The activities below are offered by a variety of organizations and their dedicated volunteers. All programs are FREE unless noted below. Programs led by IRC-Certified Volunteers require pre-registration, which closes at 4 p.m. on the day prior to the event. No walk-up registrations will be permitted for these events. For policies of other organizations, please use the sign-up information provided. For mobility device policies click here.
Note: Minors must be accompanied by a parent or guardian for these events. For programs requiring online registration, each adult and child must be registered. |
Need help? For the fastest answers, look for organization-specific contact information in each event listing (click More Information for full listing). If no contact information is listed, email info@irconservancy.org for assistance.
Click here to learn more about IRC-Certified Volunteers. • Click here to learn more about the Difficulty Ratings.
Wednesday, August 3, 2016
It’s Harvest Time! Collect Wildflower Seeds at the Native Seed Farm

Want to smell the sun-dried sweetness of summertime? Want to feel the crunch of crispy golden brown pods? Come and refresh your senses while giving back to Nature! Absolutely no experience required.
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 our quirky native Summer wildflowers, like Yellow Pincushions and Heart-leaved Beard Tongue. Just bring a reusable water bottle for yourself, and all tools and training with be provided. You will get introduced to some of our beautiful native plants, and then we’ll get to work!
Friday, August 5, 2016
Start some seedlings! Friday Nursery Day at the Native Seed Farm

Curious about how to grow native plants? Want to try it out? Come join us at the Irvine Ranch Conservancy’s one-of-a-kind Native Seed Farm in Irvine for a special Native Plant Nursery workday. Absolutely no experience required!
Usually we work together out in the Farm’s fields, but every now and then we can use your help to start some new seedlings (a.k.a baby plants). By winter they will be planted right here at the Native Seed Farm where they will to grow up and be ready to produce seed by next summer and fall.
Reviewing the 1-through-5 Difficulty Ratings will help you evaluate your readiness to participate in this level-1 activity at the Native Seed Farm.
Saturday, August 6, 2016
It’s Harvest Time! Collect Wildflower Seeds at the Native Seed Farm

Want to smell the sun-dried sweetness of summertime? Want to feel the crunch of crispy golden brown pods? Come and refresh your senses while giving back to Nature! Absolutely no experience required.
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 our quirky native Summer wildflowers, like Yellow Pincushions and Heart-leaved Beard Tongue. Just bring a reusable water bottle for yourself, and all tools and training with be provided. You will get introduced to some of our beautiful native plants, and then we’ll get to work!
Wednesday, August 10, 2016
It’s Harvest Time! Collect Wildflower Seeds at the Native Seed Farm

Want to smell the sun-dried sweetness of summertime? Want to feel the crunch of crispy golden brown pods? Come and refresh your senses while giving back to Nature! Absolutely no experience required.
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 our quirky native Summer wildflowers, like Yellow Pincushions and Heart-leaved Beard Tongue. Just bring a reusable water bottle for yourself, and all tools and training with be provided. You will get introduced to some of our beautiful native plants, and then we’ll get to work!
Saturday, August 13, 2016
It’s Harvest Time! Collect Wildflower Seeds at the Native Seed Farm

Want to smell the sun-dried sweetness of summertime? Want to feel the crunch of crispy golden brown pods? Come and refresh your senses while giving back to Nature! Absolutely no experience required.
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 our quirky native Summer wildflowers, like Yellow Pincushions and Heart-leaved Beard Tongue. Just bring a reusable water bottle for yourself, and all tools and training with be provided. You will get introduced to some of our beautiful native plants, and then we’ll get to work!
Wednesday, August 17, 2016
It’s Harvest Time! Collect Wildflower Seeds at the Native Seed Farm

Want to smell the sun-dried sweetness of summertime? Want to feel the crunch of crispy golden brown pods? Come and refresh your senses while giving back to Nature! Absolutely no experience required.
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 our quirky native Summer wildflowers, like Yellow Pincushions and Heart-leaved Beard Tongue. Just bring a reusable water bottle for yourself, and all tools and training with be provided. You will get introduced to some of our beautiful native plants, and then we’ll get to work!
Saturday, August 20, 2016
It’s Harvest Time! Collect Wildflower Seeds at the Native Seed Farm

Want to smell the sun-dried sweetness of summertime? Want to feel the crunch of crispy golden brown pods? Come and refresh your senses while giving back to Nature! Absolutely no experience required.
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 our quirky native Summer wildflowers, like Yellow Pincushions and Heart-leaved Beard Tongue. Just bring a reusable water bottle for yourself, and all tools and training with be provided. You will get introduced to some of our beautiful native plants, and then we’ll get to work!
Wednesday, August 24, 2016
It’s Harvest Time! Collect Wildflower Seeds at the Native Seed Farm

