of COVID-19. CDC-approved face coverings and social distancing are no longer required while volunteering with Our City Forest.

Disclaimer: At this volunteer event, you may be working with individuals who are unvaccinated. Please use your discretion in taking the proper precautions.

Volunteers under the age of 14 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian to volunteer.

Service work forms can be submitted electronically to volunteer@ourcityforest.org, or brought with you to your volunteer shift.

*** If you have already submitted your forms, there is no need to send another copy. Thank you!

What to Bring to Volunteer:

• Closed-toed shoes (No crocs, sandals, flats, etc.)

• Proper work clothing that can get dirty (long pants are recommended, but make sure your attire is weather appropriate)

• Appropriate sun or rain protection (Sunscreen, Hat, Rain jacket, etc.)

• Water! Please bring plenty of water to keep yourself hydrated throughout your volunteer shift.

• Recommended: Gardening-type gloves

If you arrive at your shift without the above items, you may be turned away from volunteering for safety reasons.

Location: 1840 Harris Ave 1840 Harris Avenue San Jose, CA 95124

Help us maintain and beautify Martial Cottle Park through sheet mulching, native bioswale planting, and drip installation!

***All first time attendees must submit a Volunteer Waiver & Release form

• Participants18 and older must submit a Participant Waiver and Release Form.

• Participants under the age of 18 must have a parent/guardian complete the Participant Waiver and Release Form.

• Participants under the age of 13 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian to attend.

Forms can be submitted electronically to volunteer@ourcityforest.org, or brought with you to the event.

What to Bring to Volunteer:

• Closed-toed shoes

• Gardening attire

• Appropriate sun or rain protection (Sunscreen, Hat, Rain jacket, etc.)

• Water! Please bring plenty of water to keep yourself hydrated throughout the morning

• Recommended: Gardening-type gloves

Location: Urban Forestry Education Center 391 Chynoweth Avenue San Jose, CA 95136

Contact www.meetup.com/California-Native-Plant-Society-Santa- Clara-Valley-Chapter

VENUE: Kirk Park Native Garden

Volunteers meet at the garden on Saturdays from 9 AM to 11 AM, weather permitting, for weeding, watering and other maintenance activities. Occasionally there will be other tasks such as mulching and planting. Community volunteers, including families with children over 6, are always welcome! First-time volunteers will need to fill out a form from the City of San Jose available at https://lakecunninghamnativegarden.files.wordpress.com/2022/01/2021-volunteer-service-agreement-adoptapark-version.pdf

Wear a hat, gloves, and sturdy garden shoes. Bring plenty of fluids and hydrate often.

Parking Address: Briarwood Drive at Wawona Drive, San Jose (click the address to show it on a map).

Directions: From Meridian Avenue, go east on Foxworthy Avenue. Turn left on Briarwood Drive and go about a block. The park is on your left. Park along Briarwood Drive. The garden is along the cement walkway that parallels the north edge of the park.

For more information and to RSVP please see Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/california-native-plant-society-santa-clara-valley-chapter/ Workdays are sometimes rescheduled or canceled. Always RSVP to confirm, and check the latest updates Friday night. If you can't make it, please change your RSVP so we know and wait-listers get a chance.

Time: December 14, 9:00 AM

Location: Kirk Park, San Jose

Registration: RSVP

First Time Volunteers: https://lakecunninghamnativegarden.files.wordpress.com/2022/01/2021-volunteer-service-agreement-adoptapark-version.pdf

Celebrate the cool weather and festive season with your own wreath creation! OCF will provide materials you need to build your own wreath. We will utilize plant material from our CA Garden learning about native and ornamental drought-tolerant plants along the way. All materials are free of charge for participants, but if you would like to make a small donation to cover some material costs we appreciate anything you are willing to offer. You can use this link or a donation jar will also be available at the event.

COVID- 19 Protocols: You should not report to your volunteer shift if you are feeling ill or are showing any symptoms of COVID-19.

Disclaimer: At this volunteer event, you may be working with individuals who are unvaccinated. Please use your discretion in taking the proper precautions.

