Volunteer at Our Plots
We welcome volunteers at all our plots. Check out our calendar of upcoming events to get involved. To be prepared for our workdays please consider the following recommendations:
Wear closed-toe shoes, layers, and clothes you don't mind getting dirty
Hats and sun protection are highly recommended
Volunteers are encouraged to bring their own gardening gloves
Please bring a reusable water bottle and snacks to keep yourself fueled
Bonus: download the iNaturalist app on your phone and help us make observations. All our plots are iNat projects which you can view under Test Plot Umbrella. Please join our projects and add to the observations so that we can continue document the diversity of flora and fauna.
Upcoming Events
Community Workday at Puente Hills Test Plot
RSVP and SIGN VOLUNTEER WAIVER - LIMIT 5 PPL
Address: 3301 Workman Mill Rd, South El Monte, CA 91733
Community Workday! Help us weed, water, and maintain our native plant plots.
Partners: The event is made possible by the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation in collaboration with Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis (First District), the Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity, Southern California Edison, Puente Hills Youth@Work Cohort, Studio-MLA, and Test Plot.
Rio de Los Angeles Workday
Address: Rio de Los Angeles State Park, 1900 N San Fernando Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90065
Join our bi-weekly community workdays to care for our various Test Plot projects at Rio. We meet every other Sunday and will be weeding, watering, and trimming our various habitat plots. Meet at the flagpole.
Elysian Park Workday with LA Nature for All
RSVP and SIGN VOLUNTEER WAIVER
Join the LA Nature for All Apprentices as they spend the day weeding and prepping our plots. Special note: Pls email jenny@terremoto.la if you’re planning to join in addition to signing the above waiver.
Address: Elysian Park Trail Entrance, closest address is 2221 Park Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90026
The plots are located around the Marian Harlow Memorial Grove. Park along Park Dr. and walk north along the Elysian Park trail for 3-5 mins. The plots are spread out around multiple hillsides.
Native Plant Gardening at Debs Test Plot
Address: Audubon Center at Debs Park, 4700 Griffin Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90031
From the Audubon Center walk to the parking lot entrance and up to the right along a dirt trail (look to the right of the wider Walnut Forest Trail). The plot is 200’ up the path.
Please join us for native habitat gardening with Test Plot, Terremoto and the Audubon Center at Debs. We meet the first Friday of the month 8:30-10:30am.
Planting Day at Puente Hills Test Plot
RSVP HERE
Address: 3301 Workman Mill Rd, South El Monte, CA 91733
Celebrate the 1 year of Puente Hills Test Plot by joining us for planting and cake.
Partners: The event is made possible by the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation in collaboration with Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis (First District), the Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity, Southern California Edison, Puente Hills Youth@Work Cohort, Studio-MLA, and Test Plot.
Starr King Community Workday
RSVP and SIGN VOLUNTEER WAIVER
Address: Starr King Open Space. Closest address to the plot is 1261 Carolina St, San Francisco, CA 94107
The Starr King plots are located in the “annex” space. Look for the green painted sign that says “This is a land care project.” Things you will get to learn and practice:
—identify native and introduced species
—weeding through the “bradley method”
—adding to the community science project iNaturalist
—regenerative and reciprocal landcare methods such propagating and planting from the extant plant community
—urban coyote sightings if you’re lucky!
The Starr King Test Plot sits on a serpentinite hilltop in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco. This site is part of an intermittent strip of serpentinite bedrock that stretches across the city to the northwest and ends in the Presidio. Starr King, a little patch of neighborhood open space, and meadows in the Presidio, are the only extant serpentine grasslands in the city.
Rainbow Canyon Workday with LA Nature for All
RSVP and SIGN VOLUNTEER WAIVER HERE
Join LA Nature for All apprentices as they spend the day weeding, building trails and helping improve our plots. Special note: In addition to signing the above waiver pls email alexander.robinson@usc.edu if you plan to join.
Partners: Test Plot, USC, Community Nature Connection, the Mt. Washington Alliance, CD1, and the Council for Watershed Health. Our work is funded by the Safe Clean Water Program, The Water Foundation, The Rose Foundation and Los Angeles Water Keepers.
RSVP COMING SOON
Address: Closest address is 310 W Ave 45, Los Angeles, CA 90065
The pedestrian entrance to Rainbow Canyon is off Ave 45. It is easily accessible from the "Southwest Museum" Metro A Line Stop. The plots are distributed along different areas of the lower canyon.
