World Wetlands Day 2024

Celebrate World Wetlands Day with Watsonville Wetlands Watch on Saturday, February 3rd, at Struve Slough with a wetlands restoration project, educational activities hosted by local environmental and climate organizations, live music, and lunch! Meet by the butterfly statue near the Struve Slough trailhead, located in the lower parking lot of the Watsonville Square (Nob Hill) shopping center (1912 Main Street). Registration begins at 9:30am; the free, family-friendly event runs from 10am-1pm.  

Event schedule: 

9:30-10:00am - Registration 

10:00-10:20am - Welcome / speakers 

10:30am-12:00pm - Wetland restoration projects - invasive plant removal, native plant installation, litter clean-up, children’s educational activities.

11:00am-1:00pm - Educational activities and tabling by local environmental and climate organizations.

12:00-1:00pm - Live music and lunch.

Thank you to our event partners – the City of Watsonville, California Climate Action Corps, and California Volunteers – and event sponsors Fourth District County Supervisor Felipe Hernandez and the California Volunteers Fund. 

To sign up online, visit https://events.californiavolunteers.ca.gov/opportunities/oxG3M3QRnR   We hope to see you there!