Rainbow Hike: Tidepools

Fri · Nov 6·1 PM – 4 PM·Turtle Island Restoration Network Headquarters & SPAWN Native Plant Nursery, 9255 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Olema, CA · Lagunitas

Volunteer to help reorganize and upgrade the SPAWN Native Plant Nursery, moving plants, renovating benches, and installing water‑wise irrigation.

Fri · Nov 6·4 PM·Civic Center Library, Storytime Room, 1188 S. Livermore Ave. Livermore, California 94550

A naturalist from Del Valle Regional Park explains how animal senses differ from human senses at Civic Center Library’s Storytime Room, free, ages 5 and up.

Fri · Nov 6·10 AM – 1 PM·EcoCenter, 2560 Embarcadero Road · Palo Alto, CA

Explore hands‑on tabletop activities on earthquakes, plate tectonics, rock formation, and mineral properties, plus interactive touchscreens and an open‑air duck pond display with bird experts at the EcoCenter.

Fri · Nov 6·6:30 PM – 9 PM·Oakland Zoo Events

Glowfari at Oakland Zoo displays hundreds of animal lanterns themed around California forests, San Francisco Bay, Montana, Florida Everglades, and Hawaii, for all ages.

Sat · Oct 24·10 AM – 3 PM·Mark West Creek Regional Park and Preserve

Explore Sonoma County's newest parklands at Mark West Creek Regional Park before public opening.

Wed · Oct 28·8:30 AM – 10:30 AM·Spring Lake Regional Park

Leisurely bird walks at Spring Lake Regional Park cater to all experience levels.

Wed · Oct 28·9:30 AM – 12:30 PM·Doran Regional Park

Ice plant removal volunteers restore native coastal habitat at Doran Regional Park.

Thu · Oct 29·9 AM – 12 PM·Taylor Mountain Regional Park and Preserve

Volunteer for invasive plant removal at Taylor Mountain Regional Park and Preserve, clearing non‑native species to make space for native plants and wildlife.