Community Workday at Puente Hills Test Plot
RSVP and SIGN VOLUNTEER WAIVER - LIMIT 5 PPL
Address: 3301 Workman Mill Rd, South El Monte, CA 91733
Community Workday! Help us weed, water, and maintain our native plant plots.
Partners: The event is made possible by the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation in collaboration with Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis (First District), the Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity, Southern California Edison, Puente Hills Youth@Work Cohort, Studio-MLA, and Test Plot.
Rainbow Canyon Workday
RSVP and SIGN VOLUNTEER WAIVER HERE
Join us for community workdays the second Saturday of each month.
Partners: Test Plot, USC, Community Nature Connection, the Mt. Washington Alliance, CD1, and the Council for Watershed Health. Our work is funded by the Safe Clean Water Program, The Water Foundation, The Rose Foundation and Los Angeles Water Keepers.
RSVP COMING SOON
Address: Closest address is 310 W Ave 45, Los Angeles, CA 90065
The pedestrian entrance to Rainbow Canyon is off Ave 45. It is easily accessible from the "Southwest Museum" Metro A Line Stop. The plots are distributed along different areas of the lower canyon.
Rio de Los Angeles Workday
Address: Rio de Los Angeles State Park, 1900 N San Fernando Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90065
Join our bi-weekly community workdays to care for our various Test Plot projects at Rio. We meet every other Sunday and will be weeding, watering, and trimming our various habitat plots. Meet at the flagpole.
Burn Scar Workday
RSVP HERE and SIGN VOLUNTEER WAIVER
Address: Elysian Park Trail, Elysian Park Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90012.
Join Terremoto for a community workday at our Burn Plot in Elysian Park. Park at the small lot at the Elysian Park Trailhead, cross the street and head northeast on the Elysian Park Trail for 500’. The Burn Scar Test Plot will be on the left.
Elysian Park Workday
RSVP and SIGN VOLUNTEER WAIVER
Address: Elysian Park Trail Entrance, closest address is 2221 Park Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90026
The plots are located around the Marian Harlow Memorial Grove. Park along Park Dr. and walk north along the Elysian Park trail for 3-5 mins. The plots are spread out around multiple hillsides.
La Esquinita Workday, Wildflowers edition
Address: Los Angeles Center River and Gardens, 570 W Ave 26, Los Angeles, CA 90065
Enter the LA River Center & Gardens off of Ave 26. Park in the main lot. When facing the main building, walk to the right 300’ and around the corner.
Join us for a day of weeding, watering, and mulching to give our young plants the best start possible. Each plant here carries a rich ethnobotanical heritage—stories of food, medicine, and culture—so your hands-on care is also a way of honoring their history. This project is a collaboration between Test Plot, Mujeres de la Tierra, LA Works, and MRCA. For more information, contact: vanessa.alonzo@mrca.ca.gov
Community Workday at Ohlone Hillside Test Plot (Lawrence Hall of Science)
RSVP and SIGN VOLUNTEER WAIVER
Community Workday! Help us weed, water, and put in some new plants. If you have gloves, a small trowel or shovel, and weeding tools please bring! If not, we will have some available.
Closest address: The Lawrence Hall of Science, 1 Centennial Dr, Berkeley, CA 94720.
Enter the main entrance to Lawrence Hall of Science. Walk past the planetarium and back outside to the “Dinosaur lookout.” The plot is located near the picnic tables and open during main visiting hours.
Partners: Test Plot, Lawrence Hall of Science, Terremoto, mak-’amham, 'ottoy initiative
Community Workday at Puente Hills Test Plot
RSVP and SIGN VOLUNTEER WAIVER - LIMIT 5 PPL
Address: 3301 Workman Mill Rd, South El Monte, CA 91733
Community Workday! Help us weed, water, and maintain our native plant plots.
Partners: The event is made possible by the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation in collaboration with Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis (First District), the Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity, Southern California Edison, Puente Hills Youth@Work Cohort, Studio-MLA, and Test Plot.
Rio de Los Angeles Workday
Address: Rio de Los Angeles State Park, 1900 N San Fernando Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90065
Join our bi-weekly community workdays to care for our various Test Plot projects at Rio. We meet every other Sunday and will be weeding, watering, and trimming our various habitat plots. Meet at the flagpole.
