Help your harbor! Grab a kayak and paddle out to help clean up Huntington Harbor. Reserve your space for these monthly (first Sunday) cleanups -- dates fill up quickly. Contact Shane Coons for more info and to sign up at Shane.Coons@seclawoffices.com
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.
This free online garden workshop will cover everything you need to know about plant selection, watering, harvesting, sprinkler systems and landscape inspections, and other helpful tips and tricks. Attendees will have an opportunity to win a water efficiency kit. Registration required.
Join Crystal Cove Conservancy for a 1 hour webinar for teachers participating in the Virtual Project Crystal 5th grade program for the 2021-2022 school year. Learn about the new research project students will be studying this year including the best way to restore native habitats along with concepts such as plant ecology, food web interactions, and how we can use...
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.
Every year, Coastal Cleanup Day brings the community together to remove trash and plastic pollution at beaches and waterways throughout the state. This year cleanup events include a month-long virtual event with self-guided cleanups as well as in-person events throughout Orange County on September 18th from 9 a.m. to noon. Registration required for both virtual self-guided cleanups and in-person events.
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 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.
Registration and signed digital waiver required. To Register contact John Wadsworth vicechair@newportbeach.surfrider.org.
Join Surfrider Newport Beach at the Santa Ana River for a cleanup at their Adopt-A-Channel site! Come together as a community on an international scale to clean our beaches, parks, and waterways. Meet at the blue tent at the river trail. Registration 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.
