• Bolsa Chica Stewards Habitat Restoration Volunteering – Coastal Cleanup Day

    Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve- North Parking Lot (3842 Warner Ave, Huntington Beach, CA 92649)

    The Bolsa Chica Stewards invite the public to join them on the first Sunday and third Saturday of each month for their habitat restoration efforts. Help them care for the new plants, remove non-native plants, pick up trash, and other maintenance tasks to prevent pollution of local waterways. Pre-registration and event sign up is required.

  • Coastal & Park Cleanup Day

    Huntington City Beach (21579 Pacific Coast Hwy, Huntington Beach, CA 92648 - Near Zack's Too) 21579 Pacific Coast Hwy, Huntington Beach, CA, United States

    It is time to celebrate International Coastal Cleanup Day and help make the planet a cleaner, happier place for humans, plants, and animals, and become part of the solution to ocean pollution. Please join the City of Huntington Beach on Saturday, September 19, 2026, from 9AM-12PM for a Beach and Park Cleanup at two locations! This is a day where we...

  • Coastal & Park Cleanup Day

    Bartlett Park 19822 Beach Blvd., Huntington Beach, CA, United States

    It is time to celebrate International Coastal Cleanup Day and help make the planet a cleaner, happier place for humans, plants, and animals, and become part of the solution to ocean pollution. Please join the City of Huntington Beach on Saturday, September 19, 2026, from 9AM-12PM for a Beach and Park Cleanup at two locations! This is a day where we...

  • Beach Cleanup + Surf – Newport Pier

    1 Newport Pier, Newport Beach, CA 92663

    Protect our waterways while you support your local community. Join Surfrider at the Newport's Pier to learn about their beach cleanup and rid trash from our shores. Sign up online for the exact address.

  • Keep it Wild – Native Plant and Wildflower Hike

    James Dilley Preserve, Laguna Coast Wilderness Park (I-5 or 405 south to 133 south to stoplight at 73 toll road; and make a U-turn, go 1 block. Dilley is on the right.) 350 Artisan Dr, Laguna Beach, CA, United States

    Join Laguna Canyon Foundation Volunteer naturalists in partnership with OC Parks to learn about the seasonal life of California Native Plants on this enjoyable 2.5-mile hike (175-ft. elevation gain) over moderately uneven terrain. Participants must bring plenty of water, closed-toed shoes, and sun protection. Hiking poles are recommended. Advanced registration required. Register online.

  • National Public Lands Day – Land Tending with LCF – Berns Canyon Preserve

    Laguna Canyon Foundation Headquarters (10 Phillips St., Laguna Beach, CA 92651)

    Join Laguna Canyon Foundation for a morning of creating healthier habitats at the 18-acre Berns Canyon Preserve! Volunteers and staff will work together on various stewardship activities, including hand-weeding non-native plants, hand watering, seed collection, and planting. No experience is necessary, and all are welcome to come learn and tend to these habitats together. All tools are provided for volunteers....

  • National Public Lands Day – Keep It Wild – Aliso and Wood Canyons

    Aliso & Wood Canyons Visitor Center, Aliso & Wood Canyons Wilderness Park (28373 Alicia Parkway, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677)

    Join Laguna Canyon Foundation and OC Parks during their habitat restoration stewardship events in Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park to learn and work together to create a healthier home for the native plants and wildlife. Volunteer stewardship tasks may include removal of non-native plants, seed collection, planting of native plants, and/or trash pick-up along the creek. No experience is...

  • Artistic Ecology: Trash to Treasure

    Peter & Mary Murth Interpretive Center (2301 University Dr, Newport Beach, CA 92660)

    Join OC Parks staff and volunteers for our monthly program where art meets ecology! Come explore the natural world through the lens of creativity as everyday discarded materials are transformed into unique works of art. This program starts with a brief nature walk (approximately 0.75 miles) and talk about what pollutants enter our waterway, and how both plants and people...

  • National Public Lands Day – Keep It Wild – Laguna Coast

    Nix Nature Center, Laguna Coast Wilderness Park (18751 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach 92651)

    Join Laguna Canyon Foundation and OC Parks during their habitat restoration stewardship events in Laguna Coast Wilderness Park to learn and work together to create a healthier home for the native plants and wildlife. Volunteer stewardship tasks may include removal of non-native plants, seed collection, planting of native plants, and/or trash pick-up along the creek. No experience is necessary. Advanced...

  • Last Sunday of the Month Trash Cleanup

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

    Help keep the waters of the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve healthy! On the last Sundays of the month, help clean up trash from the area around the south parking lot and footbridge. Tools, gloves and buckets will be provided. Click the link to register online.