Events

Join the Laguna Ocean Foundation, The Ritual Refill, and Laguna Beach Chamber for a beach clean-up at Aliso Beach. Supplies are limited so please bring your own gloves, grabbers, or buckets if you can!

Join the Laguna Ocean Foundation, The Ritual Refill, and Laguna Beach Chamber for a beach clean-up at Aliso Beach. Supplies are limited so please bring your own gloves, grabbers, or buckets if you can!

Want to bring beauty and biodiversity to a patio, balcony, or small yard while protecting our waterways? Join horticulturist Hugo Sopeña for a hands-on class on container gardening with OC Garden Friendly plants. Learn how to choose the right containers, soil, and species to support pollinators and create vibrant, low-maintenance habitat in small spaces. Tickets are $20 for non-members and...

Join the Enronmental Nature Center at this fall native plant sale! November is the ideal time to plant OC Garden Friendly plants. Cooler air, shorter days, and warm soil encourage deep root growth, essential for long-term health. With a little help from fall and winter rains, your plants will be ready to thrive with a burst of growth come spring.

Join Watershed Wise Training for a 2-hour live Zoom webinar on Advanced Rainwater Harvesting on Thursday, November 20, 2025. Learn about cisterns, graywater systems, and how to capture and reuse water efficiently. Registration is $15 and includes access to the recording if you are unable to attend live.

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.

Discover the Sustainability Education Center (SEC), Anaheim’s flagship demonstration facility designed to inspire the community through hands-on learning about energy and water systems. Join us for our Open House event to explore the center and take part in a holiday lights exchange! This offer is for Anaheim Public Utilities customers only.

Help prevent litter from harming local water resources at San Clemente Pier with Surfrider. Bring your reusable water bottle, sunscreen, and work/garden gloves. Participants will have everything provided to do a beach clean and data collection. Advanced sign up is required. Sign up online for the exact address.

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.

These events aim to remove invasive, non-native plant species so the native coastal vegetation can thrive! Help Surfrider to maintain this fragile area to best protect our coastline from erosion and serve as a resilient buffer against storms and flooding. Register online!

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.

Join Stand Up to Trash in Dana Point for a day filled with free yoga, a beach cleanup, and a free lunch and learn session at Ocean Institute. Stand Up to Trash encourages participants to bring reusable supplies such as bags, gloves, and water bottles to reduce additional waste. This event is open to all ages advanced registration is required.