***All FIRST TIME volunteers must submit a 2024 Volunteer Waiver & Release form

• All Volunteers must submit a waiver once for each calendar year they work. (We are using 2024 waivers now.)

• Volunteers 18 and older must submit a Volunteer Waiver and Release Form.

• Volunteers under the age of 18 must have a parent/guardian complete the Volunteer Waiver and Release Form.

• Volunteers under the age of 13 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian to volunteer.

Forms can be submitted electronically to volunteer@ourcityforest.org, or brought with you to your volunteer shift.

What to Bring:

• Closed-toed shoes (No crocs, sandals, flats, etc.)

• Appropriate sun or rain protection (Sunscreen, Hat, Rain jacket, etc.)

• Water! Please bring plenty of water to keep yourself hydrated

If you arrive without the above items, you may be turned away from volunteering due to safety reasons.

Disclaimer: This is a fun workshop and not a standard workday. This event will not count toward service hours. Please look at other Our City Forest events if you are looking to gain service hours.

We will start our day with a tour of our Community Nursery. Then, volunteers will work together with OCF AmeriCorps members to perform tasks around the nursery. This is a moderate-high intensity event.

No experience necessary, just a willingness to work with others while enjoying the outside. Great opportunity to gain hands-on nursery and landscape experience while supporting a good cause!

This event is all ages, for other possible events check out our eventbrite page!

Parking Details: Street parking is available on McKendrie St and Ruff Dr. Please avoid parking along Spring St, which is known to be checked, and vehicles parked there will be ticketed.

COVID- 19 Protocols: You should not report to your volunteer shift if you are feeling ill or are showing any symptoms of COVID-19. CDC-approved face coverings and social distancing are no longer required while volunteering with Our City Forest.

Disclaimer: At this volunteer event, you may be working with individuals who are unvaccinated. Please use your discretion in taking the proper precautions.

Volunteers under the age of 13 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian to volunteer.

Service work forms can be submitted electronically to volunteer@ourcityforest.org, or brought with you to your volunteer shift.

*** If you have already submitted your forms, there is no need to send another copy. Thank you!

What to Bring to Volunteer:

• Closed-toed shoes (No crocs, sandals, flats, etc.)

• Proper work clothing that can get dirty (long pants are recommended, but make sure your attire is weather appropriate)

• Appropriate sun or rain protection (Sunscreen, Hat, Rain jacket, etc.)

• Water! Please bring plenty of water to keep yourself hydrated throughout your volunteer shift.

• Recommended: Gardening-type gloves

If you arrive at your shift without the above items, you may be turned away from volunteering for safety reasons.

Location: Our City Forest Nursery and Training Center 1000 Spring St San Jose, CA 95110

Contact www.meetup.com/California-Native-Plant-Society-Santa- Clara-Valley-Chapter

The California Native Garden project in Lake Cunningham Regional Park controls invasive plants in a 2-acre area and beautifies it with California native wildflowers, perennials, shrubs, and trees. Join us to restore habitat (weeding and mulching) in the Native Garden at Lake Cunningham Park, San Jose. During the summer months, we remove invasives throughout the park. Meeting place may change from one week to the next.

For more information and to RSVP please see Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/california-native-plant-society-santa-clara-valley-chapter/

First timers: please follow directions in this meetup to get to the native garden. It is a very large park (200 acres) with two entrances. You want to head to the Google map pin for "Lake Cunningham Native Garden".

Wear a hat, gloves, and sturdy garden shoes. Bring plenty of fluids and hydrate often. We start with a 5-minute orientation, then walk to the site, so please be on time.

First-timers: Bring a signed waiver form available at https://lakecunninghamnativegarden.files.wordpress.com/2022/01/2021-volunteer-service-agreement-adoptapark-version.pdf

Workdays are sometimes rescheduled or canceled. Always RSVP on Meetup to confirm, and check the latest updates Friday night. If you can't make it, please change your RSVP so we know and wait-listers get a chance.