Want to smell the sun-dried sweetness of summertime? Want to feel the crunch of crispy golden brown pods? Come and refresh your senses while giving back to Nature! Absolutely no experience required.
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 our quirky native Summer wildflowers, like Yellow Pincushions and Heart-leaved Beard Tongue. Just bring a reusable water bottle for yourself, and all tools and training with be provided. You will get introduced to some of our beautiful native plants, and then we’ll get to work!
Wednesday, August 31, 2016
It’s Harvest Time! Collect Wildflower Seeds at the Native Seed Farm

Want to smell the sun-dried sweetness of summertime? Want to feel the crunch of crispy golden brown pods? Come and refresh your senses while giving back to Nature! Absolutely no experience required.
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 our quirky native Summer wildflowers, like Yellow Pincushions and Heart-leaved Beard Tongue. Just bring a reusable water bottle for yourself, and all tools and training with be provided. You will get introduced to some of our beautiful native plants, and then we’ll get to work!
Saturday, September 3, 2016
It’s Harvest Time! Collect Wildflower Seeds at the Native Seed Farm

Want to smell the sun-dried sweetness of summertime? Want to feel the crunch of crispy golden brown pods? Come and refresh your senses while giving back to Nature! Absolutely no experience required.
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 our quirky native Summer wildflowers, like Yellow Pincushions and Heart-leaved Beard Tongue. Just bring a reusable water bottle for yourself, and all tools and training with be provided. You will get introduced to some of our beautiful native plants, and then we’ll get to work!
Wednesday, September 7, 2016
It’s Harvest Time! Collect Wildflower Seeds at the Native Seed Farm

Want to smell the sun-dried sweetness of summertime? Want to feel the crunch of crispy golden brown pods? Come and refresh your senses while giving back to Nature! Absolutely no experience required.
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 our quirky native Summer wildflowers, like Yellow Pincushions and Heart-leaved Beard Tongue. Just bring a reusable water bottle for yourself, and all tools and training with be provided. You will get introduced to some of our beautiful native plants, and then we’ll get to work!
Saturday, September 10, 2016
It’s Harvest Time! Collect Wildflower Seeds at the Native Seed Farm

Want to smell the sun-dried sweetness of summertime? Want to feel the crunch of crispy golden brown pods? Come and refresh your senses while giving back to Nature! Absolutely no experience required.
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 our quirky native Summer wildflowers, like Yellow Pincushions and Heart-leaved Beard Tongue. Just bring a reusable water bottle for yourself, and all tools and training with be provided. You will get introduced to some of our beautiful native plants, and then we’ll get to work!
Wednesday, September 14, 2016
It’s Harvest Time! Collect Wildflower Seeds at the Native Seed Farm

Want to smell the sun-dried sweetness of summertime? Want to feel the crunch of crispy golden brown pods? Come and refresh your senses while giving back to Nature! Absolutely no experience required.
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 our quirky native Summer wildflowers, like Yellow Pincushions and Heart-leaved Beard Tongue. Just bring a reusable water bottle for yourself, and all tools and training with be provided. You will get introduced to some of our beautiful native plants, and then we’ll get to work!
Saturday, September 17, 2016
It’s Harvest Time! Collect Wildflower Seeds at the Native Seed Farm

Want to smell the sun-dried sweetness of summertime? Want to feel the crunch of crispy golden brown pods? Come and refresh your senses while giving back to Nature! Absolutely no experience required.
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 our quirky native Summer wildflowers, like Yellow Pincushions and Heart-leaved Beard Tongue. Just bring a reusable water bottle for yourself, and all tools and training with be provided. You will get introduced to some of our beautiful native plants, and then we’ll get to work!
Saturday, September 24, 2016
It’s Harvest Time! Collect Wildflower Seeds at the Native Seed Farm

Want to smell the sun-dried sweetness of summertime? Want to feel the crunch of crispy golden brown pods? Come and refresh your senses while giving back to Nature! Absolutely no experience required.
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 our quirky native Summer wildflowers, like Yellow Pincushions and Heart-leaved Beard Tongue. Just bring a reusable water bottle for yourself, and all tools and training with be provided. You will get introduced to some of our beautiful native plants, and then we’ll get to work!
Wednesday, September 28, 2016
It’s Harvest Time! Collect Wildflower Seeds at the Native Seed Farm

Want to smell the sun-dried sweetness of summertime? Want to feel the crunch of crispy golden brown pods? Come and refresh your senses while giving back to Nature! Absolutely no experience required.
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 our quirky native Summer wildflowers, like Yellow Pincushions and Heart-leaved Beard Tongue. Just bring a reusable water bottle for yourself, and all tools and training with be provided. You will get introduced to some of our beautiful native plants, and then we’ll get to work!