Events

Come help us install a pollinator garden in this central La Mesa location. We will be working in stages to add landscaping,  a rock stream, a meandering path, native plants, signage, a mural, and a little library. Help is welcome at every stage, e-mail [email protected] for more details.

Come help us install a pollinator garden in this central La Mesa location. We will be working in stages to add landscaping,  a rock stream, a meandering path, native plants, signage, a mural, and a little library. Help is welcome at every stage, e-mail [email protected] for more details.

In this special collaboration, Robin Wall Kimmerer, author, botanist, and founder of Plant Baby Plant, joins youth leader and Nurture Natives founder Esther Bonney for an intergenerational conversation about belonging, reciprocity, and native plant action. 

Together, they will explore questions such as:

How do we create opportunities for young people to have a voice and feel empowered, even when they are not homeowners or decision makers?What kinds of relationships and mentorships help people stay engaged in native plant work over decades?Why do stories, shared practices, and community invitations matter just as much as plant lists?

Robin and Esther will reflect on what invites people into this work, what keeps them here, and what elders and youth have to teach each other.

Come help us install a pollinator garden in this central La Mesa location. We will be working in stages to add landscaping,  a rock stream, a meandering path, native plants, signage, a mural, and a little library. Help is welcome at every stage, e-mail [email protected] for more details.

Come help us install a pollinator garden in this central La Mesa location. We will be working in stages to add landscaping,  a rock stream, a meandering path, native plants, signage, a mural, and a little library. Help is welcome at every stage, e-mail [email protected] for more details.

Come help us install a pollinator garden in this central La Mesa location. We will be working in stages to add landscaping,  a rock stream, a meandering path, native plants, signage, a mural, and a little library. Help is welcome at every stage, e-mail [email protected] for more details.

Come help us install a pollinator garden in this central La Mesa location. We will be working in stages to add landscaping,  a rock stream, a meandering path, native plants, signage, a mural, and a little library. Help is welcome at every stage, e-mail [email protected] for more details.

Our upcoming webinar with Basil Camu explores practical, evidence based ways to heal suburban and urban landscapes by working with trees, soil, and natural systems, drawing on real world practices from Leaf & Limb and community centered models for restoring life where we live, work, and play.!  

It's Nature Day at Mt. Helix Park  again! This was one of our very favorite festivals last year. The park itself is beautiful, the view amazing, the vendors all lovely nature supporters, the crowd fun-loving - what more could you ask for?! A butterfly release, you say? The had that too! Come join us for food and celebration at this family friendly festival.

Join Joey Santore, creator of Crime Pays But Botany Doesn’t, for a candid Wild Ones National Webinar examining how inherited garden aesthetics shape native plant landscapes. Drawing on field experience and real ecology, Joey challenges tidy design norms and explores why dense, irregular plant communities are often the most resilient and ecologically sound.

Come help us prepare for our upcoming ribbon-cutting festival! We'll be meeting early, before the heat of the day 🙂

Come help us prepare for our upcoming ribbon-cutting festival! We'll be meeting early, before the heat of the day and there will be pastries 🙂 Come ready to weed (tools and gloves provided).

A high-energy community celebration featuring music, local food vendors, and interactive workshops.

We are officially opening our latest community pollinator garden with a fabulous festival! Join us as we cut ribbons for the garden, the little library, and other features. There will be expert speakers, exhibitors representing local plant and animal species, food, crafts, games, and community fun! Bring the whole family and explore the importance of local pollinators and the plants that support them.  

Join us as the City of San Diego celebrates Arbor Day by planting trees at Gompers Park.

https://www.sandiego.gov/event/arbor-day-gompers-neighborhood-park

Join award-winning author, photographer, and educator Rick Darke for What Is Wild and Why It Matters, a free national webinar on Tuesday, April 28th at 10 am CT. Discover how inviting a bit of authentic wildness can create a vibrant landscape that sustains you and local biodiversity. This national event is presented in collaboration between Wild Ones and Homegrown National Park.

https://www.facebook.com/events/887961570609737/

The festival features fun programs, hundreds of vendors and exhibitors, crafters and demonstrations that will help you become a better gardener and learn how to conserve our precious resources. The renowned Cuyamaca College Ornamental Horticulture department holds its biggest plant sale of the year at the festival. Spring Garden Festival is one of the most popular festivals in San Diego. Annual attendance now exceeds 7,000 community visitors. We hope to see you there!

This garden tour gets better every year, and last year was amazing. I ate vegan tacos, heard local jazz I could dance to, and photographed a girl with a monarch butterfly that rode around on her the whole festival. And more...!

Pollinator Week is an annual celebration held in support of pollinator health in North America created and managed by Pollinator Partnership. It's a time to raise awareness for pollinators and learn about how to protect them. Click the link to see the schedule of events 🙂

https://www.rcdsandiego.org/san-diego-pollinator-week

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We will be celebrating San Diego Pollinator Week by taking our Chapter Meeting on the road! Join us at Mission Trails Park as we learn about Bats: The Forgotten Pollinators on a short nature walk at dusk. Kids will receive a free mini lightsaber to celebrate May the Fourth...B with you (The B is for Bats!). And we will learn about the force bats use to catch their prey: echolocation!  Please register on this form 

This annual event is a collaboration with the Santee Historical Society and the San Diego River Park Foundation. There will be an on-site garden with milkweed, hopefully Monarch Butterflies, and an area for kids' arts.

We are pleased to announce our 2026 INSY Tribal Earth Day with this year's theme, “Maat KinypUuyaaw” (The Land Gives Knowledge). We want to emphasize our non-human relatives and the knowledge that can be shared by connecting with the land. Being in nature helps us learn from the land and respect the knowledge it offers. Whether this comes through restoration, recreation, or agriculture, the time spent outside helps us to be better humans. Nature has been shown to promote physical and mental health, strengthen community bonds, and remind us of our obligation to be good stewards of the land.

Come to our next crafting make-and-take at Hayley's house and go home with a fabulous creation and happy tastebuds. These get-togethers are always a highlight. Please RSVP to [email protected] so we know how many folks to plan for 🙂

Join us as we celebrate the third annual Garden Fair at the Natural History Museum. There will be lots of local conservation groups sharing their work and fun activities for the whole family. Help keep Balboa park Wild 🙂

Details coming soon! 

Details coming soon! 

Details coming soon!