Join us at one of the many climate action events throughout the state to help protect our planet and build sustainable communities.
Featured Events
LA Community Climate Action Day – September 26th
Community Climate Action Days are an opportunity for Californians to work on projects that will protect their communities against the harshest impacts of climate change while improving quality of life and access to green spaces. Community Climate Action Days are more than a community service event – it’s a celebration of all that makes California unique: our food, our culture, and our deep commitment to make our community safer, greener, and more resilient. Sign up to volunteer here!
Golden Gate Park Nature Festival – September 27th
California Volunteers is partnering with the California Academy of Sciences, California Natural Resources Agency, San Francisco Recreation and Park Department, and Reimagining San Francisco to host two volunteer opportunities as part of the Golden Gate Park Nature Festival from 10:30am – 1:00pm. Volunteers will participate in either a Bioblitz in Golden Gate Park or join a weeding project in the native wildflower meadow in preparation for re-planting. Sign up here!
San Diego Climate Week – October 1st to October 8th
San Diego Climate Week is a bold, community-powered movement designed to inspire collaboration, build climate resilience, shape policy and connect people across the region. From policymakers to students, entrepreneurs to environmental justice leaders, this week is for everyone. Join San Diegans from all communities and backgrounds alongside climate organizations, innovators, educators, and companies as we come together to take action. Sign up to volunteer here!
San Diego Community Climate Action Day – October 3rd
Community Climate Action Days are an opportunity for Californians to work on projects that will protect their communities against the harshest impacts of climate change while improving quality of life and access to green spaces. Community Climate Action Days are more than a community service event – it’s a celebration of all that makes California unique: our food, our culture, and our deep commitment to make our community safer, greener, and more resilient. Sign up to volunteer here!
September 2026 Events
Use the search box: Find volunteer opportunities by entering your city or county name or search by date.
| Date | Organization | Event | Start/End Time | City | County | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/22 | Napa Resource Conservation District | Napa Creek- corner of Main and Pearl St. | 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. | Napa | Napa | Sign up |
| 9/23 | Solana Center for Environmental Innovation | Backyard Composting Basics Webinar | 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. | Online | Online | Sign up |
| 9/23 | Mount Shasta Bioregional Ecology Center | Wildfire Preparedness | 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. | Mt. Shasta | Siskiyou | Sign up |
| 9/23 | City of Berkeley | California Coastal Cleanup Day | 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. | Berkeley | Alameda | Sign up |
| 9/23 | Napa Resource Conservation District | Kennedy Park: boat dock | 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. | Napa | Napa | Sign up |
| 9/24 | Active San Gabriel Valley | Alhambra Rain Gardens Walking Tour | 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. | Alhambra | Los Angeles | Sign up |
| 9/24 | SLO Climate Coalition | SLO Climate Coalition Vehicle Electrification Event | 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. | San Luis Obispo | San Luis Obispo | Sign up |
| 9/24 | Napa Resource Conservation District | Napa County Library | 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. | Napa | Napa | Sign up |
| 9/25 | Rio Hondo College - College Corps | " Rio Hondo College Community Greening Event" | 9:00a.m. to 1:00 p.m. | Whittier | Los Angeles | Sign up |
| 9/25 | Napa Resource Conservation District | Oxbow District, meet at CIA Copia | 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. | Napa | Napa | Sign up |
| 9/26 | San Bruno Mountain Watch | Meet the Mountain Fair | 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. | Brisbane | San Mateo | Sign up |
| 9/26 | Friends of Ballona Wetlands | Friends of Ballona Wetlands Wildfire Resiliency Event | 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. | Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Sign up |
| 9/26 | California Volunteers, Keep California Beautiful, Los Angeles Rec & Parks, Shine LA, UCLA Volunter Center | South LA Wetlands Park Native Planting & Mulching | 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. | Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Sign up |
| 9/26 | Amigos de los Rios | Greening the San Gabriel River - Site Care | 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. | El Monte | Los Angeles | Sign up |
| 9/26 | One Arroyo Foundation | Wildfire Resiliency with One Arroyo Foundation | 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. | South Pasadena | Los Angeles | Sign up |