Location: Lake Cunningham Regional Park

VENUE: Native Garden Parking Lot

Registration: Sign-up

Waiver: https://lakecunninghamnativegarden.files.wordpress.com/2022/01/2021-volunteer-service-agreement-adoptapark-version.pdf

Help Our City Forest transform your neighbor's lawn into a water-saving, drought-resistant garden. With the guidance and supervision of our staff, volunteers will be using shovels, hand shovels, wheel barrels, and other tools to move dirt and soil around. We will be planting Californian natives plus some non native drought tolerant plants that will over time in 1-2 years grow and completely transform the yard.

So Why Lawn Bust?: What we do is more than just doing landscaping work. What we do helps change the infrastructure of the yard to help homeowners save water that would otherwise be wasted on grass lawns, have better rain water retention, watershed and soil regeneration, and provide food and habitat to the local wildlife such as birds, bees, and butterflies. We also hope that volunteers engage with and grow the community by having them meet their neighbors as well.

Disclaimer: Please show up 10-15 minutes early as the event will start at 12:30 pm.

Location details will be shared via email prior to the event.

COVID- 19 Protocols: You should not report to your volunteer shift if you are feeling ill or are showing any symptoms of COVID-19.

Disclaimer: At this volunteer event, you may be working with individuals who are unvaccinated. Please use your discretion in taking the proper precautions.

***All FIRST TIME volunteers must submit a 2024 Volunteer Waiver & Release form

• A ll Volunteers must submit a waiver once for each calendar year they work. (We are using 2024 waivers now.)

• Volunteers 18 and older must submit a Volunteer Waiver and Release Form.

• Volunteers under the age of 18 must have a parent/guardian complete the Volunteer Waiver and Release Form.

• Volunteers under the age of 13 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian to volunteer.

Forms can be submitted electronically to volunteer@ourcityforest.org, or brought with you to your volunteer shift.

What to Bring to Volunteer:

• A face covering (recommended but not required). We work with dusty materials so a mask or bandana face covering is highly recommended!

• Closed-toed shoes (No crocs, sandals, flats, etc.)

• Proper work clothing that can get dirty (long pants are recommended, but make sure your attire is weather appropriate)

• Appropriate sun or rain protection (Sunscreen, Hat, Rain jacket, etc.)

• Water! Please bring plenty of water to keep yourself hydrated throughout your volunteer shift)

• Recommended: Gardening-type gloves

If you arrive at your shift without the above items, you may be turned away from volunteering due to safety reasons.

Help Our City Forest transform your neighbor's lawn into a water-saving, drought-resistant garden. With the guidance and supervision of our staff, volunteers will be using shovels, hand shovels, wheel barrels, and other tools to move dirt and soil around. We will be planting Californian natives plus some non native drought tolerant plants that will over time in 1-2 years grow and completely transform the yard.

So Why Lawn Bust?: What we do is more than just doing landscaping work. What we do helps change the infrastructure of the yard to help homeowners save water that would otherwise be wasted on grass lawns, have better rain water retention, watershed and soil regeneration, and provide food and habitat to the local wildlife such as birds, bees, and butterflies. We also hope that volunteers engage with and grow the community by having them meet their neighbors as well.

Disclaimer: Please show up 10-15 minutes early as the event will start at 9 am.

Location details will be shared via email prior to the event.

COVID- 19 Protocols: You should not report to your volunteer shift if you are feeling ill or are showing any symptoms of COVID-19.

Disclaimer: At this volunteer event, you may be working with individuals who are unvaccinated. Please use your discretion in taking the proper precautions.

***All FIRST TIME volunteers must submit a 2024 Volunteer Waiver & Release form

• A ll Volunteers must submit a waiver once for each calendar year they work. (We are using 2024 waivers now.)

• Volunteers 18 and older must submit a Volunteer Waiver and Release Form.

• Volunteers under the age of 18 must have a parent/guardian complete the Volunteer Waiver and Release Form.

• Volunteers under the age of 13 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian to volunteer.

Forms can be submitted electronically to volunteer@ourcityforest.org, or brought with you to your volunteer shift.

What to Bring to Volunteer:

• A face covering (recommended but not required). We work with dusty materials so a mask or bandana face covering is highly recommended!

• Closed-toed shoes (No crocs, sandals, flats, etc.)

