For adults ages 18 & over. Paint and decorate your own small dinosaur figure while learning about the journey of dinosaurs to modern birds from a visiting paleontologist from the Dinosaur…

Meet at the Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center for a walk around the Bay, lit by the full moon. We will see and hear nocturnal animals as the “night shift” clocks in for duty. If conditions are…

From September 2021 through March 2022, Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve will host monthly migratory bird surveys open to public participation. We will be tracking the abundance and diversity of the…

Upper Newport Bay is known for hosting thousands of migratory birds during the fall and winter and on this introductory walk we will learn the basics of bird watching and identification to better…

Avoid the lines and crowds and #optoutside with OC Parks and burn off some of the Thanksgiving calories on a family friendly guided hike. We will walk 2-3 miles along the Bay’s west bluff, keep an…

Join us for an easy, stroller friendly walk along Upper Newport Bay to enjoy all the sights, sounds, and smells of fall. We will stay on the paved Bayview Trail and pause frequently to observe birds…

Fancy equipment and expensive software are not necessary to capture beautiful landscapes and nature scenes, especially here at Upper Newport Bay! In this introductory workshop we will focus on…

Join us for our monthly Restoration & Revitalization Project at Talbert Regional Park in Costa Mesa. Learn about the native plants and wildlife that live here as well as helping to build habitat…

The Heritage Park Library's Nonfiction Book Club will meet on Wednesday, August 31, 2022 to discuss "The Library Book" (2018) by Susan Orlean.  Copies of the book are available at the branch…

OCWR provided a virtual informational meeting to learn more about the proposed Bowerman RNG Plant Project. A presentation describing the proposed Bowerman Power RNG Plant Project was made available…