Restoration at Huntington Beach Wetlands Conservancy

Huntington Beach Wetlands Conservancy 21900 Pacific Coast Highway, Huntington Beach

Get your hands dirty by removing invasive species, planting native species, and cleaning up around the Huntington Beach Wetlands Conservancy. Make sure to bring your face mask, layers, hate/sunscreen, refillable water bottle, and work gloves. You WILL get dirty, so don't forget long pants and closed toed shoes too!

Free

Marine Flare Disposal

34555 Casitas Pl. 34555 Casitas Pl., Dana Point

OC Waste & Recycling is hosting a FREE marine flare collection event. Bring your unwanted or expired marine flares and smoke signals to 34555 Casitas Pl. on Saturday, August 27th from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. OC Health will also be on site promoting their FREE Bilge Pad Exchange Program and participants will receive free boater kit and flare discount coupons courtesy...

Free

Adopt A Channel Cleanup at Adams Ave. Bridge

Adams Avenue bridge, Huntington Beach side Huntington Beach, CA, United States

To register contact Elyse Toal at volunteercoordinator@hsb.surfrider.org

Adopt A Channel Cleanup at Adams Ave. Bridge

Adams Avenue bridge, Huntington Beach side Huntington Beach, CA, United States

The Surfrider Foundation of Huntington / Seal Beach is hosting a channel cleanup! Walk around the bed of the Santa River and prevent trash from making its way to the ocean. Come and be a part of making our community better!

Rainwater Harvesting

Webinar CA, United States

Learn the principles of watershed-wise landscaping in this webinar hosted by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. They will cover criteria and considerations in selecting a rainwater capture method, swale and berm tips, information about cisterns, and integrating hardscapes. This class is free, but registration is required.

Free

Monarch Nature Trail Volunteer Day

5302 Rancho Road Huntington Beach, CA 5302 Rancho Rd., Huntington Beach

Learn about Orange County's butterfly population, as well as the native plants they depend on. There will be volunteer tasks for all ages like watering, seed collection, mulching, weeding, and more! Youth attendees will be able to participate in a "hands-on" nature activity too. No registration is required for this in-person free event. Make sure to wear tennis shoes, a...

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Rancho Santa Margarita Cleanup

Rancho Santa Margarita City Hall 22112 El Paseo, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, United States

Sign up online today!

Free

Deciphering Your Irrigation Controller

Webinar CA, United States

Intimidated by your irrigation controller? Have no fear, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is here to help. In this webinar, you'll learn irrigation’s role in maintaining a soil moisture balance, the purpose and potential of a weather-based controller, basic terminology and programming principles, and identifying special functions like cycle & soak. The class is free, but registration is...

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Huntington Harbor Cleanup

Huntington Harbor Boat Rentals 16732 Pacific Coast Hwy, Sunset Beach, CA, United States

Take your cleanup efforts onto the water and join Surfrider for their Help Your Harbor cleanup. Huntington Harbor Boat Rentals donates their kayaks so all you need to bring is sunscreen, a hat, water, and shoes! Have fun while making a difference to protect Huntington Harbour from pollution.

Rainwater Harvesting

Webinar CA, United States

In this free webinar, you will learn the criteria and considerations for selecting a rainwater capture method, swale and berm tips, information about cisterns, and integrating hardscapes. Registration is required.

Free

Gray Water Basics

Webinar CA, United States

This webinar by California American Water will go over gray water as an appropriate water source, siting and sizing mulch basins, designing and implementing a laundry-to-landscape system, special considerations for plants irrigated with gray water, and maintenance/troubleshooting. This class is free, but registration is required.

Free

Coastal and Inner Coastal Cleanup Day

Various sites throughout OC - see link CA, United States

The 38th Annual California Coastal and Inner Coastal Cleanup Day is taking place on Saturday, September 17th from 9:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. in neighborhoods across California. Find a cleanup near you by going to https://www.coastal.ca.gov/publiced/ccd/ccd.html and join your neighbors in protecting our waterways. Thank you for keeping our creeks, rivers, and ocean healthy!

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