Sustainability Events

Please be aware this is a Fitness Hike and not for beginners; the pace is approximately a 19-minute mile. Join Laguna Canyon Foundation Volunteers to raise your heart rate and your spirits on this strenuous, fast-paced, 7.2-mile hike over steep and uneven terrain with a 1,050-ft. elevation gain.  Age: 16 or older. Participants under 18…

Join OC Parks Naturalists for a magical mushroom adventure! We’ll search for fascinating mushrooms in their natural habitat, observe their unique shapes and colors, and capture our discoveries in a nature journal. To wrap up, you’ll get to create your very own clay mushroom to take home as a keepsake from the day. Perfect for…

et nature spark your creativity! Join us to explore and marvel at the beauty of native plants as we get to know them through all five senses. After meeting these incredible plants up close, we’ll create a unique artwork using pressed flowers and leaves to take home! This program will be hiking about 1.5 miles…

Join Laguna Canyon Foundation and OC Parks at one of our Land Tending days in Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park as we learn and work together to create a healthier habitat for the native plants and wildlife that call Aliso Creek their home. Depending on the time of year, volunteers will assist with various…

Spot local native and seasonal resident birds with Laguna Canyon Foundation Volunteer naturalists on this slow and easy 2-mile hike over moderate but uneven terrain with up to 100 feet in elevation gain. We will go through one of the most diverse plant communities in the United States. No experience necessary!  Age: 12 or older.…

Receive up to three free bags of compost (20 pounds per bag) provided by Tierra Verde Industries, while supplies last. Location: Great Park Parking Lot 8

 Enter a world of creativity by making nature themed crafts and artwork with your little ones. We’ll exclusively use Earth friendly materials that have either been found in nature, reused from regular daily products, or have been responsibly sourced. Sycamore trees will provide shade and ambiance over the picnic tables on beautiful weather days and…

Let nature spark your creativity! Join OC Parks Naturalists for a scenic hike to discover beautiful native wildflowers along our trails. Afterward, we’ll use pressed flowers to decorate wooden bookmarks you can take home as a keepsake of your day in nature!  Age: 7 or older. Participants under 18 must be accompanied by a parent…