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In recognition of Earth Day on April 22, join the California Climate Action Corps community at one of the many volunteer opportunities throughout Earth Month of Climate Action. Show up for climate and register for an event in your community – together we can make a difference.
Featured Events
L.A. Works – April 22
In partnership with California Climate Action Corps, a program of California Volunteers (Office of the Governor), L.A. Works will co-host an Earth Day celebration for more than 500 volunteers. The hands-on micro-projects on the day will be spread throughout Los Angeles and will include tree planting, school greening, and composting for maximum impact.
HandsOn Bay Area – April
Join HandsOn Bay Area for a month of climate action activities in celebration of Earth Month. In addition to their Earth Day tree planting taking place in Oakland on April 22, you can join HandsOn Bay Area in Palo Alto to plant native species with Magic Inc.!
Earth Month Events
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Statewide / Multi-County
Organization: California State Park Foundation
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Event: Earth Day Events Across the State
Location: Various
Date: Various in April
Time: Various
Organization: Center for Volunteer & Non Profit Leadership (CVNL)
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Event: Earth Day Climate Impact Events
Location: Various
Date: Various in April
Time: Various
Organization: California Sustainable Libraries
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Event: n/a
Location: Various
Date: Various in April
Time: Various
Alameda County
Organization: City of Oakland
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Event: Oakland Earth Day
Location: Various Sites across the city
Date: April 22
Time: Various
Organization: Common Vision
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Event: Volunteer with Common Vision!
Location: Various
Date: Various in April
Time: Various
Butte County
Organization: 530 Food Rescue Coalition
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Event: Volunteer with 530FRC
Location: Butte County
Date: Various in April
Time: Various
Organization: Butte County Fire Safe Council
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Event: Wildfire Resiliency Volunteer Opportunities
Location: Various
Date: Various in April
Organization: Butte Environmental Council, Inc.
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Event: Volunteer with Butte Environmental Council
Location: Various
Date: Various in April
Time: Various
Organization: California State University, Chico / Fellow (Cambria Brown)
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Event: Garden Blitz with Butte County Local Food Network
Location: Various
Date: Various in April
Time: Various
Contra Costa County
Organization: White Pony Express
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Event: Volunteer with White Pony Express!
Location: Various
Date: Various in April
Time: Various
Fresno County
Organization: Beautify Fresno / City of Fresno
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Event: Volunteer with Beautify Fresno
Location: Various
Date: Various in April
Time: Various
Organization: Street Level Strategy + Fresno Metro Ministry
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Event: Composting 101 at Earth Day Fresno
Location: FCC College Mall – 1101 East University Ave, Fresno, CA 93741
Date: April 22
Time: 12:15pm-1:15pm
Humboldt County
Organization: Watershed Stewards Program
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Event: WAVE – Watershed Awareness Volunteer Event
Location: Various
Date: Various in April
Time: Various
Los Angeles County
Organization: Breathe Southern California
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Event: BlueSky LA Earth Day
Location: Montara Elementary School
Date: April 22
Time: 9am-12pm
Organization: California State University, Northridge
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Event: Tomato Time! Planting Workshop
Location: CSUN Garden
Date: April 22
Time: 9am-12pm
Organization: Food Forward
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Event: CSUN Spring Orange Pick
Location: Monterey Hall (9201 Zelzah Ave, Los Angeles, CA 91325)
Date: April 18
Time: 10:00am – 12:00pm
Organization: City of Long Beach
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Event: Volunteer with the City of Long Beach!
Location: Various
Date: Various in April
Time: Various
Organization: City of Los Angeles, Bureau of Sanitation and Environment
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Event: Earth Day
Location: Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant
Date: April 22
Time: 10am-2pm
Organization: City Plants
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Event: Arbor Day Celebration
Location: Various in April
Date: April 24
Organization: CORE
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Event: Earth Week
Location: Various in April
Date: Various in April
Organization: CULTIVALA, INC.
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Event: Volunteer with CultivaLA
Location: Various
Date: Various in April
Organization: Food Cycle
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Event: Volunteer with Food Cycle!
Location: Various
Date: Various in April
Organization: Food Exploration and Discovery
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Event: National Arbor Day Event
Location: n/a
Date: April 29
Organization: Garden School Foundation
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Event: Community Garden Days
Location: 24th Street Elementary School (2055 W 24th Street)
Date: Various
Time: 10am-2pm
Organization: Hollywood Food Coalition
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Event: Community Dinners + Meal Prep
Location: Various
Date: Various in April
Organization: L.A. Compost
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Event: Volunteer with LA Compost!
