Sustainability Events

Explore Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park with OC Parks and Laguna Canyon Foundation Volunteers, where you might see deer, bobcats, and hawks. Learn about acorn woodpeckers – the hippies of the bird world – and the wonderful ways of woodrats, as well as the peculiar nature of certain plants. Enjoy wildlife sounds, smells, and…

About the Speaker: Porter is a professor of law at UC Irvine. Her expertise is in bankruptcy, consumer law, legislation process, statutory interpretation, mortgage foreclosure, debt collection and empirical studies of legal systems. From Jan. 3, 2019 to Jan. 3, 2025, Professor Porter served as a member in the United States House of Representatives representing Orange…

Join the Sustainability Project Commission in celebrating Valentine’s Week with sustainability and period positivity! Learn about eco-friendly menstrual products, menstruation equity, and grab a free reusable menstrual cup along with some Valentine’s candy!

At age 14, Lynda Blackmon Lowery was the youngest person to march from Selma to Montgomery in 1965. Please join us as she recounts her experiences as a member of the Selma, Alabama Civil Rights March in 1965 and discusses the critical role that youth activism plays in creating social change.

Responding to the climate crisis requires new forms of imagination, particularly in a time of increased drought and wildfires, especially in Southern California. In this third event in a series featuring the four elements (Water, Air, Fire, and Earth), please join us for an interfaith exploration of fire with a focus on Indigenous approaches to…

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, moderately paced, 6.6-mile hike over steep and uneven terrain with a 1,100-ft. elevation gain.  Difficulty Rating: 4/5   Materials: Participants must…

This webinar will cover the social impacts of wildfires as well as the model of community response and recovery. The University of California is sponsoring a six-part webinar series for the UC community and the public titled “Urban Wildfire Response and Recovery Webinar Series,” focusing on the physical health, mental health and social impacts of…

Interested in learning more about the many resources provided by the Basic Needs Center? Join Food Recovery Network's next general meeting on Thursday the 13th from 6-7pm in Conejo, Mesa Court for a Basic Needs Info Session from a student representative! Come by to learn and ask questions. Snacks and cookies will be provided

Join OC Parks and Laguna Canyon Foundation volunteers in beautiful Laguna Coast Wilderness Park at our native plant nursery as we care for native plants from their seed stage to their mature, ready-to-be planted stage. Volunteers may collect seeds, sow seeds in flats, bump plants up, plant at restoration sites, sterilize plant containers, and generally…

Join Laguna Canyon Foundation and OC Parks at one of our habitat restoration stewardship events in Laguna Coast Wilderness Park as we learn and work together to create a healthier habitat for the native plants and wildlife that call the canyon their home. Depending on the time of year, volunteers will assist with various stewardship…

Join Laguna Canyon Foundation at one of our Land Tending days in Berns Canyon Preserve as we learn and work together to create a healthier habitat for the native plants and wildlife that call the canyon their home. Depending on the time of year, volunteers will assist with various stewardship activities, including removal of non-native plants, hand…

Do you want to unplug and relax in nature? Join Laguna Canyon Foundation Volunteers on a guided walk to experience the outdoors in a new way and allow your natural sense of wonder to take you to a mindful space outside.  We will walk less than 1 mile on relatively flat terrain and take stops…