Native Plant Gardening at Debs Test Plot
Address: Audubon Center at Debs Park, 4700 Griffin Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90031
From the Audubon Center walk to the parking lot entrance and up to the right along a dirt trail (look to the right of the wider Walnut Forest Trail). The plot is 200’ up the path.
Please join us for native habitat gardening with Test Plot, Terremoto and the Audubon Center at Debs. We meet the first Friday of the month 8:30-10:30am.
Native Plant Gardening at Debs Test Plot
Address: Audubon Center at Debs Park, 4700 Griffin Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90031
From the Audubon Center walk to the parking lot entrance and up to the right along a dirt trail (look to the right of the wider Walnut Forest Trail). The plot is 200’ up the path.
Please join us for native habitat gardening with Test Plot, Terremoto and the Audubon Center at Debs. We meet the first Friday of the month 8:30-10:30am.
Burn Scar Workday
RSVP and SIGN VOLUNTEER WAIVER
Address: Elysian Park Trail, Elysian Park Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90012.
Join Terremoto for a community workday at our Burn Plot in Elysian Park. Park at the small lot at the Elysian Park Trailhead, cross the street and head northeast on the Elysian Park Trail for 500’. The Burn Scar Test Plot will be on the left.
Rainbow Canyon Stormwater Workshop
RSVP and SIGN VOLUNTEER WAIVER
Join us for community workdays the second Saturday of each month.
Address: Closest address is 310 W Ave 45, Los Angeles, CA 90065
The pedestrian entrance to Rainbow Canyon is off Ave 45. It is easily accessible from the "Southwest Museum" Metro A Line Stop. The plots are distributed along different areas of the lower canyon.
Partners: Test Plot, USC, Community Nature Connection, the Mt. Washington Alliance, CD1, and the Council for Watershed Health. Our work is funded by the Safe Clean Water Program, The Water Foundation, The Rose Foundation and Los Angeles Water Keepers.
Rio de Los Angeles Workday
Address: Rio de Los Angeles State Park, 1900 N San Fernando Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90065
Join our bi-weekly community workdays to care for our various Test Plot projects at Rio. We meet every other Sunday and will be weeding, watering, and trimming our various habitat plots. Meet at the flagpole.
Elysian Park Workday
Address: Elysian Park Trail Entrance, closest address is 2221 Park Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90026
The plots are located around the Marian Harlow Memorial Grove. Park along Park Dr. and walk north along the Elysian Park trail for 3-5 mins. The plots are spread out around multiple hillsides.
La Esquinita Workday, a special Cesar Chavez Day Celebration
Address: Los Angeles Center River and Gardens, 570 W Ave 26, Los Angeles, CA 90065
Enter the LA River Center & Gardens off of Ave 26. Park in the main lot. When facing the main building, walk to the right 300’ and around the corner.
Join us for a day of weeding, watering, and mulching to give our young plants the best start possible. Each plant here carries a rich ethnobotanical heritage—stories of food, medicine, and culture—so your hands-on care is also a way of honoring their history. This project is a collaboration between Test Plot, Mujeres de la Tierra, LA Works, and MRCA. For more information, contact: vanessa.alonzo@mrca.ca.gov
Community Workday at Ohlone Hillside Test Plot (Lawrence Hall of Science)
RSVP and SIGN VOLUNTEER WAIVER
Community Workday! Help us weed, water, and put in some new plants. If you have gloves, a small trowel or shovel, and weeding tools please bring! If not, we will have some available.
Closest address: The Lawrence Hall of Science, 1 Centennial Dr, Berkeley, CA 94720.
Enter the main entrance to Lawrence Hall of Science. Walk past the planetarium and back outside to the “Dinosaur lookout.” The plot is located near the picnic tables and open during main visiting hours.
Partners: Test Plot, Lawrence Hall of Science, Terremoto, mak-’amham, 'ottoy initiative
Rio de Los Angeles Workday
Address: Rio de Los Angeles State Park, 1900 N San Fernando Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90065
Join our bi-weekly community workdays to care for our various Test Plot projects at Rio. We meet every other Sunday and will be weeding, watering, and trimming our various habitat plots. Meet at the flagpole.
