Program Grassroots Ecology
Youth Stewards
Free, hands-on habitat-restoration program at open space preserves in Los Altos Hills and Palo Alto, doing invasive-plant removal in seasonal cohorts. The next cycle opens in spring.
A clearer starting point
What this opportunity is really like
Here’s the short version before you leave Pathfind to investigate the official details.
What you would do
You join a seasonal cohort doing hands-on habitat restoration — mainly invasive-plant removal — at open space preserves in Los Altos Hills and Palo Alto.
Why it might be worth your time
It's free outdoor environmental work you can join on a seasonal cycle, and the record says the next round opens in spring.
Is it a good fit?
Listed for grades 9–12 in the Bay Area; it's unpaid, local, hands-on fieldwork rather than a research placement.
Planning a summer around this? See the summer programs for 9th graders it appears in, alongside the other verified options.