Nature in the City

Everyone, young or old, experienced or still learning, is welcome to join our California Native Plant workdays on the first Monday and third Saturday of each month. Registration is required in advance**.

**Please only sign up for what you can 100% commit to and let us know ASAP if you do not plan to attend so we can open your space to someone on the waitlist.

Please plan to arrive on time at the start of the work session.

Volunteers will be required to sign a waiver upon arrival.

Each person in your party (including children) must be signed up

Bring a mask: Masks are recommended when working closely with others.
What to bring* -- we will provide all of the tools you need. If you prefer to bring your own gloves, hori hori, or clippers, please do so.

• Mask or face covering
• Water Bottle
• Hat
• Sturdy Shoes
• Jacket with layered clothing underneath
• Sunscreen
• Snacks

*Travel light! The farm is an open public space and we have no secure storage for bags. Leave valuables at home and be mindful of your personal belongings, as you would in any park setting.
COVID-19 Precautions:

• We will have a hand washing station, hand sanitizer, and clean gloves available
• Please do not come to Alemany Farm if you develop COVID-19 symptoms on or before the day of your volunteer shift (fever, chills, repeated shaking/shivering, cough, sore throat, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, feeling unusually weak or fatigued, new loss of taste or smell, muscle pain, headache, runny or congested nose, or diarrhea)
• Please do not sign up for a volunteer shift if you are unwilling or unable to adhere to the above guidelines. Friends of Alemany Farm reserves the right to end your volunteer shift if any of the above guidelines are not followed.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/alemany-farm-native-plant-volunteer-day-registration-155900126475

Please sign up via Eventbrite, not meetup.

We will be joined by Pollinator Partnership who will co-lead iNaturalist tutorials and pollinator ID and exploration activities at Bret Harte.

June 22nd is the first day of Pollinator Week, an annual week of celebrations to bring awareness to the importance of pollinator conservation and education.

A bioblitz is a community science project in which participants identify as many species as possible in a short time frame. This helps with monitoring of endangered species, developing an understanding of local biodiversity, and guiding conservation efforts.
This workday is part of a series of workdays at four San Francisco Unified School District Green Schoolyard projects we are working on in collaboration with SFUSD, CalFire, and other local partners.

Event Leaders: Ella Bhat, Rachel Maunus, Maddie Dong, Avery Roe

Ella and Rachel are Nature in the City’s Green Schoolyard Program leads and are in the process of building a long-term stewardship programs at four SFUSD schools. They are working closely with school staff and community members to increase equitable knowledge of and access to green spaces in the neighborhood.
Maddie and Avery are the Communications Coordinator and Program Associate at Pollinator Partnership, a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote the health of pollinators, critical to food and ecosystems, through conservation, education, and research across North America. They will be helping participants identify and explore all of the pollinators at the newly built green schoolyard at Bret Harte.

Details: Workday will include an iNaturalist tutorial, bioblitz bingo, and a challenge to see how many unique species we can identify as we tour and observe the biodiversity of the newly completed Green Schoolyard. Please fill out this waiver before arriving

Preparation: Bring a smart phone if you have one, ideally with the iNaturalist app already loaded! Gloves, materials, and snacks will be provided. No prior experience necessary, all ages welcome!

Meeting Location: Meet at Bret Harte Elementary, 1035 Gilman Ave, San Francisco, CA 94124

Transportation: Street parking is available on Gilman. Accessible via the Muni 29.

Weather: Heavy rain will cancel. We will send out an announcement the morning of the walk if we decide to cancel.

We encourage you to sign our volunteer waiver ahead of time by visiting the following link: Volunteer Waiver

Visit the Corridor on iNaturalist to see what's living there: iNaturalist Monitoring Project
And see our website to view a map of the sites: https://natureinthecity.org/green-hairstreak

***Note*** There is no public restroom available in the Green Hairstreak Corridor, please plan accordingly.

Everyone, young or old, experienced or still learning, is welcome to join our California Native Plant workdays on the first Monday and third Saturday of each month. Registration is required in advance**.

**Please only sign up for what you can 100% commit to and let us know ASAP if you do not plan to attend so we can open your space to someone on the waitlist.

Please plan to arrive on time at the start of the work session.

Volunteers will be required to sign a waiver upon arrival.

Each person in your party (including children) must be signed up

Bring a mask: Masks are recommended when working closely with others.
What to bring* -- we will provide all of the tools you need. If you prefer to bring your own gloves, hori hori, or clippers, please do so.

• Mask or face covering
• Water Bottle
• Hat
• Sturdy Shoes
• Jacket with layered clothing underneath
• Sunscreen
• Snacks

*Travel light! The farm is an open public space and we have no secure storage for bags. Leave valuables at home and be mindful of your personal belongings, as you would in any park setting.
COVID-19 Precautions:

• We will have a hand washing station, hand sanitizer, and clean gloves available
• Please do not come to Alemany Farm if you develop COVID-19 symptoms on or before the day of your volunteer shift (fever, chills, repeated shaking/shivering, cough, sore throat, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, feeling unusually weak or fatigued, new loss of taste or smell, muscle pain, headache, runny or congested nose, or diarrhea)
• Please do not sign up for a volunteer shift if you are unwilling or unable to adhere to the above guidelines. Friends of Alemany Farm reserves the right to end your volunteer shift if any of the above guidelines are not followed.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/alemany-farm-native-plant-volunteer-day-registration-155900126475