About us
Welcome! We're a 501(c)(3) environmental nonprofit based in Santa Barbara that hosts volunteer events and trips on both the Channel Islands and the adjacent mainland. If you're looking to help restore the local environment and volunteer in nature, then you're in the right place!
We host a variety of volunteer and educational activities throughout the year including native plant restoration, overnight backpacking trips, bird watching excursions, and opportunities to help educate the public about the importance of our native ecosystems.
From the Los Padres National Forest to the Channel Islands of California, explore and restore with us alongside the company of like-minded friends and our local environmental community!
Be the first to know about upcoming volunteer events when you sign up for our volunteer list at www.cirweb.org/volunteer
We hope to see you out there soon!
Channel Islands Restoration
Upcoming events
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Join The Core Nursery Volunteer Team!
The CIR Nursery, 1070 More Ranch Road, Santa Barbara, CA, USDo you have a passion for plants and a desire to make a lasting difference for California's native habitats? We'd love to have you join our Core Nursery Volunteer team at CIR!
Core Nursery Volunteers play a truly special role in our work. You'll receive hands-on, specialized training and learn all aspects of growing native plants — from seed propagation and soil prep to watering, transplanting, and plant care. This is a wonderful opportunity to deepen your knowledge of native plants while directly supporting restoration efforts in our community.
What the commitment looks like:
- 3 hours per session
- Approximately once a week, as your schedule allows
- Specialized training provided at our nursery — no prior experience necessary!
This level of dedication makes an extraordinary difference to CIR and our mission. Core Nursery Volunteers are the backbone of our growing program, and we are so grateful for every hour they contribute.
If this sounds like the right fit for you, we'd love to hear from you! Please use the following link to register: https://cirweb.org/calendar/nursery-volunteer-team, and we will invite you to a training session at our Goleta nursery soon! You must register on our website and not on meetup.com. Thank you!
THIS EVENT DOES NOT HAVE A DATE YET - We will send you details via email once you register.
Ken Owen
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