• Native Plant Restoration at Irby Park

    Irby Park (6770 Ruth Dr. Huntington Beach, CA 92647)

    Join Surfrider at Irby Park to help restore the native landscape! Activities include removing invasive weeds, planting native vegetation, and working on other important projects. This is a free event and advanced registration is required. Sign up online for the exact address.

  • Calafia Beach San Clemente Cleanup

    Calafia Beach (250 Avenida Calafia, San Clemente, CA 92672)

    Volunteer at Calafia Beach to protect our beautiful ocean. To ensure safety and comfort please bring closed toe shoes, a reusable water bottle, trash picker, sun protection (sunscreen, hat, and sunglasses), and comfortable clothing. Advanced registration is required. Sign up online for the exact address.

  • Keep it Wild – Aliso and Wood Canyons

    28373 Alicia Parkway 28373 Alicia Parkway, Laguna Niguel, CA

    Create a healthier habitat for the native plants and wildlife that call Aliso Creek home! Volunteers will assist with various stewardship activities including removing non-native plants, cleaning up the creek or planting native plants. No experience is necessary and all tools will be provided. Please wear long pants, closed-toe shoes and sun protection, and bring water. Advance registration required.

  • Zero Trash Initiative

    30632 Santa Margarita Parkway Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688

    Join the RSM Cares Zero Trash Initiative, led by Brad McGirr, to help clean up our community and protect our waterways on the first Saturday of each month. Meet at 9:45 AM outside Cinépolis in RSM Town Center, and the cleanup runs from 10 AM to noon.

  • Beach Clean-up Event at Heisler Park

    375 Cliff Dr. 375 Cliff Dr., Laguna Beach, CA

    Join the Laguna Ocean Foundation and Laguna Beach Chamber for a beach clean-up at Heisler Park. Supplies are limited so please bring your own gloves, grabbers, or buckets if you can! Advanced sign up and waiver is required online.

  • Gardening in Small Spaces

    San Juan Capistrano Community Center 25925 Camino Del Avion, San Juan Capistrano, CA

    Limited space doesn't have to mean limited possibilities. UC Master Gardeners will show you how to make every bit count, no matter the size of the space. Advanced registration is required.

  • Sow & Grow: Volunteer at the Native Plant Nursery

    Back Bay Science Center 600 Shellmaker Road, Newport Beach, CA, United States

    Help Grow Native Plants for Restoration at the Back Bay Science Center. Volunteers assist in seasonal nursery activities such as seed collection and sowing, processing cuttings, composting, and more, no experience needed! Advanced registration is required.

  • Beach Cleanup -San Gabriel River Jetty

    15 1st St, Seal Beach, CA 90740

    Search the beach, shoreline, and parking lot for litter at Surfrider's San Gabriel River Jetty cleanup. Help clean the shores and collect data to use for making environmental action decisions. Sign up online for the exact address.

  • Native Plant Restoration at River’s End Park in Seal Beach

    River's End Park Seal Beach, CA ( 15 1st St, Seal Beach, CA 90740) Seal Beach

    At this free event, you will get the opportunity to remove invasive weeds while enjoying the beauty of River's End Park! Gloves and limited tools will be supplied. Please bring your own if you have them! Sign up for the exact address.

  • Huntington State Beach Tower 2 Cleanup

    Huntington Beach Tower 2 (22355 E Pacific Coast Hwy, Huntington Beach, CA 92646)

    Keep your community clean and prevent pollution. Join Coastkeeper to help protect Huntington Beach's beautiful waterways! Make sure to bring closed-toed shoes, comfortable and weather-appropriate clothing, sun protection, and your own cleanup equipment. This is a free event and advanced registration online is required.

  • Harbor Cleanup – Huntington Harbor

    Huntington Harbor (4281 Warner Avenue Huntington Beach, CA 92649)

    Hop into a kayak or stand-up paddleboard with Surfrider at their next Huntington Harbor cleanup! Here you'll learn about watersheds, how to collect data for making environmental action decisions, and how you can help keep your local community clean. There is a 30 person limit and advanced registration is required.

  • 2025-2026 Nest Site Restoration

    Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve - South Parking Lot (18000 Pacific Coast Highway, Huntington Beach, CA 92648)

    Restoration projects take place between nesting seasons, September-March, on the third Saturdays of the month at one of Bolsa Chica's major nest sites (depending on California Department of Fish & Wildlife (CDFW) needs). Nest site habitat restoration involves removal of invasive and overgrown plants in areas of the Reserve that are off limits to the public. For more information on...