The San Diego Audubon Society invites volunteers to help out at our coastal dune/strand habitat restoration site on Saturday, July 18 from 9am - noon. This site harbors not only the threatened Nuttall's Lotus plant, but a variety of migratory and resident birds that depend on this important riparian habitat. We'll be working to remove invasive plants and pick up trash along the San Diego River. This work will take place [at the restoration project site] along the SD river segment that extends from I-5 west to the river mouth along the south edge of Mission Bay Park.

Wear work clothes, preferably long pants, hat, boots or sturdy shoes (no sandals or floppies) and use sunscreen. We'll provide gloves, tools, water and snacks. If you have one, feel free to bring your own reusable water bottle to help us reduce paper cup waste.

As required by SD City Park & Rec Dept, for volunteers 17 and under, a parent or guardian must sign a waiver for each child at the start of the event. Children 13 and under must be accompanied by an adult. For more info, contact Shannon Dougherty at dougherty@sandiegoaudubon.org or (619) 682-7210.

Directions: From Sea World Dr, at the So. Shores Park stop light, go south about 30 ft to the service road, turn left and then proceed to our meeting place about 1/2 mi east on the service road. See map here.