Creek to Bay Day 2026
Creek to Bay Day is Back! Volunteer Across Oakland!
Join hundreds of your neighbors for one of Oakland's biggest days of environmental action! Creek to Bay Day brings together volunteers at 45 sites across the city, from creek to shoreline; there's a spot near you waiting for your help.
Every single site is part of one citywide mission: protecting the waterways that connect us all. Pick the location that interests you and become part of Oakland's volunteer movement for clean creeks, creating a healthy watershed, and a thriving Bay.
45 sites. One city. One mission.
No matter which location you choose, you're making a real, visible difference for Oakland's watershed and having a great time doing it alongside your community.
Find your site at Oaklandca.gov/CreektoBayDay and sign up today!
Creek to Bay Day - Dimond Canyon Restoration Workday
Come celebrate Creek To Bay Day by volunteering with Friends of Sausal Creek. Your efforts will help protect native plant and wildlife habitat, help keep communities safe and more climate-resilient, and improve accessibility for more people to enjoy our Oakland parks.
Join us for a morning of restoration along Sausal Creek! FOSC is working to spruce up restoration sites throughout the watershed. For this event we will work to remove invasive plants in Dimond Canyon. Come on out to help us protect native plants and keep invasives at bay!
Creek to Bay Day with Lake Merritt Conservancy
A community forming day to care for the native oak trees and clean up the beloved Lakeside Park Snack Shack. Volunteers can expect a range of activities, including non-native vegetation removal, sheet mulching, grounds sweeping, trash removal, and painting over graffiti.
Creek To Bay Day - Fern Ravine Trail Restoration Workday
Come celebrate Creek To Bay Day by volunteering with Friends of Sausal Creek. Your efforts will help protect native plant and wildlife habitat, help keep communities safe and more climate-resilient, and improve accessibility for more people to enjoy our Oakland parks.
Fern Ravine is a unique intersection of ecosystems where oak woodland, shrub-scrub, grassland, wetland, and redwood forest ecosystems meet. As a headwater tributary stream, the Fern Ravine Creek that connects these zones plays a critical role in maintaining the health of the entire Sausal Creek Watershed.
Join us for a habitat restoration workday of weeding and mulching in Fern Ravine. The workday will begin with a brief tour of the wetland and redwood restoration at this site which FOSC has been stewarding for over a decade.
Friends of Courtland BioBlitz BBQ
Everyone is invited!
Bioblitz BBQ
Saturday September 19th
4:00-7:00 pm
at Courtland and San Carlos
BioBlitz starts at 4:00 pm. We’ll take photos & identify wildlife.
Let’s meet, greet, eat !
Hot dogs are provided (beef, vegan) - Bring something to share (drinks, salad, fruit, chips)
Please RSVP at https://bit.ly/3UVUhQS so we know how many to expect. We will send you links to two-minute videos about “What is BioBlitz”.
Bring the family and the neighbors. We hope to see you there.
Friends of Courtland Creek
Friends of Sausal Creek 30th Anniversary Sunset Soirée
Join Friends of Sausal Creek for an intimate evening reception with a view at our native plant nursery as the sun sets over Oakland. Guests will enjoy drinks, hors d'oeuvres, a silent auction, and live jazz while learning about where our watershed work is headed. This is a chance for longtime supporters and new friends to connect at the heart of our restoration work.
https://givebutter.com/c/support-local-restoration-at-sausal-creek-knd8hy
Giving Back
Event for the community with food music and games for the kids and give away backpacks and free haircuts
Daughters of Yam Poetry & Music
Come celebrate the power of Black women's voices.
Devorah. Opal. Destiny.
Daughters of Yam
Hosted by Dr. @wordslanger
BAM HOUSE
1540 Broadway, Oakland, CA
Sliding Scale: $10-$20
Tix link below
https://onthestage.tickets/show/the-lower-bottom-playaz/6a55833a22b5ce7032ee4f75
Friends of Sausal Creek's 30th Anniversary Summer Fair
Join us this summer for a free, lively, all ages fair featuring a native bird program, live music, custom blockprinting and more! We’ll celebrate the volunteers, neighbors, and community members who have shaped our watershed over three decades.