Native Plant Gardening at Debs Test Plot
RSVP HERE with AUDUBON CENTER
Address: Audubon Center at Debs Park, 4700 Griffin Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90031
From the Audubon Center walk to the parking lot entrance and up to the right along a dirt trail (look to the right of the wider Walnut Forest Trail). The plot is 200’ up the path.
Please join us for native habitat gardening with Test Plot, Terremoto and the Audubon Center at Debs. We meet the first Friday of the month 8:30-10:30am.
Burn Scar Workday
RSVP HERE and SIGN VOLUNTEER WAIVER
Address: Elysian Park Trail, Elysian Park Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90012.
Join Terremoto for a community workday at our Burn Plot in Elysian Park. Park at the small lot at the Elysian Park Trailhead, cross the street and head northeast on the Elysian Park Trail for 500’. The Burn Scar Test Plot will be on the left.
Rainbow Canyon Workday
RSVP and SIGN VOLUNTEER WAIVER HERE
Join us for community workdays the second Saturday of each month.
Partners: Test Plot, USC, Community Nature Connection, the Mt. Washington Alliance, CD1, and the Council for Watershed Health. Our work is funded by the Safe Clean Water Program, The Water Foundation, The Rose Foundation and Los Angeles Water Keepers.
RSVP COMING SOON
Address: Closest address is 310 W Ave 45, Los Angeles, CA 90065
The pedestrian entrance to Rainbow Canyon is off Ave 45. It is easily accessible from the "Southwest Museum" Metro A Line Stop. The plots are distributed along different areas of the lower canyon.
Earth Day La Esquinita Workday
Address: Los Angeles Center River and Gardens, 570 W Ave 26, Los Angeles, CA 90065
Enter the LA River Center & Gardens off of Ave 26. Park in the main lot. When facing the main building, walk to the right 300’ and around the corner.
Join us for a day of weeding, watering, and mulching to give our young plants the best start possible. Each plant here carries a rich ethnobotanical heritage—stories of food, medicine, and culture—so your hands-on care is also a way of honoring their history. This project is a collaboration between Test Plot, Mujeres de la Tierra, LA Works, and MRCA. For more information, contact: vanessa.alonzo@mrca.ca.gov
Rio de Los Angeles Workday
Address: Rio de Los Angeles State Park, 1900 N San Fernando Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90065
Join our bi-weekly community workdays to care for our various Test Plot projects at Rio. We meet every other Sunday and will be weeding, watering, and trimming our various habitat plots. Meet at the flagpole.
Elysian Park Workday
Address: Elysian Park Trail Entrance, closest address is 2221 Park Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90026
The plots are located around the Marian Harlow Memorial Grove. Park along Park Dr. and walk north along the Elysian Park trail for 3-5 mins. The plots are spread out around multiple hillsides.
Rio de Los Angeles Workday
Address: Rio de Los Angeles State Park, 1900 N San Fernando Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90065
Join our bi-weekly community workdays to care for our various Test Plot projects at Rio. We meet every other Sunday and will be weeding, watering, and trimming our various habitat plots. Meet at the flagpole.
Native Plant Gardening at Debs Test Plot
Address: Audubon Center at Debs Park, 4700 Griffin Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90031
From the Audubon Center walk to the parking lot entrance and up to the right along a dirt trail (look to the right of the wider Walnut Forest Trail). The plot is 200’ up the path.
Please join us for native habitat gardening with Test Plot, Terremoto and the Audubon Center at Debs. We meet the first Friday of the month 8:30-10:30am.
Burn Scar Workday
RSVP HERE and SIGN VOLUNTEER WAIVER
Address: Elysian Park Trail, Elysian Park Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90012.
Join Terremoto for a community workday at our Burn Plot in Elysian Park. Park at the small lot at the Elysian Park Trailhead, cross the street and head northeast on the Elysian Park Trail for 500’. The Burn Scar Test Plot will be on the left.
Elysian Park Workday
Address: Elysian Park Trail Entrance, closest address is 2221 Park Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90026
The plots are located around the Marian Harlow Memorial Grove. Park along Park Dr. and walk north along the Elysian Park trail for 3-5 mins. The plots are spread out around multiple hillsides.
Rainbow Canyon Fire Resiliency Workshop with Community Nature Connection
RSVP and SIGN VOLUNTEER WAIVER
Join us for community workdays the second Saturday of each month.
