Events

Let's go birding at Lindo Lake!

Community habitat restoration event removing invasive plants from a California Least Tern nesting preserve in Mission Bay, San Diego.

San Jacinto Wildlife Area is approximately 19,000 acres, with 9,000 acres of restored wetlands. It is the first state wildlife area to utilize reclaimed water to enhance its wetlands. It is also a birding hotspot with approximately 292 species recorded.

Track vegetation height and density to help inform enhancement efforts at the California Least Tern nesting preserves

Track vegetation height and density to help inform enhancement efforts at the California Least Tern nesting preserves

Track vegetation height and density to help inform enhancement efforts at the California Least Tern nesting preserves

LGBTQ+IA friendly Hike!

Nurture your love and knowledge of birds with a beginner’s birding class designed to connect you with the birding community and improve your skills in bird identification. We will spend quality time observing and discussing birds and their behavior, to build your understanding of the sights, sounds, behaviors, and natural history of a selection of our feathered friends.

Nurture your love and knowledge of birds with a beginner’s birding class designed to connect you with the birding community and improve your skills in bird identification. We will spend quality time observing and discussing birds and their behavior, to build your understanding of the sights, sounds, behaviors, and natural history of a selection of our feathered friends.

Learn to enjoy and identify birds by ear!

Join us this Saturday for a birding outing at Kendall Frost Marsh, where you can explore diverse bird species and learn about the wetlands and ongoing restoration efforts in Mission Bay.

Casual, social birding at a local hotspot. The walking path is paved, and may be accessible for people with mobility challenges.

Bring your favorite craft or artistic hobby and immerse yourself in a day of relaxation, creativity, and connection.

Join us and Friends of Rose Creek for a sunset bird outing in the riparian habitat. This free, guided outing includes: binoculars to borrow, unique migratory songbirds and a chance to learn about this important habitat.

Birding on a forested trail just north of Pine Valley

Join us for 2025’s second quarterly Kendall-Frost Marsh Thursday Night Talk!

A quiet stroll looking for photogenic birds and building a community of birders who like to take pictures of birds

Explore Famosa Slough with the Friends of Famosa Slough

Step into the crisp mountain air with us at approximately 6,000 ft as we delve into the forested habitat of Agua Dulce Creek.

Help restore habitat for birds and other wildlife!

A birding outing at local natural park. This field trip may be accessible for people with mobility challenges.

Join us for a volunteer work party at Kendall-Frost Marsh

Join the Nat and San Diego Bird Alliance for a guided bioblitz for the 2025 City Nature Challenge! This global initiative aims to document the diverse plants and wildlife around the world!
¡Acompáñanos para un bioblitz guiado por el Museo Natural de San Diego y San Diego Bird Alliance para el Reto de Naturaleza Urbana 2025 y BioBlitz de la Frontera! Esta iniciativa global busca documentar la increíble variedad de plantas y animales alrededor del mundo.

Bring your favorite craft or artistic hobby and immerse yourself in a day of relaxation, creativity, and connection.

Let's go birding at Lindo Lake!

Help restore habitat for birds and other wildlife!

A visit to Ramona Grasslands to enjoy birds, sustainable wine from Ramona Ranch Winery, and a live bird presentation

Join us for fish seining at Kendall Frost Marsh to explore the diverse aquatic life of Mission Bay and learn about the vital role fish play in the ecosystem.

Join Friends of Famosa Slough for an awesome opportunity to learn more about efforts to protect and restore this urban wetland and participate in restoration efforts yourself!

A quiet stroll looking for photogenic birds and building a community of birders who like to take pictures of birds

Explore Famosa Slough with the Friends of Famosa Slough

A birding outing at local natural park. This field trip may be accessible for people with mobility challenges.

Join us for a volunteer work party at Kendall-Frost Marsh

Join us this Saturday for a birding outing at Kendall Frost Marsh, where you can explore diverse bird species and learn about the wetlands and ongoing restoration efforts in Mission Bay.

A quiet stroll looking for photogenic birds and building a community of birders who like to take pictures of birds

Explore Famosa Slough with the Friends of Famosa Slough

A birding outing at local natural park. This field trip may be accessible for people with mobility challenges.

Join us for a volunteer work party at Kendall-Frost Marsh

Join Friends of Famosa Slough for an awesome opportunity to learn more about efforts to protect and restore this urban wetland and participate in restoration efforts yourself!