• Proper work clothing that can get dirty (long pants are recommended, but make sure your attire is weather appropriate)

• Appropriate sun or rain protection (Sunscreen, Hat, Rain jacket, etc.)

• Water! Please bring plenty of water to keep yourself hydrated throughout your volunteer shift)

• Recommended: Gardening-type gloves

If you arrive at your shift without the above items, you may be turned away from volunteering due to safety reasons.

Contact Paul Heiple at pheiple@gmail.com or (650) 854-7125

Help restore habitat at Edgewood Park and Natural Preserve, known for fabulous wildflowers and amazing diversity near Redwood City. Weeders see far more than weeds: we get to be up close to the native plants, some of which are seen only by weeders.

Sturdy gloves are recommended; you might also want to bring sunscreen, water, a hat, layered clothing and wear long sleeves/pants.

We weed year-round every Friday at 9:00am. Our 5:30pm Wednesday sessions will resume in March of 2025, after Daylight Savings Time resumes. For an overview, please visit www.cnps-scv.org/restoration/edgewood-park.

To participate, join the email list and sign the electronic volunteer agreement, by sending an email to weed- warriors-coord@friendsofedgewood.org.

Please check the email list for each weeding session’s meeting place. For questions about Friday sessions, contact Paul Heiple at pheiple@gmail.com or (650) 854-7125.

Location: Edgewood Park and Natural Preserve

Registration: Email weed-warriors-coord@friendsofedgewood.org

Cost: None

Link: https://www.cnps-scv.org/events/calendar/eventdetail/11388/-/edgewood-restoration

We will start our day with a tour of our Community Nursery. Then, volunteers will work together with OCF AmeriCorps members to perform tasks around the nursery. This is a moderate-high intensity event.

No experience necessary, just a willingness to work with others while enjoying the outside. Great opportunity to gain hands-on nursery and landscape experience while supporting a good cause!

This event is all ages, for other possible events check out our eventbrite page!

Parking Details: Street parking is available on McKendrie St and Ruff Dr. Please avoid parking along Spring St, which is known to be checked, and vehicles parked there will be ticketed.

COVID- 19 Protocols: You should not report to your volunteer shift if you are feeling ill or are showing any symptoms of COVID-19. CDC-approved face coverings and social distancing are no longer required while volunteering with Our City Forest.

Disclaimer: At this volunteer event, you may be working with individuals who are unvaccinated. Please use your discretion in taking the proper precautions.

Volunteers under the age of 13 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian to volunteer.

Service work forms can be submitted electronically to volunteer@ourcityforest.org, or brought with you to your volunteer shift.

*** If you have already submitted your forms, there is no need to send another copy. Thank you!

What to Bring to Volunteer:

• Closed-toed shoes (No crocs, sandals, flats, etc.)

• Proper work clothing that can get dirty (long pants are recommended, but make sure your attire is weather appropriate)

• Appropriate sun or rain protection (Sunscreen, Hat, Rain jacket, etc.)

• Water! Please bring plenty of water to keep yourself hydrated throughout your volunteer shift.

• Recommended: Gardening-type gloves

If you arrive at your shift without the above items, you may be turned away from volunteering for safety reasons.

Location: Our City Forest Nursery and Training Center 1000 Spring St San Jose, CA 95110

CNPS SCV Board meetings are open to all members. The meetings start at 7pm, and are generally held on the third or fourth Thursday of the month on Zoom. 

Time: Thursday, December 12, 2024 07:00pm

Location: Zoom

Registration: If you would like to attend the meeting, please contact one of our co-presidents at president@cnps-scv.org.

Help Our City Forest transform your neighbor's lawn into a water-saving, drought-resistant garden. With the guidance and supervision of our staff, volunteers will be using shovels, hand shovels, wheel barrels, and other tools to move dirt and soil around. We will be planting Californian natives plus some non native drought tolerant plants that will over time in 1-2 years grow and completely transform the yard.

So Why Lawn Bust?: What we do is more than just doing landscaping work. What we do helps change the infrastructure of the yard to help homeowners save water that would otherwise be wasted on grass lawns, have better rain water retention, watershed and soil regeneration, and provide food and habitat to the local wildlife such as birds, bees, and butterflies. We also hope that volunteers engage with and grow the community by having them meet their neighbors as well.

