How To Become A Volunteer In Santa Barbara

Volunteer with Channel Islands Restoration to explore and restore unique and beautiful habitats in the local area to benefit native species.

Channel Islands Restoration offers volunteer opportunities in Santa Barbara county and Ventura county.
To receive volunteer information and stay updated about local events in the area, please follow this link here and subscribe to our volunteer list. We’ll send you all the latest updates about how to volunteer and where our events are located via email. We look forward to seeing you in Santa Barbara!

Thank you for doing your part and helping us to restore our local native habitat and ecosystems around Santa Barbara. For a complete list of project sites we serve, you can also visit our habitat restoration page found here.

Upcoming 2022 Volunteer Event In Santa Barbara

 
 

Channel Islands Restoration is offering a service day for our local community in affiliation with the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration (CCBER). Our event will involve ice plant removal at a key restoration site just outside of UCSB’s campus.

We are looking for enthusiastic volunteers who are interested in giving back and helping us restore the area for it’s ecological importance. Sign up for our day of service event by clicking here while registration is available.

Additional Details for Our Volunteer Day

Upon sign-up, you will receive additional information regarding location which will be adjacent to UCSB’s campus. Our event will start at approximately 8am and go for a few hours until noon.

Please ensure you bring a hat, sunscreen, water, snacks and any other supplies you may need for the morning. Masks are required. Carpooling to the site is not permitted unless you are with someone in your own household. We look forward to seeing you there!

Requirements for Our Volunteer Day

We are requiring Proof of COVID-19 vaccination (either a hard copy or a phone image of the front and back of a CDC card will be accepted) OR proof of a negative COVID-19 test result that was taken no more than 7 days prior to event date.*If you do not wish to disclose information regarding your COVID-19 vaccination status or test results, you are not required to; however, you will not be qualified to volunteer at our events.

Photos From Our Most Recent Volunteer Event