Address: Closest address is 310 W Ave 45, Los Angeles, CA 90065
The pedestrian entrance to Rainbow Canyon is off Ave 45. It is easily accessible from the "Southwest Museum" Metro A Line Stop. The plots are distributed along different areas of the lower canyon.
Partners: Test Plot, USC, Community Nature Connection, the Mt. Washington Alliance, CD1, and the Council for Watershed Health. Our work is funded by the Safe Clean Water Program, The Water Foundation, The Rose Foundation and Los Angeles Water Keepers.
La Esquinita Workday
Address: Los Angeles Center River and Gardens, 570 W Ave 26, Los Angeles, CA 90065
Enter the LA River Center & Gardens off of Ave 26. Park in the main lot. When facing the main building, walk to the right 300’ and around the corner.
Join us for a day of weeding, watering, and mulching to give our young plants the best start possible. Each plant here carries a rich ethnobotanical heritage—stories of food, medicine, and culture—so your hands-on care is also a way of honoring their history. This project is a collaboration between Test Plot, Mujeres de la Tierra, LA Works, and MRCA. For more information, contact: vanessa.alonzo@mrca.ca.gov
Native Plant Gardening at Debs Test Plot
Address: Audubon Center at Debs Park, 4700 Griffin Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90031
From the Audubon Center walk to the parking lot entrance and up to the right along a dirt trail (look to the right of the wider Walnut Forest Trail). The plot is 200’ up the path.
Please join us for native habitat gardening with Test Plot, Terremoto and the Audubon Center at Debs. We meet the first Friday of the month 8:30-10:30am.
Native Plant Gardening at Debs Test Plot
Address: Audubon Center at Debs Park, 4700 Griffin Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90031
From the Audubon Center walk to the parking lot entrance and up to the right along a dirt trail (look to the right of the wider Walnut Forest Trail). The plot is 200’ up the path.
Please join us for native habitat gardening with Test Plot, Terremoto and the Audubon Center at Debs. We meet the first Friday of the month 8:30-10:30am.
Rainbow Canyon Workday
RSVP and SIGN VOLUNTEER WAIVER HERE
Join us for community workdays the second Saturday of each month.
Partners: Test Plot, USC, Community Nature Connection, the Mt. Washington Alliance, CD1, and the Council for Watershed Health. Our work is funded by the Safe Clean Water Program, The Water Foundation, The Rose Foundation and Los Angeles Water Keepers.
RSVP COMING SOON
Address: Closest address is 310 W Ave 45, Los Angeles, CA 90065
The pedestrian entrance to Rainbow Canyon is off Ave 45. It is easily accessible from the "Southwest Museum" Metro A Line Stop. The plots are distributed along different areas of the lower canyon.
La Esquinita Workday
Address: Los Angeles Center River and Gardens, 570 W Ave 26, Los Angeles, CA 90065
Enter the LA River Center & Gardens off of Ave 26. Park in the main lot. When facing the main building, walk to the right 300’ and around the corner.
Join us for a day of weeding, watering, and mulching to give our young plants the best start possible. Each plant here carries a rich ethnobotanical heritage—stories of food, medicine, and culture—so your hands-on care is also a way of honoring their history. This project is a collaboration between Test Plot, Mujeres de la Tierra, LA Works, and MRCA. For more information, contact: vanessa.alonzo@mrca.ca.gov
Elysian Park Workday
Address: Elysian Park Trail Entrance, closest address is 2221 Park Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90026
The plots are located around the Marian Harlow Memorial Grove. Park along Park Dr. and walk north along the Elysian Park trail for 3-5 mins. The plots are spread out around multiple hillsides.
La Esquinita Workday
Address: Los Angeles Center River and Gardens, 570 W Ave 26, Los Angeles, CA 90065
Enter the LA River Center & Gardens off of Ave 26. Park in the main lot. When facing the main building, walk to the right 300’ and around the corner.
Join us for a day of weeding, watering, and mulching to give our young plants the best start possible. Each plant here carries a rich ethnobotanical heritage—stories of food, medicine, and culture—so your hands-on care is also a way of honoring their history. This project is a collaboration between Test Plot, Mujeres de la Tierra, LA Works, and MRCA. For more information, contact: vanessa.alonzo@mrca.ca.gov
Burn Scar Workday
RSVP and SIGN VOLUNTEER WAIVER
Address: Elysian Park Trail, Elysian Park Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90012.