| 9/26 | Solana Center for Environmental Innovation | Gardening Practices that Save Water Workshop | 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. | Pine Valley | San Diego | Sign up |
| 9/26 | GrowGood, Inc | Grow for Good: Veterans Garden Volunteer Day | 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. | Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Sign up |
| 9/26 | Keep California Beautiful, Shine LA, Community Climate Action Day, Riordan PTA | Campus Garden Beautification & Native Planting Day | 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. | Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Sign up |
| 9/26 | SLO Climate Coalition | SLO Climate Coalition Vehicle Electrification Event | 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. | Arroyo Grande | San Luis Obispo | Sign up |
| 9/26 | Shine LA and Community Climate Action Day (CCAD) to Los Angeles County, RCD of the Santa Monica Mountains, Xerces Society | Monarch Habitat Restoration Day at Topanga State Park | 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. | Topanga | Los Angeles | Sign up |
| 9/26 | Santa Clara County Parks | Alviso Habitat Restoration Day | 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. | Alviso | Santa Clara | Sign up |
| 9/26 | Santa Clara County Parks | Hellyer Weeding Party | 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. | San Jose | Santa Clara | Sign up |
| 9/26 | One Arroyo Foundation | Habitat Restoration with One Arroyo | 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. | Pasadena | Los Angeles | Sign up |
| 9/26 | Reuse Alliance | Reuse Bazaar | 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. | Santa Rosa | Sonoma | Sign up |
| 9/26 | Breathe Southern California and Rio Hondo College | California Elementary School Garden Build | 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. | La Puente | Los Angeles | Sign up |
| 9/26 | Groundwork San Diego Chollas Creek | Community Greening Event with Groundwork San Diego | 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. | San Diego | San Diego | Sign up |
| 9/26 | Friends of the Los Angeles River | " Habitat Restoration Day with Friends of the Los Angeles River" | 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. | Van Nuys | Los Angeles | Sign up |
| 9/26 | Rollingwood Neighborhood Alliance | Rolling Neighborhood Alliance Litter Clean up | 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. | San Pablo | Contra Costa | Sign up |
| 9/26 | Ventura County Resource Conservation District | Ventura County Resource Conservation District Wildfire Resilience Event | 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. | Ojai | Ventura | Sign up |
| 9/26 | Friends of Auburn Ravine | Friends of Auburn Ravine Creek Clean Up | 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. | Lincoln | Placer | Sign up |
| 9/26 | San Diego Bird Alliance | " San Diego Bird Alliance Community Greening Event" | 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. | Chula Vista | San DIego | Sign up |
| 9/26 | KIDSHA - Kids Helping LA | " KIDSHA - Kids Helping LA Community Greening Event" | 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. | Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Sign up |
| 9/26 | One Arroyo Foundation | One Arroyo Foundation Community Greening Event | 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. | South Pasadena | Los Angeles | Sign up |
| 9/26 | The Bay Foundation | Manhattan Beach Dune Restoration with The Bay Foundation | 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. | Manhattan Beach | Los Angeles | Sign up |
| 9/26 | Contra Costa Resource Conservation District/FoMCW/MCWC | Upper Sand Creek Basin | 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. | Antioch | Contra Costa | Sign up |
| 9/26 | Volunteer Trail Stewards | Bay Trail | 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. | Arcata | Humboldt | Sign up |
| 9/26 | Volunteer Trail Stewards | Humboldt Bay Trail | 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. | Arcata | Humboldt | Sign up |
| 9/26 | Wildlands Conservancy | Centerville Beach | 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. | Ferndale | Humboldt | Sign up |
| 9/26 | Napa RCD | Salvador Creek, Vinatge High School, off Trower Rd. | 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. | Napa | Napa | Sign up |
| 9/26 | Breathe Southern California | Let's build some planters for a school community garden | 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. | La Puente | Los Angeles | Sign up |
| 9/26 | LA Compost | Urban Greening with LA Compost | 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. | Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Sign up |
| 9/26 | Food ED Community Climate Action Day - Temple City High School | Food ED Community Climate Action Day - Temple City High School | 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. | Temple City | Los Angeles | Sign up |
