Annual Service Hour Pin

The Annual Service Hour Pin is a unique collectible which features California native species designed by artists in UC Environmental Stewards community. Certified California Naturalists and Climate Stewards that log 40 or more volunteer hours in a calendar year in our Volunteer Portal are eligible to receive the Annual Service Hour pin.

To be eligible for the Annual Service Hour pin, you must:

• Be a certified California Naturalist or Climate Steward
• Have volunteered and entered 40 or more hours in the corresponding calendar year into the Volunteer Portal

Please note: We cannot honor any retroactive Volunteer Portal hours. You are only eligible to add service hours from the date of your certification forward.

Pin & Certificate Replacements

We are so sorry to hear that your pin went off on an adventure of its own. These pins symbolize our accomplishments through the courses and the service hours we log making California a better place.

• For you to receive a replacement certification pin, you must have an active account in our Volunteer Portal. This is the only way we can confirm your participation in and certification through one of our courses.
• For you to be eligible to receive a replacement service hour pin, you must have met and logged the hour requirements for that year.
• Older service hour pin inventory may be low. Let us know which pin you need and we will do our best to accommodate.

To replace your pin and/or certificate, please fill out this survey. There is a $15 replacement fee. This fee covers printing, shipping & handling, and staff time.

• Unfortunately there are no replacement pins available for 2021. 

We are happy to reprint and mail your certificate on our certificate paper but please know that you can reprint your certificate on your own through the volunteer portal. Once you have logged in, select your course, click the "Forms Submitted" tab and then view details. In the box on the right side there is an option to "Print Certificate".

2025 Service Hour Pin

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The 2025 service hour pin was designed in-house by Josh Zupan.

Josh Zupan is a scientific illustration and ecological restoration practitioner currently based in Sonoma County, CA. He is especially interested in California's native plants but can be found nerding out over birds, bugs, and big wildlife at just about any time. For illustration related inquiries, you can reach Josh at joshzupanillustration@gmail.com.

This year’s pin features the Black-Crowned Night Heron, the official bird of Oakland. We wanted to feature an urban species this year as a reminder that we don’t have to travel to remote places just to see California’s spectacular diversity.