SF Children & Nature
San Francisco Children & Nature
Join Rocking the Boat for Launch Day on the Bay at India Basin Waterfront Park! Watch as students name and launch the 16-foot boat they built by hand in their Bayview-Hunters Point boat shop, then hop aboard for a free boat ride out on the San Francisco Bay. Enjoy free food, drinks, and entertainment while […]
Join Garden for the Environment and grow your gardening skills while building community in San Francisco’s public teaching garden! Volunteers are invited to spend time outdoors learning hands-on regenerative gardening […]
De–stress and enjoy the fresh air. Garden with the Library. For ages 13–18. Note: This event is cross-posted from the SF Public Library website. Please check the Library events calendar posting for full details and any cancellations.
Join BMAGIC for their 23rd Annual Back-to-School Celebration & Backpack Giveaway. Families are invited to come together as free backpacks filled with school supplies are distributed to local students in the Bayview neighborhood. From school supplies and community connection to a festive, family-friendly atmosphere, it's a great way to help kids start the new school […]
Join the community at Alemany Farm and get your hands in the soil at San Francisco’s largest urban farm! Whether you’re new to gardening or a longtime plant enthusiast, Alemany Farm welcomes volunteers of all ages to help grow food, care for native habitat, and strengthen local food access. Community workdays include planting, harvesting, composting, […]
Join SF Public Works, and your neighbors for Bayview Beautification Day! Each month, volunteers come together to clean up and beautify a different corner of the Bayview, tackling dumping and making the neighborhood shine. Stick around afterward for treats and refreshments while getting to know your community. Learn more and register>>
The San Francisco Recreation and Park Department's Urban Agriculture Program will provide free materials for the backyard gardener, community gardener, or urban farmer through scheduled giveaway events. This is a self-serve unstaffed, compost ONLY event. 5-bucket limit per person, no commercial use. There will not be any mulch, seeds plant starts or a Master Gardeners […]
The Library's YouthMobile is coming to the park! Movement and play are essential building blocks in fostering literacy and a love of reading. In partnership with the SF Rec & Park, we bring stories and song to our City’s beloved parks. Join us for a high-energy storytime in our beautiful outdoors! The YouthMobile offers a […]
Come out to the Children's Garden for Bean Sprouts Family Days to explore, create, and play in nature. Hop from log to log at the Stump Jump, build castles in the sandlot, and create your own masterpieces in the Fort Forest. Families with children of all ages will find something to enjoy Every Tuesday and […]
Join the Randall Museum’s Birder-in-Residence on the third Saturday of each month to explore the hill at Corona Heights and check out its avian residents and seasonal visitors. Birders will circle the hill to look into several habitats, each of which is enjoyed by different bird species. The east canyon, the south cliffs, the north forest, […]
Join Sutro Stewards and spend your Saturday giving back to one of San Francisco’s most beautiful urban wildlands at Mount Sutro! Their Saturday Trail and Habitat Stewardship volunteer days offer hands-on work improving trails and restoring native habitat through activities like invasive species removal, trail maintenance, planting, and ecological restoration. Volunteers of all experience levels […]
Join the Presidio Habitat Stewards to help care for San Francisco’s natural areas. Activities may include planting, watering, weeding, and mulching to restore the park’s creeks, dunes, grasslands, and woodlands—while learning about the native plants and animals that call the Presidio home. It’s a fun, educational way for families and nature lovers of all ages […]
SF Children & Nature is part of the national Cities Connecting Children to Nature (CCCN) initiative and is working to address the disparities in nature access along socioeconomic and racial lines to ensure all children have the opportunity to play, learn and grow in the outdoors.
We're building a network of nature and play advocates.
(415) 298-7532
info@sfchildrennature.org