Youth Stewards
Explore nature near you and improve local ecosystems as a Youth Steward! Our Youth Stewards program gives students the opportunity to connect with one another, learn about nature, and make a positive impact in their community. Stewards gain experience in caring for local wildlife habitat, removing invasive plants, practicing naturalist observation skills, and more!
The Youth Stewards program is made possible entirely by grants and donations from individuals. You can support this program by becoming a Youth Steward Sponsor. Learn more about sponsorship here.
SUMMER 2024 SESSION
Program runs from June 11, 2024 - July 30, 2024
Youth Stewards meet on Tuesday mornings from 9 AM – 12 PM
Interest forms are now open!
Priority deadline is Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 11:59 PM.
Summer Youth Stewards is a 3-hour per week commitment from June to July 2024 for rising, current, and recently graduated high school students. There will be four cohorts who will spend time outside at Byrne Preserve in Los Altos Hills and Redwood Grove Nature Preserve in Los Altos, Foothills Nature Preserve in Palo Alto, McClellan Ranch Preserve in Cupertino, and Stulsaft Park in Redwood City.
Learn more about requirements for the program and fill out the interest form below. Space is limited. Students will be notified of their placement site via email. We look forward to reading about you!
“The Summer Stewards program has given me an invaluable opportunity to connect with the natural world, make new friends with similar interests, and learn about our watershed from passionate members of the Grassroots team—all at the same time! Spending my Thursdays outdoors with my cohort has benefitted my mental, emotional, and physical well-being in the midst of the pandemic. I’m so grateful to Grassroots for offering this program and teaching me so much about our local ecosystems.”
-Abigail (Bol Park, Palo Alto)
Please contact our Community Engagement Manager, Valerie Lee with any questions about the program.
WINTER 2024 SESSION
We are still accepting interest forms until locations are full.
Space is limited.
Join us for our middle school and high school afterschool Youth Stewards program!
Youth Stewards is a 1.5-3 hour per week commitment at various sites from January to April 2024. Learn more about each location, and fill out the interest form below. Space is limited. Students will be notified of their assigned placement site via email.
Arastradero Preserve in Palo Alto
6th-10th Grade Students
January 31 - April 17, 2024
Wednesdays, 3:30-5:30pm
San Francisquito Creek and Bol Park in Palo Alto/Menlo Park
High School Students
February 2 - May 17, 2024
Fridays, 4-6 pm
Foothills Nature Preserve in Palo Alto
High School Students
January 31 - April 17, 2024
Wednesdays, 3:30-5:30 pm
McClellan Ranch Preserve in Cupertino
High School Students
January 31 - April 24, 2024
Wednesdays, 3:30 - 5:30 pm
McClellan Ranch Youth Stewards supported by the Brooke Schryver Memorial Fund
Stulsaft Park in Redwood City
High School Students
January 31 - April 3, 2024
Wednesdays, 3:30-5:30 pm
Redwood Grove Nature Preserve in Los Altos
High School Students
January 17 - March 27, 2024
Wednesdays, 3:30 - 5:30 pm
Please contact our Community Engagement Manager, Valerie Lee with any questions about the program.
“I learned there are so many small ways I can help our environment.” -Lulu (Byrne Preserve, Los Altos Hills)
“This was the perfect opportunity amidst the current pandemic because we were able to work outdoors and maintain space from one another safely, while also building a bond with one another– which was greatly needed after months in quarantine.”
-Zachary (Arastradero Preserve, Palo Alto)
