Native Plant Nursery Workday

Join the Backyard Nursery Network on the fourth Saturday and second wednesday of every month and assist us in transplanting, pruning, weeding, seed sowing, and general upkeep of our nursery at McAteer Farm on the Ruth Asawa School of the Arts campus.

Nature in the City started the Backyard Nursery Network to preserve native plants like coast buckwheat, seaside daisy, and deer weed as they provide habitat for local species. Growing these plants from resilient native seed genetics ensures the survival of both the endangered plants and our local butterflies, bees, birds, and other wildlife.

Most of these plants are going to the Green Hairstreak Corridor planting projects in the Inner Sunset.

The workday tasks vary from month to month, but be ready to get your hands dirty!

Getting to the nursery:

Parking is available in the parking lot off of O'Shaughnessy Blvd.
MUNI lines 44, 48, 52, and 36 all have close-by stops
From the O'Shaughnessy Blvd. gate:
Walk along the road
Enter the lower parking lot and find a staircase on the far left side of the parking lot that leads to the track
The nursery is on the far side of the track behind the bleachers.

You can find out more about our organization and the Green Hairstreak project here: https://natureinthecity.org/