Events

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.

Join a public group to kayak through the Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve and learn about what makes this place unique! Tours are guided by certified volunteer naturalists. As you gently paddle along, you will have the opportunity to see wetland wildlife while your naturalist guide stops occasionally to talk about the ecology/natural history of the Bay. Only 20 spots...

Strengthen your knowledge and appreciation of natural resources near you. Join a Bolsa Chica Land Trust docent on the second and third Sunday of each month for a free guided walking tour of the Bolsa Chica wetlands and mesa. Look for the white canopy and tables at the back of the lot by the footbridge and learn about the history...

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.

Help Grow Native Plants for Restoration at the Back Bay Science Center. Volunteers assist in seasonal nursery activities such as seed collection and sowing, processing cuttings, composting, and more, no experience needed! Advanced registration is required.

Keep the beach clean while enjoying an incredible view at the Doheny State Beach Foundation Community Beach Cleanup. Invite your friends, family, and neighbors to increase your impact. If you can, bring your own recycled bag, buckets, gloves, or other supplies to make this event as zero waste as possible. No 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 their habitat restoration efforts. Help them care for the new plants, remove non-native plants, pick up trash, and other maintenance tasks to prevent pollution of local waterways. Pre-registration and event sign up is required.

Coastal Corridor Alliance and the City of Costa Mesa invite the community for native gardening at Fairview Park. Every third Saturday volunteers contribute to restoration efforts such as removing invasive plants, collect, plant, and maintain native plants, remove debris and more. Register on Eventbrite and sign the online liability waiver to participate.

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.

Do you know what a permeable surface is? Or, how they can protect OC's waterways? This webinar can help. It will cover creating a permeable hardscape through walkable plants, cutting existing concrete, rain collection, and more. This class is free, but registration is required.

Help Grow Native Plants for Restoration at the Back Bay Science Center. Volunteers assist in seasonal nursery activities such as seed collection and sowing, processing cuttings, composting, and more, no experience needed! Advanced registration is required.

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.

Join the mission to protect our underwater pals, keep the wildlife safe, and stop trash in its tracks before it hits the waves with Coastal Corridor Alliance. Every fourth Saturday meet at Newport Lifeguard Tower 74 to pick up trash and help keep our waterways and community clean. Register on Eventbrite and sign the online liability waiver to participate.

Join a public group to kayak through the Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve and learn about what makes this place unique! Tours are guided by certified volunteer naturalists. As you gently paddle along, you will have the opportunity to see wetland wildlife while your naturalist guide stops occasionally to talk about the ecology/natural history of the Bay. Only 20 spots...

Looking for a fun beach day activity while protecting our waterways? Join the Surfrider Foundation of North Orange County's beach clean up at Bolsa Chica State Beach! This event is free and suitable for watershed warriors of all ages. Sign up for the exact location.

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.