Sonoma State University
August 28, 2026 - December 11, 2026

Volunteer Days: SSU Copeland Creek Corridor & Native Plant Garden

Cutting Vegetation in SSU Native Plant Garden

SSU Native Plant Garden
August 28, 2026, Fri, Aug 28, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
September 4, 2026, Fri, Sep 4, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
September 11, 2026, Fri, Sep 11, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
September 18, 2026, Fri, Sep 18, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
September 25, 2026, Fri, Sep 25, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
October 2, 2026, Fri, Oct 2, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
October 9, 2026, Fri, Oct 9, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
October 16, 2026, Fri, Oct 16, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
October 23, 2026, Fri, Oct 23, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
October 30, 2026, Fri, Oct 30, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
November 6, 2026, Fri, Nov 6, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
November 13, 2026, Fri, Nov 13, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
November 20, 2026, Fri, Nov 20, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
December 4, 2026, Fri, Dec 4, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
December 11, 2026, Fri, Dec 11, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

Join us! Just swing by and lend a hand to the ongoing efforts to beautify the garden.

Admission fees: none 

Join the effort to remove invasive plants, plant new native plants, and generally clean up and beautify the Copeland Creek corridor and Native Plant Garden.

Leader

  • Tessa Thompson, Center for Environmental Inquiry Native Plant & Butterfly Garden Steward

Logistics

This event is free of charge! Registration preferred.

We will meet at the Butterfly Garden on the Sonoma State University main campus. The SSU Butterfly Garden is located on the northeast side of campus, along the Copeland Creek Trail. We recommend parking in lot G (click here then select "Sonoma State" to purchase a Daily Parking Permit in advance), or traveling by bicycle or public transportation. 

SSU Campus Map

No previous experience or knowledge is required to participate. Participants must sign a waiver upon arrival. This event is for ages 18 and up, all minors must be accompanied by a legal guardian for the entire event.  No pets or smoking permitted. 

What to Bring

Please bring rain, sun and insect protection as needed, as well as shoes appropriate for walking around a muddy garden and in vegetation along a creek, and sturdy long pants for possibly sitting on the ground and working around brush. If you have gardening gloves or knee pads that you like, please bring those.

There is a restroom and potable water available at various places across campus.

About the Center 

Sonoma State University’s Center for Environmental Inquiry empowers university students to work with community members on the environmental challenges of the North Bay. Our mission is to create an engaged and environmentally ready society, one where all people have the skills to find solutions to the challenges facing our earth. SSU Preserves are open to everyone engaged in education or research. Reservations are required.

Contact Email: myersni@sonoma.edu

Sonoma State University acknowledges the Coast Miwok, Central and Southern Pomo, and the Wappo as the traditional stewards of our preserved lands. Let it be acknowledged that the Sonoma State University campus is located within the traditional homelands of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria. Sonoma State offers deep gratitude to the original stewards of this land and recognizes its immense historical, spiritual, and personal significance to the Native nations and peoples of this region.

Sonoma State University reconoce a los Miwok de la costa (Coast Miwok), los Pomo del centro y del sur (Central and Southern Pomo), y los Wappo como los guardianes tradicionales de nuestros terrenos preservados. Cabe destacar que el campus de Sonoma State University está ubicado dentro de las tierras tradicionales de los Indios Federados de Graton Rancheria (Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria). Sonoma State expresa su profunda gratitud a los guardianes originales de esta tierra y reconoce el inmenso significado histórico, espiritual, y personal a las naciones y pueblos indígenas de esta región.