Volunteer Only Hours for stewardship work performed. Butterfly Count Data

6/12 – .30 minutes

6/27  – 1 hour

5/28 – 1.5 hours

3.0 hours

Summary of Volunteer Only Hours for stewardship work performed.

Sasha Cheechov: 6.5 hours

Watering the Native Plant Nursery at the Quail Hill Trailhead, inside the gated yard off the parking lot. Germinating seeds under the black shade cloth: water under the mist setting to moisten soil and cover back with shade cloth. All other grass plugs and 4″ pots not covered: water under the shower setting once. The larger, gallon sized pots do not need to be watered unless noted prior to your shift. Watering can occur at any time during your said available days.

**No need to water during rainy days.

Could use a boost of  living colors? Looking for a way to give back to Nature?

Then sign up to help behind the scenes at the Irvine Ranch Conservancy’s one-of-a-kind Native Seed Farm in Irvine!  You will be harvesting seeds from beautiful native spring wildflowers, like California Poppies and Arroyo Lupines. Absolutely no experience or special equipment required!

Please note our Minors Policy as noted on the letsgooutside.org website:  All minors (under 18 years of age) must be accompanied by their parent or legal guardian. They must also (both parent and minor) be registered for the Irvine Ranch Conservancy led program they wish to attend.

Reviewing the 1-5 Difficulty Ratings will help you evaluate your readiness to participate in this Level 1 activity.

IRC volunteers will help to water and maintain the native shrubs at the Augustine Nursery  to enhance the Augustine Staging area and Dipping Springs Trail. Thank you!

Do you like to garden or just enjoy being outdoors?

Join us the first Sunday of every month for our Mason Butterfly Garden Volunteer Day. No gardening experience needed! Meet new friends, learn new gardening tips, and help create a beautiful butterfly sanctuary for you and park visitors to enjoy.

Summary of Volunteer Only Hours for stewardship work performed.

Sasha Cheechov: 7.5 hours

Could use a boost of  living colors? Looking for a way to give back to Nature?

Then sign up to help behind the scenes at the Irvine Ranch Conservancy’s one-of-a-kind Native Seed Farm in Irvine!  You will be harvesting seeds from beautiful native spring wildflowers, like California Poppies and Arroyo Lupines. Absolutely no experience or special equipment required!

Please note our Minors Policy as noted on the letsgooutside.org website:  All minors (under 18 years of age) must be accompanied by their parent or legal guardian. They must also (both parent and minor) be registered for the Irvine Ranch Conservancy led program they wish to attend.

Reviewing the 1-5 Difficulty Ratings will help you evaluate your readiness to participate in this Level 1 activity.

IRC Farm Stewards are invited to help out at this “openhouse style” workday!

Our tasks and actual location are TBD, and they will be based on accomplishing the Farm’s top priority work for each specific week. Depending on the time of year we might be at the Farm doing planting, weeding, doing nursery things, or at the Extension center cleaning Farm & wild seed , or something else entirely new!

(Not a Farm Steward yet? To get started on becoming one, check out “Trainings” under the Activities category drop-down menu, and get signed up for the next quarterly Farm Intro Training!)

Birds and other wildlife need healthy habitat to thrive. Simple things like planting native plants can greatly improve habitat for wildlife. You can be part of that positive impact while enjoying the beauty of Buck Gully near Newport Beach. This activity takes place on sloped terrain and sturdy hiking boots are highly recommended. All training, tools, and gloves will be provided to ensure your safety and comfort. Rattlesnakes are occasionally seen here and generally avoid people, but protective gear will be provided.

Reviewing the 1-through-5 Difficulty Ratings will help you evaluate your readiness to participate in this level-3 activity on the land.

Seeking Ranger Reserves and OC Parks Volunteers to assist with backcountry patrol of park trails. Patrolling the trails is at times strenuous and will include passing out maps, educating public about importance of keeping their dogs on a leash and making a presence on the trails. Other duties may include repairing broken fencing, checking for graffiti and investigating illegal trail use in Weir canyon. Hours are flexible.