Disclaimer: Please show up 10-15 minutes early as the event will start at 12:30 pm.

Location details will be shared via email prior to the event.

COVID- 19 Protocols: You should not report to your volunteer shift if you are feeling ill or are showing any symptoms of COVID-19.

Disclaimer: At this volunteer event, you may be working with individuals who are unvaccinated. Please use your discretion in taking the proper precautions.

***All FIRST TIME volunteers must submit a 2024 Volunteer Waiver & Release form

• A ll Volunteers must submit a waiver once for each calendar year they work. (We are using 2024 waivers now.)

• Volunteers 18 and older must submit a Volunteer Waiver and Release Form.

• Volunteers under the age of 18 must have a parent/guardian complete the Volunteer Waiver and Release Form.

• Volunteers under the age of 13 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian to volunteer.

Forms can be submitted electronically to volunteer@ourcityforest.org, or brought with you to your volunteer shift.

What to Bring to Volunteer:

• A face covering (recommended but not required). We work with dusty materials so a mask or bandana face covering is highly recommended!

• Closed-toed shoes (No crocs, sandals, flats, etc.)

• Proper work clothing that can get dirty (long pants are recommended, but make sure your attire is weather appropriate)

• Appropriate sun or rain protection (Sunscreen, Hat, Rain jacket, etc.)

• Water! Please bring plenty of water to keep yourself hydrated throughout your volunteer shift)

• Recommended: Gardening-type gloves

If you arrive at your shift without the above items, you may be turned away from volunteering due to safety reasons.

We will start our day with a tour of our Community Nursery. Then, volunteers will work together with OCF AmeriCorps members to perform tasks around the nursery. This is a moderate-high intensity event.

No experience necessary, just a willingness to work with others while enjoying the outside. Great opportunity to gain hands-on nursery and landscape experience while supporting a good cause!

This event is all ages, for other possible events check out our eventbrite page!

Parking Details: Street parking is available on McKendrie St and Ruff Dr. Please avoid parking along Spring St, which is known to be checked, and vehicles parked there will be ticketed.

COVID- 19 Protocols: You should not report to your volunteer shift if you are feeling ill or are showing any symptoms of COVID-19. CDC-approved face coverings and social distancing are no longer required while volunteering with Our City Forest.

Disclaimer: At this volunteer event, you may be working with individuals who are unvaccinated. Please use your discretion in taking the proper precautions.

Volunteers under the age of 13 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian to volunteer.

Service work forms can be submitted electronically to volunteer@ourcityforest.org, or brought with you to your volunteer shift.

*** If you have already submitted your forms, there is no need to send another copy. Thank you!

What to Bring to Volunteer:

• Closed-toed shoes (No crocs, sandals, flats, etc.)

• Proper work clothing that can get dirty (long pants are recommended, but make sure your attire is weather appropriate)

• Appropriate sun or rain protection (Sunscreen, Hat, Rain jacket, etc.)

• Water! Please bring plenty of water to keep yourself hydrated throughout your volunteer shift.

• Recommended: Gardening-type gloves

If you arrive at your shift without the above items, you may be turned away from volunteering for safety reasons.

Location: Our City Forest Nursery and Training Center 1000 Spring St San Jose, CA 95110

Help Our City Forest transform your neighbor's lawn into a water-saving, drought-resistant garden. With the guidance and supervision of our staff, volunteers will be using shovels, hand shovels, wheel barrels, and other tools to move dirt and soil around. We will be planting Californian natives plus some non native drought tolerant plants that will over time in 1-2 years grow and completely transform the yard.

So Why Lawn Bust?: What we do is more than just doing landscaping work. What we do helps change the infrastructure of the yard to help homeowners save water that would otherwise be wasted on grass lawns, have better rain water retention, watershed and soil regeneration, and provide food and habitat to the local wildlife such as birds, bees, and butterflies. We also hope that volunteers engage with and grow the community by having them meet their neighbors as well.

Disclaimer: Please show up 10-15 minutes early as the event will start at 9 am.

Location details will be shared via email prior to the event.

