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Volunteer & Community Events

Join your local RCD for an upcoming volunteer event and become a direct part of healing the Santa Monica Mountains. We’ll also provide opportunities to connect with and care for local wildspaces. Check back often for new listings and scroll down for our full yearly calendar.

LA Raptor Project

Trippet Ranch Tree Care

We need your help to heal the wildlands of the Santa Monica Mountains.

During the Palisades Fire, we lost many previously planted oak trees within Trippet Ranch of Topanga State Park. Our team is now ready to invite volunteers back into this fragile space and begin the process of healing this invaluable woodland.

Learn more about the event and rsvp below!

-When: November 14th  |  9am-12pm

-Where: Trippet Ranch in Topanga State Park

Public Workshops – After the Fire: Recovery Plan for Topanga State Park and Will Rogers State Historic Park

California State Parks is hosting two public workshops this November to gather community input on the long-term recovery planning for Topanga State Park and Will Rogers State Historic Park. Both workshops will cover the same information and offer opportunities for participants to learn about the recovery planning process, ask questions and share their ideas and priorities. One workshop is being held in-person in Santa Monica while the other will be held over a virtual platform. 

For more information, visit myinput.com/topanga-will-rogers.

-When & Where:

  • Tuesday, November 17th  |  6:00-8:00pm  |  Roosevelt Elementary in Santa Monica
  • Wednesday, November 18th  |  6:00-8:00pm  |  online 

Recovery Plan Public Workshop Annoucnment Flyer - Nov 17 & 18

Want to take a peek at future events happening at your local RCD? Whether we’ve been invited to table at a community event, we’re conducting a specialized training to educate the public, we’re a part of an event that raises awareness for local conservation efforts or we’re hosting additional volunteer opportunities, you’ll be able to see them in our public events calendar displayed below!