Yerba Buena Island Native Plant Field Trip

Unlike Treasure Island, which is an artificial island constructed in the 1930s, Yerba Buena Island is one of the Bay’s many natural islands. While not reaching the scale of Angel Island, it is one of the Bay’s largest islands, and as a result has experienced a lot of human activity in the modern era, including being an Army reservation and a Naval base. It still harbors a Coast Guard base on its southeast side. An Ohlone village existed on the northeast corner Yerba Buena Island. Yerba Buena Island is home to several distinct native plant communities and some interesting wildlife, including land and water birds, harbor seals, alligator and western fence lizards, albino raccoons, and even possibly a new-to-science banana slug!
Join long-time Chapter Rare Plants Chair, Peter Brastow and Peter Summerville of Treasure Island Development Authority, for a tour of some of northwest Yerba Buena Island’s natural and resurrected ecology, including a new park on Treasure Island! The Peters will orient folks to the entire island and other places they can visit on their own after the field trip.
Sign this waiver to attend. Meet at Building 1 on Treasure Island.