COVID- 19 Protocols: You should not report to your volunteer shift if you are feeling ill or are showing any symptoms of COVID-19.

Disclaimer: At this volunteer event, you may be working with individuals who are unvaccinated. Please use your discretion in taking the proper precautions.

***All FIRST TIME volunteers must submit a 2024 Volunteer Waiver & Release form

• A ll Volunteers must submit a waiver once for each calendar year they work. (We are using 2024 waivers now.)

• Volunteers 18 and older must submit a Volunteer Waiver and Release Form.

• Volunteers under the age of 18 must have a parent/guardian complete the Volunteer Waiver and Release Form.

• Volunteers under the age of 13 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian to volunteer.

Forms can be submitted electronically to volunteer@ourcityforest.org, or brought with you to your volunteer shift.

What to Bring to Volunteer:

• A face covering (recommended but not required). We work with dusty materials so a mask or bandana face covering is highly recommended!

• Closed-toed shoes (No crocs, sandals, flats, etc.)

• Proper work clothing that can get dirty (long pants are recommended, but make sure your attire is weather appropriate)

• Appropriate sun or rain protection (Sunscreen, Hat, Rain jacket, etc.)

• Water! Please bring plenty of water to keep yourself hydrated throughout your volunteer shift)

• Recommended: Gardening-type gloves

If you arrive at your shift without the above items, you may be turned away from volunteering due to safety reasons.

In this talk, Jill will demonstrate how to make a seasonal dried flower wreath using sustainable materials, with a focus on native California plants. She’ll share techniques for drying flowers and creating the wreath, demonstrate how to start and finish your creation and identify some useful garden flowers you can start in the ground now to enjoy next year. These dried arrangements are made to be enjoyed for years or can be composted in their entirety when the season is over.

Please note that Jill will only demonstrate how to make a California native plant wreath; there will be no audience participation.

Jill Sowards is a gardener and owner of Violetear Studio. She teaches classes and workshops on a range of gardening and design topics throughout the Bay Area and online. No matter the subject, her foundation is always on ecological gardening, waterwise practices and how to incorporate native plants. Originally trained as a public interest lawyer, Jill believes that all people can benefit from building a nurturing connection with the joy of the garden.

Time: Wednesday, December 11, 2024 07:00pm

Location: Los Altos Library Orchard Room, 13 S. San Antonio Rd., Los Altos

Registration: None

Conservation Committee 

Contact Committee Chair Carolyn Dorsch at cdorsch@cnps-scv.org or (650) 804-6162, or Judy Fenerty at judy@fenerty.com

This committee covers many issues affecting native plants: conservation, advocacy, legislation, habitat restoration and rare plants. The committee meets once a month to provide information and support for these conservation issues and efforts. Members of our committee work on projects throughout the Chapter area, coordinating with our state CNPS program staff and other conservation organizations.

Please join us in our important work! For questions, comments or concerns, contact Committee Chair Carolyn Dorsch at cdorsch@cnps-scv.org or (650) 804-6162, or Conservation Chair Judy Fenerty at judy@fenerty.com. If you are interested in joining our committee meetings on Zoom, please email Carolyn for the link.

Time: Tuesday, December 10, 2024 07:00pm

Location: Zoom

Are you not sure what to do after your roses have finished blooming? Then this talk is for you. Join Laura Westley to learn the basics on how to prune roses and other perennial bushes in the winter and keys to giving roses a great start for their next growing season in the spring. You will also discover which pruners to use when, and cleaning and caring for your tools. Last, but not least, you will see a live demo of pruning a rose bush.

Location: Saratoga Library - Community Room : 13650 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA 95070

Name of Presenter: UC Master Gardener Laura Westley

Registration: None

Cost: Free

Come join us at one of our popular Wreath-Making Workshops and learn how to make your own Wreath! Join Master Gardener Nella Henninger and friends as she leads you in creating a beautiful Wreath from simple materials. You’ll start by making a grapevine framework base for your wreath, then choose and add green materials, and finally top it off with a festive bow! If you have an old grapevine base or any special ornamentation you wish to use, bring them along!

