Learn how to transform your yard into a beautiful, sustainable, and water-efficient landscape. Topics include selecting climate-appropriate plant palettes, planning a new landscape that thrives with less water, and exploring sustainable landscape techniques, functions, turf removal options, and rebates. This class is free but advanced registration is required.
Join OC Habitats and Project Grow in restoring the salt marsh habitat at Upper Newport Bay Ecological Preserve to restore the vital salt marsh ecosystem through invasive plant removal and trash cleanup. For more information and to sign up online, visit the Eventbrite link.
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 –...
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.
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.
Learn about native, introduced, and invasive plants and help work toward restoring healthy habitat areas at Clark Regional Park. Volunteers will help manage and expand the garden as conditions permit. No experience is necessary, and all tools will be provided. Be prepared to remove weeds using hand tools, install plants, or spread mulch or seeds. Long sleeves and pants, closed-toe...
Do your part at 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 help maintain the nursery. All tools and equipment will be provided. Participants should wear closed-toe shoes, layered clothing...
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...
Take this opportunity to dispose of electronic waste and prevent identity theft safely at this City of Rancho Santa Margarita event. For more information, call Public Works at (949) 635-1800 x6503.
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.
Volunteer for a morning of outdoor fun while learning about Orange County's butterfly population as well as the native plants they depend on for survival. Volunteer tasks for all ages include watering, seed collection, mulching, weeding, and other activities. Youth can participate in a ‘hands-on’ activity.
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.