Sustainability Events

UCI Nature, Orange Coast College, Coastline College, Coastal Corridor Allianceare pleased to co-host a workshop to explore opportunities for academic engagement with the planning process (and beyond) for the new Randall Preserve/ Genga. The event will happen on UCI Campus and after registering details of the location will be sent out, if there are still…

Please be aware this is an Advanced 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 very strenuous, fast-paced, 8-mile hike over steep and uneven terrain, including 730-ft. of elevation gain in 0.6 miles on Sheep…

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, 4.8-mile hike over steep and uneven terrain with a 650-ft. elevation gain.  Parking: $3/car at James Dilley Preserve parking…

Let’s explore nature using all five senses! In this fun, hands-on program for kids ages 3-6, we’ll look, listen, smell, touch, and even taste our way through the wonders of the outdoors. Join us for an adventure that’s perfect for curious little explorers! Parking: $3/car at Nix Nature Center parking lot. Parking is limited, carpooling…

The Environmental Law Society, in connection with other law school groups are hosting two attorneys Jennifer Gaanata (Communities for a Better Environment) and Fernando Gaytan (EarthJustice) for an Environmental Justice Panel. Food and drinks will be served.

Join OC Parks Naturalists and bring your young ones (infant to age three) to explore Aliso’s wild backyard. Take a leisurely stroll through the garden and to the creek. We will see bugs, plants, and birds while exploring! OC Parks staff may even host a game or introduce a local resident to the children. Come…

Experience the soothing smells of nature as we craft perfume inspired by our native plants! Participants will learn how to identify plants and then make their own perfume scent to take home with them! Please note that this program involves making perfume from essential oils. Be sure to notify park staff upon arrival of any allergies or…

Aliso Creek is one of the best riparian birding sites in Orange County and gives access for a lovely morning hike. OC Parks staff and Volunteers will lead an easy, 3-mile loop with a 50-foot elevation gain on uneven terrain. Travel along the creek on a dirt trail and return on a paved road while…

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…

If you use the Wilderness Parks for hiking, biking, photography or just relaxing, Trail Work might be right up your alley! Get up close and personal with the trails you use; you’ll see them in a whole new way. No experience necessary. This is FUN hard work. Whatever your skill level is, there is a…

Roll-out to the backcountry with other outdoor enthusiasts and Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park’s Resource Specialist. We’ll explore and learn about the canyons as recent rains are turning the park green and activating wildlife. Although this ride is for off-road bikers that are comfortable with single track trails, the pace will be dictated by…

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…