Touch Grass: An Environmental Conservation Program for Corporations
Bring your team out for a service project on Mount Sutro to discover and contribute to this one-of-a-kind open space in the heart of San Francisco. Work with our team on conservation, nursery, and trail projects to accomplish meaningful work outside of the office. Receive guidance from our staff and crew leaders for a safe and rewarding experience.
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Benefits
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Promote team building within your organization by sharing in a service project on Mount Sutro
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Contribute to habitat and trail improvements in the Mount Sutro Open Space, a significant resource for surrounding neighborhoods and for wildlife
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Be recognized on the Sutro Stewards website and monthly E-Newsletter.
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Details
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Schedule a 3-hour event, Wednesdays or Thursdays 9:30am-12:30pm - Every 1st & 3rd Saturday of the month 8:30am-12:30pm, (Friday volunteer programs are available per request) for up to 30 participants (ideal size 10 - 20)
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​All necessary tools, gloves, and equipment required to accomplish the project will be provided
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Trained staff and crew leaders will provide an orientation, safety talk, work demonstrations, and guidance throughout the event
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A range of activities will be available for all skill and comfort levels. Activities may include propagating or transplanting plants in our on-site nursery, removing invasive weeds, planting native vegetation in habitat restoration and conservation sites, and building and maintaining our five-mile trail network
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Support Our Work
To help support your team building event and our work fostering biodiversity and maintaining trails, we request a sliding scale donation.
We appreciate your generosity and will shout you out on social media and in our newsletter.
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Sutro Stewards is a project of Livable City, a 501(c)(3) organization. All donations are tax-deductible. You may request a fee waiver if your organization is a non-profit or otherwise unable to contribute to event costs.
Join Us!
Schedule Your Project Today!
Sign up by filling out our short questionnaire above to schedule a project. Please indicate your group size, your date, and time preferences, as well as your ability to provide a donation.
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Cancellation Policy
We ask that groups follow through with their commitment for the day, time, and the number of volunteers. Please communicate any changes as soon as possible. In the event that you must cancel or reschedule your project, please provide a week minimum notice.
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Thank you to our 2024 participants!
AECOM • Booking.com • California Academy of Science - Volunteers for Nature • California Scholarship Federation Club • Google • Harvard Extension School • PAE • Pariveda • Partners Capital • Premier Nutrition • Rotary Club of San Francisco • Schaaf & Wheeler • UCSF • Wells Fargo
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Thank you to our 2023 participants!
BAYCS • Blackstone • Braze • Google • Outward Bound Youth • Rotary Club of San Francisco • SF Composite Mt. Bike Team • SFSU • S&P Global • Survey Monkey • Synapse • UCSF • UCSF, Physical Therapy Department • USF • VMLY&R
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Thank you to our 2022 participants!
BAYCS • Blackstone • Booking.com • Braze • Galileo Academy of Science and Technology • Natera • Olema • Rotary Club of San Francisco • Salesforce • Slack • Synapse • UCSF Facilities Services • USF • Wells Fargo • Zillow
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Thank you to our 2021 participants!
Blackstone • Braze • Dolby •. Facebook • Gap • Impossible Food Inc • Metrus Energy • Rotary Club of San Francisco • Susa Ventures • UCSF Radiology Department • USF
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Thank you to our 2020 participants!
Accenture • Boy Scouts of America • Cisco • Hire-Ability • Red Cross • Rotary Club of San Francisco • University of Rhode Island • USF • We Care Club​​
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