Join Terremoto for a community workday at our Burn Plot in Elysian Park. Park at the small lot at the Elysian Park Trailhead, cross the street and head northeast on the Elysian Park Trail for 500’. The Burn Scar Test Plot will be on the left.
Rio de Los Angeles Workday
Address: Rio de Los Angeles State Park, 1900 N San Fernando Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90065
Join our bi-weekly community workdays to care for our various Test Plot projects at Rio. We meet every other Sunday and will be weeding, watering, and trimming our various habitat plots. Meet at the flagpole.
Community Workday at Puente Hills Test Plot
RSVP and SIGN VOLUNTEER WAIVER - LIMIT 5 PPL
Address: 3301 Workman Mill Rd, South El Monte, CA 91733
Community Workday! Help us weed, water, and maintain our native plant plots.
Partners: The event is made possible by the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation in collaboration with Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis (First District), the Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity, Southern California Edison, Puente Hills Youth@Work Cohort, Studio-MLA, and Test Plot.
Baldwin Hills Community Habitat Restoration
Please visit the Nature Nexus Institute Volunteer calendar for more info and RSVP. The Test Plot is one of several sites they care for. Volunteer days are generally the third Saturday of the month from 9-12pm.
Elysian Park Workday
RSVP and SIGN VOLUNTEER WAIVER
Address: Elysian Park Trail Entrance, closest address is 2221 Park Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90026
The plots are located around the Marian Harlow Memorial Grove. Park along Park Dr. and walk north along the Elysian Park trail for 3-5 mins. The plots are spread out around multiple hillsides.
Native Plant Gardening at Debs Test Plot
Address: Audubon Center at Debs Park, 4700 Griffin Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90031
From the Audubon Center walk to the parking lot entrance and up to the right along a dirt trail (look to the right of the wider Walnut Forest Trail). The plot is 200’ up the path.
Please join us for native habitat gardening with Test Plot, Terremoto and the Audubon Center at Debs. We meet the first Friday of the month 8:30-10:30am.
Elephant Hill Planting + Workday
RSVP and SIGN VOLUNTEER WAIVER HERE
Join us for our next volunteer day after the rains! We will be checking out all the new growth now that the plants have soaked in much needed water. We will also be weeding out black mustard Brassica nigra, horehound Marrubium vulgare, and castor bean Ricinus communis before they take over.
Bring your basic garden tools like gloves, a shovel, and a trowel.
Address: 5009 Lathrop St, Los Angeles, CA 90032
Lathrop St. is a dead end street with ample street parking. Walk up the dirt path 20’ and the plot is directly in front of you.
Starr King Community Workday
RSVP and SIGN VOLUNTEER WAIVER
Address: Starr King Open Space. Closest address to the plot is 1261 Carolina St, San Francisco, CA 94107
The Starr King plots are located in the “annex” space. Look for the green painted sign that says “This is a land care project.” Things you will get to learn and practice:
—identify native and introduced species
—weeding through the “bradley method”
—adding to the community science project iNaturalist
—regenerative and reciprocal landcare methods such propagating and planting from the extant plant community
—urban coyote sightings if you’re lucky!
The Starr King Test Plot sits on a serpentinite hilltop in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco. This site is part of an intermittent strip of serpentinite bedrock that stretches across the city to the northwest and ends in the Presidio. Starr King, a little patch of neighborhood open space, and meadows in the Presidio, are the only extant serpentine grasslands in the city.
Rainbow Canyon Workday
RSVP and SIGN VOLUNTEER WAIVER HERE
Join us for community workdays the second Saturday of each month. This Saturday we’ll be focused on cleaning up after the winter storms, and weeding, weeding weeding. It’s beautiful and green in the canyon, please join us!
Address: Closest address is 310 W Ave 45, Los Angeles, CA 90065
The pedestrian entrance to Rainbow Canyon is off Ave 45. It is easily accessible from the "Southwest Museum" Metro A Line Stop. The plots are distributed along different areas of the lower canyon.
Partners: Test Plot, USC, Community Nature Connection, the Mt. Washington Alliance, CD1, and the Council for Watershed Health. Our work is funded by the Safe Clean Water Program, The Water Foundation, The Rose Foundation and Los Angeles Water Keepers.
Community Work day at Puente Hills Test Plot
Address: 3301 Workman Mill Rd, South El Monte, CA 91733
Community Workday! Help us weed, water, and maintain our native plant plots.