Join us for fish seining at Kendall Frost Marsh to explore the diverse aquatic life of Mission Bay and learn about the vital role fish play in the ecosystem.

Join us for a volunteer work party at Kendall-Frost Marsh

Join us this Saturday for a birding outing at Kendall Frost Marsh, where you can explore diverse bird species and learn about the wetlands and ongoing restoration efforts in Mission Bay.

Join us for a volunteer work party at Kendall-Frost Marsh

Join Friends of Famosa Slough for an awesome opportunity to learn more about efforts to protect and restore this urban wetland and participate in restoration efforts yourself!

Join us for fish seining at Kendall Frost Marsh to explore the diverse aquatic life of Mission Bay and learn about the vital role fish play in the ecosystem.

Join us for a volunteer work party at Kendall-Frost Marsh

Join us this Saturday for a birding outing at Kendall Frost Marsh, where you can explore diverse bird species and learn about the wetlands and ongoing restoration efforts in Mission Bay.

Join us for a volunteer work party at Kendall-Frost Marsh

Join Friends of Famosa Slough for an awesome opportunity to learn more about efforts to protect and restore this urban wetland and participate in restoration efforts yourself!

Join us for fish seining at Kendall Frost Marsh to explore the diverse aquatic life of Mission Bay and learn about the vital role fish play in the ecosystem.

Join us for a volunteer work party at Kendall-Frost Marsh

Join us this Saturday for a birding outing at Kendall Frost Marsh, where you can explore diverse bird species and learn about the wetlands and ongoing restoration efforts in Mission Bay.

Join us for a volunteer work party at Kendall-Frost Marsh

Track vegetation height and density to help inform enhancement efforts at the California Least Tern nesting preserves

Track vegetation height and density to help inform enhancement efforts at the California Least Tern nesting preserves

Track vegetation height and density to help inform enhancement efforts at the California Least Tern nesting preserves

Community habitat restoration event removing invasive plants from a California Least Tern nesting preserve in Mission Bay, San Diego.

Community habitat restoration event removing invasive plants from a California Least Tern nesting preserve in Mission Bay, San Diego.

Casual, social birding at a local hotspot along the San Diego River bike path. This area is mostly flat dirt, and may be accessible for people with mobility challenges.

Join us for a weekday opportunity to help with meaningful conservation work!

Let's go birding at Lindo Lake!

Bring your favorite craft or artistic hobby and immerse yourself in a day of relaxation, creativity, and connection.

Join us for a vibrant celebration of native plants as NPI partners with Ocean View Growing Grounds (OVGG) to expand their flourishing garden!

Join us for a volunteer work party at Kendall-Frost Marsh

LGBTQ+IA friendly Hike!

A birding outing at local natural park. This field trip may be accessible for people with mobility challenges.

Join us for a weekday opportunity to help with meaningful conservation work!

Let's go birding at Lindo Lake!

Join us and Friends of Rose Creek for a sunset bird outing around DeAnza Cove. This free, guided outing includes: wheelchair accessibility, binoculars to borrow, unique birds at low tide and a chance to learn about this important habitat.

Explore Famosa Slough with the Friends of Famosa Slough

A quiet stroll looking for photogenic birds and building a community of birders who like to take pictures of birds

Join us for a weekday opportunity to help with meaningful conservation work!

Bring your favorite craft or artistic hobby and immerse yourself in a day of relaxation, creativity, and connection.

Join Friends of Famosa Slough for an awesome opportunity to learn more about efforts to protect and restore this urban wetland and participate in restoration efforts yourself!

Join us for fish seining at Kendall Frost Marsh to explore the diverse aquatic life of Mission Bay and learn about the vital role fish play in the ecosystem.

The San Diego River Estuary adjacent to Robb Field is one of the most productive and rewarding birding sites in our region.

A fun challenge for all nature-lovers.

Join us for a weekday opportunity to help with meaningful conservation work!

Amy Tan, Author of the Backyard Bird Chronicles and Joy Luck Club, will be speaking at this event in the Shiley Theater at USD

Camp Surfbird is a unique overnight camp designed especially for youth who share your love for birds. In partnership with San Diego Bird Alliance and the American Birding Association, we’ve crafted an extraordinary weekend of birding the over 200 species Southern California has to offer. Get ready to explore the birding hotspot of San Diego and make new friends along the way.