FOSC Fern Ravine Restoration Workday
Fern Ravine is a unique intersection of ecosystems where oak woodland, shrub-scrub, grassland, wetland, and redwood forest ecosystems meet. As a headwater tributary stream, the Fern Ravine Creek that connects these zones plays a critical role in maintaining the health of the entire Sausal Creek Watershed.
Join Friends of Sausal Creek for a habitat restoration workday of weeding in Fern Ravine. The workday will begin with a brief tour of the wetland and redwood restoration at this site which FOSC has been stewarding for over a decade.
https://calendar.boomte.ch/single/ocrJ7cJ7fO4efkuR5pA8tO4A8?date=2026-06-06T13:00,2026-06-06T16:00,0
FOSC Dimond Canyon Restoration Workday
Join Friends of Sausal Creek for a morning of restoration along Sausal Creek! FOSC is working to spruce up restoration sites throughout the watershed. For this event we will work to remove invasive plants in Dimond Canyon. Come on out to help us protect native plants and keep invasives at bay!
Memorial Day Weekend Lakeside Park Tree Care
We will continue doing weed removals and sheet mulching to care for the native coast live oaks in the Park. Gardening tools and snacks will be provided. The event will last from 9 to noon, but we'll see you when you stop by to help! RSVP at jason@lakemc.org
FOSC Fern Ravine Restoration Workday
Fern Ravine is a unique intersection of ecosystems where oak woodland, shrub-scrub, grassland, wetland, and redwood forest ecosystems meet. As a headwater tributary stream, the Fern Ravine Creek that connects these zones plays a critical role in maintaining the health of the entire Sausal Creek Watershed.
Join Friends of Sausal Creek for a habitat restoration workday of weeding and mulching in Fern Ravine.
Oakland Goes Outdoors 1000th Trip Community Celebration & Trivia Night
Join us for a joyful evening as we celebrate a major milestone, serving Oakland students with 1,000 outdoor immersive experiences, since Oakland Goes Outdoors (OGO) was launched in 2018. We’re bringing together educators, partners, supporters and community members for a casual, high-energy night filled with connection, storytelling, and a little friendly competition. Test your knowledge with nature and outdoors trivia, hear highlights from our educators and students, and be part of a community that believes every young person deserves access to the outdoors. Oakland Goes Outdoors is a program in partnership with Oakland Unified School District that ensures all students can experience meaningful time outdoors as part of their school day.
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Time: 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Location: Two Pitchers Brewery 2344 Webster St.
Register: https://pro.gofundme.com/event/oakland-goes-outdoors-1000th-trip-community-celebration-and-trivia-night/e784550
Friends of Joaquin Miller Park Earth Day
This event will have volunteers at work stations to work on protecting redwoods with fencing, improving directional signage and improving gates and posts. You can volunteer to work at a work station, at registration, help orient volunteers and with other volunteer opportunities.