Partners: The event is made possible by the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation in collaboration with Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis (First District), the Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity, Southern California Edison, Puente Hills Youth@Work Cohort, Studio-MLA, and Test Plot.
LIMIT 5 PPL - PLS RSVP to siddhi@studio-mla.com
Native Plant Gardening at Debs Test Plot
Address: Audubon Center at Debs Park, 4700 Griffin Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90031
From the Audubon Center walk to the parking lot entrance and up to the right along a dirt trail (look to the right of the wider Walnut Forest Trail). The plot is 200’ up the path.
Please join us for native habitat gardening with Test Plot, Terremoto and the Audubon Center at Debs. We meet the first Friday of the month 8:30-10:30am.
RSVP HERE
Rio de Los Angeles Work Day
Address: Rio de Los Angeles State Park, 1900 N San Fernando Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90065
Join our bi-weekly community workdays to care for our various Test Plot projects at Rio. We meet every other Sunday and will be weeding, watering, and trimming our various habitat plots. Meet at the flagpole.
Community Work day at Puente Hills Test Plot
Address: 3301 Workman Mill Rd, South El Monte, CA 91733
Community Workday! Help us weed, water, and maintain our native plant plots.
Partners: The event is made possible by the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation in collaboration with Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis (First District), the Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity, Southern California Edison, Puente Hills Youth@Work Cohort, Studio-MLA, and Test Plot.
LIMIT 5 PPL - PLS RSVP to siddhi@studio-mla.com
Baldwin Hills Community Habitat Restoration
Please visit the Nature Nexus Institute Volunteer calendar for more info and RSVP. The Test Plot is one of several sites they care for. Volunteer days are generally the third Saturday of the month from 9-12pm.
Elysian Park Workday
Address: Elysian Park Trail Entrance, closest address is 2221 Park Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90026
The plots are located around the Marian Harlow Memorial Grove. Park along Park Dr. and walk north along the Elysian Park trail for 3-5 mins. The plots are spread out around multiple hillsides. No RSVP needed.
For more info, contact: jenny@terremoto.la
Burn Scar Work Day
Address: Elysian Park Trail, Elysian Park Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90012.
Join Terremoto for a community workday at our Burn Plot in Elysian Park. Park at the small lot at the Elysian Park Trailhead, cross the street and head northeast on the Elysian Park Trail for 500’. The Burn Scar Test Plot will be on the left. No RSVP needed.
For more info contact: hannah@terremoto.la
Starr King Community Workday
Address: Starr King Open Space. Closest address to the plot is 1261 Carolina St, San Francisco, CA 94107
The Starr King plots are located in the “annex” space. Look for the green painted sign that says “This is a land care project.”
Please join us for our upcoming community workday and look out for monthly workdays through the winter and spring. Things you will get to learn and practice:
—identify native and introduced species
—weeding through the “bradley method”
—adding to the community science project iNaturalist
—regenerative and reciprocal landcare methods such propagating and planting from the extant plant community
—urban coyote sightings if you’re lucky!
The Starr King Test Plot sits on a serpentinite hilltop in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco. This site is part of an intermittent strip of serpentinite bedrock that stretches across the city to the northwest and ends in the Presidio. Starr King, a little patch of neighborhood open space, and meadows in the Presidio, are the only extant serpentine grasslands in the city.
RSVP to: evita@terremoto.la
Rainbow Canyon Planting and Planning for Stormwater Resiliency
Address: Closest address is 310 W Ave 45, Los Angeles, CA 90065
The pedestrian entrance to Rainbow Canyon is off Ave 45. It is easily accessible from the "Southwest Museum" Metro A Line Stop. The plots are distributed along different areas of the lower canyon.
Join us for a planting day and fun activities on the future of Rainbow Canyon with partners Test Plot, USC, Community Nature Connection, the Mt. Washington Alliance, CD1, and the Council for Watershed Health. Our work is funded by the Safe Clean Water Program, The Water Foundation, The Rose Foundation and Los Angeles Water Keepers.
Rio de Los Angeles Planting Day
Address: Rio de Los Angeles State Park, 1900 N San Fernando Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90065
Planting Day! We have 150-300 plants from the Xerces Society and we’ll be adding to both plot locations.
Meet at the flagpole.
if the RSVP is full, email tom.ec.hurst@gmail.com. The more the merrier for this event!
