Earn an Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park Jr. Ranger Badge by completing this Jr. Ranger adventure! The OC Parks Jr. Ranger Program encourages park guests to make observations, learn about nature, and feel empowered to be stewards of Orange County's natural resources. Advance registration online is required.
Join OC Parks at Irvine Regional Park to lend a hand restoring the Habitat Adventure Trail by removing invasive species, cleaning up excess debris, trimming large shrubs and preparing the area for new plantings of native species. Advanced registration is required. Register online.
Attend this drive-through event (first come, first serve basis) to dispose of your e-waste and shred sensitive documents. You can also receive free bags of compost and mulch. Come early. Once the trucks are full, the event is closed!
Our Wilderness Parks are in need of trail restoration and maintenance work to protect the fragile trail habitat and increase the sustainability of our trails. Tasks include clearing drains to get the water off the trail, pruning vegetation back to keep users on the trail, moving dirt to rebuild eroded tread, and restoring impacted areas. This is fun and hard...
Actively help restore our local ecosystems by participating in these ongoing habitat restoration days (Tuesdays and Saturdays) while learning about local natural communities and the issues that arise from human activities impacting local habitats. Register online.
Join the restoration effort at Trestles within San Onofre State Beach. This event aims to remove trash and invasive, non-native plant species and maintain this fragile area to protect the coastline from erosion. Advanced registration is required. Sign up online for the exact address.
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.
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.
Coastal Corridor Alliance and the City of Costa Mesa invite the community for native gardening at Fairview Park. Every second Saturday volunteers contribute to restoration efforts such as removing invasive plants, collect, plant, and maintain native plants, remove debris and more. Register on Eventbrite and sign the online liability waiver to participate.
Volunteer at the Niguel Botanical Preserve to help plant, add mulch, weed, and clean-up specific areas. Gloves, gardening tools, water, and light snacks will be provided. Pre-registration required online.
Join Save Our Beach for a beach cleanup in Seal Beach from 9:00 AM to 11:45 AM at 15 1st Street. This free monthly event helps keep our coast clean, but please bring your ticket as proof of registration.
Join OC Habitats every third Saturday of the month at the Huntington Beach Wetlands Conservancy to support coastal dune habitat restoration! Help restore this vital habitat by removing invasive plants, brush, weeds, and debris to reveal sandy space for native species to thrive, all while learning about coastal dune habitat restoration. For more information and to sign up online, visit...