Date: Saturday, April 18, 2026
Time: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Location: Big Tree Gate, 10200 Skyline Blvd, Oakland, CA, 94602
Register by Sept. 17: https://www.oaklandca.gov/Community/Events-Culture/Events/Oakland-Earth-Day
King Estate Open Space: Invasive Species Removal
Meet at Crest Avenue Entrance to King Estate Open Space (KEOS)
9am-11am
Earth Day Volunteering for the Oaks with Conservancy
Lakeside Park Snack Shack on Buckeye Hill, near Edoff's Bandstand
Montclair Park Clean Up
Check in at the Montclair Park main picnic benches
6226 Moraga Ave, Oakland CA 94611
Protect the Lake - Lake Merritt Institute Cleanup
Sail Boat House 568 Bellevue Ave, Oakland CA 94610
PLANT, PAINT AND PICKUP WITH PUPS at Union Point Park on MLK Day of Service
Union Point Park, Oakland Estuary 2311 Embarcadero
Mon, Jan 19 (9:00 AM–12 PM)
King Estate Open Space: Invasive Species Removal
Meet at Crest Avenue Entrance to King Estate Open Space (KEOS)
9am-11am
King Estate Open Space: Invasive Species Removal
Meet at Crest Avenue Entrance to King Estate Open Space (KEOS)
9am
Lakeside Park Tree Care
Lakeside Park Snack Shack
666 Bellevue
Sat, January 13 (9:00 AM–12 PM)
Ongoing meadow restoration in King Estate Open Space
Meet at Crest Avenue Entrance to King Estate Open Space (KEOS)
9am
Lake Merritt Conservancy Stewardship for Trees
Lakeside Park Bellevue at Staten
Sat, Dec 6 (9:30 AM–12 PM)
West Oakland Tree Planting
Help green West Oakland! Join OPRF's Tree Planting November 29th. Together we plant the seeds of change, growing shade, roots & community!
Tribute to Native American JAZZ Artist Jim Pepper at Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts.
The Destiny Muhammad Project Celebrates the JAZZ Legacy of Native American JAZZ Artist Jim Pepper.
Sunday November 23 11am
Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts
West Oakland Tree Planting Season- Kickoff
Help green West Oakland! Join OPRF's Tree Planting Kickoff Nov 1st. Together we plant the seeds of change, growing shade, roots & community!
21st Annual Bay Area Black Music Awards: Honoring Keldamuzik
Celebrate the 21st Annual Bay Area Black Music Awards (BMA)—the premier red carpet event honoring the legacies, creating new stars, and recognizing the great contributors to music in the Bay Area.
Join us for an exciting, music-filled celebration where the stars shine brightest!
Special Honoree: This year, the awards are proud to recognize the multi-talented Keldamuzik as a People's Choice Award Honoree for her outstanding contributions as an Entertainer, Community Leader, and Music Pioneer.
Oakland Soul Arts & Music Festival 2025: Presents the Youth Youngstars Showcase Stage
Join the amazing multi-talented Keldamuzik as she hosts the Youth Youngstars Showcase Stage at the spectacular two-day Oakland Soul Arts & Music Festival 2025!
This vibrant community festival is a massive celebration of the Bay Area's music, culture, entertainment, and soul.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/oakland-soul-arts-music-festival-tickets-1371541681089
Neighborhood Tree Planting
Temescal Neighbors is partnering with Sidewalk Trees & Gardens to plant 23 new street trees—and we need your help! Join your neighbors for a joyful, hands-on morning of digging, planting, mulching, and making our streets greener and cooler for everyone.
Whether you're an experienced gardener or just tree-curious, there’s a role for you. We’ll kick things off with coffee, donuts, training on how to plant the trees, and team assignments. Tools and a water dispenser will be provided, but feel free to bring your own shovel, gloves, and refillable water bottle if you have them.
Together, we’re growing a stronger, greener Oakland—one tree at a time.
Oakland Soul Arts & Music Festival 2025: Presents the Youth Youngstars Showcase Stage
Join the amazing multi-talented Keldamuzik as she hosts the Youth Youngstars Showcase Stage at the spectacular two-day Oakland Soul Arts & Music Festival 2025!
This vibrant community festival is a massive celebration of the Bay Area's music, culture, entertainment, and soul.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/oakland-soul-arts-music-festival-tickets-1371541681089
Invasive Himalayan Blackberry Control
Saturday, Oct 25: 9:00am - 11:00am, meet at Crest Avenue Entrance to KEOS. We will be cutting back invasive Himalayan blackberry. Bring leather gloves and loppers or hand clippers. Some gloves and gear will be available on site. (See www.oknia.org)
Willie Wilkins Park Cleanup
A community cleanup of Willie Wilkins Park. Give away gift cards and free food to community members who participate in this community event