| 9/26 | Friends of Runyon Canyon | Runyon Canyon Park Invasive Species Removal | 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. | Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Sign up |
| 9/26 | City of Glendora | Dawson Avenue Park Restoration Day | 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. | Glendora | Los Angeles | Sign up |
| 9/26 | South Bay Center for Counseling | Heart of the Harbor Community Farm Garden Day | 9:00 a.m. Ð12:00 p.m. | Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Sign up |
| 9/26 | City of Glendora | South Hills Park Restoration Day | 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. | Glendora | Los Angeles | Sign up |
| 9/26 | Breathe Southern California | Breathe Southern California Community Greening Event | 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. | La Puente | Los Angeles | Sign up |
| 9/26 | Growing Hope Gardens | Growing Hope Gardens Community Greening Event | 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. | Santa Monica | Los Angeles | Sign up |
| 9/26 | San Gabriel Valley Conservation Corps Litter Clean Up | San Gabriel Valley Conservation Corps Litter Clean Up | 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. | Azusa | Los Angeles | Sign up |
| 9/27 | California Academy of Sciences, California Natural Resources Acgency, San Francisco Recreation & Park Department Reimagining SF | Volunteer at the Golden Gate Park Nature Festival | 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. | San Francisco | San Francisco | Sign up |
| 9/27 | Amigos de los Rios | Greening Santa Fe Middle School - Site Care | 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. | Monrovia | Los Angeles | Sign up |
| 9/27 | Pacific Beach Coalition | Linda Mar Habitat Restoration | 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. | Pacifica | San Mateo | Sign up |
| 9/27 | Active San Gabriel Valley | Intermediate Community Bike Ride: Visit the Santa Fe Dam Nature Center! | 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. | El Monte | Los Angeles | Sign up |
| 9/27 | Napa RCD | South Wetlands (End of Jefferson Street) | 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. | Napa | Napa | Sign up |
| 9/28 | City of St Helena | Jacob Meily Park | 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. | St. Helena | Napa | Sign up |
| 9/29 | Mount Shasta Bioregional Ecology Center | Saving Nature with Your Yard | 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. | Mt. Shasta | Siskiyou | Sign up |
| 9/29 | Calistoga Rotary | Tedeschi Field | 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. | Calistoga | Napa | Sign up |
| 9/30 | " Sustainable Claremont" | " Sustainable Claremont Community Greening Event" | 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. | Claremont | Los Angeles | Sign up |
| 8/26, 9/26, 10/31, 11/28, 12/26 | SAYLOVE | SAYLOVE Saturday | 7:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. | Yuba City, Marysville, Olivehurst | Sutter and Yuba | Sign up |
| 9/19 | Lake Merritt Conservancy | Creek to Bay Day with the Conservancy | 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. | Oakland | Alameda | Sign up |
| 9/19 | Groundwork San Diego - Chollas Creek | Stewardship Saturday - Rooted in Community | 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. | San Diego | San Diego | Sign up |
| 9/19 | River District | Great American River Clean-Up- Township 9 Park | 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. | Sacramento | Sacramento | Sign up |
| 9/19 | I Love A Clean San Diego | Coastal Cleanup Day | 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. | San Diego | San Diego | Sign up |
| 9/20 | Creative Art Events | Trashion Show Long Beach | 3:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. | Long Beach | Los Angeles | Sign up |
| 9/25 | Lakeside's River Park Conservancy | Willow Staking Project | 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. | Lakeside | San Diego | Sign up |
| 9/26 | California Institute of Environmental Design & Management (CIEDM) | California Institute of Environmental Design & Management (CIEDM) Climate Actions @ Arcadia Ecohome Microforest | 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. | Arcadia | Los Angeles | Sign up |
| 9/6, 9/20, 10/4,10/18 | Fresno Metro Ministry | Yo'ville Farmer's Market | 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. | Fresno | Fresno | Sign up |
| Various | HandsOn San Diego | FOOD: Organize/Set Up a Community Market | Various | San Diego | San Diego | Sign up |
| Various | HandsOn San Diego | SORT: Clothing Processor at Sharia's Closet | Various | San Diego | San Diego | Sign up |
| Various | HandsOn San Diego | FOOD: Food Pantry Operations Volunteer | Various | San Diego | San Diego | Sign up |
| Various | HandsOn San Diego | FOOD: Community Market Food Rescue Driver | Various | San Diego | San Diego | Sign up |
| Various | HandsOn San Diego | FOOD: Food Pantry Operations Volunteer | Various | San Diego | San Diego | Sign up |
| Various | HandsOn San Diego | FOOD: Dreams for Change Food Bank | Various | San Diego | San Diego | Sign up |