Location: Various
Date: Various
Organization: LA Works
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Event: Earth Week
Location: Various
Date: Various in April
Time: Various
Organization: Support + Feed
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Event: n/a
Location: Various
Date: Various in April
Time: Various
Organization: Tree People
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Event: Tree Plantings
Location: Various
Date: Various in April
Time: Mostly mornings
Merced County
Organization: Street Level Strategy
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Event: People’s Garden Composting Event in partnership with CNC
Location: Merced, CA 95340
Date: April 8
Time: 2pm-3pm
Organization: City of Merced
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Event: Earth Day with Merced County Regional Waste Authority, The Master Gardeners, & City of Merced Solid Waste Department
Location: 7040 N State Hwy 59
Merced, CA 95348
Date: April 22
Time: 8am-12pm
Riverside County
Organization: Food In Need of Distribution (dba FIND) Food Bank
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Event: Volunteer with FIND Food Bank!
Location: Various
Date: Various in April
Time: Various
Organization: University of California, Riverside
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Event: Earth Month 2023
Location: Riverside
Date: Various in April
Time: Various
Sacramento County
Organization: SacGreen Team + UC Master Gardener Program
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Event: Earth Day Fair Oaks
Location: Fair Oaks Horticulture Center, 11549 Fair Oaks Blvd, Fair Oaks, CA 95628
Date: April 22
Time: 9am-12pm
Organization: Environmental Council of Sacramento, Sacramento County + SacGreen Team
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Event: Grow Native – Sacramento Earth Day 2023
Location: Southside Park, Sacramento
Date: April 23
Time: 11am-4pm
San Bernardino County
Organization: City of Redlands
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Event: A Day of Climate Action in Redlands
Location: Various
Date: April 22
Time: 9am-12pm
San Diego County
Organization: Hands On San Diego
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Event: Earth Month
Location: Various
Date: Various in April
Time: Various
Organization: Mundo Gardens
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Event: Mundo Gardens Nature Walk & Creek Cleanup
Location: Hoover Avenue entrance to the park near 18th Street
Date: April 29
Time: 8:30am-11:30am
Organization: San Diego Audubon Society
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Event: Volunteer with San Diego Audubon Society
Location: Various
Date: Various in April
Time: Various
Organization: Breathe Southern California
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Event: BlueSky LA Earth Day
Location: Various
Date: Various in April
Time: Various
San Francisco County
Organization: Hands On Bay Area
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Event: Volunteer with HandsOn Bay Area!
Location: Various
Date: Various in April
Time: Various
Organization: San Francisco Department of Environment
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Event: Climate Action Month
Location: Various
Date: Various in April
Time: Various
Santa Barbara County
Organization: Community Environmental Council
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Event: Santa Barbara Earth Day
Location: 1400 Santa Barbara Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Date: April 29-30
Time: 7am-9:30pm
Santa Clara County
Organization: Our City Forest
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Event: Volunteer with Our City Forest!
Location: Various
Date: Various in April
Time: Various
Organization: San José Conservation Corps + Charter School
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Event: Volunteer with San Jose Conservations Corps + Charter School
Location: Various
Date: Various in April
Time: Various
Santa Cruz County
Organization: City of Watsonville
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Event: Earth Day: Healing the Earth for our Children
Location: 250 Main Street Watsonville, CA 95076
Date: Various in April
Time: Various
Shasta County
Organization: Mount Shasta BioRegional Ecological Center
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Event: Earth Day 2023
Location: Various
Date: April 22
Time: Various
Sonoma County
Organization: CivicSpark
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Event: Sunset Beach Earth Day Cleanup
Location: Sunset Beach, Forestville
Date: April 22
Time: 8am-12pm
Stanislaus County
Organization: City of Modesto
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Event: Modesto’s Earth Day in the Park
Location: 401 Needham Street, Modesto, CA 95354
Date: April 22
Time: 10am-4pm
Tuolumne County
Organization: Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians & Chicken Ranch Rancheria
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Event: Honoring Mother Earth 2023
Location: Woods Creek Rotary Park
Date: 4/21/2023 – 4/22/23
Time: Various
