In this virtual workshop, you will discover principles of integrated pest management (IPM), develop strategies to prevent pest problems (highlighting mosquitoes), manage weeds and regrowth without chemicals, and review non-toxic solutions for pest control. The class is free, but advance registration is required.
At this free event, you will get the opportunity to remove invasive weeds while enjoying the beauty of River's End Park! Gloves and limited tools will be supplied. Please bring your own if you have them! Sign up for the exact address.
Keep your community clean and prevent pollution. Join Coastkeeper to help protect Huntington Beach's beautiful waterways! Make sure to bring closed-toed shoes, comfortable and weather-appropriate clothing, sun protection, and your own cleanup equipment. This is a free event and advanced registration online is required.
Protect our waterways and prevent stormwater polltuion by joining the Bolsa Chica Land Trust for their Monday Cleanups. It’s fun, beautiful, great exercise, AND it helps the environment. Most of the supplies are provided, but if you want, please bring a reusable bucket or bag, and gloves.
Where does our drinking water come from? This question may be a tricky one for students to answer, yet it is essential to understand. In this workshop we will be learning some water basics – developing a framework to understand how watersheds work, reviewing how water is essential to not just ecosystems but all of humanity, and figuring out how...
This workshop discusses alternative groundcover options for replacing ornamental lawn areas, including keeping the existing lawn in place and creating a “Polyculture” green space. Attendees will learn: the importance of polycultures and diversity, how to select a blend of groundcovers for greater resiliency and soil health, managing limited irrigation, and more! The class is free, but advance registration is required.
Learn more about Surfrider's beach cleanup program at popular surf destination The Wedge at Newport Beach. Be ready to skim the shoreline and parking lot for waste and collect data for environmental action decisions. Advanced registration is required.
The Bolsa Chica Stewards invite the public to join them on the first Sunday and third Saturday of each month for thier habitat restoration efforts. Help them care for the new plants, remove non-native plants, pick up trash, and other maintenance tasks to prevent polltuion of local waterways. Pre-registration and event sign up is required.
Join Save Our Beach for a beach cleanup in Seal Beach from 9:00 AM to 11:45 AM at 15 1st Street. This free monthly event helps keep our coast clean, but please bring your ticket as proof of registration.
Learn and work together towards habitat restoration stewardship in Laguna Coast Wilderness Park. Native plants are nature's filtration system to slow stormwater pollution. As a volunteer, you will collect seeds, remove non-native plants, plant native ones. Gloves and tools will be provided. Participants should bring water, closed-toe shoes, layered clothing and sun protection. Advance registration required.
Protect our waterways while you support your local community! Join Surfrider at the Newport's Pier to learn about their beach cleanup and rid trash from our shores. Sign up online for the exact address.
Help keep the waters of the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve healthy! On the last Sundays of the month, help clean up trash from the area around the south parking lot and footbridge. Tools, gloves and buckets will be provided. Click the link to register online.