ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS Amigos de Bolsa Chica offers...
ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS
Amigos de Bolsa Chica offers free public tours from 9 to 10:30
a.m. the first Saturday of each month at the pedestrian bridge at the
Bolsa Chica wetlands on Pacific Coast Highway across from Bolsa Chica
State Beach. (714) 840-1575.
Bolsa Chica Conservancy Interpretive Center at Warner Avenue and
Pacific Coast Highway features marine aquarium and displays about
wetland plants, invertebrates, fish, birds, reptiles, mammals,
ecology and restoration. The Center is free and open to the public
and school groups from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and
from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday and noon to 3 p.m. on Sunday. Service
Day is the last Saturday of each month from 9 a.m. to noon at the
walkbridge. (714) 846-1114.
The Bolsa Chica Conservancy needs volunteers during nesting season
when they cannot pick up trash at the Bolsa Chica Wetlands, but they
can volunteer to help with a sand dune restoration project.
Volunteers are needed on the conservancy’s normal service day, the
last Saturday of the month, beginning May 31, from 9 a.m. to noon.
Groups may be scheduled for other days by calling the office. (714)
846-1114.
The Bolsa Chica Land Trust offers free public tours of the Bolsa
Chica wetlands and mesas at 10 a.m. on the third Sunday of each
month. Those interested should meet in the Ecological Reserve parking
lot on Warner Avenue near Pacific Coast Highway. In addition, the
Land Trust has a table set up from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at this location
with information on wildlife, wetlands restoration and how to
volunteer. For more information call (714) 846-1001.
The Bolsa Chica Stewards, the restoration team of the Bolsa Chica
Land Trust, needs volunteers to help with its native planting project
at the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve. The Stewards plant native
plants, remove non-native vegetation, groom trails and water new
plants. They meet from 9 a.m. to noon every third Saturday of the
month at the Ecological Reserve parking lot on Warner Avenue near
Pacific Coast Highway. For information call (562) 920-4215.
Miracles of the Marsh, the elementary school education program of
the Bolsa Chica Land Trust, is looking for volunteers to become
members of their docents team. The Land Trust provides training for
anyone interested in leading elementary school classes on walking
tours of the Bolsa Chica and providing information on wildlife, plant
life, history, and water. The program runs from January to June. For
information call (714) 846-1001.
The Friends of Shipley Nature Center meet the first Saturday of
the month at the nature center in Huntington Beach Central Park to
help restore the area from 9 a.m. to noon. Please bring garden tools,
and closed-toe shoes. Free restoration tours are also offered on the
same day at 11 a.m. A docent training program will start in mid-May.
Information: (714) 963-1658 or www.fsnc.org.
The Friends of Shipley Nature Center meet at 9 a.m. the second
Saturday of the month at the Huntington Beach Central Library, room
E. The public is encouraged to help in the restoration, education and
operation of the Shipley Nature Center. The Friends also open the
nature center on the third Sunday of the month from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Visitors are invited to enjoy birding, walking and other
nature-related activities. Docents will be available to answer
questions. Call (714) 842-4772 or www.fsnc.org.
The Huntington Beach Tree Society, which works for the planting
and preservation of trees in the city, will meet from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
the third Wednesday of each month at the Huntington Beach Central
Library, downstairs near the coffee shop, 7111 Talbert Ave. Jean
Nagy, (714) 564-1396.
The Huntington Beach Wetlands Conservancy, a community-based
group, holds a monthly habitat restoration day from 9 a.m. to noon
the second Saturday of every month at the Wetlands and Wildlife Care
Center, 21900 Pacific Coast Highway. Volunteers are needed to remove
invasive plants, and help with restoration and general clean-up
maintenance of the wetlands. Bring garden tools, water, hat,
sunscreen and wear closed-toed shoes. Volunteers should meet at the
parking lot of the Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center. Information:
(714) 963-2123.
The Preservation Society of Huntington Dog Beach has monthly clean
up days at Dog Beach. Information: (714) 841-8644 or visit the Web
site at www.dogbeach.org.
PARKS
Edison Community Center Park, Magnolia Street and Hamilton Avenue.
(714) 960-8870. Includes two lighted baseball fields, four lighted
basketball courts, a community building, six handball courts, a
picnic area including barbecue facilities, playground, restroom
facilities, four lighted tennis courts and one volleyball court.
Greer Park, McFadden Avenue near Goldenwest Street. (714)
536-5486. Includes one lighted baseball field, one basketball court,
playground and lake.
Oak View Center Park, Oak Lane south of Warner Avenue. (714)
960-8858. Includes two basketball courts, a community building,
picnic area, playground, restroom facilities, a gymnasium and a game
room.
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