Volunteer Service Day at Santa Clara River Preserve (BONUS: Bird Walk)

Fall is upon us along with a volunteer service day at the Santa Clara River Preserve. The preserve is owned by The Nature Conservancy and contains a couple miles flat trails, vast areas of native plant and animal restoration, and a place to experience the river itself.

We'll prepare for winter by removing weeds and trimming plants along the trails. No experience necessary, you will learn the native and non-native species quickly. Work time from 10am-noon.

BONUS: 8am-10am Bird walk with experts from Western Foundation Vertebrate Zoology (the bird museum in Camarillo). Quick break after and then we will do our work.

Meet at the parking lot.

Wear:
long pants to protect from ticks or thorns
closed shoes that can get dirty
a hat and other sun protection

Bring:
A reusable filled water bottle
Refreshments for yourself

Optional:
Bring gardening gloves and hand tools, a limited number of tools may be available to lend.
Binoculars for birding or other wildlife spotting

Kids welcome accompanied by adult at all times. No dogs please. ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST SIGN BOTH A SIERRA CLUB AND NATURE CONSERVANCY WAIVER.

Rain, even light rain, cancels. Check status if the Preserve is open due to weather at Preserve Website

Directions: Do not trust Google and Apple maps! Notice there are TWO Mission Rock Roads!
* 126 Exit Briggs Rd, turn south
* Right onto Pinkerton Rd
* Bends to the left onto Mission Rock Rd
* NO MORE TURNS just go to the dead end of Mission Rock Rd next to TriCounty Auto Dismantlers
* Enter preserve, parking is on the right