Want to stand knee-deep in rows of blooming color? Want to refresh your senses while giving back to Nature?

Then sign up to help behind the scenes at the Irvine Ranch Conservancy’s one-of-a-kind Native Seed Farm in Irvine!  You will be harvesting seeds from quirky native summer wildflowers, like Yellow Pincushion and California Wishbone Bush.  Absolutely no experience or special equipment required!

Please note our Minors Policy as noted on the letsgooutside.org website:  All minors (under 18 years of age) must be accompanied by their parent or legal guardian. They must also (both parent and minor) be registered for the Irvine Ranch Conservancy led program they wish to attend.

Reviewing the 1-5 Difficulty Ratings will help you evaluate your readiness to participate in this Level 1 activity.

Provide excellent customer service and resource protection at Santiago Oaks Regional Park during wedding and reception events.
Santiago Oaks Park has a special event area that provides an outdoor venue for weddings and receptions. There are two small but charming grass areas for wedding ceremonies and receptions. The area is adjacent to the historic orange grove and under the canopy of majestic oak and sycamore trees. Also available for weddings and receptions is a bride’s changing room and conference room with a fully equipped kitchen. Weddings and Receptions are the only types of events allowed at Santiago Oaks event center. Often the customer will opt for having both the wedding ceremony and the reception at Santiago Oaks but sometimes it is a wedding only event. Receptions without a wedding are not permitted. The events are limited to 100 people which includes all vendors, wedding party and guests. Alcohol is allowed only with a permit obtained in advance from OC Parks Permits Department and served by a licensed bartender under the supervision of a security guard.
Duties and responsibilities of the Park Ranger Reserves will include reviewing the customer rental agreement and permit for details pertaining to the day’s scheduled activities and vendors, directing permitted vendors such as caterers, florists and rental companies where to load and unload supplies and equipment and park, unlock and open facility rooms, check restrooms for cleanliness and supplies**, oversee trash receptacles do not become overfilled**, redirect inappropriately parked guests***, troubleshoot minor maintenance issues, for events with permits for alcohol oversee that no alcohol is served before the scheduled time and oversee the on-time arrival of the security guard, redirect wedding party members and guests that stray into “out of bounds” areas, oversee decorations are affixed in an approved manner to walls or structures, oversee set up and clean up times are within the scheduled times as noted on the rental agreement,
**A groundskeeper will be onsite to provide janitorial services-if trash receptacles or restrooms need attention please notify Ranger as soon as possible.
***All other parking control will be provided by the park department’s contracted company for parking- Parking Concepts Incorporated (PCI).

Please note- Required prior to signing up for this activity:
Schedule a mutually agreed upon day and time for a “one-time” meeting with Ranger for more specific duty details which will include an overview of the “Terms and Conditions” of the facility rental agreement, how to read and what to look for on an OC Parks Permit and a tour of the facility. You may expect this meeting to last 45 minutes to one hour.

Leave your park better than you found it! Join Irvine Ranch Conservancy staff during monthly habitat stewardship activities at Irvine Regional Park, aimed at keeping the park’s trails and habitat healthy. Identified in collaboration with the Park Rangers that patrol the trails everyday, stewardship projects can include planting to combat the effects of off-trail use, removing invasive plant species that threaten to crowd out the diversity of native plants, and more!

Reviewing the 1-through-5 Difficulty Ratings will help you evaluate your readiness to participate in this level-3 activity on the land.

Join Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve staff and volunteers in enhancing the Bay’s habitat for local wildlife. Activities may include non-native plant removal, planting natives, watering, trash cleanup, and Butterfly Garden maintenance. No experience is necessary; please bring hat, sunscreen, snacks, etc. Water and tools are provided.

• Space is limited and pre-registration is required.
• Minors ages 16 and younger must have legal guardian present at all times.
• Rain or heat advisories cancel event.