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ranchandcoast.com 44 APRIL 2025 RANCH & COAST MAGAZINE Designed to bring natural solutions to the built environment — aka plant trees in the city — and care for our urban forest, Tree San Diego not only gets trees in the ground but ensures they are planted where they should be, maintained, and healthy. Sponsorships fund sustainable infrastructure, tree care, and more, and regular local events provide a hands-on education on our local trees and their eco-benefits. treesandiego.org Created by surfing legend Rob Machado, the nonprofit aims to engage and empower children to be active contributors toward a healthier planet. Monthly beach cleanups are an ideal opportunity to capture waste before it enters the ocean. robmachadofoundation.org is certified organic nonprofit community farm and education center in Encinitas is a haven for those seeking the freshest fruits, vegetables, herbs, and flowers. Register for a farm tour, hosted biweekly, or schedule a private tour to learn more about regenerative agriculture, or get your hands dirty at Sundays in the Soil, weeding, planting, harvesting, and maintaining the farm. coastalrootsfarm.org Education and community involvement come together in the mission of this organization created to protect and preserve San Diego, the most biodiverse county in the continental United States. Stewardship Saturdays, weekly volunteer events at various sites throughout San Diego, engage participants in caring for native plants and removing invasive species, trash, and debris. sdcanyonlands.org Over 40 percent of all food goes uneaten in the U.S., yet 1 in 4 San Diegans face food insecurity. Fight waste and feed your neighbors by donating excess fruit from your yard or volunteering with ProduceGood. Short on time? Donate to help move their mission forward. producegood.org "For 25 years, Wildcoast has been safeguarding some of the most spectacular coastlines, wildlife, and ocean ecosystems on the planet," says Wildcoast Executive Director Serge Dedina, PhD. e public is invited to support its mission as the organization hosts its annual Baja Bash fundraiser at a private home in Solana Beach on June 14, featuring dishes prepared by notable San Diego chefs, live music, and more. "Our Baja Bash fundraiser is a celebration of that impact and a call to keep our blue planet wild for generations to come," says Dedina. wildcoast.org Feeling Inspired is Earth Day? ese unique local nonprofits offer engaging opportunities to join them in their shared mission to nurture the planet San Diego Canyonlands ProduceGood Rob Machado Foundation Tree San Diego Coastal Roots Farm Wildcoast Coastal Roots Farm's president and CEO Javier Guerrero Tree San Diego Wildcoast ProduceGood Coastal Roots Farm's president and CEO Javier Guerrero Coastal Roots Farm's president and CEO Javier Guerrero PRODUCEGOOD: PHOTO BY TOMOKO MATSUBAYASHI WILDCOAST: PHOTO BY DAINA BUCHNER, @HEADEDANYWHERE TREE SAN DIEGO: PHOTO COURTESY OF TREE SAN DIEGO COASTAL ROOTS: PHOTO BY VINCENT KNAKAL BY DEANNA MURPHY