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Conservation Committee

What We Do

The East Bay Chapter’s conservation program is dedicated to conserving and preserving the native plants, plant communities, and landscapes of Alameda and Contra Costa counties through conservation advocacy. The program is guided by a Conservation Committee of active, dedicated volunteers and staff who work to achieve conservation goals by increasing awareness about native plants, providing expert opinion on development projects during the public review period, and organizing information on rare and endemic plants for city, county, state, and federal agencies.

Active Projects

Tesla: Home of Rare Plants and Plant Communities
Take Action to Save Newark Wetlands
Fire-Resilient Landscaping with Native Plants

Who We Are

Conservation Committee members are: Tri Do, Sally de Becker, Janet Gawthrop, Jim Hanson (chair), Barbara Leitner, Ivy Poisson, Christine Schneider, Judy Schwartz and Beth Wurzburg.

Get Involved

Our committee meets monthly and reviews important projects and identifies action steps. We are looking for additional volunteers and interns to adopt and work with the committee on important conservation issues in Contra Costa and Alameda Counties. Please contact the committee chair at conservation@ebcnps.org with any questions.

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Conservation Articles

  • Online Lecture: San Bruno Mountain, a Bay Area Botanical Treasure
  • Conservation Staffing Transition
  • Do Local Climate Change Projects Conserve our Native Flora?
  • Balancing Fire Safety with Native Ecosystem Protection
  • Tesla Park Is Finally Protected

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Upcoming Events:

June 3, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Garber Park Stewards Restoration (Oakland) (Restoration Project)
June 3, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Hands-on Lawn-to-Garden Workshop (Public Event)
June 10, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Greywater Laundry-to-Landscape Installation Workshop (Public Event)
June 17, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Garber Park Stewards Restoration (Oakland) (Restoration Project)
June 18, 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve (Oakland) (Restoration Project)
June 24, 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Albany Hill Restoration Project (Albany) (Restoration Project)
July 16, 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve (Oakland) (Restoration Project)
July 29, 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Albany Hill Restoration Project (Albany) (Restoration Project)
August 20, 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve (Oakland) (Restoration Project)
August 26, 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Albany Hill Restoration Project (Albany) (Restoration Project)

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