Join us for a weekday opportunity to help with meaningful conservation work!

Plant native plants, remove invasives, and help install signage at the River Mouth

Bring your favorite craft or artistic hobby and immerse yourself in a day of relaxation, creativity, and connection.

Join us for a volunteer work party at Kendall-Frost Marsh

A birding outing at local natural park. This field trip may be accessible for people with mobility challenges.

Help restore habitat for birds and other wildlife!

Join us for a weekday opportunity to help with meaningful conservation work!

La Jolla Cove is a scenic spot where the Pacific Ocean meets a rocky coastline. We will start by scanning the offshore out to the coastal kelp beds for pelagic species, including loons,
shearwaters, and auklets.

Explore Famosa Slough with the Friends of Famosa Slough

LGBTQ+IA friendly Hike!

A quiet stroll looking for photogenic birds and building a community of birders who like to take pictures of birds

Join us for a weekday opportunity to help with meaningful conservation work!

The SoCal Salt Works and the South Bay Wildlife Refuge consists of a series of salt ponds used to extract salt from seawater by evaporation. This area is normally closed to the public, except for once-per-month guided walks led by San Diego Bird Alliance docents during the bird non-breeding fall and winter months.

Bring your favorite craft or artistic hobby and immerse yourself in a day of relaxation, creativity, and connection.

NPI is hosting a Work Party at Ocean View Growing Grounds to prep the garden site before implementing new native plants!

Join us this Saturday for a birding outing at Kendall Frost Marsh, where you can explore diverse bird species and learn about the wetlands and ongoing restoration efforts in Mission Bay.

Help restore the Valeta St. Treatment Ponds

Help restore habitat for birds and other wildlife!

Join us for a weekday opportunity to help with meaningful conservation work!

Join us for a birding outing at Santee Lakes!

Love Your Wetlands Day is an opportunity to explore UC San Diego’s protected Kendall-Frost Marsh Reserve in Mission Bay while also learning about the importance of coastal wetlands, the climate threats they face, and the ways local communities are working to restore and protect them. 

THIS IS NOT A REGISTRATION FORM FOR ATTENDING LOVE YOUR WETLANDS DAY.
To make Love Your Wetlands possible we need volunteers to help staff the event, sign up below to volunteer. We need lots of people to help before, during, and after the event.

Join us for a weekday opportunity to help with meaningful conservation work!

Join us for a birding outing at Santee Lakes!

Bring your favorite craft or artistic hobby and immerse yourself in a day of relaxation, creativity, and connection.

Join us for a volunteer work party at Kendall-Frost Marsh

A birding outing at local natural park. This field trip may be accessible for people with mobility challenges.

Join us for a weekday opportunity to help with meaningful conservation work!

Join our educational docents for a guided tour of the River Mouth and it's inhabitants. Every first and third Sunday following our regular outreach shift.

The Ramona Grasslands and the Santa Maria Creek riparian area are well known for their wintering raptors.

Want to help get rid of those pesky tumbleweeds that are more and more common in our dog park?

Help restore habitat for birds and other wildlife!

Explore Famosa Slough with the Friends of Famosa Slough

A quiet stroll looking for photogenic birds and building a community of birders who like to take pictures of birds

Celebrate the beauty of birds at Salton Sea, January 18, 2025. Activities take place in two locations on the Salton Sea.

Join us for 2025’s first quarterly Kendall-Frost Marsh Thursday Night Talk!

A fun challenge for all nature-lovers.

Join us for a weekday opportunity to help with meaningful conservation work!

The SoCal Salt Works and the South Bay Wildlife Refuge consists of a series of salt ponds used to extract salt from seawater by evaporation. This area is normally closed to the public, except for once-per-month guided walks led by San Diego Bird Alliance docents during the bird non-breeding fall and winter months.

All the things you need to know to help wildlife in an emergency in San Diego.

Help restore habitat for birds and other wildlife!

Join us for fish seining at Kendall Frost Marsh to explore the diverse aquatic life of Mission Bay and learn about the vital role fish play in the ecosystem.

Join Friends of Famosa Slough for an awesome opportunity to learn more about efforts to protect and restore this urban wetland and participate in restoration efforts yourself!

Let's go birding at Lindo Lake!

Join us for a weekday opportunity to help with meaningful conservation work!

LGBTQ+IA friendly Hike!