One Tam Youth Programs

One Tam Youth Programs include activities such as ecological restoration, trail improvements, plant and wildlife monitoring, and community science. The program offers youth programs and volunteer programs that involve habitat restoration, invasive plant patrol, nursery work at Marin Headlands Nursery, and restoration at Hal Brown Park. Participants can also join forest walks, guided hikes, visits to the Tam Van mobile visitor center, and special events such as Lake Lagunitas Guided Hike and Samuel P Taylor Guided Hike in the Rooted in the Watershed Series, Senior Stroll: Santa Margarita Island, Sunset Hike, Lake Lagunitas Spiders, Kites n' Kites, Workday at the Bike Park, Beach Volleyball Bonanza, Civic Center Landscape Stewardship, Tennessee Valley Tuesday Stewards, Landscape Stewardship, Lunar Eclipse with Marin Stargazers, Movie Night at Point Reyes Park, Mount Burdell Plant Galls, Bothin Marsh Restoration, Belonging in Nature: Queer and Trans in the Nurseries, Muir Woods Night Tour, and Movie Night at Point Reyes Park.

• Schedule: Activities are scheduled on specific days and times, including recurring programs such as Invasive Plant Patrol on Wednesdays from 10 am–2:30 pm, Marin Headlands Nursery on Saturdays from 10:00 am–1:00 pm, and Tennessee Valley Tuesday Stewards on 3rd and 5th Tuesdays from 10 am–2 pm, along with dated events like guided hikes, restoration workdays, and evening programs throughout August and September 2026.

One Tam Youth Programs state that their mission is to engage, empower, and educate young people while providing critical support for the lands of Mt. Tamalpais. The program is led in part by Francis Taroc, Associate Director of Youth Education, Parks Conservancy, and Monica Stafford, Community Engagement Program Manager. One Tam combines the skills and resources of five partners—National Park Service, California State Parks, Marin Water, Marin County Parks, and Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy—to support work on Mt. Tamalpais. The community science program blends landscape-scale science with community engagement and education, and the community engagement program is driven by a team of volunteers and centers around the Tam Van mobile visitor center. The Tam Van is a mobile visitor center that offers information, family-friendly activities, and shares opportunities to get involved in One Tam on the mountain and in the community. Youth programs use the mountain as a classroom where young stewards learn restoration practices, science, and leadership skills, and One Tam uses a landscape-scale stewardship approach that works across boundaries among multiple land management agencies. One Tam’s community science program engages the public in scientific monitoring and research on Mt. Tamalpais.

A student testimonial from Nhi Nguyen, a LINC 2018 student, states that they “walk out of this program with more perspective and a powerful mindset, to get out there and make a change,” and that the One Tam LINC high school program made them realize that being outdoors, exploring, and giving back to their community is “exactly what I want to do with my life.”

Last updated August 10, 2026.