Week of Events
Backyard Composting, and Myths Debunked
Join us for a full week of composting education in celebration of International Compost Awareness Week! Day One will be at El Salvador Park Community Garden where community members will…
Discovery Hike-Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park
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…
Compost Critters
International Compost Awareness Week continues at Jerome Park Community Garden! For Day Two, have fun searching for beneficial bugs in the compost pile and learn how they contribute to the…
Wednesday Wellness Walks
Please join us and enjoy the beauty of our campus and our local environment! Meet CSWHP and Campus Recreation staff outside of Zot N’ Go at 11:30AM and we will…
Adaptation Spotlight: Butterfly Wings
Discover the fascinating world of butterfly wings! In this interactive program, we’ll explore how butterfly wings get their stunning colors, how wing shapes affect butterflies’ survival and flight, and will go on a hike to see if we can find and ID the butterflies that call the James Dilley Preserve home. Join us for a…
Apartment Composting is Easy – Let’s Make Wealth from Waste
For Day Three of International Compost Awareness Week, learn how to recycle your food waste in apartments and small spaces at the Roosevelt Walker Community Garden! Free and open to…
Free Grocery Food Box for Irvine Residents
The City of Irvine, in collaboration with Community Action Partnership of Orange County, is offering The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP). Eligible residents will receive a box of food weighing…
Fitness Hike – Ridge Park
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. Parking: Free neighborhood parking. Please park…
Layering your Compost – Lasagna Style
Join the International Compost Awareness Week fun at the Pacific Electric Park Community Garden! For Day Four, learn a simple recipe on how to layer your compost with browns and…
Igniting Solutions: What Can OC Learn from the LA Wildfires
Join the CUSP team and UCI experts for an insightful roundtable as we dive into lessons learned from the recent LA fires, explore Orange County’s current strategies and policies, and…
SoCal Circular Textiles Summit
The Circular Textiles Summit is a strategic initiative aimed at driving sustainable innovation in the textile industry through the adoption of circular economy principles. With an estimated 92 million tons…
Small Space, Big Impact: Apartment Composting Workshop
It’s the Fifth and final day of composting education in celebration of International Compost Awareness Week at Madison Park Community Garden. Join for a hands-on workshop where you’ll learn how…
Backyard Bugs
Insects are the most diverse group of animals on Planet Earth and make up 80% of all known species. There are more kinds of bugs than all the other types of animals combined! Join OC Parks naturalists on a family-friendly trek around Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park to learn all about these amazing animals…
SoCal Circular Textiles Summit
The Circular Textiles Summit is a strategic initiative aimed at driving sustainable innovation in the textile industry through the adoption of circular economy principles. With an estimated 92 million tons…
Community Bike Skills Workshop
Costa Mesa is hosting an educational bicycle safety program, where you will learn bike skills, have bike repairs, and other free goodies.
Stories Carved in Stone
Join OC Park and LCF Volunteers on this moderate 3-mile program with 300-foot elevation gain over uneven, steep and rocky terrain. Step back 25 million years in Orange County’s history to a time when the seas receded, and the San Andreas Fault was just starting to form. Discover the geologic processes going on today and…
Native Plant Tea!
Join us for a sensory journey into the world of native plant teas! We’ll explore the ecological roles of our Coastal Sage Scrub plants, their cultural significance, and their unique flavors. Participants will have the opportunity to create their own unique tea blend to taste. New flavors will be offered! Parking: $3/car at Nix Nature Center…
Land Tending – Laguna Coast
Join Laguna Canyon Foundation and OC Parks at one of our Land Tending days 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 activities,…
Nature Meditation Walk
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…