Help us protect our park mascot’s sensitive habitat! Golden Gate Bird Alliance (GGBA) and Golden Gate National Recreation Area/National Park Service have started a Snowy Plover Habitat Stewards program at Ocean Beach to maintain a healthy habitat for the Western Snowy Plover.

​We ask all volunteers to bring and manage their own supplies. If you do not have supplies, you are welcome to partner up with another volunteer and share a bucket or borrow supplies from Friends of Sunset Dunes. And, if you have it, please wear your NPS gear to represent! As a reminder, please bring the following:

• ​Bucket to collect trash (we'll probably be picking up mostly smaller items, including bits of plastic)

• Trash picker (optional, depending on your needs)

• Gloves

• Filled water bottle (for hydration); Java Beach cafe, near our meeting spot, offers complimentary water

• Sun protection (hat/sunscreen)

• Jacket/layers (the weather can change quickly, dress in layers)

​The plan is to work our way down the beach from Judah to Lawton. We'll then turn back and walk to stairwell 28, where we'll combine the contents of our buckets into a trash bag and leave for GGNRA/NPS to pick-up. We'll cover ~ 1 mile.