Below is the list of our upcoming trips and events. Sometimes during the year there are only a few trips shown, but check back as new trips are added every few weeks.

Contact the leader directly if you would like to volunteer for a specific trip, and be sure to RSVP for events if requested, especially New Volunteer Orientations.

Past trips and events are shown in the second table.

Previous Trips and Events

Sunday, December 14, 2025

Oakland High Adventure Club-Black Diamond Mines

Oakland High School Hiking Club will go on a day hike to Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve for a moderately strenuous hike of about five miles in hilly terrain.  The route offers extensive views.

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Day hike
Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve
1
Andrew Young
Oakland High School OUSD
Saturday, October 18, 2025

Oakland High Adventure Club

This will be a day hike with the Oakland High School Adventure Club. We will hike from the school through local parks.

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Day hike
Oakland
1
Andrew Young
Oakland High School OUSD
Wednesday, July 30, 2025

SF Friends of the Children trip to Angel Island

Friends of the Children and ICO will be taking the ferry to Angel Island from San Francisco then exploriing the island on foot and enjoying a picnic.  FOTC staff and mentors will be joining ICO volunteers on this trip. 

Contact Ann Brown at aewbrown@gmail.com for more information!


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Day hike
Angel Island
1
Ann Brown
Friends of the Children - SF
Thursday, March 27, 2025

College of Marin Day Hike

This trip is for the English language learners of Professor Elizabath Boner.  We will leave the clasroom and walk along Corte Madera Creek on the multi-use path.  We will share info about the watershed, local history, birds, plants, wildlife, weather, and more.   

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Day hike
Kentfield, CA
1
Ann Brown
ICO Volunteers
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
(tentative)

College of Marin Student Day Hike

A group of about 15 to 20 international students at the College of Marin will take a short hike through a nearby watershed/openspace area.  The hike will conclude at about noon.  All of the students are English Language learners, very interested in polishing their English with ICO volunteers as well as learning about plant and animal species along the trail. 

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Day hike
College of Marin, Kentfield
1
Andrew Young
Green Tigers Club
Friday, February 7, 2025

ESA Big Sur

ESA Will do our annual camping trip to Big Sur

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Car camping
Big Sur
3
Matthew Fields
Oakland High School OUSD