- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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228 people are interested
Habitat Restoration at Santiago Park Nature Reserve!
ORGANIZATION: Back to Natives Restoration
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
-
228 people are interested
All registration for this event must occur on our website here:
https://www.backtonatives.org/volunteer
Come assist Back to Natives Restoration, the last Saturday of each month, in restoring habitat for animals at the Santiago Park Nature Reserve in Santa Ana! We meet at the Back to Natives Nursery in the Reserve to remove weeds, cast native seed and plant native plants (depending on the season). Bring freshly washed or new gloves that are weed seed free!, sunscreen, a re-usable water bottle filled with water, hat, and closed toed shoes. Anyone under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian, or in a volunteer group. All registration for this event must occur on our website here:
https://www.backtonatives.org/volunteer
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About Back to Natives Restoration
Location:
P.O. Box 10820, Santa Ana, CA 92711, US
Mission Statement
To encourage and actively participate in the restoration and conservation of Orange County and California wildlands, through education and restoration programs featuring native plants and biodiversity as a centralizing theme.
Description
To encourage and actively participate in the restoration and conservation of Orange County and California wildlands, through education and restoration programs featuring native plants and biodiversity as a centralizing theme.
- Restore and preserve open space (private and publicly held lands). Assisting appropriate agencies in the acquisition of open space, by funding when available, to be owned and managed by appropriate agencies which will ensure the preservation of that open space. Restoration projects will include, when appropriate, community outreach and education components. Restoration projects will provide opportunities for the public to volunteer, and become involved in the actual process of habitat restoration, at actual restoration sites as contracted. Restoration projects will be funded by grants, membership fees and donations or by the site's land manager.
- When funding is available, provide Land Managers with curriculum aligned with federal and state science and social science standardsdeveloped specifically for their site. When there is interest, and funding is available, provide training for staff and volunteers to assist them in interpreting the curriculum.
- School Programs
- Service Learning Programs
- Home School Education Programs
- Community Education Programs
- STEP Programs and Developmentally Disabled Citizens Programs
- Court Referred Volunteer Programs
- Internship Programs
- High School Internship programs
- College/University Internship Programs
- Promote volunteerism to land stewardship groups, to provide assistance with restoration of lands entrusted to Orange County Parks and Recreation, the State Parks system, The United States Forest Service and other Federal lands as well as privately held lands. Encourage volunteer participation in interpretation, education and restoration at the many facilities.
- Assist local schools and public facilities with the integration of native plant/habitat curriculum, and provide service learning opportunities and guidance through the service learning process.
- Encourage and assist private residences in the use of Native Plants and Native Plant Gardening for water conservation and Habitat Gardening.
- Encourage and assist Home Owner's Associations in the use of Native Plants and Native Plant Gardening for water conservation and Habitat Gardening.
- Encourage and assist Commercial Business Properties in the use of Native Plants and Native Plant Gardening for water conservation and Habitat Gardening.
- Encourage private residences, Commercial Business Properties, Home Owner's Associations, Schools and Land Managers to reduce the use of pesticides, fertilizers and herbicides to reduce runoff pollution and secondary effects by these substances.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
600 E. Memory LaneSanta Ana, CA 92705
DATE POSTED
January 2, 2019
SKILLS
- Habitat Restoration
- Botany
- Environmental Policy
- Group Facilitation
- Environmental Education
- Management
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 13
- Orientation or Training
- 4 hours
- All attendees must register here: https://www.backtonatives.org/volunteer