Reforestation - Saturday, March 21, 2026
Saturday, March 21, 2026: Beginning March 21st, we’re launching Reforestation Saturdays—a weekly opportunity to help restore the historic montane forests of Volcan Mountain.
Join our reforestation team for a full day on the mountain as we plant the next generation of forest. Volunteers will help establish coulter pine, bigcone douglas-fir, and incense cedar across priority restoration sites.
The day begins at 8:30 AM at our Sky Island basecamp with coffee, a short orientation, and hands-on training in silviculture best practices. We’ll introduce the landscape, explain how planting locations are selected, and share how volunteers contribute to our broader restoration strategy. For those interested, optional sessions will also explore place-based decision making, field data entry, adaptive management, and long-term monitoring.
After orientation, volunteers will form small planting crews and head into the field to begin hard, fun work on the mountain!
Planting will wrap up around 4:30 PM (earlier departures are always fine). Afterwards, we’ll gather just 10 minutes down Wynola Road for an informal Happy Hour at Calico Cidery, an organic orchard-based taproom serving natural wine, farm-style cider, and local non-alcoholic beverages.
Whether you’re a seasoned planter or brand new to restoration work, we’d love to have you join us as we rebuild this forest together.
Date: Saturday, March 21
Time: 8:30 am – 2:00 pm
Meeting Location: VMF’s Volcan Mountain Nature Center, Julian, CA (Directions will be sent to all registrants).
Location: VMF's Volcan Mountain Nature Center in Julian.(22850 Volcan Road/4002 Farmer Road, Julian, CA 92036).
You may contact the VMF office with questions or for more information at 760-765-2300.