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Calendar of Events

Dig into Nature with us! Register below to attend virtual, on-campus and on-preserve events. Watch recordings under "Past Events." For questions, contact Kerry Wininger. Let’s learn new skills and deepen our understanding of the earth together!

  • Building Resilience - Discussions to foster climate resilience collaboration
  • Live from the Field - Conversations with field researchers worldwide
  • Naturalist Ed Series (At Osborn Preserve) - Hikes with local experts & a learning community of naturalist educators
  • And much more!
28 Feb | Saturday
people weeding a garden
Native Plant & Butterfly Garden Community Planting Day

Join SSU's Center for Environmental Inquiry, SSU's Kinesiology Department, and community members to keep the Stocking Native Plant and Butterfly Garden biodiverse and beautiful.

Sat, Feb 28, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
SSU Main Campus Butterfly Garden

13 Mar | Friday
Cutting Vegetation in SSU Native Plant Garden
Volunteer Days: SSU Copeland Creek Corridor & Native Plant Garden

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Fri, Mar 13, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
SSU Native Plant Garden

18 Mar | Wednesday
Flood irrigation process
Farming for the Future: Water, Soil and Sustainability

Admission Fees: none
 
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Wed, Mar 18, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Environmental Technology Center at Sonoma State University

20 Mar | Friday
Cutting Vegetation in SSU Native Plant Garden
Volunteer Days: SSU Copeland Creek Corridor & Native Plant Garden

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Fri, Mar 20, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
SSU Native Plant Garden

29 Mar | Sunday
Fairfield Osborn Preserve
Sonoma Mountain Geology Walk

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Admission Fees: none

Sun, Mar 29, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Fairfield Osborn Preserve

3 Apr | Friday
Cutting Vegetation in SSU Native Plant Garden
Volunteer Days: SSU Copeland Creek Corridor & Native Plant Garden

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Fri, Apr 3, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
SSU Native Plant Garden

11 Apr | Saturday
Two people takinga picture of an insect on the ground
iNaturalist: Intro and Beyond

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Sat, Apr 11, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Galbreath Wildlands Preserve

17 Apr | Friday
Cutting Vegetation in SSU Native Plant Garden
Volunteer Days: SSU Copeland Creek Corridor & Native Plant Garden

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Fri, Apr 17, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
SSU Native Plant Garden

18 Apr | Saturday
Bay leaves with symptoms of SOD
Fairfield Osborn SOD Blitz

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Admission Fees: none

Sat, Apr 18, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Fairfield Osborn Preserve

19 Apr | Sunday
Bay leaves with symptoms of SOD
Galbreath SOD Blitz

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Admission Fees: none

Sun, Apr 19, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Galbreath Wildlands Preserve

21 Apr | Tuesday
Obi Kauffman Postcard
Water, Place, Responsibility, and Creative Attention

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Admission Fees: none

Tue, Apr 21, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
SSU Copeland Creek Corridor

24 Apr | Friday
Cutting Vegetation in SSU Native Plant Garden
Volunteer Days: SSU Copeland Creek Corridor & Native Plant Garden

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Fri, Apr 24, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
SSU Native Plant Garden

25 Apr | Saturday
Los niños miran un libro y a través de binoculares
Excursión de Historia Natural

Tarifa de Admisión: Ninguna

Sat, Apr 25, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Fairfield Osborn Preserve

2 May | Saturday
Replace lawn with native plants
Beyond the Lawn

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Admission Fees: none

Sat, May 2, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
SSU Native Plant Garden & Creek Corridor

3 May | Sunday
Goldfields photograhed by Andy Balestracci
Nature’s Wild Garden

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Admission Fees: none

Sun, May 3, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Galbreath Wildlands Preserve

6 May | Wednesday
Gearing Up Group
Una Caminata Nocturna Bilingüe por la Naturaleza

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Tarifa de Admisión: Ninguna

Wed, May 6, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Galbreath Wildlands Preserve

26 May | Tuesday
SSU's ETC building and Agroecology Garden
Spring 2026 SSU School Garden Days Tuesdays & Thursdays 1/29-5/26

Dates

Tuesdays & Thursdays 12:00-2:00pm from January 29th through May 26th in the Agroecology Garden next to the ETC Building.

Tue, May 26, 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
SSU Agroecology Garden at the ETC Building

3 Jun | Wednesday
crowd of people in courtyard outside
Osborn Open House

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Admission Fees: none

Wed, Jun 3, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Fairfield Osborn Preserve

13 Jun | Saturday
Scotch Broom, (Cytisus scoparius) Photo 70985676, (c) Ina Siebert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) via iNaturalist
Weed Walk

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Admission Fees: none

Sat, Jun 13, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Galbreath Wildlands Preserve