Learn how to remove your lawn and make the right moves for creating a gorgeous, watershed wise landscape including: removing turf without the use of chemicals, replacing it with climate-appropriate plantings, keeping it in place but maintaining it in an organic manner. Registration is required.
Orange County Coastkeeper has taken traditional group beach cleanups and turned them into Beautification on Your Block cleanups. Continue to do your part in keeping your community safe and clean. Take a walk around your neighborhood and clean any litter or trash you find.
Join OC Habitats in the Upper Newport Bay for their monthly restoration of the ecological reserve and salt marsh through invasive plant removal and native planting. Meet at Back Bay Science Center, parking is free. This is a gated site so you will be given access upon arrival at the gate on Shellmaker. Registration and waivers required.
Save our Beach invites you to participate in a beach cleanup at Seal Beach. They provide bags and disinfected pickers. Participants must provide gloves and masks. Pre-registration is required.
Learn how to identify critical steps for successfully designing a watershed wise landscape including: sizing and siting the rainwater capture area, developing a palette of climate-appropriate plants, applying key design principles, and laying out a successful planting plan. This advanced workshop is geared for folks who have already taken the California Friendly and/or the Turf Removal workshops. Registration is required.
Learn how to design a yard using the four principles of gorgeous and watershed wise landscaping: building a healthy living soil sponge, holding rainwater on your property, selecting local native plants that minimize water use and maximize biodiversity, and controlling your irrigation. Registration required.
Learn how to remove your lawn and make the right moves for creating a gorgeous, watershed wise landscape including: removing turf without the use of chemicals, replacing it with climate-appropriate plantings, keeping it in place but maintaining it in an organic manner. Registration is required.
To register contact Elyse Toal at volunteercoordinator@hsb.surfrider.org
Learn how to identify critical steps for successfully designing a watershed wise landscape including: sizing and siting the rainwater capture area, developing a palette of climate-appropriate plants, applying key design principles, and laying out a successful planting plan. This advanced workshop is geared for folks who have already taken the California Friendly and/or the Turf Removal workshops. Registration is required.
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Orange County Coastkeeper has taken traditional group beach cleanups and turned them into Beautification on Your Block cleanups. Continue to do your part in keeping your community safe and clean. Take a walk around your neighborhood and clean any litter or trash you find.
Join OC Habitats in the Upper Newport Bay for their monthly restoration of the ecological reserve and salt marsh through invasive plant removal and native planting. Meet at Back Bay Science Center, parking is free. This is a gated site so you will be given access upon arrival at the gate on Shellmaker. Registration and waivers required.