We will hold two Workshops on Sunday, December 8th

Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM or 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Location: Martial Cottle Park - UC Master Gardener Pavilion: 5283 Snell Ave, San Jose, CA 95136

Presenter(s) : UC Master Gardener Nella Henninger & Team

Registration: Workshop is full. Class size is limited to 20 participants.

Cost: Free. A $25.00 donation at the class is suggested.

Participants should also wear closed-toed shoes, layered clothing, and a hat, as the class meets in our Pavilion (or in our Greenhouse, if it’s raining). 

Please arrive 15 minutes early to allow time to park and sign in.

Note: The Park charges $6.00 for parking, or park closer to our area on Chynoweth Avenue near Vauxhall Circle for free.

Come join us at one of our popular Wreath-Making Workshops and learn how to make your own Wreath! Join Master Gardener Nella Henninger and friends as she leads you in creating a beautiful Wreath from simple materials. You’ll start by making a grapevine framework base for your wreath, then choose and add green materials, and finally top it off with a festive bow! If you have an old grapevine base or any special ornamentation you wish to use, bring them along!

We will hold two Workshops on Sunday, December 8th.

Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM or 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Location: Martial Cottle Park - UC Master Gardener Pavilion: 5283 Snell Ave, San Jose, CA 95136

Presenter(s) : UC Master Gardener Nella Henninger & Team

Registration: Workshop is full. Class size is limited to 20 participants.

Cost: Free. A $25.00 donation at the class is suggested.

Participants should also wear closed-toed shoes, layered clothing, and a hat, as the class meets in our Pavilion (or in our Greenhouse, if it’s raining). 

Please arrive 15 minutes early to allow time to park and sign in.

Note: The Park charges $6.00 for parking, or park closer to our area on Chynoweth Avenue near Vauxhall Circle for free.

This event will cover several aspects of rose care during the winter months: pruning tips, making new roses, disease and pest prevention, and fertilization.

Location: Cupertino Library : 10800 Torre Avenue, Cupertino 95014

Name of Presenter: UC Master Gardener Karla Valente

Registration: None

Cost: Free

Graywater Laundry to Landscape

Millbrae Recreation Center, 477 Lincoln Circle, Millbrae

Instructor:  Frank Niccoli

Host:  City of Millbrae

Transform your home into an eco- friendly haven! Discover the secrets of safely reusing water from your washing machine to create a lush, thriving landscape.   Join our workshop to explore how to reuse residential graywater. Discover the best garden-friendly soaps and  detergents, and master the art of building your own laundry-to-landscape graywater system. Embrace sustainability and watch your garden flourish like never before!

Location: Millbrae Recreation Center, 477 Lincoln Circle, Millbrae

We will start our day with a tour of our Community Nursery. Then, volunteers will work together with OCF AmeriCorps members to perform tasks around the nursery. This is a moderate-high intensity event.

No experience necessary, just a willingness to work with others while enjoying the outside. Great opportunity to gain hands-on nursery and landscape experience while supporting a good cause!

This event is all ages, for other possible events check out our eventbrite page!

Parking Details: Street parking is available on McKendrie St and Ruff Dr. Please avoid parking along Spring St, which is known to be checked, and vehicles parked there will be ticketed.

COVID- 19 Protocols: You should not report to your volunteer shift if you are feeling ill or are showing any symptoms of COVID-19. CDC-approved face coverings and social distancing are no longer required while volunteering with Our City Forest.

Disclaimer: At this volunteer event, you may be working with individuals who are unvaccinated. Please use your discretion in taking the proper precautions.

Volunteers under the age of 13 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian to volunteer.

Service work forms can be submitted electronically to volunteer@ourcityforest.org, or brought with you to your volunteer shift.

*** If you have already submitted your forms, there is no need to send another copy. Thank you!

What to Bring to Volunteer:

• Closed-toed shoes (No crocs, sandals, flats, etc.)

• Proper work clothing that can get dirty (long pants are recommended, but make sure your attire is weather appropriate)

• Appropriate sun or rain protection (Sunscreen, Hat, Rain jacket, etc.)

• Water! Please bring plenty of water to keep yourself hydrated throughout your volunteer shift.