La Esquinita Planting Day
Address: Los Angeles Center River and Gardens, 570 W Ave 26, Los Angeles, CA 90065
Enter the LA River Center & Gardens off of Ave 26. Park in the main lot. When facing the main building, walk to the right 300’ and around the corner.
Join us for a day of planting and expanding our garden. Each plant here carries a rich ethnobotanical heritage—stories of food, medicine, and culture—so your hands-on care is also a way of honoring their history. This project is a collaboration between Test Plot, Mujeres de la Tierra, LA Works, and MRCA. For more information, contact: vanessa.alonzo@mrca.ca.gov
RSVP HERE WITH LAWORKS.
Native Plant Gardening at Debs Test Plot
Address: Audubon Center at Debs Park, 4700 Griffin Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90031
From the Audubon Center walk to the parking lot entrance and up to the right along a dirt trail (look to the right of the wider Walnut Forest Trail). The plot is 200’ up the path.
Please join us for native habitat gardening with Test Plot, Terremoto and the Audubon Center at Debs. We meet the first Friday of the month 8:30-10:30am.
RSVP HERE
Rio de Los Angeles Work Day
Address: Rio de Los Angeles State Park, 1900 N San Fernando Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90065
Join our bi-weekly community workdays to care for our various Test Plot projects at Rio. We meet every other Sunday and will be weeding, watering, and trimming our various habitat plots. Meet at the flagpole.
Elysian Park Workday
Address: Elysian Park Trail Entrance, closest address is 2221 Park Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90026
The plots are located around the Marian Harlow Memorial Grove. Park along Park Dr. and walk north along the Elysian Park trail for 3-5 mins. The plots are spread out around multiple hillsides. No RSVP needed.
For more info, contact: jenny@terremoto.la
Starr King Community Workday
Address: Starr King Open Space. Closest address to the plot is 1261 Carolina St, San Francisco, CA 94107
The Starr King plots are located in the “annex” space. Look for the green painted sign that says “This is a land care project.”
Please join us for our upcoming community workday and look out for monthly workdays through the winter and spring. Things you will get to learn and practice:
—identify native and introduced species
—weeding through the “bradley method”
—adding to the community science project iNaturalist
—regenerative and reciprocal landcare methods such propagating and planting from the extant plant community
—urban coyote sightings if you’re lucky!
The Starr King Test Plot sits on a serpentinite hilltop in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco. This site is part of an intermittent strip of serpentinite bedrock that stretches across the city to the northwest and ends in the Presidio. Starr King, a little patch of neighborhood open space, and meadows in the Presidio, are the only extant serpentine grasslands in the city.
RSVP to: evita@terremoto.la
Rio de Los Angeles Work Day
Address: Rio de Los Angeles State Park, 1900 N San Fernando Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90065
Join our bi-weekly community workdays to care for our various Test Plot projects at Rio. We meet every other Sunday and will be weeding, watering, and trimming our various habitat plots. Meet at the flagpole.
La Esquinita Work Day
Address: Los Angeles Center River and Gardens, 570 W Ave 26, Los Angeles, CA 90065
Enter the LA River Center & Gardens off of Ave 26. Park in the main lot. When facing the main building, walk to the right 300’ and around the corner.
Join us for a day of weeding, watering, and mulching to give our young plants the best start possible. Each plant here carries a rich ethnobotanical heritage—stories of food, medicine, and culture—so your hands-on care is also a way of honoring their history. This project is a collaboration between Test Plot, Mujeres de la Tierra, LA Works, and MRCA. For more information, contact: vanessa.alonzo@mrca.ca.gov
RSVP HERE WITH LAWORKS.
Native Plant Gardening at Debs Test Plot
Address: Audubon Center at Debs Park, 4700 Griffin Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90031
From the Audubon Center walk to the parking lot entrance and up to the right along a dirt trail (look to the right of the wider Walnut Forest Trail). The plot is 200’ up the path.
Please join us for native habitat gardening with Test Plot, Terremoto and the Audubon Center at Debs. We meet the first Friday of the month 8-10am.
RSVP HERE
Santa Catalina Island Work Day
Join us for a day on Catalina island maintaining and monitoring native plants in the Green Ravine. Time commitment is 8-5pm and we will be taking the Miss Christi ferry that departs from San Pedro. Bring a bag lunch. Spots Limited.