• Sow & Grow: Volunteer at the Native Plant Nursery

    Back Bay Science Center (600 Shellmaker Road, Newport Beach, CA 92660)

    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.

  • FLOW Friday

    Bolsa Chica State Beach - Visitor Center 17851 Pacific Coast Hwy, Huntington Beach, CA, United States

    The FLOW (follow & learn about the ocean and wetlands) program is a community-based water quality research program designed to better understand, identify, and respond to sources of pollution. FLOW volunteers collect a weekly ocean water sample from different water collection sites and analyze its chemical properties and planktonic composition. Starting point will be the Bolsa Chica State Beach –...

  • Keep it Wild – Native Plant Nursery – Willow

    Willow Staging Area, Laguna Coast Wilderness Park (west side of Laguna Canyon Rd/SR-133, just south of El Toro Road) 18751 Laguna Canyon Rd, Laguna Beach, CA, United States

    Help care for the native plant nursery in Laguna Coast Wilderness Park. Native plants are nature's filtration system to slow stormwater pollution. Volunteers may collect seeds, sow seeds in flats, bump plants up, plant at restoration sites, sterilize plant containers, and generally help maintain the nursery. Gain hands-on experience with habitat restoration while working alongside other like-minded plant lovers! All...

  • Doheny State Beach Community Beach Cleanups

    Doheny State Beach (Meet at the picnic tables closet to Doheny Lifeguard Headquarters) 25300 Dana Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point, CA, United States

    Keep the beach clean while enjoying an incredible view at the Doheny State Beach Foundation Community Beach Cleanup. Invite your friends, family, and neighbors to increase your impact. If you can, bring your own recycled bag, buckets, gloves, or other supplies to make this event as zero waste as possible. No advanced registration is required.

  • Trail Stewardship – Lizard

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

    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...

  • Project Grow – Habitat Restoration Volunteer Day

    600 Shellmaker Rd 600 Shellmaker Rd, Newport Beach, CA, United States

    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.

  • Third Saturday Fairview Park Restoration Day

    Fairview Park (2525 Placentia Avenue, Costa Mesa, CA 92626)

    Coastal Corridor Alliance and the City of Costa Mesa invite the community for native gardening at Fairview Park. Every third 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.

  • Beach Clean-up at Seal Beach

    15 1st St, Seal Beach, CA 90740

    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.

  • Third Saturday Community Event

    Huntington Beach Wetlands Conservancy (21900 Pacific Coast Hwy, Huntington Beach, CA 92646)

    Join Huntington Beach Wetlands Conservancy every third Saturday of the month to assist in the care and maintenance of marshes and dune habitats including planting native plants, removal of non-native/invasive plants, trash pick-up, and much more.

  • Bolsa Chica Stewards Habitat Restoration Volunteering

    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.

  • Jr. Ranger Adventure: Peters Canyon Regional Park

    Peters Canyon Regional Park 8548 E. Canyon View Ave., Orange, CA, United States

    Earn a 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. Participants will explore the Park, complete activities and take the OC Parks Jr. Ranger Oath to earn a unique Jr. Ranger badge. This...

  • 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.