• Recommended: Gardening-type gloves

If you arrive at your shift without the above items, you may be turned away from volunteering for safety reasons.

Location: Our City Forest Nursery and Training Center 1000 Spring St San Jose, CA 95110

Contact www.meetup.com/California-Native-Plant-Society-Santa- Clara-Valley-Chapter

TIME: 9am

VENUE: Kirk Park Native Garden

Volunteers meet at the garden on Saturdays from 9 AM to 11 AM, weather permitting, for weeding, watering and other maintenance activities. Occasionally there will be other tasks such as mulching and planting. Community volunteers, including families with children over 6, are always welcome! First-time volunteers will need to fill out a form from the City of San Jose available at https://lakecunninghamnativegarden.files.wordpress.com/2022/01/2021-volunteer-service-agreement-adoptapark-version.pdf

Wear a hat, gloves, and sturdy garden shoes. Bring plenty of fluids and hydrate often.

Parking Address: Briarwood Drive at Wawona Drive, San Jose (click the address to show it on a map).

Directions: From Meridian Avenue, go east on Foxworthy Avenue. Turn left on Briarwood Drive and go about a block. The park is on your left. Park along Briarwood Drive. The garden is along the cement walkway that parallels the north edge of the park.

For more information and to RSVP please see Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/california-native-plant-society-santa-clara-valley-chapter/ Workdays are sometimes rescheduled or canceled. Always RSVP to confirm, and check the latest updates Friday night. If you can't make it, please change your RSVP so we know and wait-listers get a chance.

Location: Kirk Park, San Jose

Registration: RSVP

First Time Volunteers: https://lakecunninghamnativegarden.files.wordpress.com/2022/01/2021-volunteer-service-agreement-adoptapark-version.pdf

Help us maintain and beautify Martial Cottle Park through sheet mulching, native bioswale planting, and drip installation!

All first time attendees must submit a Volunteer Waiver & Release form

• Participants18 and older must submit a Participant Waiver and Release Form.

• Participants under the age of 18 must have a parent/guardian complete the Participant Waiver and Release Form.

• Participants under the age of 13 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian to attend.

Forms can be submitted electronically to volunteer@ourcityforest.org, or brought with you to the event.

What to Bring to Volunteer:

• Closed-toed shoes

• Gardening attire

• Appropriate sun or rain protection (Sunscreen, Hat, Rain jacket, etc.)

• Water! Please bring plenty of water to keep yourself hydrated throughout the morning

• Recommended: Gardening-type gloves

Location: Urban Forestry Education Center 391 Chynoweth Avenue San Jose, CA 95136

Contact www.meetup.com/California-Native-Plant-Society-Santa- Clara-Valley-Chapter

TIME: 8am
VENUE: Native Garden Parking Lot

The California Native Garden project in Lake Cunningham Regional Park controls invasive plants in a 2-acre area and beautifies it with California native wildflowers, perennials, shrubs, and trees. Join us to restore habitat (weeding and mulching) in the Native Garden at Lake Cunningham Park, San Jose. During the summer months, we remove invasives throughout the park. Meeting place may change from one week to the next.

For more information and to RSVP please see Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/california-native-plant-society-santa-clara-valley-chapter/

First timers: please follow directions in this meetup to get to the native garden. It is a very large park (200 acres) with two entrances. You want to head to the Google map pin for "Lake Cunningham Native Garden".

Wear a hat, gloves, and sturdy garden shoes. Bring plenty of fluids and hydrate often. We start with a 5-minute orientation, then walk to the site, so please be on time.

First-timers: Bring a signed waiver form available at https://lakecunninghamnativegarden.files.wordpress.com/2022/01/2021-volunteer-service-agreement-adoptapark-version.pdf

Workdays are sometimes rescheduled or canceled. Always RSVP on Meetup to confirm, and check the latest updates Friday night. If you can't make it, please change your RSVP so we know and wait-listers get a chance.

Location: Lake Cunningham Regional Park

Registration: Sign up

Waiver: https://lakecunninghamnativegarden.files.wordpress.com/2022/01/2021-volunteer-service-agreement-adoptapark-version.pdf